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Biography
Paperback. With 30 million records sales to his name, Bobby Womack stood shoulder to shoulder with Ray Charles, James Brown and Marvin Gaye as a true giant of Soul, R&B and Blues music. His life story is an incredible, colourful and moving piece of music history. Honest, insightful and unflinching, this is the authentic voice of a music legend. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGQ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782199847
- ISBN
- 9781782199847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
€ 15.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Veteran law-enforcement officer and lifelong motorcycle lover William Queen penetrated the San Fernando chapter of the notorious Mongols, he kick-started the most extensive undercover operation inside a criminal motorcycle gang in American history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845962500
- ISBN
- 9781845962500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Covering Sid's early years in South Africa and life as a ladies' hairdresser, his obsession with gambling and women, his questioning by Scotland Yard in a murder case, Hancock's Half Hour and the Carry On films, and Sid's death on stage at the age of 63, Cliff Goodwin reveals the amazing truth behing the legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753539132
- ISBN
- 9780753539132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. From nowhere to the winner's podium: the story of Jenson Button's astonishing domination of the F1 world championship. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409118275
- ISBN
- 9781409118275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff is the inside story told by the man who knows Roy Race better than anyone. Editor Barrie Tomlinson helped turn him into a national institution, and his book tells the story of Roy's career as player and manager and how he became one of football's most iconic names. Num Pages: 192 pages, includes separate colour picture section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785312120
- ISBN
- 9781785312120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. The highly acclaimed, award-winning biography of Sir Anthony Blunt - aesthete, homosexual, communist, spy. Num Pages: 600 pages, 32 black & white halftones, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330367660
- ISBN
- 9780330367660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.80
€ 26.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. The first woman to be appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd was once a celebrated "Tiller Girl". In her autobiography, she tells of her life, the times campaigning for the Labour Party, the times she lost two by-elections, and her elation at finally becoming an MP. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 35. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099427049
- ISBN
- 9780099427049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Fiona MacCarthy's definitive biography republished by Byron's own publisher. Num Pages: 688 pages, 2 x 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444799866
- ISBN
- 9781444799866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.98
€ 26.99
€ 18.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307592439
- ISBN
- 9780307592439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.06
€ 20.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. The American poet, Thomas Lynch, is also a funeral director in a small Michigan town, and this is his testimony. It comprises 12 essays - each a lesson taught to the living by the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099767312
- ISBN
- 9780099767312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.75
€ 20.99
€ 16.75
Paperback. The story of an extraordinary bookshop.. and everything its owner did to keep it afloat. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; KNTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472108050
- ISBN
- 9781472108050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. He is one of the greatest musical talents Britain has ever produced. But even as the principle songwriter and lead guitarist for The Who, it would be unjust to define Pete Townshend's life simply through his achievements with bandmates Daltrey, Moon and Entwistle. Num Pages: 544 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007479160
- ISBN
- 9780007479160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. This is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendour from a female point of view. Translator(s): Bowring, Richard John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table,map,plans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGA; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435764
- ISBN
- 9780140435764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF; JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062871
- ISBN
- 9781786062871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. A completely revised and updated biography of Uri Geller in which the world famous man of mystery opens up about his work as a psychic spy for the CIA and Mossad - tying in with the release of a new documentary exploring this previously unknown area of Geller's past Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780287614
- ISBN
- 9781780287614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. The biography of the RAF's top fighter pilot, Johnnie Johnson, who shot down more enemy aircraft than any other pilot during the Second World War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 127 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445617138
- ISBN
- 9781445617138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, approx 130 mostly colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Lasse Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993306914
- ISBN
- 9780993306914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Provides a view of global diplomacy during one of the most tumultuous periods in UN history. This title shows readers a world where solutions are available, if we have the will and courage to see them through. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046501
- ISBN
- 9780141046501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. The weird and wonderful life of John Whiteside Parsons - a pioneering rocket scientist who also delved into the occult Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BG; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753820650
- ISBN
- 9780753820650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Arturo Barea (1897-1957) is often seen as merely a spontaneous writer with a passion against injustice. This biography is based on numerous interviews with people who knew Barea. It revisits Barea's writing qualities and deficiencies in the context of stimulating intersections of literature and politics, and of Spain and England. Num Pages: 243 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194697
- ISBN
- 9781845194697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.48
€ 36.99
€ 33.48