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Biography
Paperback. Written by Dorothy's good friend Johnny Tudor, this fascinating first biography of a Welsh singing phenomenon is an unprecedented insight into the glitz and glamour of 1940s and '50s Hollywood. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJ; AVGN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750979009
- ISBN
- 9780750979009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253341945
- ISBN
- 9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. A page turning forensic biography of a secret Victorian life and love affair.Robert Bateman is an undeservedly forgotten Pre-Raphaelite artist, friend of Burne Jones, Walter Crane and others, and connected via his wife to the highest reaches of Victorian political and social life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 105. BIC Classification: ACVM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Wilmington Square Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908524386
- ISBN
- 9781908524386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.39
€ 42.99
€ 37.39
Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195021
- ISBN
- 9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy and pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24 b/w plates, (3 x 8pp), With index. BIC Classification: BG; WNC; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 40. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006387305
- ISBN
- 9780006387305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.37
€ 25.99
€ 17.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, 3 Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 180 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400067664
- ISBN
- 9781400067664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 28.84
€ 44.99
€ 28.84
Paperback. Tyler Oakley, pop culture phenomenon and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, brings you his funniest untold stories in his first book. Now in paperback! Num Pages: 304 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFSK; UD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162077
- ISBN
- 9781471162077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Like many entrepreneurs, the author had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a nothing to lose mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. This title offers stories and a road map for entrepreneurial success. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591845997
- ISBN
- 9781591845997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.99
€ 17.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783781164
- ISBN
- 9781783781164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. In 1971, Michael Blakemore joined the National Theatre as Associate Director under Laurence Olivier. His tenure began to unravel and, behind his back, Peter Hall was appointed to replace him in 1973. This title tells the story of the events that led to his dramatic exit in 1976. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ANF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571241385
- ISBN
- 9780571241385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. The first major biography of Pope Francis traces the life of this revolutionary thinker from his childhood in Argentina to the world leader he is today. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760113483
- ISBN
- 9781760113483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Paperback. A selection of dialogues and letters from one of the most influential masters of Latin prose. This text includes "Consolation to Helvia" written to Seneca's mother to soothe the pain of separation, and the dialogues of "On the Shortness of Life", and "On Tranquility of Mind". Editor(s): Costa, C.D.N. Translator(s): Costa, C.D.N. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446791
- ISBN
- 9780140446791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Martin Freeman is one of Britain's best-loved actors. The Unexpected Adventures of Martin Freeman explores the rise to fame of this unassuming actor from Slough to Middle Earth and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784183370
- ISBN
- 9781784183370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. * A brilliantly written, insightful and entertaining life of the disgraced former leader of the Liberal Party - one of the most colourful characters of post-war British politics Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349142203
- ISBN
- 9780349142203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A biography that offers a fresh portrait of Anne Boleyn, one of England's most captivating queens. Through a wide-ranging forensic examination of sixteenth-century sources, it reconsiders Boleyn's girlhood, her experience at the French court, the nature of her relationship with Henry, and the authenticity of her evangelical sympathies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations + 8pp section. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170894
- ISBN
- 9780300170894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.36
€ 18.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. Well read copy with shelfwear and/or soiling. Remains good overall
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KST0018221
- ISBN
- 9781401359652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KRF0021224
- ISBN
- 9781401359652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An instalment of Martha Long's real-life account of abuse, deprivation and cruelty at the hands of her mother's partner and the establishment, Martha is now 16 and her time at the convent school is up. It leads us through her first months of freedom. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845965822
- ISBN
- 9781845965822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473897809
- ISBN
- 9781473897809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.20
€ 26.99
€ 20.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Gotham
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592409129
- ISBN
- 9781592409129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.19
€ 20.99
€ 17.19