Biography
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Biography
paperback. A story of the author's early life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on the long and winding road from mischievous altar boy to national treasure. It includes a tale of gossip in the back yard, bragging in the corner shop and slanging matches on the front doorstep. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553819489
- ISBN
- 9780553819489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742566255
- ISBN
- 9780742566255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.60
€ 100.60
Paperback. The hottest sprinter in the world - the author is the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France's green jersey, the first to wear the iconic rainbow jersey in almost 50 years and our only ever rider to capture the Giro d'Italia points title. This book takes you through the highs and lows of it all in intimate detail. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091933418
- ISBN
- 9780091933418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807088357
- ISBN
- 9780807088357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.82
€ 15.99
€ 15.82
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€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
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
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Schechter, Daniel C. Num Pages: 120 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680658
- ISBN
- 9780816680658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.61
€ 18.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. Celebrates Pacific Northwest literature through interviews in which 22 authors discuss their work and the region's influence on it. Authors include Ursula Le Guin, Raymond Carver, Tess Gallagher, Tom Robbins, Gary Snyder, and Denise Levertov. Two interviews have been added since the publication of Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised and Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295977232
- ISBN
- 9780295977232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.44
€ 33.44
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€ 15.47
€ 16.99
€ 15.47
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
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
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
€ 57.81
€ 57.81
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
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
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€ 18.24
€ 25.99
€ 18.24
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€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
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
€ 20.92
€ 20.92
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€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
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
€ 42.99€ 39.12
€ 42.99
€ 39.12
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
€ 23.99€ 19.28
€ 23.99
€ 19.28
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
€ 20.99€ 20.32
€ 20.99
€ 20.32
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€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70