Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 24 pp colour, 16 pp black and white. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFCC; AGHX; AGN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241964569
- ISBN
- 9780241964569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. A first-hand account of the war in Afghanistan, this novel presents a report of the events which led to the fiercest fighting faced by UK troops since the Korean War. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0009859
- ISBN
- 9780571236893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. My Year Disguised as a Man. 288 pages. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 286.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843545040
- ISBN
- 9781843545040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.40
€ 14.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753510551
- ISBN
- 9780753510551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. 'I was born in a united Ireland, I want to die in a united Ireland.' Born in Belfast in 1920, Joe Cahill has been an IRA man motivated by this ambition all his life. Here Cahill gives his full and frank story. Num Pages: 432 pages, 64 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847171016
- ISBN
- 9781847171016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510708921
- ISBN
- 9781510708921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.58
€ 18.58
Paperback. A lyrical and searing account of life on the front line of the wars between the Russian state and the Chechen people Translator(s): Gunin, Anna. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846273186
- ISBN
- 9781846273186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.33
€ 19.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. The exceptional memoirs of the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFC; BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678. A Commonwealth Memoir. 288 pages. The exceptional memoirs of the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFC; BGHA; JPS. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight: 664.
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908739261
- ISBN
- 9781908739261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.16
€ 26.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic "Darkness at Noon", Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. This title gives an account of Koestler's turbulent private life. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 57. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571255993
- ISBN
- 9780571255993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
€ 19.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Derek Niemann draws on original diaries, letters and drawings, to show how Conder, Barrett, Waterston and Buxton were forged by their wartime experience into the giants of postwar wildlife conservation. Their legacy lives on. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780721361
- ISBN
- 9781780721361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. A brand-new biography of the seminal figure of Chinese culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381644
- ISBN
- 9780857381644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Offers an account of a relationship between a father and son. This book reflects the larger-than-life personalities of its authors. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: ASZB; BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405911375
- ISBN
- 9781405911375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Hardback. This is the first full-length biography of Ptolemy I of Egypt in English. From his boyhood friendship with Alexander the Great to his reign as king and pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemy's story is one of ambition and ruthlessness as he helped shape Egypt's history and that of the early Hellenistic world. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 black and white halftones; 6 black and white line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190202330
- ISBN
- 9780190202330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.18
€ 84.18
Hardcover. This title is a 13th-century "Life" of a 7th-century saint Colman. It provides a rich description of the lives of the Irish saints, replete with details of the daily life of the monasteries, their royal patrons and subjects, dwelling among miracle workers and the vagaries of plague, famine and war. Translator(s): Meyer, Kuno. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 b&w & 10 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed of 1911 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866353
- ISBN
- 9781901866353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.48
€ 24.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. When celebrity journalist Anna Hunt takes a break from her high-powered and fast-paced job to live in Peru for three months, none of her friends take her seriously. A burn-the-candle-at-both-ends 29-year-old with a love of stilettos, chocolate, fast cars and Sauvignon Blanc, she seems to have it all. How will she manage in a Third World country? Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241961360
- ISBN
- 9780241961360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.47
€ 21.99
€ 17.47
Hardback. Lars Mu ller presents a second major monograph on Sauerbruch Hutton, Archive 2 that follows on from the previous Archive that recorded the practice's work from its inception in 1989 to 2006. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1100. BIC Classification: AMD; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 349 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2582.
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037783894
- ISBN
- 9783037783894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.31
€ 50.31
Paperback. Assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual active in the U.S. and U.K. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First edition, paperback issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341161
- ISBN
- 9780822341161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. This is the first publication in English of a biography of a British man that has become an award-winning bestseller in France. John Bradburne's life was a remarkable spiritual odyssey that involved pilgrimage, charity, sacrifice and ultimately martyrdom. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780232533392
- ISBN
- 9780232533392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Inventor of logarithms, John Napier made one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics. The 16th century Scot was also a remarkable astronomer. This new edition has been redesigned and has a new cover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour/black+white. BIC Classification: BGT; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267668
- ISBN
- 9781905267668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.23
€ 8.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447286394
- ISBN
- 9781447286394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79