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Biography
Hardback. Two Owls at Eton - very British, very witty, yet always close to the rawness of the natural world - is a story to delight everyone - whether they ever trod those playing fields, or have never wished to set eyes on the place. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; BM; JNLP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786060303
- ISBN
- 9781786060303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. A compelling biography of Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani, the pre-eminent Muslim scholar and fervent campaigner for democracy and unity in India. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685790
- ISBN
- 9781851685790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.67
€ 40.99
€ 40.67
Paperback. Explosive true-crime paperback original from the publishers of FRED AND ROSE (112,000 copies in print). Testimony of the most important supergrass in British crime for 30 years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751522419
- ISBN
- 9780751522419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.46
€ 16.99
€ 12.46
Paperback. The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler, SS-Reichsfuhrer, Nazi Interior Minister, and Chief of Police, whose name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1344.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199651740
- ISBN
- 9780199651740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. Biography of Oscar Wilde. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Paladin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0008738
- ISBN
- 9780586080405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725478
- ISBN
- 9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.27€ 56.42
€ 62.27
€ 56.42
Hardcover. Sidney Bechet ranks among the greatest of the early masters of jazz, up there with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. Born of a Creole family in New Orleans, and very conscious of the evils of slavery, his genius flowered at an early age. He is acknowledged as the greatest ever player of the soprano saxophone and he also played th Num Pages: 204 pages, pictures. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Books of Africa Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992686345
- ISBN
- 9780992686345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.24
€ 21.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011503
- ISBN
- 9781847011503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.08
€ 33.99
€ 32.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481116
- ISBN
- 9780801481116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. John Gross is the son of a Jewish doctor who practised at the time of the Second World War. His parents were the children of immigrants, steeped in the language and traditions of a European past, yet outside the home he grew up in a very English world of schools and books. Looking back on his childhood, Gross reflects on this double inheritance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422266
- ISBN
- 9780099422266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. A classic of mountaineering literature, this is the story of the harrowing first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the most legendary and terrifying climb in history. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007197842
- ISBN
- 9780007197842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.49
€ 14.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186788
- ISBN
- 9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962322
- ISBN
- 9780750962322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Hardback. The jazz musician describes his teenage years as a gifted saxophonist, his friendship with John Coltrane, his performances with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jimmy Heath, and his work as a composer for films and television. --Publisher's description. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913338
- ISBN
- 9781439913338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.64
€ 46.64
Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KEX0291267
- ISBN
- 9780195156348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. For the first time, we can explore the story of Alain Prost via the most integral players in the story - from Alain himself to some of the most important men of his team, including John Watson, Tony Jardine and Ron Dennis. This is a truly unique insight into one of the world's greatest drivers in Formula One. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WGCB; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 260 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1642.
- Publisher
- Blink Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905825981
- ISBN
- 9781905825981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.95
€ 46.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781313077
- ISBN
- 9781781313077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Viking
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780670921287
- ISBN
- 9780670921287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.28
€ 16.99
€ 5.28
Hardback. One of the most influential and respected entertainers of Hollywood's golden age, Gene Kelly revolutionized film musicals with his innovative and timeless choreography. In the first comprehensive biography written since the legendary star's death, authors Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson disclose new details of Kelly's complex life. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 84 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; ASD; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813169347
- ISBN
- 9780813169347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.51
€ 44.51
Paperback. Gerard Manley Hopkins spent five unhappy years in Ireland before his death in 1889, during which time he wrote perhaps the most interesting group of all his poems. Working outwards from Hopkins's most intimate creations, author Norman White examines the poet's complicated and troubled personality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w plates, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621724
- ISBN
- 9781900621724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.37
€ 29.99
€ 25.37