Biography
Results 6321 - 6340 of 6572
Biography
Paperback. Includes the real-life stories of the novice monks which reflect the lives of many youths in rural Thailand who are trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, broken homes, illiteracy and drug abuse. When all else fails, Buddhism becomes their last resort: providing them with physical shelter and spiritual refuge. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 pages of black and white and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BG; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099484486
- ISBN
- 9780099484486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Explains Austen's methods, motivations, and morals The fun and easy way(r) to understand and enjoy Jane Austen Want to know more about Jane Austen? This friendly guide gives the scoop on her life, works, and lasting impact on our culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470008294
- ISBN
- 9780470008294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. In 1939, as Europe approaches war, the author, an instinctive pacifist, travels west to California, seeking a new set of beliefs to replace the failed Leftism of the thirties. There he meets Swami Prabhavananda, a Hindu monk, who will become his spiritual guide for the next thirty-seven years. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK; HRGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561231
- ISBN
- 9780099561231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds. This is an account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; TV; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849900706
- ISBN
- 9781849900706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Classic account of an idyllic childhood in Italy, under the shadow of approaching war. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780228648
- ISBN
- 9781780228648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342. Douglas Haig and the British Army. 400 pages, ill. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845137694
- ISBN
- 9781845137694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Behind the bars of Peterhead Prison, you'll find drugs, riots and fighting making the headlines, but there's also humour and stories aplenty as some of the most violent men in British crime do their time. Told by Britain's most wanted man in 1974, this is James Crosbie's insight into the other side of prison life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; JKVP1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845021528
- ISBN
- 9781845021528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- WH Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753556801
- ISBN
- 9780753556801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.00
€ 6.00
Paperback. This is a collection of the anecdotes, tales and general excessive humour that George Best is renowned for. It recounts saucy tales, inside stories and embarrassing incidents from George himself, Bobby, Dennis, Nobby, Gazza, Fergie and Posh and Becks. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRA0003893
- ISBN
- 9780091890346
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Thomas Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955058578
- ISBN
- 9780955058578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Hardcover. Hepburn. Fine copy, with fine D.J
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KST0004842
- ISBN
- 9780297813194
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.44
€ 6.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849951722
- ISBN
- 9781849951722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Traces the formation of an artist fascinated by words and stories from an early age and who emerged, against all the odds, as one of the world's most respected writers. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520481
- ISBN
- 9780099520481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The gripping true story of the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 x 8pp colour + maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJPR; BT; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962589
- ISBN
- 9780340962589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; BM; HBJD1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 194 x 40. Weight in Grams: 900. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper.First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KEX0303263
- ISBN
- 9781907970146
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. The extraordinary and enduring memoir of Axel Munthe, a travel bestseller since first published in 1929, captures the spirit and feel of an era Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; MB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566998
- ISBN
- 9780719566998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. An Officer and a Gentlewoman is the first female perspective on Sandhurst and the making of a female British Army officer. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. 336 pages. When the author ditched her City job and decided to attend officer training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, she had no military experience. On her arrival she was a complete novice: she'd never fired a rifle, she couldn't march; she couldn't even shine her shoes. This book charts her absorbing journey through Sandhurst and on to Afghanistan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; JWT. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 22. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472102171
- ISBN
- 9781472102171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405918558
- ISBN
- 9781405918558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844150878
- ISBN
- 9781844150878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408859612
- ISBN
- 9781408859612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33