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Biography

Paperback. Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by her subjects. Beyond this, however, little is known of her. No contemporary images of her remain, and the chroniclers of her age left us only the faintest clues as to her life. Who was this spectral queen? Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549130
ISBN
9780099549130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; a passionate advocate for the rights of women long before the dawn of feminism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549178
ISBN
9780099549178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. As a medical student, Dr Paul Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine - so readily available in the developed world - to those who need them most. The author's account shows how, from achieving this modest dream, one person can make a difference in solving global problems. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846684319
ISBN
9781846684319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. A hugely entertaining memoir of an Essex bad girl who did time in jail but turned her life around to become a successful farmer. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471100901
ISBN
9781471100901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; AVRJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 56. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062319432
ISBN
9780062319432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563680823
ISBN
9781563680823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. In April 2001, Trevis Gleason was a chef on the rise, teaching at institutions such as Cornell University and California Culinary Academy. Then one day, he suffered a stroke-like episode and was diagnosed with incurable multiple sclerosis. Trevis' humour in the face of his changed life is sure to inspire and have you coming back for seconds. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KB; BM; VFJB; WBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781848893023
ISBN
9781848893023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.87

Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749951337
ISBN
9780749951337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Since the dawn of time men and women alike have been killing. Many of these murders have been committed in the most brutal and horrific ways imaginable showing no respect for human life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 320. 288 pages, Illustrations. Since the dawn of time men and women alike have been killing. Many of these murders have been committed in the most brutal and horrific ways imaginable showing no respect for human life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 133 x 199 x 32. Weight: 320.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857827989
ISBN
9781857827989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Hardcover. Vodafone is on of the largest mobile telecommunications network group in the world. Its phenomenal growth can be attributed largely to one person, chief executive Sir Christopher Gent. This book examines the dramatic rise of Gent and Vodafone and assesses the underlying forces driving the man and the company. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Capstone
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841124315
ISBN
9781841124315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Presents the tale of the author's growing love of the sea, from family holidays in Whitley Bay as a boy, to his first over zealous attempts at diving. This work introduces us to a eclectic mix of sea-loving characters all of whom have helped to inform and shape his own journey to becoming a marine biologist. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0018155
ISBN
9780099446583
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Working with the Curlew is an intimate and evocative account of an era before factory farming, when farmers worked closely with nature and the rhythm of the seasons, a smallholding could sustain a family, and there were enough small farms for a shepherd to climb the ladder to ownership. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Green Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903998342
ISBN
9781903998342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Chronicle of the Celtic Tiger by the founder of The Dubliner Magazine Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511809
ISBN
9781843511809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Hardcover. Translator(s): Trinley, Sharpa Tulku Tenzin. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861710775
ISBN
9780861710775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. 222pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KNW0007453
ISBN
9780717140787
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Two abandoned children join a foster family, finding love for the first time, but their mother returns for them and so begins an emotional struggle Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471138522
ISBN
9781471138522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life of a Victorian gentleman. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021409
ISBN
9780141021409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742169323
ISBN
9781742169323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Stephens, Troy; Duncan, Jon. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: BK; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
150
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624179129
ISBN
9781624179129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.24
€ 149.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Stephens, Troy; Duncan, Jon. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622575640
ISBN
9781622575640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 252.21
€ 171.26

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