Biography
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Biography
Hardback. Antony McCammon recounts his experiences as British Honorary Consul in Zurich, a post he occupied for eleven years. With his background as a banker, he reveals the workings of diplomacy from the perspective in which his proximity to key diplomats and political figures such as Edward Heath gives readers a unique glimpse behind-the-scenes of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763026
- ISBN
- 9781780763026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 53.95
€ 59.09
€ 53.95
Hardcover. As new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KRF0017701
- ISBN
- 9780091794286
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. It's a for-your-eyes-only kind of book, so beware-if you don't watch your back it's a sure bet someone will be reading it over your shoulder. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 2-colour illustrations, 50 photo illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792253167
- ISBN
- 9780792253167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.51
€ 15.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Winner of the National Trust Outdoor Book of the Year 2011 The story of one man's unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book - the 'Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity' guide - in just one year. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BM; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007216529
- ISBN
- 9780007216529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.30
€ 13.00
€ 11.30
Paperback. A fascinating memoir of a Welsh servant girl and lady's maid who lived and served in London between the wars. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471134111
- ISBN
- 9781471134111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.44
€ 9.99
€ 8.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Holy Trinity Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884653592
- ISBN
- 9780884653592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Born in a surreal Moscow communal apartment where eighteen families shared one kitchen, the author grew up singing odes to Lenin, black-marketeering Juicy Fruit gum at school, and longing for a taste of the mythical West. It was a life by turns absurd, drab, naively joyous, melancholy and, finally, intolerable. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777476
- ISBN
- 9780552777476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- GILL & MAC MILLAN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782181781
- ISBN
- 9781782181781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.32
€ 23.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Pauline Garcia Viardot, the daughter of the famous singer and composer Manuel Garcia and younger sister of the celebrated Malibran, was a singer of genius and a woman of outstanding intellect. The first biography of Viardot not only recreates the drama of the prima donna's own life, but perfectly captures the scintillating brilliance of nineteenth- Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 532
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543710
- ISBN
- 9780714543710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. This fascinating portrait provides a colourful picture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century life in four capitals, combining musical and literary history with an account of the social life of the period. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Overture Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543703
- ISBN
- 9780714543703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Presents an account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. This book details scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from explorers. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099530374
- ISBN
- 9780099530374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Hardback. This text reveals Helen Jacobus Apte's emotions and personal faith while facing life's joys, sorrows and contradictions at the start of this century. She ponders her feelings about religion, her native South and patriotism, and tells of events local, national and international that affected her. Num Pages: 222 pages, photographs, family tree, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027458
- ISBN
- 9780842027458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.00
€ 138.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MJNA; VFJB; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405925020
- ISBN
- 9781405925020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. The hapless and hilarious tale of a life lived under the constant and ruthless reign of a chocolate biscuit! Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BM; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KRA0010918
- ISBN
- 9780007386604
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. This title provides a chronicle of the life and career of this brilliant champion and courageous racial pioneer. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269798
- ISBN
- 9780520269798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. The first book to uncover the full story behind the so-called Ricin terror plot, which exposes the extent of government spin around security. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329277
- ISBN
- 9780745329277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.13
€ 31.99
€ 21.13
Hardcover. 8vo. Good clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- SKU
- KEX0298857
- ISBN
- 9780099781417
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Features a survivor's account of the greatest maritime disaster in history. This work provides details of those final moments, including names of passengers pulled from the ocean and of those men who, in a panic, jumped into lifeboats as they were being lowered, causing injury and further danger to life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BGHA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947022
- ISBN
- 9780750947022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946487172
- ISBN
- 9780946487172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.37
€ 10.99
€ 9.37
Paperback. Kitchener's Sword-arm Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations, 20 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873376546
- ISBN
- 9781873376546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Hardcover. The author has been one of Britain's finest football commentators. After joining the BBC in 1969, he established himself as one of our foremost commentators. This autobiography offers his perspective on his life and career. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Black and White pub.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845022792
- ISBN
- 9781845022792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.35
€ 24.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Staretz Silouan's disciple interprets the life, personality and teachings of his master, and the spiritual struggles which made Silouan truly a "staretz" or "elder." Companion volume to Wisdom From Mt Athos. Translator(s): Edmonds, R. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 128 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913836156
- ISBN
- 9780913836156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.27
€ 16.99
€ 13.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Ahrar, Ahmad. Translator(s): Jahanpour, Farhang. Num Pages: 514 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140739
- ISBN
- 9781588140739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.27€ 56.18
€ 73.27
€ 56.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 317 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140388
- ISBN
- 9781588140388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.27€ 56.18
€ 73.27
€ 56.18