Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Though unquestionably one of the greatest and best-loved of all composers, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) had received little attention from biographers. This work charts Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951153
- ISBN
- 9781845951153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. William Osler revolutionised the art of practicing medicine at the patient bedside. His biography concerns the evolution of modern medicine, doctors' training, holism in medical thought, and the doctor-patient relationship. Accessibly written, this book brings to life both a fascinating man and the formative age of twentieth-century medicine. Num Pages: 622 pages, 37 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195329605
- ISBN
- 9780195329605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446585
- ISBN
- 9780752446585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Hardback. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Num Pages: 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480. A Pianist's Yearbook. 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight: 494.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835578
- ISBN
- 9781843835578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.76
€ 40.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Fascinating, insightful, and incredibly moving - the First World War Home Front through one woman's eyes Editor(s): Scales, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445618968
- ISBN
- 9781445618968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.77
€ 18.77
Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283461
- ISBN
- 9780099283461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. One of Britain's leading music writers tells the stories behind seven musical lives that burned brightly, but all too briefly. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784291334
- ISBN
- 9781784291334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207849
- ISBN
- 9780631207849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.72
€ 103.72
Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085221
- ISBN
- 9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. The story of how one woman's life was transformed by a remarkable house on the Dingle peninsula in Ireland. It's a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and cherishing loved ones and the communities we live in. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224. Singed by the author
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444730319
- ISBN
- 9781444730319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.42
€ 13.99
€ 13.42
Paperback. Born on an Australian sheep station, Sheila Chisholm (1895-1969) wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, and died a Russian princess. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781743319444
- ISBN
- 9781743319444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.99
€ 18.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCX1; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Verite CM Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904726807
- ISBN
- 9781904726807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
€ 13.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Sir Alex Ferguson is the most controversial and compelling figure in football. For many he ranks as the greatest manager of all time. He is certainly the most successful. It's been more than ten years since Ferguson's Manchester United triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Num Pages: 512 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083072
- ISBN
- 9780224083072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.32
€ 24.99
€ 18.32
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213440
- ISBN
- 9781908213440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. One determined man, a mob of baby kangaroo orphans and a story full of heart. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444753349
- ISBN
- 9781444753349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. A riveting new biography of Leon Trotsky from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin and Stalin Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330439695
- ISBN
- 9780330439695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.17
€ 21.99
€ 16.17
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447056
- ISBN
- 9780752447056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. How do you make it as a pop star? Why does one boy band make it big and another disappear off the pages of the magazines altogether? Why do girls cost more than boys? Featuring scandals, this book takes you to the heart of one of the most wicked and secretive industries, a world where money talks, bullshit walks and drugs are a way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BT; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552156929
- ISBN
- 9780552156929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREP; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846274930
- ISBN
- 9781846274930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 167 pages, 200 b&w photographs, 20 colour photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Tomahawk Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 167
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953192601
- ISBN
- 9780953192601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.79
€ 8.99
€ 7.79