Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. He loved the flute, and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature, forming a long-lasting friendship with Voltaire. This title deals with these contradictions and achievements of Frederick. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528869
- ISBN
- 9780099528869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fitzgerald-Morris, Krystyna; Fitzgerald-Morris, Peter; Cross, Dave. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 218 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1848.
- Publisher
- Crescent Moon Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861714800
- ISBN
- 9781861714800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. A fresh new biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication at the end of the First World War, and his exile in the Netherlands Num Pages: 224 pages, 64 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550014
- ISBN
- 9781781550014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.80
€ 25.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. As a result of a genetically-transmitted gene, all 3 Bryan sisters, Felicity, Elizabeth and Bunny have had cancer. As the gene also has a dominant inheritance, half of their family members can be expected to carry it. This book describes their experience of this disease. It tells of the shocks and dilemmas that come with diagnosis and treatment. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BTP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vermilion London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KNW0007942
- ISBN
- 9780091917166
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Presents a comprehensive study of the life and work of the great Baroque-era organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude (circa 1637-1707). Originally published in 1987, it also includes description of Buxtehude's compositional output, from trio sonatas to the famed Abendmusiken: Buxtehude's yearly oratorio presentations. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 554 pages, 1 colour, 32 black and white, 98 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580462532
- ISBN
- 9781580462532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.46
€ 185.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527906
- ISBN
- 9781556527906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.55
€ 19.55
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300752
- ISBN
- 9780764300752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.26
€ 48.99
€ 32.26
Paperback. 278pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- New English Library Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KON0820854
- ISBN
- 9780450493621
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 9 colour & 83 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350672
- ISBN
- 9780764350672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.75
€ 19.00
€ 15.75
Paperback. Gathers together the stories of criminals hanged at York from the middle of the eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century when Leeds superseded York as the place where capital punishment was carried out. This book is illustrated with photographs, news cuttings and engravings. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 111
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950428
- ISBN
- 9780750950428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. The historic towns of Rochester, with its castle and cathedral, and Chatham, with its naval dockyard, have seen many crimes over the years. This title is a collection of tales of crimes and misdemeanors that reveals dark secrets from Medway's history. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445410
- ISBN
- 9780752445410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A fascinating slice of East End life, from the No.1 bestsellilng author of CALL THE MIDWIFE, soon to be a major BBC TV series. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Edition
- 1st Phoenix Edition
- Publisher
- W&n
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825853
- ISBN
- 9780753825853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Explosive, bestselling account of Mexico's drug cartels and the government - business nexus that enables them. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; JKVG; JKVM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781682968
- ISBN
- 9781781682968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.50
€ 15.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Embarks on a 23,000-mile trek around the southern-most border of the tropics - a place of both beauty and human suffering. This work is a collection of adventures, strange rituals and exotic wildlife. It also confronts issues such as our changing environment, poverty, and globalisation. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846073861
- ISBN
- 9781846073861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The former head of Lockheed's SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 8, b&w. BIC Classification: BT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 28. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751515039
- ISBN
- 9780751515039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. On 23 Jun 2011 the convicted double-murderer Levi Bellfield was found guilty of the murder of 13-year-old school girl Milly Dowler. Milly disappeared on her way home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey in 2002. Six months later her body was discovered many miles away. A police investigation, the manhunt in Surrey's history, got nowhere. Num Pages: 336 pages, Full colour eight page photo inset. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952818
- ISBN
- 9780241952818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817886
- ISBN
- 9781906817886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Features Sergeant Colin Taylor, who has made it his purpose to keep the streets of Scilly free from drunk anchor thieves, Balance Board riders and other culprits, mostly drunken, intent on breaking the law. This book is the first hand account of how he did it. It charts the day to day trials and tribulations of a small-island police officer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BM; BTC; JKSW1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784755157
- ISBN
- 9781784755157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. In this graphic and yet surprisingly funny account of her and others' extraordinary careers, Lankford unveils a world in which park rangers struggle to maintain their idealism in the face of danger, disillusionment, and, sometimes, death. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DQ; RGR; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762752638
- ISBN
- 9780762752638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. The definitive biography of the famous English outlaw who rebelled against William the Conqueror Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445604770
- ISBN
- 9781445604770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. This book presents the readings of Caravaggio's pictures, which show how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity, and how completely he departed from the conventions of his time. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: ACQB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954645
- ISBN
- 9780241954645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. "A series of dialogues and exchanges between Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers on their marriage" -- Translator(s): Scott-Fox, Lorna. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180108
- ISBN
- 9780231180108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.28
€ 30.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. When Tony Blair became prime minister in 1997, he was, at forty-three, the youngest to hold that office since 1812. With a landslide majority, his approval rating was 93 per cent and he went on to become Labour's longest-serving premier. So what went wrong? This book uncovers the full story of Blair's decade in power. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 49. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571314225
- ISBN
- 9780571314225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Written in 1940 in the heat of battle when the RAF stood alone against the might of Hitler's Third Reich, this work presents a personal account of one of the fiercest and most idealised air conflicts - the Battle of Britain - seen through the eyes of a pilot of the famous 609 Squadron, which shot down over 100 planes in that epic contest. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16pp photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008 rep
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906502041
- ISBN
- 9781906502041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73