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Biography

Hardcover. Lightly scored copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers showing some age and shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1933
Publisher
Cambridge University
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0013933
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. As a teenager he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts, which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya and a grandmaster's karate training camp in Japan. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 x 8 pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Channel 4
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003106
ISBN
9781905026494
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Viking
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003075
ISBN
9780670922277
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003062
ISBN
9781409120384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780091949037
ISBN
9780091949037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who revolutionised wood-engraving and influenced book illustration for a century to come. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AFH; AGB; AGN; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571223756
ISBN
9780571223756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. Presents the harrowing story of Carolyn Jessop who suffered for the sake of her children. She tried to protect them as the cult's new leader, Warren Jeffs, started marrying girls off younger and younger. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at Jeffs' home, she had to take her children and flee. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGXA; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0009250
ISBN
9780141031514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Now in Paperback! J.J. Johnson, known as the spiritual father of modern trombone, has been a notable figure in the history of jazz. His career has embodied virtually every innovation and development in jazz over the past half-century. The first comprehensive biography, filmography, catalog of compositions, and discography of J.J. Johnson. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 496 pages, 25 b&w photographs, bibliography, indexes, filmography, discography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842472
ISBN
9780810842472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.15

Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC93. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 194 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415476997
ISBN
9780415476997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 48.35

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002147
ISBN
9780140123111
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the account of the author's life and times and the tale of a warm, human, liberal and occasionally buccaneering man whose passion for life and causes leaves even those who do not always agree with him eager to count him among their friends. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 247 x 21. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Radcliffe Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846192722
ISBN
9781846192722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Hardback. Recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BM; HBJD1; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001500
ISBN
9781612001500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. The author recounts her life growing up in the Warsaw ghetto and her experiences in the concentration camps of Majdanek, Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Neustadt-Glewe. It tells of her remarkable survival and of her life after the horrors of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563247477
ISBN
9781563247477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Autobiography of Oscar Robertson, one of the fifty greatest NBA players of all time Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803234635
ISBN
9780803234635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. F R Leavis is one of the most influential thinkers in twentieth-century theory. Drawing on the work of F R Leavis and the repercussions and responses that have arisen from it, this book examines concepts including: culture; mass; civilisation; tradition; practical criticism; and, life. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415364171
ISBN
9780415364171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. This title aims to answer such questions as how did Jawaharlal Nehru come to lead the Indian nationalist movement, and how did he sustain his leadership as the first Prime Minister of independent India? Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BGH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250177
ISBN
9780415250177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.60

Paperback. At the age of 28, Piers Morgan was made editor of the "News of the World", the UK's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper. The decade that followed witnessed horrific events like Dunblane, September 11, and the war in Iraq - alongside entertaining sport and celebrity gossip. This book is based on the diaries, which Morgan kept during this period. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908492
ISBN
9780091908492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Miles Davis was one of the crucial influences in the development of modern jazz. This book tells the story of Miles' childhood, his depressions and his relationship with heroin as well as the more familiar public career. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281832
ISBN
9780099281832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Hardcover. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Hutchinson
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002060
ISBN
9780091745332
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Counterpoint
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781582435237
ISBN
9781582435237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781571746948
ISBN
9781571746948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.87

Hardcover. "Performance is better than promise" has long been the motto of Ernest F "Fritz" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term US Senator. This political autobiography offers accounts of how one makes government work in spite of itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037603
ISBN
9781570037603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.37

Paperback. Written with elegance, warmth, and humour, this highly original "teaching memoir" by William Zinsser gives you the tools to organise and recover your past, and the confidence to believe in your life narrative. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569243794
ISBN
9781569243794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. A personal recollection of Esther Royer Ayers's youth spent in a highly restrictive and confined religious community. Her story is as much a search for identity and a longing for a mother's love as it is a tale about a totalitarian culture that led to her departure from the Old Order Mennonite religion. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; BGA; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed
SKU
V9781559362412
ISBN
9780873388283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.75

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