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Biography

Paperback. Tells the history of life at Yew Tree Farm, North Cheshire, over the last years. Beginning in the era when shire horses pulled the plough and country news passed from mouth to mouth at the blacksmith's forge, this title explores a world and a way of life that has now vanished. Editor(s): Symes, Ruth A. Num Pages: 160 pages, Over 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; BGA; TV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446530
ISBN
9780752446530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. A fascinating and witty account of the life of Tintin, his creator, and the phenomenon that they became. Num Pages: 336 pages, B&W inset. BIC Classification: AKLC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848546721
ISBN
9781848546721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807808
ISBN
9781909807808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. As a gun-wielding bank robber, the author was top of the criminal tree. But he'd also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only to those prepared to use the most brutal violence. 0This book describes how he came to realize that the game wasn't worth the candle. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019529
ISBN
9780141019529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. This new book on the Brontes concentrates on the way in which the literary interests and expressions of Charlotte and Emily were built up. It makes use of recent research into background and reading matter to investigate the development of the authors' poetry and novels. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publisher
Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1989th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333421970
ISBN
9780333421970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.56

Paperback. Paul McGrath is Ireland's best loved sportsman and also its least understood. But, behind the implied glamour of life in the employ of great English clubs like Manchester United and Aston Villa, McGrath wrestled with a range of destructive emotions that made his success in the game little short of miraculous. This is his story. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499558
ISBN
9780099499558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. This is the spiritual autobiography of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, the 13th-century Shi'i philosopher and scholar. It appears in English translation together with the Persian text. The author contributed to different fields of learning, including astronomy, theology and philosophy. Translator(s): Badakhchani, Seyyed Jalal Hosseini. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRAB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
140
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850439080
ISBN
9781850439080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 49.51

Paperback. The first full-length biography of the legendary photographer Lee Miller Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 400. On Both Sides of the Camera. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 448 pages, Illustrations. The first full-length biography of the legendary photographer Lee Miller. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 352.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747581192
ISBN
9780747581192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.26

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KNW0010343
ISBN
9781860498169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. To his fellow West Indians who assemble every weekend for the all-night poker game at Mrs Knight's, he is always known as Bageye. There aren't very many black men in Luton in 1972 and most of them gather at Mrs Knight's - Summer Wear, Pioneer, Anxious, Tidy Boots - each has his nickname. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJPL; BG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552390
ISBN
9780099552390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Tina Fey is one of the world's greatest comic writers and performers. Bossy Pants is her first book. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751547832
ISBN
9780751547832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A sequel to Writing Home, this title contains significant previously unpublished work, including a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds, together with the author's much celebrated diary for the years 1996-2004, and numerous other exceptional essays, reviews and comic pieces. Num Pages: 672 pages, iIllustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228317
ISBN
9780571228317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Hardcover. New life of forgotten novelist Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DDF; BGL; DSBH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538408
ISBN
9781784538408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Zombory-Moldovan, Peter. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590178096
ISBN
9781590178096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360396
ISBN
9781909360396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762783717
ISBN
9780762783717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 78. BIC Classification: AB; BK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011648
ISBN
9780804011648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Doubleday
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385538732
ISBN
9780385538732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.97

Hardcover. Anne Boulton (1768-1829) was her father's 'Fair Maid of the Mill'. Her story is pieced together, like a jigsaw puzzle, from fragments in other people's postscripts. Describing her health, mobility problems, education, interests, clothes, friends, travels, love-life and household, this book provides a fresh perspective on Matthew Boulton himself. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; TDPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860773747
ISBN
9781860773747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. 'Reading Chekhov is a literary pilgrimage, homage, travelogue, biography, literary criticism and a restrained love letter all rolled into one .. It is the work of an iridescent and sympathetic imagination' The Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085368
ISBN
9781847085368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

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