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Biography
Paperback. To what extent do we control our own destiny? Can those who have risen to the top really say it was all down to them? Is lucky success somehow less deserving? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212. A Fresh Look at Fortune. 256 pages. To what extent do we control our own destiny? Can those who have risen to the top really say it was all down to them? Is lucky success somehow less deserving?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; VSP. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight: 182.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830604
- ISBN
- 9781408830604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. The extraordinary and moving story of professional footballer Johnny Sherwood's survival after being taken prisoner by the Japanese at the surrender of Singapore in World War 2. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black & white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444790337
- ISBN
- 9781444790337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was a vicious mobster who rose to become the multimillionaire king of the New York underworld. This is a biography that tells Luciano's real story, from his early days as a top hit man for the mob to his exploits running sex and narcotics empires and revelations about his transatlantic trip to Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967376
- ISBN
- 9781845967376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Strategic Media Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939521125
- ISBN
- 9781939521125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.60
€ 16.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJPK; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Publisher
- Barricade Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569809006
- ISBN
- 9781569809006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.23
€ 20.99
€ 20.23
Paperback. In September 1998, the author stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This book tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091885670
- ISBN
- 9780091885670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.80
€ 19.99
€ 14.80
Paperback. During his six and a half decades in baseball, Eddie Robinson knew, played with or against, or worked for or with many of baseball's greats. The lively autobiography highlights a career that touched all aspects of the game from player to coach to front-office executive and scout. Num Pages: 296 pages, 43 photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803274112
- ISBN
- 9780803274112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.77
€ 20.77
Hardback. In this autobiography Unity Spencer writes about her unconventional childhood, her unconventional father and her life as an artist in her own right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Publisher
- Unicorn Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910065600
- ISBN
- 9781910065600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.75
€ 15.75
Paperback. Lucrecia de Leon lived on the fringes of the 16th-century Spanish royal court. As a teenager, Lucrecia had hundreds of dreams about Spain's future that became the stuff of political controversy. This book is based upon surviving transcripts of her dreams and on the records of her Inquisition trial. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201583
- ISBN
- 9780520201583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Densmore, Christopher; Faulkner, Carol; Hewitt, Nancy A. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNS; DQ; HRCC97; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252040795
- ISBN
- 9780252040795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98
€ 133.98
paperback. Lucretia Mott was a central figure in the interconnected struggles for racial and sexual equality in nineteenth-century America. This biography, the first in thirty years, focuses on Mott's long and controversial public career as an abolitionist, women's rights activist, and Quaker minister. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222791
- ISBN
- 9780812222791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry M. Num Pages: 728 pages, 64 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Temple Lodge Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906999643
- ISBN
- 9781906999643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.13
€ 52.99
€ 44.13
Paperback. Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy and is regarded as the greatest philosophical genius since Immanuel Kant. In this book, the author traces the complex relationship between the philosopher's life, his work and his time. It describes Wittgenstein's eventful life, his numerous trips, and his friendships. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893208
- ISBN
- 9781861893208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.85
€ 25.85
Paperback. In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's life. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099883708
- ISBN
- 9780099883708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. The explosive autobiography from the brilliant and controversial footballer Luis Suarez. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472224279
- ISBN
- 9781472224279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Luke Kelly (1940-1984) was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, most famous as a member of the band The Dubliners. Kelly was one of the best-known figures of the Irish folk music movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He emigrated to Britain in 1958. This book contains a personal memoir by musician and fellow Dubliner Des Geraghty. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855940901
- ISBN
- 9781855940901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.93
€ 11.93
paperback. * A 40-carat memoir, the autobiography of Scottish-born singer Lulu. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 23. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751546255
- ISBN
- 9780751546255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.46
€ 9.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Marks, Patricia H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634760
- ISBN
- 9780691634760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.69
€ 208.69
Hardback. David Douglas Duncan introduced Lump, a stray dachshund, to Pablo Picasso in 1957. It was love at first sight, and Lump became the artist's inseparable companion and sometime muse. This collection of photographs, celebrating Picasso and Lump's relationship, is a record of mini-chapter in the history of 20th-century art. Num Pages: 100 pages, 108 illustrations, 19 in colour. BIC Classification: AGB; BT; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500512951
- ISBN
- 9780500512951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. Patrice Lumumba was the foremost leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. Zeilig tells the story of Lumumba's transition from nationalist to international symbol of African liberation. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323941
- ISBN
- 9781908323941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Winner of the PEN Hessel-Tiltman prize for history, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Lunar Men captures the creation of the modern world with lucid intelligence, sympathy and wisdom. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp colour and 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571216109
- ISBN
- 9780571216109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.96
€ 23.99
€ 15.96
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316042789
- ISBN
- 9780316042789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.86
€ 17.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. From Angela Merkel to Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, Martin Amis to one of the Arab world's most notorious sons, this book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of or world's most powerful players. Editor(s): Barber, Lionel; Barber, Lionel. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BK; DNJ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241239469
- ISBN
- 9780241239469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906148942
- ISBN
- 9781906148942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57