Biography
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Biography
Paperback. "A richly detailed story that is equal parts heartbreaking, inspiring .. and full of fascinating science .. masterful."-San Francisco Chronicle Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393351262
- ISBN
- 9780393351262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578717
- ISBN
- 9781877578717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.59
€ 20.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. The wild childhood of a Glasgow tenement urchin Born during the Second World War in Glasgow, Christine Fraser was her mother's eighth child. Growing up with her siblings in a tiny flat, Christine lived an impoverished life but never once cared, until she was struck down by a terrible illness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241956724
- ISBN
- 9780241956724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; BGB; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143130000
- ISBN
- 9780143130000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.36
€ 24.99
€ 18.36
Hardcover. Tommy McLean made history as a player and a manager, but behind the triumph is an untold story. As one-third of Scottish football's best-known team of brothers, McLean sampled the incredible highs. As a manager he took Motherwell from the brink of bankruptcy to victory in the Scottish Cup final and European football. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027049
- ISBN
- 9781845027049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.73
€ 24.99
€ 16.73
Paperback. A young secular writer's journey along ancient religious pilgrimage routes in Spain, Japan and the Ukraine leads to a surprise family reconciliation in this literary memoir Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- ONE United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957548824
- ISBN
- 9780957548824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669868
- ISBN
- 9780816669868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. What would you do if you owed USD20,000? Would you: a) Not tell your parents? b) Stop colouring your hair, having pedicures and buying Gucci? c) Start your own website that asks for money without apology? If you were Karyn Bosnak, you'd do all three.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 296. Clean copy, good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KST0016090
- ISBN
- 9780552151658
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. When identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 40247th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099586418
- ISBN
- 9780099586418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Drawing upon extensive new first hand interview material from Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and many other significant players in the band's long history, a huge archive of personal materials and unpublished interviews, Blondie: Parallel Lives is the definitive eye-witness account of the group's long and often tumultuous existence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 x 8pp. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785582943
- ISBN
- 9781785582943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- New Era Publications International APS Denmark
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788764935141
- ISBN
- 9788764935141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.73
€ 46.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. On July 9, 1975, artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, for Palmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous. He was never seen again. This book features biography, theoretical reflection, and archival research to draw a detailed picture of the world in which Aders' work. Num Pages: 200 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226269856
- ISBN
- 9780226269856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.32
€ 21.99
€ 18.32
Hardback. Darwin's notebook Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454948
- ISBN
- 9780752454948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 696 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119274
- ISBN
- 9780691119274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 55.14
€ 71.30
€ 55.14
paperback. Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals. The vitriolic duel between Gladstone and Disraeli was nothing less than a battle to lead the richest powerful nation on earth. To Disraeli, his antagonist was an 'unprincipled maniac'. For Gladstone, his rival was 'The Grand Corrupter'. Victorians were electrified by the confrontation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133123
- ISBN
- 9781844133123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Hardback. The much-awaited story of celebrated singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist George Benson, with a foreword by Bill Cosby. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306822292
- ISBN
- 9780306822292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.48
€ 30.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. A fond and fascinating tribute to George Finch (1888-1970), mountaineer, scientist, inventor and polymath, who pioneered the use of the artificial oxygen that enabled Everest to finally be conquered thirty years after his own attempt. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b+w insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760113490
- ISBN
- 9781760113490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Hardcover. The autobiography of Liverpool legend, David Fairclough. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- deCoubertin Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909245280
- ISBN
- 9781909245280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.44
€ 25.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. A powerful story of a young man conscripted into Hitler's army and a family left behind, a sympathetic view of life from the other side. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp sections and map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340840832
- ISBN
- 9780340840832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848401334
- ISBN
- 9781848401334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- (Reissue)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007428199
- ISBN
- 9780007428199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751555943
- ISBN
- 9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.08
€ 8.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, port. BIC Classification: BGA; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871927
- ISBN
- 9780907871927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. The untimely death of Dougal Haston in 1977 robbed climbing of one of its most charismatic, controversial and enigmatic figures. A man of extremes, who managed to combine a rock star's lifestyle with a career at the cutting edge of world mountaineering, Haston remains a cult figure whose deeds have inspired generations of climbers world-wide. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953403
- ISBN
- 9781841953403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.24
€ 19.00
€ 15.24