×


 x 

Shopping cart

Biography

Results 4681 - 4704 of 15949

Biography

Paperback. Profiles twenty-two of the most gifted and self-destructive talents in rock history. This book offers intimate portraits of rock stars, from Brian Wilson to Syd Barrett, the Rolling Stones to Neil Young, Iggy Pop to Lou Reed, and others. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232710
ISBN
9780571232710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 1QFH; BM; RNB; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Santa Monica Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800831
ISBN
9781595800831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.46

Paperback. Burdened with a face only a mother could love, Stan Cattermole is determined to find a woman. Lugging his man-boobs along for the ride, Stan shows Bridget Jones how it's done in this hilarious, heart-wrenching and often outrageous account of his quest for love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KST0017231
ISBN
9780007319640
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Maxim Leo was in his late teens when the Berlin Wall came down. In this book, he tells the story of his family, which was very much like the German Democratic Republic in miniature. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; BM; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782270423
ISBN
9781782270423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardcover. In this lucid study, Andre Wink profiles the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Jalal ad-Din Akbar. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851686056
ISBN
9781851686056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Paperback.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780571312061
ISBN
9780571312061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan's frank and honest account of his astonishingly dramatic life. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409147398
ISBN
9781409147398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307587831
ISBN
9780307587831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. Written between 1919 and 1923, this book was the first about the Blasket Islands - a tiny, remote community off the west coast of Kerry. The author writes of island life in unadorned sketches from his diary. Other Blasket titles include "The Islandman" and "A Day in Our Life". Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 226 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192819093
ISBN
9780192819093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Paperback. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Narcissus Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Editor(s): Gillespie, Raymond; Fitzpatrick, David. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183380
ISBN
9781859183380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551423
ISBN
9780099551423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.29

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780283072703
ISBN
9780283072703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395340
ISBN
9780141395340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardcover. From a cramped semi on a Southern Ireland housing estate to the heart of London club life, Fran candidly reveals how he was bullied at school in Ireland, was involved in running underground clubs and travelled before winding up in London, penniless and willing to take any opportunity. He gives a glimpse of the modern celebrity world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 X 8 bw illustrations, 2 X 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd London
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
KNW0008030
ISBN
9781844542277
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807093139
ISBN
9780807093139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A fascinating insight into life aboard a British Naval submarine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp of colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545937
ISBN
9780751545937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created the large canvases of soup cans and Pop icons that defined Pop Art. This book deals with this period. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACX; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189420
ISBN
9780141189420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.70

Paperback. John Craske, a Norfok fisherman, was born in 1881 and in 1917, when he had just turned thirty-six, he fell seriously ill. In 1923 he started making paintings of the sea, boats and the coastline seen from the sea, and later, when he was too ill to stand and paint, he turned to embroidery, which he could do lying in bed. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 163. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582199
ISBN
9780099582199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Thus begins John Water's autobiography. Opening with his upbringing in Baltimore, it covers his friendship with his muse and leading lady, Divine, detailed accounts of how Waters made his first movies, stories of the circle of friends/actors he used in these films, and finally the "sort-of-fame" he achieves in America. Num Pages: 256 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Thunder´s Mouth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560256984
ISBN
9781560256984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814705629
ISBN
9780814705629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. First-hand testimony of the last surviving witness to Hitler s final hours, as well as the fall of the Third Reich, including the personal memoirs of Hitler s bodyguard, telephonist and courier. Num Pages: 32 pages of plates. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473899025
ISBN
9781473899025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Biography...Kathy Evans. 213pp.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780717146222
ISBN
9780717146222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is the long-awaited biography of the man who invented electric blues, rising from the cotton fields to Chicago's South Side, and then on to international stardom. It follows Muddy through scores of women, hits, and moments of divine grace. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310. The Life and Times of Muddy Waters. 432 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight: 308.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868695
ISBN
9780857868695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.81

Hardcover. Pigeonholed as a Jazz Age epicurean and an emblem of the Lost Generation, Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after WWI. Placing him among Progressives such as Charles Beard, Randolph Bourne, and Thorstein Veblen, David Brown reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504820
ISBN
9780674504820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!