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Biography

Hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350348
ISBN
9781910350348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.82

Paperback. Presents an account of the author's Irish rural upbringing that describes a patriarchal society surviving on the edge of poverty, sustained by the land and an insatiable love of gossip. This title includes tales of schoolboy skirmishes, blackberrying and night-time salmon-poaching. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141184203
ISBN
9780141184203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529554
ISBN
9780714529554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.23

Paperback. The Grimaldis of Monaco tells the remarkable history of the world's oldest reigning dynasty. Against all odds, they have proved themselves masterful survivors, still in possession of their lands and titles despite the upheavals of the French Revolution and the First and Second World Wars. Num Pages: 392 pages, 49 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493029211
ISBN
9781493029211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.14

Paperback. Originally published in 1967, Gerda Lerner's biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimke explores the lives and ideas of the only southern women to become antislavery agents in the North and pioneers for women's rights. This revised and expanded edition includes two new primary documents and an additional essay by Lerner. Num Pages: 392 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BG; HBTS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855669
ISBN
9780807855669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.51
€ 50.73

Paperback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847391032
ISBN
9781847391032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. "For the first five years of my life I was brought up by someone my mother happened to meet on the beach. 'I'm going back to Nigeria next week to rejoin my husband,' she mentioned to this woman, 'but I've got a baby of six months and I don't know what to do with her.." Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 125 x 39. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mereo Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861512536
ISBN
9781861512536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.01

Hardcover. The story of a Utah-born, Harvard-educated man offers life stories that focus on family, faith, career, and conviction Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811824
ISBN
9781607811824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.67

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860775819
ISBN
9781860775819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. * This is the autobiography of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the world's most famous gun, the AK-47. * Offers a fascinating history of the weapon's development and spread throughout the world, as well as a window into the turbulent history of Russian in the twentieth century. * Contains over 30 halftones. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636917
ISBN
9780745636917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.42

paperback. * This is the autobiography of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the world's most famous gun, the AK-47. * Offers a fascinating history of the weapon's development and spread throughout the world, as well as a window into the turbulent history of Russian in the twentieth century. * Contains over 30 halftones. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 202 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636924
ISBN
9780745636924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.21

Paperback. Reconstructs a series of murders from the early 1940s that rocked rural Edgefield County, South Carolina. This book features a cast of unlikely antagonists (a store owner, a teacher, and a law enforcement officer), the acts of revenge resulting in 5 murders and a trio of executions, including the first woman to be electrocuted in South Carolina. Num Pages: 440 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036774
ISBN
9781570036774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. Illustrator(s): MacNaughton, Wendy. Num Pages: 160 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632861238
ISBN
9781632861238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Lenny McLean's life story is an inspirational one. A bare-knuckle fighter by profession, he was one of the most notorious figures ever to emerge from the East End of London. His untimely death in 1998, following a battle against cancer, was a tragic loss for family and friends and left his legions of fans shocked and bereft. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 X 8 page b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424. 8vo.clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0262409
ISBN
9781844543588
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Born in East London in 1949, Lenny McLean grew up in an area that had been ravaged by the Second World War. Although money was scarce and fighting was commonplace, a camaraderie and deep sense of honour and respect remained. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786063823
ISBN
9781786063823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786063816
ISBN
9781786063816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGB; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781552663240
ISBN
9781552663240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.23

Paperback. A journal dictated from August 1939 to June 1945 by MI5's Director of Counter-Espionage, Guy Liddell, to his secretary, Margo Huggins. It reveals the thoughts and actions of this key figure in British history. Editor(s): West, Nigel. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415550116
ISBN
9780415550116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.19

Paperback. Jacqueline Bishop's latest collection is a hybrid book, featuring short stories, essays and interviews that begin to encompass her creative career as a novelist, poet, critic and exhibited artist. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845233150
ISBN
9781845233150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.86

Paperback. Legendary musician Peter Hook tells the whole story - the fun, the music, the vast loss of money, the legacy - of Manchester's most iconic nightclub Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AVGP; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847391773
ISBN
9781847391773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Hardcover. Feng Youlan was one of 20th-century China's leading philosophers and a historian of Chinese philosophy. This text presents his autobiography, which Youlan likens to ancient authors who, on completing their work wrote another piece recounting their origins, experiences and a plan of their work. Translator(s): Mair, Denis C. Series: SHAPS Library of Translations. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 729.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824814281
ISBN
9780824814281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.50
€ 63.10

Hardback. The subject of a New York Times best-selling biography and a Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, interest in Alexander Hamilton is at an all-time high. This carefully curated collection of Hamilton's writings gives the reader an intimate glimpse into the mind of our most misunderstood founding father. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BJ; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316503679
ISBN
9780316503679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.38

Hardback. Sports radio personality JT the Brick's poignant memoir of losing his best friend to cancer - a crash course in what really matters in life and how to live when you know you're going to die. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455527908
ISBN
9781455527908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Are you happy? Does it matter? Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, the author looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. He writes too of what he has learned from the recent death of his best friend. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099579823
ISBN
9780099579823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.37

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