Biography
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Biography
Paperback. In the years 434-454 AD, the fate of Europe hung upon the actions of one man, Attila, king of the Huns. He has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. This biography reveals the man behind the myth. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 6th Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816587
- ISBN
- 9780553816587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812982787
- ISBN
- 9780812982787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. What happened in Helmand's Sangin Valley in the spring of 2007 was nothing short of extraordinary. After the last gasp defence of the platoon houses by the Paras, the soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment arrived in Afghanistan charged with taking the battle to the enemy. This title tells the story of the Royal Anglian's deployment. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041636
- ISBN
- 9780141041636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. An account of the author's life with the atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, that covers Fermi's early childhood interest in science, and his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, their emigration to the United States in the 1930s, their experiences in America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 33 halftones, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA; PHM; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243672
- ISBN
- 9780226243672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.69
€ 30.99
€ 24.69
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€ 15.58
€ 20.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Teddy captured the Adirondack Golden Gloves title at 139 pounds in 1976. Forced out of competition because of injury, he turned his talents to training fighters, including Mike Tyson and Barry McGuigan. He has also employed his talents in appearing in films and choreographing fight scenes for a television series. This memoir presents his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8-pages of black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060542412
- ISBN
- 9780060542412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
hardcover. Fifty favorite columns from Atlanta's journalistic giants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563524608
- ISBN
- 9781563524608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.19
€ 20.19
Paperback. A striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and excitement of the dynamic international community in Bucharest before the world had come to grips with the horrors of war and genocide. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086330
- ISBN
- 9780226086330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.22
€ 21.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. Compelling true-life stories about mariners' dreadful experiences at sea during the heyday of deep-sea commercial sail. Recounted mainly as original narratives compiled from the Casualties columns and pages of Lloyd's List. A wealth of fascinating topics including strandings, mutiny, murder, messages in a bottle and seaquakes. Num Pages: 480 pages, liberally illustrated with engravings, maps and photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950893
- ISBN
- 9781849950893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.82
€ 40.99
€ 38.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175829
- ISBN
- 9780691175829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Like all great men in history, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) can be viewed in a number of ways: as the founder of a state, a nation-builder, creator of political institutions, and a moderniser of his society. This title emphasises Ataturk's role as the founder of a modern state, secular and republican. Editor(s): Kazancigil, Ali; Ozbudun, Ergun. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850651437
- ISBN
- 9781850651437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.45
€ 20.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founding father of the Turkish Republic. He transformed it from a battle-scarred ruin into a regional power and is still hailed as a hero today. Num Pages: 688 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719565922
- ISBN
- 9780719565922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. The definitive biography of the father of modern Turkey, a powerful figure in the still-unfolding drama of the Middle East. Num Pages: 560 pages, 18, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- W&N London
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125991
- ISBN
- 9781842125991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.00
€ 25.99
€ 18.00
paperback. A series of autobiographical fragments, interviews and newspapers extracts in which the painter, theatre designer and film-maker, Derek Jarman, articulates the pain, anxiety and rage which many homosexuals have felt under the physical, legal and cultural attacks of recent years. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 135.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099222910
- ISBN
- 9780099222910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869408251
- ISBN
- 9781869408251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.35
€ 57.35
Paperback. A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381361
- ISBN
- 9780857381361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. True South African Stories. 158 pages. No longer skewed by political agendas, this is collection of true accounts of people, events and incidents that helped to shape the current political situation in South Africa, retold in order to bring history back into balance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BT; FYB; JFHF. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 11. Weight: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- David Philip, Publishers
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864864871
- ISBN
- 9780864864871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPDF; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Himalayan Institute Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780893892128
- ISBN
- 9780893892128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. An impossible choice - Jorge Salcedo was trapped. For years, he had climbed the ladder inside the Cali drug cartel, and risen to Head of Security. But he'd kept clean, avoided the dirty work, managed to sleep at night. He'd finally received the order he'd long dreaded, and it meant one thing: kill or be killed. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099557777
- ISBN
- 9780099557777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007544769
- ISBN
- 9780007544769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
€ 19.99
€ 14.28