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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 15.99
€ 11.45