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Biography

Paperback. France's great heroine and England's great scourge: whether a lunatic, a witch, a religious icon, or a skilled soldier and leader, Joan of Arc's contemporaries found her as extraordinary and fascinating as the legends that abound about her today. This book paints a portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300168952
ISBN
9780300168952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. In September 2012, a YOUGOV poll conducted in Britain found that the person British workers would most like as their manager was Sir Richard Branson. In this book, he shares and distils his secrets of leadership and success. It is your guide to being your own CEO (Chief Enabling Officer) and becoming a true leader - not just a boss. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753519899
ISBN
9780753519899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.48

Hardback. Examines Charlotte Armstrong's contribution to the suspense genre through an exploration of her childhood diaries, adult correspondence, published and cinematic works, reviews of those works, and the recollections of her agent, children, and grand children. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911229
ISBN
9781575911229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Gallyon, Margaret. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Alpha Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595335
ISBN
9781898595335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.20

Hardcover. The story of the Cobbold brewing family of Suffolk and the famous merchant banking dynasty, the Hambros. Num Pages: 400 pages, 31 colour and b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
SilverWood Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781320259
ISBN
9781781320259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.35

Paperback. Umm Kulthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her success in a society which discouraged women from public performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVGH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136127
ISBN
9780226136127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Hardback. Over the course of more than twenty--five years, Primo Levi gave more than two hundred newspaper, journal, radio and television interviews speaking with such varied authors as Philip Roth and Germaine Greer. Marco Belpoliti and Robert Gordon have selected and translated thirty--six of the most important of these interviews for The Voice of Memory. Editor(s): Belpoliti, Marco; Gordon, Robert (University of Cambridge). Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621494
ISBN
9780745621494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.17

Hardcover. The mixed martial artist explores his life and sport, the U.S. political and social scene, and everything in between. Num Pages: 226 pages, colour Insert. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Victory Belt Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936608546
ISBN
9781936608546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Reliving the highlights of his illustrious career as a commentator, Bill McLaren talks about rugby and his regrets that rugby has gone professional. He is a fierce critic of what this has led to, and fears for the future health and safety of rugby players, because he regards the modern game as dangerously physical. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553815580
ISBN
9780553815580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. In 2007, when Ken Budd was 39, his father collapsed. He'd just finished 18 holes of golf. By the time Ken and his wife got to the hospital it was too late. Over the next few weeks, as grieving friends revealed how Ken's father had impacted their lives, he began thinking about parents, and children, about people. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JKSN1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061946462
ISBN
9780061946462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. This journal takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to the South Sea Islands. It displays Darwin's speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relations between the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; P; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Wordsworth Classics of World Literature Ware, Hertfordshire
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264764
ISBN
9781853264764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.07

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628134
ISBN
9780691628134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.06
€ 44.35

Paperback. Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226679822
ISBN
9780226679822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. Hollywood couple and bestselling authors DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good promote abstinence before marriage in order to transform their relationships. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; BGFA; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
Publisher
Howard Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501123481
ISBN
9781501123481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954134
ISBN
9781841954134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805760
ISBN
9781609805760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 67 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608. JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943-45. 224 pages, Over 67 black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight: 608.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404467
ISBN
9780887404467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJPK; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553298
ISBN
9780099553298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500518335
ISBN
9780500518335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Filament Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910819579
ISBN
9781910819579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

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