Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Tells the stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the Everest mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 maps, 1 x 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- VIRGIN BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515709
- ISBN
- 9780753515709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.29
€ 21.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. In 1992, a climber was left to die by other climbers on Mount Everest, which horrified Joe Simpson who was himself left for dead in Peru in 1985. In this book Simpson explores anecdotally and in heated debates with his climbing companions on Pumori, the moral climate of mountaineering in the 1990s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour and 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; DNF; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KKD0001671
- ISBN
- 9780099756118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Based on extensive first-hand experience, exclusive interviews and shocking documentary evidence, this book offers a startling glimpse of human nature under the conditions of freedom and anonymity, and shines a light on an enigmatic and ever-changing world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; KNTX1; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592020
- ISBN
- 9780099592020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 48pp b&w illistrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 514
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571218196
- ISBN
- 9780571218196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. An investigation into poverty, corruption, crime and related issues in Britain including drugs and prostitution amongst children. The investigation moves from the slums and ghettos of our cities, to crack houses and brothels, contacts with street gangs and drug dealers uncovering secret rites and a bizarre and cruel world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BT; JFMX; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099583011
- ISBN
- 9780099583011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, Jr., combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to paint the portrait of the most talented financial buccaneer of his generation. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068869
- ISBN
- 9780465068869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.89
€ 19.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Revealing the naturally courageous nature of 'Lady Lindy', that made her one of the most daring of twentieth-century women Num Pages: 176 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750979481
- ISBN
- 9780750979481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. A gripping memoir about a young woman from Saudi Arabia who becomes the accidental leader of a wildly subversive movement to put women behind the steering wheel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGHA; HRHP; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Export
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471164392
- ISBN
- 9781471164392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.91
€ 10.91
Paperback. A powerful memoir set amidst dangerous situations, where faith, compassion, and courage thrive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV; HRCX7; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857218032
- ISBN
- 9780857218032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. The story of Sarah Outen's five-year 25,000 mile journey looping the planet by cycling across Europe, Asia, and North America, and canoeing and kayaking across the North Pacific and the North Atlantic. This is her adventure and inner journey, and also a call to action, to redefine your own boundaries, to be courageous, and to dare to d Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSQ; WSS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473655287
- ISBN
- 9781473655287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. A compilation of letters sent by Daphne du Maurier to her close friend Oriel Malet with further text by Oriel Malet linking and contextualizing the letters. Editor(s): Malet, Oriel. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- M. Evans & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590774564
- ISBN
- 9781590774564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.71
€ 20.71
Paperback. Nina Auerbach examines both the life of Daphne du Maurier as it is revealed in her writings and the sensibility of a vanished class and a time now gone that haunts the fringes of our own age. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218367
- ISBN
- 9780812218367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 3JJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007347094
- ISBN
- 9780007347094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.99
€ 18.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Drawing on private letters and papers, and with the co-operation of Daphne du Maurier's family, the author explores the secret drama of her life - the stifling relationship with her father, actor-manager Gerald du Maurier; her troubled marriage to war hero and royal aide, 'Boy' Browning; her wartime love affair; and more. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099333319
- ISBN
- 9780099333319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. For over seven centuries, Dante and his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, have held a special place in Western culture. The poem is at once a vivid journey through hell to heaven, a poignant love story, and a picture of humanity's relationship to God. It is so richly imaginative that a first reading can be bewildering. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 200 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130523
- ISBN
- 9781405130523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.31
€ 34.31
Paperback. A. N. Wilson is one of the most popular and bestselling historians and biographers writing in Britain today and in Dante In Love he brings to life one of the western canon's most enigmatic figures. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879508
- ISBN
- 9781848879508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.55
€ 13.99
€ 10.55
paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781613213094
- ISBN
- 9781613213094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.67
€ 19.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Tracing the story from Dannii's childhood in Australia and her first steps to fame as a youngster through to the present day as she starts her own family with model Kris Smith, this biography charts the gripping life of the other Miss Minogue. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KOC0016352
- ISBN
- 9781844549597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632206701
- ISBN
- 9781632206701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.23
€ 15.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life. Illustrator(s): Nowakowski, Mateusz. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008840
- ISBN
- 9781848892699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95