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Biography
Paperback. Joan of Arc, born in Domremy in France in 1412, began to hear voices and, believing they were directives from God, followed them - to the French court, to battle to wrest France from the English in the Hundred Years War, and to defeat and capture. This book provides an account of her life. It also focuses on Joan's history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943420
- ISBN
- 9780750943420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
Hardcover. Tells the story of George Daniels, the master mechanic, who was born into poverty in London but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. This revised edition also contains a section that illustrates and describes over thirty of the pocket and wrist-watches Daniels himself has made over the years. Num Pages: 162 pages, 150 colour, 85 b/w illustrations, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGTA; TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856676802
- ISBN
- 9780856676802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.02
€ 46.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. This definitive biography unravels the intricate story of a misunderstood genius who became Britain's most famous author in his day, published with a brand new introduction on the 150th anniversary of Rudyard Kipling's birth. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 66. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474602983
- ISBN
- 9781474602983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. What made a Dutchman escape to England in 1942 ostensibly to betray his country to the Germans? This story has remained a mysterious episode of the Second World War until now. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445661582
- ISBN
- 9781445661582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback. A selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) that takes us from early adolescence though to when Sontag was in her early thirties. It is an honest self-portrait which is also a revealing account of an artist and critic being born. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141045191
- ISBN
- 9780141045191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; BT; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007597833
- ISBN
- 9780007597833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38
Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 901
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248649
- ISBN
- 9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.54€ 43.18
€ 54.54
€ 43.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 266. The Life of Maverick Ace Adrian Warburton, DSO, DFC, DFC (USA). 204 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JWG. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 43. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- Goodall Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579434
- ISBN
- 9780907579434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759755
- ISBN
- 9781894759755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury India
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- SKU
- V9789385436536
- ISBN
- 9789385436536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally, to the creative ferment of New York's 1950s jazz scene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086054
- ISBN
- 9781844086054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. It seems excessive..but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007257775
- ISBN
- 9780007257775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
Hardcover. The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creative. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Series: Biographic. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 full colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- GMC Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781453018
- ISBN
- 9781781453018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBTQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197858
- ISBN
- 9781845197858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.30€ 52.84
€ 53.30
€ 52.84
Paperback. Million-copy bestselling author Cathy Glass tells the story of Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should have cared for her. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007280995
- ISBN
- 9780007280995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8 page colour plate. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843307
- ISBN
- 9781408843307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.34
€ 23.99
€ 16.34
Hardcover. The laugh-out-loud third volume of Danny Baker's memoirs, following the bestselling Going to Sea in a Sieve and Going Off Alarming. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780297870135
- ISBN
- 9780297870135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 4.99
€ 23.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. On 2 March 1998 ten-year-old the author was snatched off the street by a stranger and bundled into a white van. Hours later she was lying on a cold cellar floor, rolled up in a blanket. When she emerged from captivity in 2006, having endured one of the longest abductions in recent history, her childhood had gone. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Edition
- 1st Edition 11th Printing
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919994
- ISBN
- 9780670919994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. This astonishing biography has sold more than 750,000 copies in English since 2002 and has been translated into over 30 languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854245977
- ISBN
- 9781854245977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Contains photos, facts and writings about the author and his childhood. Illustrator(s): Blake, Quentin. Num Pages: 240 pages, photographs and b/w line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 175. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141367378
- ISBN
- 9780141367378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39