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Biography
Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571269440
- ISBN
- 9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.85
€ 17.99
€ 12.85
Paperback. A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing' Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001644
- ISBN
- 9780747262480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Presents a personal chronicle of Fanny, a young girl growing up Jewish in a small midwestern town. This novel charts Fanny's emotional growth through her relationship with her mother, the shrewd, sympathetic Molly Brandeis. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252069468
- ISBN
- 9780252069468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.22
€ 27.99
€ 26.22
Hardback. This is an account of the life of German nationalist and revolutionary Charles Follen. His life embraces many historical issues, he conspired in the first political murder of modern German history, fled to Switzerland, then America where he was instrumental in the importation of German ideas. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674110113
- ISBN
- 9780674110113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.65€ 68.99
€ 75.65
€ 68.99
Paperback. The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer and a bon vivant. This biography offers a compact and provocative portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300101621
- ISBN
- 9780300101621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375756788
- ISBN
- 9780375756788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.19
€ 30.99
€ 24.19
paperback. A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181951
- ISBN
- 9780300181951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.53
€ 26.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Newton, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539116
- ISBN
- 9780199539116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. 264 wood and ivory carvings of animals, plants and people, none of them larger than a matchbox; apprentice potter Edmund de Waal was entranced by the collection when he first encountered it in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. When he inherited them, he discovered that they unlocked a story larger than he could have imagined. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AFKC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099539551
- ISBN
- 9780099539551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. An autobiography of the distinguished poet Edmund Blunden. It records his experiences as an infantry subaltern in France and Flanders. It tells of the heroism and despair found among the officers. It shows how he found hope in the natural landscape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184364
- ISBN
- 9780141184364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel No.5. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was an icon. But how closely did her carefully moulded image match the truth? Translator(s): Amphoux, Nancy. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906694241
- ISBN
- 9781906694241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. Translator(s): Baldick, Robert. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171905
- ISBN
- 9781590171905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.10
€ 24.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226529479
- ISBN
- 9780226529479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.50
€ 18.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803279964
- ISBN
- 9780803279964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. How one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust - through marriage to a Nazi officer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113791
- ISBN
- 9780349113791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
paperback. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- RANDOM HOUSE UK
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0022523
- ISBN
- 9781846045127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 11.46
€ 11.46
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: edited with an introduction by Michael Joseph. 286 p. 20 cm. Associated Names: Joseph, Michael,. Associated Dates: 1897-. Original waxed cloth. A good copy. Spine slightly loose with bumped edges." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1929
- SKU
- KEX0052139
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.00€ 4.99
€ 6.00
€ 4.99
Paperback. A sparkling celebration of the wit and wisdom of Linda Smith - a 'national treasure' of Radio 4 and BBC TV. Editor(s): Lakin, Warren. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KEX0204967
- ISBN
- 9780340938478
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In good to very good condition. A fine reading copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs New York
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRS0014447
- ISBN
- 9781586485177
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. First full study of the life and career of St William of York, revealing his importance to the medieval church. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; BGX; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153598
- ISBN
- 9781903153598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.00
€ 34.99
€ 34.00
Hardcover. Keywords: Subjects - Biography - Gladstone
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1936
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0191458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.99€ 4.99
€ 5.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 656 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 60 colour images, 12 maps and battle diagrams. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 141 x 44. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108613
- ISBN
- 9780300108613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.31
€ 18.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Award-winning novelist talks about family, culture, and place with disarming honesty and wry irony. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645593
- ISBN
- 9780888645593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. A look at the real Westlife. This is an account of six months in the band's life as they toured the UK, Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. It is full of first-person sections, anecdotes, revelations and unguarded photographs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 60. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 31. Weight in Grams: 214. Previously read, but remains good
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KIN0003772
- ISBN
- 9780091884741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99