Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Written by a mountaineer who in 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, drifted cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. It tells how moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. It tells the story of that promise and its outcome. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; BM; JKSN1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034263
- ISBN
- 9780141034263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. One day Greg Mortenson set out to climb K2 - the world's second highest mountain - in honour of his younger sister, but when another member of his group fell ill, they turned around and Greg became lost in the mountains of Pakistan. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief and his people took him in. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; BM; JKSN1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children´s UK
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141329000
- ISBN
- 9780141329000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
€ 14.99
€ 12.58
Hardcover. Biography. 112pp
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851320219
- ISBN
- 9781851320219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Paperback. Keywords: Biographies - Literary Criticism - Irish Literature & Writers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Mentor Books New York
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- SKU
- KEX0190619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The story of Joe Singleton, a Mosquito night fighter pilot in World War II, who shot down three German Junkers planes over Hull in 1944. Traces his journey from beginner to celebrated expert, and the early days of radar technology with which he learned to excel. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004402
- ISBN
- 9781612004402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.64
€ 35.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. In 1948, at the age of 15, Manu Dibango left Africa for France, bearing three kilos of coffee for his adopted family and little else. This autobiography chronicles his life, from his birth in Cameroon to his achievements as a composer, producer, performer, film-score writer and humanitarian. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 158 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226144900
- ISBN
- 9780226144900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. At the end of a steep gravel road in one of the remotest corners of South Africa's Eastern Cape lies the village of Ithanga. Home to a few hundred villagers, the majority of them unemployed, it is inconceivably poor. This title explores the lives of a community caught up in a battle to survive the ravages of the plague, the African AIDS epidemic. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099524199
- ISBN
- 9780099524199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. An entertaining narrative that encapsulates the complete experience of walking the West Highland Way. It brings to life one of the classic Long Distance walks. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BM; WSZC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950879
- ISBN
- 9781849950879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. 1988. FBI agent Joe Navarro divides his time between SWAT assignments, flying air reconnaissance, and working counter-intelligence. It was while on a routine assignment - interviewing a 'person of interest', a former US soldier named Rod Ramsay with links to another soldier, that Navarro thought he smelled a rat. This book tells this story. Num Pages: 288 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSK0000306
- ISBN
- 9780593078167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.63
€ 10.63
Paperback. 1988. FBI agent Joe Navarro divides his time between SWAT assignments, flying air reconnaissance, and working counter-intelligence. It was while on a routine assignment - interviewing a 'person of interest', a former US soldier named Rod Ramsay with links to another soldier, that Navarro thought he smelled a rat. This book tells this story. Num Pages: 288 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSK0000307
- ISBN
- 9780593078167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.63
€ 10.63
Paperback. Both a fascinating account by an informed outsider and a reminder of just how much China and the rest of the world have changed over the last fifty years, this is essential reading for anyone interested in East Asia and Asian history as a whole. Editor(s): Z Rcher, Erik-Jan; Zouw, Kim van der. Series: Asian History Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0 black and white; 9 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462981812
- ISBN
- 9789462981812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.09
€ 34.99
€ 34.09
Three Who Made a Revolution: A Biographical History of Lenin, Trotsky,...
Three Who Made A Revolution
paperback. This monumental triple biography weaves together the personal and public lives of the triumvirate behind the 1917 Russian Revolution. Num Pages: 680 pages, 54. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411772
- ISBN
- 9780815411772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.24
€ 28.24
Paperback. An amazing, funny and poignant true story of the incredible romantic luck that an anonymous donor's sperm brings to three women. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVG; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749954895
- ISBN
- 9780749954895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487583
- ISBN
- 9780801487583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
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€ 36.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062007308
- ISBN
- 9780062007308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.57
€ 18.99
€ 16.57
paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJG; BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673063
- ISBN
- 9780816673063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
€ 14.16
Hardback. With background information and commentary provided by expert Adrian Greenwood, meticulously footnoted, this is a worthy addition to the literature of the Napoleonic Wars. Editor(s): Greenwood, Adrian. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654560
- ISBN
- 9781445654560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.73
€ 37.99
€ 32.73
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848847545
- ISBN
- 9781848847545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
€ 33.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940363165
- ISBN
- 9781940363165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.37
€ 18.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. From the Arab world comes a love story between an Arab man and an American woman that lasted more than half a century. Their lives spanned both sides of the Jordan River, and their love was tested by the traditions of an ancient and proud Christian tribe and the contrasts between their cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BM; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339347
- ISBN
- 9781909339347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.47
€ 14.99
€ 14.47
Hardcover. From the Arab world comes a love story between an Arab man and an American woman that lasted more than half a century. Their lives spanned both sides of the Jordan River, and their love was tested by the traditions of an ancient and proud Christian tribe and the contrasts between their cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BM; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339354
- ISBN
- 9781909339354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. The author was for several years a close friend of O Henry (William Sydney Porter). This title describes the horrors of prison life and also tells how he, O Henry, and their friends managed to cope. Series: Double Mountain Books Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724808
- ISBN
- 9780896724808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.80
€ 20.80
Paperback. Set in Kent, the author returns to those trees of his youth to breath life into the changing character of a single woodland year. He reveals how precious they are to the English countryside. Illustrator(s): Parker, Agnes Miller. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w engravings. BIC Classification: BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213020
- ISBN
- 9781908213020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.77
€ 18.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. With his infectious energy and charisma, Gok Wan has an incredible gift of making women feel more confident within themselves. This title is a memoir of Gok that reveals all about his life changing period. It discusses what he learnt during this time that helped him bounce back to become a stylist to the stars, every woman's best friend. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091938383
- ISBN
- 9780091938383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06