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Biography

Paperback. Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841337
ISBN
9781603841337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.86

Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841344
ISBN
9781603841344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.16
€ 41.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations, 13 maps. BIC Classification: BG; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022628
ISBN
9780271022628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Hardback. John Romeiser has woven both the North African diary and Whitehead's memoir of the subsequent landings in Sicily into a vivid, unvarnished, and completely riveting story of eight months during some of the most brutal combat of the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226757
ISBN
9780823226757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385471992
ISBN
9780385471992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KEX0292075
ISBN
9780946640621
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
UNSW Press Australia
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742233079
ISBN
9781742233079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Louise Luiggi's Come to the Table is a highly original memoir of the author's journey towards a passion for food - which ultimately led to her running her own restaurant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Portrait
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
KRD0000096
ISBN
9780749950651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A few years after his release from a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp in 1973 Colonel Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force. Restless and unchallenged, he turned to ballooning, a life-long passion as well as a constant diversion for his imagination during his imprisonment. This autobiography documents his astonishing career. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JWG; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826348043
ISBN
9780826348043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Agatha Christie's personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007487240
ISBN
9780007487240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Shares some of the author's first recipes so readers can make the Dry-Fried Shrimp she first tasted in China, or the Dacquoise served at the end of a magical visit to a Paris bistro. This title also shares the intimacies of her personal life and makes readers feel that they are enjoying a cosy dining-table conversation with a friend. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Gardners Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099435952
ISBN
9780099435952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; BM; JM; JNB; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412569
ISBN
9781770412569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414339443
ISBN
9781414339443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.12

Paperback. A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick's brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w, 30 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007292486
ISBN
9780007292486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. One of the biggest medical scandals of our time is the over-prescription of strong pain relief. This heart-rending memoir lifts the lid on the issue, showing the price one woman paid and her fight to recover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749958060
ISBN
9780749958060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. "Coming Home to Story" tells of the magic of stories and storytelling, and of their power to liberate the human spirit. Master storyteller Geoff Mead takes the reader inside the experience of telling and listening to stories. He shows how stories and storytelling engage our imaginations, heal communities and bring joy and passion to our lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b/w woodcuts. BIC Classification: BM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Vala Publishing Cooperative Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908363015
ISBN
9781908363015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.38

Paperback. Deaf at age six, the author was educated with speech lessons, speech reading, and hearing aids. At the age of 62 she underwent a cochlear implantation. In this memoir, she describes living with a cochlear implant, including her realization that amplification and comprehension are not the same. Num Pages: 136 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563686153
ISBN
9781563686153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 4531 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986708
ISBN
9780295986708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Wiley
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471789611
ISBN
9780471789611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. Now a Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447256786
ISBN
9781447256786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

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