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Biography
Hardback. Pericles has had the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what has often been taken as the golden age of the ancient Greek world. This book reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest generals, orators, and statesmen of the classical world. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 halftones. 5 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154596
- ISBN
- 9780691154596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.96
€ 49.99
€ 35.96
Paperback. With hilarious, engaging, razor-sharp wit and a gift for anecdote, Jo reveals the experiences and incidents in her life that gave rise to her huge success as a comedian Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755355259
- ISBN
- 9780755355259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In this second edition of his classic biography, the leading authority on the classical world introduces a fresh generation of student, scholars and readers to a pivotal figure of Rome. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415336611
- ISBN
- 9780415336611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.30
€ 52.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385343374
- ISBN
- 9780385343374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.99
€ 17.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. A unique glimpse into the remarkable life, and fascinating mindset, of the woman who broke records-and boundaries-for female athletes everywhere Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182. The Art of Mentoring. 192 pages. If there were such a thing as an 'elder' stateswoman in women's gymnastics today, Nadia Comaneci would win that title as readily as she once won gold medals. From how to live on after you've realised your dream, to the necessity of 'a spirit forged with mettle,' this title includes Nadia's thoughts on athleticism and sacrifice. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: BM; WSL. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 13. Weight: 180.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465025053
- ISBN
- 9780465025053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. Covers the period from T S Eliot's childhood in St Louis, Missouri, to the end of 1922, by which time he had settled in England, married and published "The Waste Land". Editor(s): Haughton, Hugh; Eliot, Valerie. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 912 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1562.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571235094
- ISBN
- 9780571235094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
Paperback. The true story of the White Queen and more, this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the Wars of the Roses. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Printing edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007309306
- ISBN
- 9780007309306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. Agripping and detailed account of the decade's most sensational murder and trial. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847398628
- ISBN
- 9781847398628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589797499
- ISBN
- 9781589797499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.45
€ 26.45
Paperback. Doreen Ingrams and her husband were the first Europeans ever to live in the Hadhramaut, an extraordinary, isolated region of southern Arabia. Married to an Arabic-speaking British official, she arrived by boat, and during their ten-year residency travelled throughout the region by camel and donkey. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJG; BJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244. Living in Yemen's Hadhramant in the 1930s. 176 pages. Doreen Ingrams and her husband were the first Europeans ever to live in the Hadhramaut, an extraordinary, isolated region of southern Arabia. Married to an Arabic-speaking British official, she arrived by boat, and during their ten-year residency travelled throughout the region by camel and donkey. This book tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJG; BJ; WTL. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 13. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011802
- ISBN
- 9781906011802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520962
- ISBN
- 9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307594884
- ISBN
- 9780307594884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Four years old when World War II began, the author grew to maturity through decades of great social and cultural change - giving him plenty to write about. This title illuminates a period of transition in British society, and charts the evolution of a writer whose works have become classics in his own lifetime. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700539
- ISBN
- 9781784700539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened 'unfosterable' children who do not know what it means to be loved. This is the third book in the series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007436606
- ISBN
- 9780007436606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. For nearly fifty years, J Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twentieth century. This title explodes the myths, and exposes the dark secrets that remained hidden throughout Hoover's lifetime. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091941772
- ISBN
- 9780091941772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.91
€ 29.99
€ 21.91
Paperback. With his last-gasp victory as part of the Great British coxless four team at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent clinched an historic fourth Olympic Gold to add to the three already won with his legendary rowing partner Steve Redgrave. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091903381
- ISBN
- 9780091903381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 29, 27 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448881
- ISBN
- 9780801448881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.10
€ 41.99
€ 38.10
Paperback. For decades the walls of Durham Gaol have contained some of the country's most infamous criminals. Until hanging was abolished in the 1960s it was also the main centre of execution for convicted killers from all over the north east. A total of 76 people took the short walk to the gallows here. This book features each of the 76 cases. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 3. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947503
- ISBN
- 9780750947503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.56
€ 20.99
€ 19.56
Paperback. The composers who dominated the mainstream development of German music. Series: 20th-Century Composers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 b&w and duotone illustrations, bibliography, discography, index. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714831749
- ISBN
- 9780714831749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.23
€ 21.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062419699
- ISBN
- 9780062419699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. The compelling biography of the beautiful, talented Garman sisters and the glittering, romantic era in which they lived. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841156347
- ISBN
- 9781841156347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.87
€ 17.99
€ 12.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718894498
- ISBN
- 9780718894498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.63
€ 33.63
Paperback. Taking on a journey since his working-class Fulham childhood, the author talks about school days, his run-ins with the nuns and other pupils; his disastrous first confession; his meatpacking job; taking acid; leaving home to live in bedsit; his early brushes with the opposite sex, and more. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091949341
- ISBN
- 9780091949341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Focuses on the remarkable diaries of Pepys and brings his story vividly to life once more. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963265
- ISBN
- 9780241963265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37