Biography
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Biography
Paperback. St Boniface, the early 8th-century English cleric who became known as "Apostle to the Germans" was an important agent in the conversion of the North German tribes from paganism to Christianity. This text provides translations of his letters. Translator(s): Emerton, Ephraim. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BJ; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120937
- ISBN
- 9780231120937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.65
€ 36.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. Founding father of the famous monastery on the island of Iona, a site of pilgrimage ever since his death in 597, St Columba was born into one of the ruling families in Ireland at a time of immense expansion for the Irish Church. This account of his life is written by the ninth abbot of Iona, and a distant relative of St Columba. Translator(s): Sharpe, Richard. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444629
- ISBN
- 9780140444629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Fred M. Vinson, the 13th Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. This biography offers a wealth of insight into a highly regarded political figure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPR; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122472
- ISBN
- 9780813122472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.63
€ 60.63
Paperback. An engaging and inspirational memoir of raising and living with an abandoned barn owl that became a New York Times bestseller. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: BM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849010580
- ISBN
- 9781849010580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. As a kid, Stacey dreamed of becoming a star. But at 17, it looked like her dream was shattered when she got pregnant by mistake. Always the fighter, new single mum Stacey rallied, found a college with a creche for her son Zachery and waitressed at night, determined that he should have the opportunities she didn't. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718158170
- ISBN
- 9780718158170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762787982
- ISBN
- 9780762787982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.24
€ 24.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. This title presents a reconstruction of her life. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753539569
- ISBN
- 9780753539569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.71
€ 21.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Modern Library Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375755347
- ISBN
- 9780375755347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.72
€ 24.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. A biography offering a portrayal of Sir Cliff Richard. It marks fifty years of music from him. It features his fellow musicians, co-stars, directors, and himself talking about his musical ascendance, the women in his life, his religious beliefs, and his regret that he has never broken America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8 colour illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513347
- ISBN
- 9780753513347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.73
€ 20.99
€ 16.73
Hardback. As either observer or participant, radio deejay and political activist Richard E Stamz witnessed every significant period in the history of blues and jazz in the last century. This book presents the story of his life. It is also a window into milestones of African American history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034985
- ISBN
- 9780252034985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
Paperback. Burdened with a face only a mother could love, Stan Cattermole is determined to find a woman. Lugging his man-boobs along for the ride, Stan shows Bridget Jones how it's done in this hilarious, heart-wrenching and often outrageous account of his quest for love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KST0017231
- ISBN
- 9780007319640
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 colour & 56 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888391001
- ISBN
- 9780888391001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.87
€ 20.99
€ 15.87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848270602
- ISBN
- 9781848270602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.83
€ 20.99
€ 15.83
Hardcover. Edited and annotated translation of Stanislaw Lem's previously unpublished fifteen-year correspondence with his principal American translator. Translator(s): Swirski, Peter. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BGL; BJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380178
- ISBN
- 9781781380178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.11
€ 197.11
Paperback. Translator(s): Bednarz, John. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811718493
- ISBN
- 9780811718493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.01
€ 23.99
€ 21.01
hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024146
- ISBN
- 9780719545979
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422. Series: Canons. 576 pages, Illustrations, port. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Canons Imprint Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857863515
- ISBN
- 9780857863515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Hardback. A fascinating work, at once philosophical and autobiographical, by one of the most original thinkers in the United States today. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770149
- ISBN
- 9780804770149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 43.25
€ 46.99
€ 43.25
Paperback. From the outbreak of war in September 1939 all the way to the smouldering ruins of Berlin in 1945, via Palestine, Tobruk, El Alamein, D-Day, Nijmegen and the crossing of the Rhine, this book offers an account of the Second World War. Editor(s): Holland, James. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165655
- ISBN
- 9780552165655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. "A treasure trove of planting lore [as] pungently powerful as [Crawford's] crop of choice".-- "Publishers Weekly" Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BG; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- University of New Mexico paperbound ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826319609
- ISBN
- 9780826319609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57