Biography
Results 1941 - 1960 of 15970
Biography
Paperback. Covers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. This book contains a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his years on the Radio Four programme. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APW; BGFA; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprinted Ed
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KLN0015044
- ISBN
- 9780753507902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KLN0015118
- ISBN
- 9780753505090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Virgin Books London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018258
- ISBN
- 9780753505090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light spotting. Light nicks & creases, remains good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0019659
- ISBN
- 9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Already read but good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KDK0017348
- ISBN
- 9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786291455
- ISBN
- 9781786291455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Crucial events in late 20th-century Canada-China cultural relations are revealed in this historian-diplomat's engrossing memoir. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646002
- ISBN
- 9780888646002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Chester Ronning's life story offers a candid view of Canada's post-WWII diplomacy and China relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646637
- ISBN
- 9780888646637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. The remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane, DFC. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848683549
- ISBN
- 9781848683549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Milo Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908479846
- ISBN
- 9781908479846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854914
- ISBN
- 9781903854914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 245 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235725
- ISBN
- 9781922235725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.73
€ 36.99
€ 26.73
Hardback. Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led an attack on the US armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. This book provides an account of the trial. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035171
- ISBN
- 9780674035171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.16
€ 47.99
€ 40.16
hardcover. This is biography of Agoston Haraszthy, an immigrant who apart from his efforts to establish a wine industry in California, holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the USA. Num Pages: 596 pages, 36 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731454
- ISBN
- 9780804731454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.88
€ 168.88
Paperback. This volume collects the most substantial correspondence and documents relating to Wittgenstein's long association with Cambridge between the years 1911 and his death in 1951, including the letters he exchanged with his most illustrious Cambridge contemporaries Russell, Keynes, Moore and Ramsey (and previously published as Cambridge Letters). Editor(s): McGuinness, Brian. Num Pages: 506 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; BJ; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350890
- ISBN
- 9781444350890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.53
€ 44.99
€ 44.53
Paperback. Ascorching and deeply personal autobiography lifting the lid on the life and character of one of English rugby's most successful ever players. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847396518
- ISBN
- 9781847396518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Reissue of this key biography of Prince, from music journalist and author Brian Morton. Reissued following the death of Prince in April 2016. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119746
- ISBN
- 9781782119746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Hardcover. Presents the life of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), from his early years during the American Civil War, through his academic and political career and US' involvement in the First World War, to Wilson's role at Versailles, including the construction of his 14 Points, his principles for the reformation of Europe, and the consequences of Versailles. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791620
- ISBN
- 9781905791620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162081
- ISBN
- 9781849162081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. The untold story of Leon Crane, the only surviving crew member of a World War II B-24 crash on a remote mountain near the Arctic Circle Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824524
- ISBN
- 9780306824524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.77
€ 19.00
€ 17.77