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Biography

paperback. A study of King James II and his reign, drawing on a wide array of primary sources from France, Italy and Ireland, as well as England. It explores James's relations with the state and society, focusing on the political, diplomatic and religious issues that shaped his reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 297 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300087284
ISBN
9780300087284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.64

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439495
ISBN
9780752439495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Hardback. This cultural biography rescues Queen Anna from the shadow of King James I, arguing that she sponsored many of the artistic endeavors at court in the innovative Jacobean period (e.g., the extravagant drama known as the masque) in her role as early modern queen consort. Leeds Barroll also delves into her relationship with Catholicism. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235746
ISBN
9780812235746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Desert Flower: the true story of saving a young girl from FGM Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005980
ISBN
9780349005980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. What my father didn't do in the war. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745968544
ISBN
9780745968544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. From the late forties through the sixties, Elia Kazan was the most important and influential director in America, and the only one who managed simultaneously to dominate both theater and film. This is a biography that looks at the man and his art in the context of the social, political, and cultural environments in which he lived and worked. Num Pages: 576 pages, 16 pages black and white photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 203 x 53. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060955120
ISBN
9780060955120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A full-scale biography Henry VIII's fifth wife, the teenager who got herself fatally entangled with lovers and ended up with her neck on the block. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445636764
ISBN
9781445636764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGXA; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Shambhala
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590307632
ISBN
9781590307632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.17

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Hartman, Adrienne. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 247 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Little Bookroom,U.S. United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780964126206
ISBN
9780964126206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. A compelling testament to Rory Gallagher and the musical life of a shy and retiring working-class hero, distinguished by his check shirts and his astounding dexterity on acoustic and electric guitar - the guitarist and blues man who blazed a trail for others to follow. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133. .
Publisher
Gill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848893184
ISBN
9781848893184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Biography...Maxine Jones. 160pp
Publisher
FeedARead.com
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781849231701
ISBN
9781849231701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Walter Benjamin, critic, essayist, translator, philosopher one of the twentieth century's most influential intellectuals continues to intrigue. This book acknowledges Benjamin's thesis that personal histories can be traced only in the context of social milieus, economic forces, technological shifts, and historical events. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861893437
ISBN
9781861893437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Bernard Herrmann is a music composer who in over 40 scores enriched the work of directors like Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. He scored for "Fahrenheit 451", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and "Psycho". This title is his biography exploring the inter-relationships between his music and his personal life. Num Pages: 429 pages, 31 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
429
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition, With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229396
ISBN
9780520229396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242. The Woman Who Tried to Overthrow the Tudors. 256 pages, 47 illustrations. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445608198
ISBN
9781445608198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Tells the story of author's parents - their meeting in 1895, marriage in 1903 after his father had returned from the Boer War, and his father's death in an assault on Ypres in 1915, which left his mother a widow until her own death in 1960. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561194
ISBN
9780099561194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Black Belt Communications United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897502085
ISBN
9780897502085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.30

Paperback. A book that pulls back the curtain and takes us into the secret world of professional cycling. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169172
ISBN
9780552169172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. The story of how a Belfast schoolgirl was expelled from St Dominics on the Falls Road in Belfast in 1959, and how that event went on to shape the rest of her life. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Blackstaff Pr
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856408083
ISBN
9780856408083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.76

Paperback. A definitive illustrated history of the patron saint of Northern England. Num Pages: 96 pages, 105 colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3F; BGH; BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304. 96 pages, 105 colour Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3F; BGH; BGX; HRCX8. Dimension: 164 x 233 x 9. Weight: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445603612
ISBN
9781445603612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Paperback. Learning to live by the seasons and to fall asleep to the rumble of his father's tractor, braving snowstorms to sell hogs or to visit an ailing grandmother, playing basketball, listening to baseball games, and stealing records, the author endures the anger and shame that haunt his family. This memoir tells his tale. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0297953
ISBN
9780803222908
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers an account of Walt Disney's own significant artistic creations, from the iconic Mickey Mouse to the Snow White in 1937, and an insightful history of the hugely successful entertainment behemoth he created, from Dumbo to Pixar's Toy Story, as well as the hugely popular theme parks. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472110565
ISBN
9781472110565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardback. Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) is considered one of the most influential ideologues of radical Islamism. This biography rescues Qutb from the label of 'terrorist' by offering a sophisticated analysis of his thought. It offers a view into the world of British colonialism, the birth of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and the growth of radical Islam. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040068
ISBN
9781849040068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. 40pp. Library blind stamps. Writers and Their Work Series, No. 103. Keywords: Biography
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Longmans, Green & Co London
Publication date
1958
SKU
KHS1009642
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694568
ISBN
9781894694568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

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