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Biography
Hardcover. "I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of any revisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert for sharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult and exciting time. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471127789
- ISBN
- 9780471127789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.02
€ 41.99
€ 32.02
Paperback. At the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith came in first in the 200-meter dash. As they received their medals, he and bronze winner John Carlos each raised a black-gloved fist, creating an indelible image of courage and protest that still resonates forty years later. This autobiography presents the story of that moment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136407
- ISBN
- 9781592136407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. The first inspirational memoir by a victim of sibling rape - this is the harrowing account of a little girl who was sexually abused by the older brother she adored, and became pregnant with his baby at just twelve years old. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340976777
- ISBN
- 9780340976777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Natalie Taylor, newly married to her childhood sweetheart and expecting their first child, is suddenly widowed in a senseless accident. Her journey from wife to widow to mother is a story of sadness, hope and inspiration. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444724684
- ISBN
- 9781444724684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631070
- ISBN
- 9780816631070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.09
€ 27.99
€ 27.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962636
- ISBN
- 9780750962636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.21
€ 10.21
Paperback. In refreshing contrast to most other books on Sigmund Freud, this is a highly accessible account of his life and ideas, which focuses on the relevance of Freud's work for contemporary approaches to counselling and psychotherapy. Series: Key Figures in Counselling and Psychotherapy Series. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761941101
- ISBN
- 9780761941101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.35
€ 60.35
Paperback. The authorized biography of a literary legend, written with unique access to all of Sassoon's previously unseen papers Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447243281
- ISBN
- 9781447243281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Hardcover. The definitive single-volume biography of Siegfried Sassoon, from the world's leading scholar of the great war poet Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715633892
- ISBN
- 9780715633892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.25
€ 33.99
€ 24.25
Hardback. This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; BG; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745629612
- ISBN
- 9780745629612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Paperback.
This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; BG; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629629
- ISBN
- 9780745629629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.19
€ 24.19
Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813165967
- ISBN
- 9780813165967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.41
€ 44.41
Hardcover. Sidney Bechet ranks among the greatest of the early masters of jazz, up there with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. Born of a Creole family in New Orleans, and very conscious of the evils of slavery, his genius flowered at an early age. He is acknowledged as the greatest ever player of the soprano saxophone and he also played th Num Pages: 204 pages, pictures. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Books of Africa Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992686345
- ISBN
- 9780992686345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.24
€ 21.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Covering Sid's early years in South Africa and life as a ladies' hairdresser, his obsession with gambling and women, his questioning by Scotland Yard in a murder case, Hancock's Half Hour and the Carry On films, and Sid's death on stage at the age of 63, Cliff Goodwin reveals the amazing truth behing the legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753539132
- ISBN
- 9780753539132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Aged seven, Scannella's world turns upside down when he is uprooted from his English home, and sent to the heartland of the Cosa Nostra. He forgets that he ever spoke English and survives by the his wit and his fists, adopting the machismo ways of his elders. Every day is a fight for survival, gang violence is the norm, and the Mafia rules. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339279
- ISBN
- 9781909339279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.25
€ 14.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. A shocking expose of an extraordinary Siberian criminal underworld Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan. Num Pages: 464 pages, No Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCS; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328. 384 pages, Illustrations. A shocking expose of an extraordinary Siberian criminal underworld. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCS; BM; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847679338
- ISBN
- 9781847679338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Hardcover. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is one of the twentieth century's greatest composers. This biography explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. It traces Sibelius' relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304779
- ISBN
- 9780226304779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 77.34
€ 93.81
€ 77.34
Paperback. One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Focusing on different parts of Sibelius' life, the author explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. Num Pages: 549 pages, 12 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DNF; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 549
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005478
- ISBN
- 9780226005478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. Brings together the author's lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Editor(s): Murphy, Clive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296. The Memoirs of a Gamekeeper. 256 pages. Editor(s): Murphy, Clive. Brings together the author's lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight: 296.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011123
- ISBN
- 9781906011123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina and capacity for suffering, Jens Voigt is in a class on his own. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap one-man breakaways as much as his sense of humour and quotable catchphrases, Jens is one of the most popular personalities in cycling. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSBT; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785031755
- ISBN
- 9781785031755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451637403
- ISBN
- 9781451637403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.08
€ 20.08
Paperback. Brings together numerous murderous tales, some which were little known outside the county, and others which made national headlines. This book presents stories behind some of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Shropshire. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448978
- ISBN
- 9780752448978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.42
€ 24.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. A laugh-out-loud feminist memoir from one of the boldest new voices on the web. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784295547
- ISBN
- 9781784295547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Kitasono Katue was a leading avant-garde literary figure, first in Japan and then throughout the world, from the 1920s to the 1970s. This biography of Kitasono examines the life, poetry, and poetics of this controversial and flamboyant figure, including his wartime support of the Japanese state. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 412 pages, 33 halftones, 8 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060746
- ISBN
- 9780674060746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.22
€ 27.99
€ 24.22