Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This Very Short Introduction examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199533541
- ISBN
- 9780199533541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Letters of a Dead Man (Ex Horto: Dumbarton Oaks Texts in Garden and La...
Hermann Von Pückler-Muskau
hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BM; HBJD1; HBLL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 267 x 55. Weight in Grams: 3828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780884024118
- ISBN
- 9780884024118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.99€ 52.66
€ 99.99
€ 52.66
Paperback. Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage is a classic of mountaineering literature that has inspired thousands of climbers. In it, Buhl records his 1953 solo first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the most incredible climbs ever made. Translator(s): Merrick, Hugh. Num Pages: 448 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; BGS; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Graphics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- New, 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240588
- ISBN
- 9781910240588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.21
€ 16.21
Paperback. The life of an educational visionary in his own words Num Pages: 544 pages, 49 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; BGA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006134
- ISBN
- 9780253006134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the great escape, a sporting equivalent of Anna Funder's seminal Stasiland. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BGS; HBJD; HBTW; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781315361
- ISBN
- 9781781315361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630760250
- ISBN
- 9781630760250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589797499
- ISBN
- 9781589797499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.04
€ 26.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143128021
- ISBN
- 9780143128021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.55
€ 19.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. A first hand account of the German U-boat battles of World War II, by one of the very few surviving commanders. Num Pages: 352 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 2ADS; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304353309
- ISBN
- 9780304353309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. 306pp. Index. Plates. Original cloth. Title on spine. Cover is slightly stained. Minimal foxing to page edges. Usual library stampings
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co. Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- Edition
- Second edition
- SKU
- KLN0000195
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 220 b/w and color photos and aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764322174
- ISBN
- 9780764322174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.23
€ 53.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. With access to hundreds of previously untapped documents, including the unpublished letters and diaries of members of Hirohito's royal court, historian Bix has traced the Japanese emperor's reign from 1926 to 1989, revealing surprising information about his role in World War II. of photos. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062560513
- ISBN
- 9780062560513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.33
€ 19.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Newsmen in Khaki is a personal memoir about The Stars and Stripes, the heroic armed forces newspaper, told through the eyes of the author, who was an Army correspondent and managing editor for editions in North Africa and Sicily during World War II. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGB; HBG; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589790940
- ISBN
- 9781589790940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.18
€ 25.99
€ 23.18
paperback. The Man Who Rode the Tiger is the dramatic story of the biggest investigation of political corruption in American municipal history. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVF; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217229
- ISBN
- 9780823217229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.14
€ 42.99
€ 38.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 572 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632203533
- ISBN
- 9781632203533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.99
€ 23.99
€ 22.99
Hardcover. A rare insight into the corridors of the world's leading management consultancy firm - and how one man rose to the top. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black & White images. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lid Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910649657
- ISBN
- 9781910649657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Hardback. The story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751650
- ISBN
- 9780804751650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.99
€ 124.99
Paperback / so. An NPR Book of the Year, worth, oh well, its weight in gold. . . . vivid and eloquent. The New York Times Book.. BIC Classification: BM; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611450293
- ISBN
- 9781611450293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.27
€ 13.99
€ 13.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, B/w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 182 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House, Ltd
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652292018
- ISBN
- 9789652292018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.25
€ 41.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 2. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859128
- ISBN
- 9780810859128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.07
€ 69.07
Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear and minor nicks, sunning to spine. Light yellowing on FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Odhams Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KKD0013812
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation. Num Pages: 480 pages, 30. BIC Classification: BGRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753817568
- ISBN
- 9780753817568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. A story of journalist Hephzibah Anderson's personal quest to stay chaste for a year, fusing month-by-month account of her personal challenge with an exploration of what sex means in the twenty-first-century western world. It unpicks our attitudes to relationships; and reconnects with the values of courtship and intimate friendship in our lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KNW0009255
- ISBN
- 9780099532156
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671024796
- ISBN
- 9780671024796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.40
€ 29.40