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Biography
paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322462
- ISBN
- 9780940322462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.00€ 25.52
€ 31.00
€ 25.52
Paperback. Now available in paperback with a new preface by the author, this acclaimed biography will appeal to historians of technology and science, as well as to scientists and engineers who wish to learn more about this remarkable man. Num Pages: 360 pages, 62, 49 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Johns Hopkins Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869099
- ISBN
- 9780801869099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.57
€ 47.99
€ 45.57
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€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
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
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
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. 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€ 14.55
€ 19.99
€ 14.55
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
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The autobiography of the elder Kray twin who delivers his own story concerning the Kray twins' East End childhood, their love for their mother, the development of their formidable position as gangsters and their notorious activities, including the murders of Jack McVitie and George Cornell. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 39. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099878100
- ISBN
- 9780099878100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
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
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
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
€ 34.99€ 32.10
€ 34.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KST0002248
- ISBN
- 9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Hardback. In this extraordinary book, bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen paints an unsparing yet sympathetic and touching portrait of Mr and Mrs JFK in their final year together. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590. T
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849545860
- ISBN
- 9781849545860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.28
€ 5.28
Paperback. The author's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. As he grew older, the holidays were filled with loud and lively parties in his parents' Cornish barn. This book charts his personal journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091949914
- ISBN
- 9780091949914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0006314
- ISBN
- 9780553171839
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0013424
- ISBN
- 9780553171839
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0204852
- ISBN
- 9781847370839
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 21.99€ 19.12
€ 21.99
€ 19.12
Paperback. In 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction. Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velazquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile. This book pays homage to the Spanish master Velazquez. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099587040
- ISBN
- 9780099587040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.47
€ 18.99
€ 13.47