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Biography

Hardback. A Clear Case of Genius Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black & white plates, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750982658
ISBN
9780750982658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. Tracing its beginnings as an underground society which sprang up six hundred years ago in Sicily, to the Mob which went on to run organised crime throughout Italy and America, this work tells the story of one of the most mythical and misunderstood criminal organisation. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753518205
ISBN
9780753518205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. The subject of this book is the lives of three very different 17th-century women. They were not queens or noblewomen, one was a Jewish merchant, one a Catholic mystic visionary, and one a Protestant painter. From their writings and memoirs the author has retrieved their lives from obscurity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674955219
ISBN
9780674955219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. The eagerly awaited autobiography of the hugely popular commentator and cricket enthusiast David 'Bumble' Lloyd Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471150456
ISBN
9781471150456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212341
ISBN
9780300212341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: ANF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Oberon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783190898
ISBN
9781783190898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Read the heartwarming story of Pea Horsley, the UK's first professional animal communicator, as she tracks lost animals, tackles troublesome pets and helps people to truly understand their devoted friends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007326600
ISBN
9780007326600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. In 1982, the Griffins left the security of suburbia to grow garlic in West Wales. This account tells what happened four years after their arrival, when the dream had been dreamt, and they were experiencing some awakenings. Did they ever achieve the good life? Are they surrounded by organic veg? How have the family coped with their new rural life? Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some wear to the cover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTG0010833
ISBN
9780091905880
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. All the files on the greatest unsolved murder case in history, including Scotland Yard reports, witness statements, lost files and rare photographs. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
758
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841194523
ISBN
9781841194523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The compelling and humorous story of a man born with no arms and his quest to be proved normal in an abnormal world! Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCV9; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KNW0008383
ISBN
9780340746363
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Offers an account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Num Pages: 188 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616082277
ISBN
9781616082277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. The true story of an innocent woman convicted of the murder of her three children - her fight for justice and the struggle to return to a normal family life Num Pages: 368 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0008686
ISBN
9780751538724
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The final compilation from James Lees-Milnes celebrated diaries covering the last fourteen years of his life. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568398
ISBN
9780719568398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and '80s San Francisco with an openly gay father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348903
ISBN
9780393348903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) was a goldsmith and sculptor whose autobiography is one of the most vivid and interesting ever written. In it he describes artistic techniques such as bronze casting as well as a fascinating account of life and intrigue in 16th century Italy. This new translation is based on the latest critical edition of the text. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conaway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555314
ISBN
9780199555314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The twenty-nine essays in this book are insightful and sympathetic analyses of various facets of Gandi's multi-dimensional personality. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195672039
ISBN
9780195672039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.60

Paperback.
Publisher
Tortoise Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KTK0097695
ISBN
9780620470346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w + 16 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219685
ISBN
9780300219685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Penguin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950753
ISBN
9780241950753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.88

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