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Biography

Paperback. Byron Rogers' biography of Wales's national poet and vicar, R.S. Thomas has been hailed as a 'masterpiece', even as a work of 'genius', by reviewers from Craig Brown to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845132507
ISBN
9781845132507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, Phil. Series: Dark Masters. Num Pages: 338 pages, 3 black and white drawings and photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Ist
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232433
ISBN
9781909232433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960199
ISBN
9780750960199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Paperback ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326670
ISBN
9780822326670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w photos & line art. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974394
ISBN
9781894974394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. The remarkable story of Patrick O'Connell, the former Ireland and Manchester United captain who saved Barcelona from extinction died destitute in London, where he lies in an unmarked grave. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654683
ISBN
9781445654683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460710
ISBN
9780752460710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

paperback. The Man Who Rode the Tiger is the dramatic story of the biggest investigation of political corruption in American municipal history. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVF; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217229
ISBN
9780823217229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591810360
ISBN
9781591810360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 316 pages, 104pp colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: AJCR; APT; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Camerapix Publishers International Kenya
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874041993
ISBN
9781874041993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. When Sir John Hale suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk, write or speak, his wife, Shelia, followed every available medical trail seeking knowledge of his condition and how he might be restored to health. This book is a unique exploration of aphasia - losing the ability to use or comprehend words - as well as of the resilience of love. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 ill. BIC Classification: BGA; VFG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1 Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843105640
ISBN
9781843105640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1x8 and 1x16 page mono plates. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408830956
ISBN
9781408830956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. * 'One of the finest, best-documented biographies ever published about a modern mathematician' - Martin Gardner Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, Int b&w. BIC Classification: BG; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349104522
ISBN
9780349104522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

Hardcover. Cyril Darlington was one of the most celebrated biologists of the 20th century, but fell from grace after theorising that chromosomes held the biological truths behind dark truths about man and his culture. This biography traces the life of a gifted and passionate scientist. Num Pages: 342 pages, 13 halftones, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013339
ISBN
9780674013339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.58
€ 85.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: AFKV; APB; BGF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691296
ISBN
9780816691296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Self-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of Enlightenment science and culture. This work offers a portrait of this man, revealing how his private life and public works made him a man of science in eighteenth-century Europe. Num Pages: 468 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226793610
ISBN
9780226793610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. This volume is about how London was perceived by Wenceslaus Hollar, the artist/engraver who drew London before and after the Great Fire of 1666. It is because of his panoramas that we know what Old St Paul's was like, before it was completely destroyed and subsequently rebuilt by Wren. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; AFH; AGB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667579
ISBN
9780712667579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. This title tells the story of a 15,000 mile expedition that once again broke the barriers of human achievement. It offers a trip through the diverse cultures of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3x8 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552163972
ISBN
9780552163972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. An intimate look at the power of intrusive thoughts, how our brains can turn against us and what it means to live with obsessive compulsive disorder. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447277682
ISBN
9781447277682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.80

Paperback. Contents 1. A A country boy 2. A Pins and string 3. A Philosophy 4. A Learning to juggle 5. A Blue and yellow make pink 6. A Saturn and statistics 7. A Cast of characters 8. A Spinning cells 9. A The beautiful equations 10. A The Laird at home 11. A The Cavendish 12. A Last days 13. A Maxwella s legacy 14. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 108 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470861714
ISBN
9780470861714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; HBLW; JPQB; RND; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164467
ISBN
9780231164467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. At the end of September 1894 a charlady stole an undated and unsigned letter from the wastepaper bin of the German military attache in Paris. Torn to pieces but stuck back together by French intelligence, this document contained French military secrets. This title discusses a moment in French history. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014777
ISBN
9780141014777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear.. Num Pages: 352 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007331697
ISBN
9780007331697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. The extraordinary life of the best poker player who ever lived Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820773
ISBN
9780753820773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

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