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Biography
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little Knoll Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- A new edition of 'Jack Hargreaves - A Portrait'
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992722043
- ISBN
- 9780992722043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In this book, he gives an account of his captivity. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106708
- ISBN
- 9780143106708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752467504
- ISBN
- 9780752467504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, during a sold out matinee performance, a fire broke out in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre. This work provides a chronicle of this event to assess the titanic tragedy of the fire itself and also the municipal corruption that kindled the flames beforehand and the political cover-ups hidden in the smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; BT; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327218
- ISBN
- 9780809327218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.26
€ 37.26
Paperback. From a mass of material including interviews with Moore's friends, his former assistants and students, dealers, collectors, museum officials, and leading architects with whom he worked, Roger Berthoud has built up a lively and engaging picture of Moore's life and career as a sculptor. Num Pages: 560 pages, 196 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357227
- ISBN
- 9781900357227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
€ 26.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847399328
- ISBN
- 9781847399328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
paperback. Danielle Steel's powerful, personal story of the 19-year-old son she lost to the masked killer called manic depression recounts the author's tender, painful memories and shares Nick's remarkable journals, bringing readers a haunting duet between a singular young man and the mother who loved him. Includes a new Afterword by the author. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552164191
- ISBN
- 9780552164191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. * In this carefully researched account, acclaimed biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli's life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood and his name misappropriated as a result. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115993
- ISBN
- 9780349115993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald published her first book aged sixty. She went on to become one of the greatest of English novelists. Her remarkable life spans most of the 20th century, and moves from a Bishop's Palace to a sinking barge, from a demanding intellectual family to hardship and poverty, from a life of teaching and obscurity to a blaze of renown. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546597
- ISBN
- 9780099546597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Cambridgeshire's history. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 247 x 11. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939140
- ISBN
- 9780750939140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471157028
- ISBN
- 9781471157028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Pavilion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911042259
- ISBN
- 9781911042259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531. Clean copy, good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- TURTLE POINT PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KST0016961
- ISBN
- 9781885586247
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630761288
- ISBN
- 9781630761288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.91
€ 20.91
Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461937
- ISBN
- 9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A remarkable journey to the summit of Mount Everest, described as 'honest and compelling' by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330392266
- ISBN
- 9780330392266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. This provocative biography tells the story of how an ambitious young Londoner became England's greatest novelist. Focused on the 1830s, it portrays a restless, uncertain Dickens who could not decide on a career path. Through twists and turns, the author traces a double transformation: in reinventing himself Dickens reinvented the form of the novel. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072237
- ISBN
- 9780674072237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they struggle to turn their newly-invented diving helmet to advantage and how they wrestle with apathetic and even hostile authorities for recognition of their invention. Num Pages: 219 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: BTH; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. The True Story of How Two Brothers Invented the Diving Helmet and Sought Sunken Treasure and Fame. 219 pages, Line drawings. Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they struggle to turn their newly-invented diving helmet to advantage and how they wrestle with apathetic and even hostile authorities for recognition of their invention. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTH; WSSC. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- Aquapress
- Number of pages
- 219
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905492169
- ISBN
- 9781905492169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. The true story of life on the maternity ward Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362745
- ISBN
- 9780755362745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Tracks the career of Martin Heidegger - one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century philosophy - and documents his intimate involvement with Nazism for much of his professional life. This title reveals Heidegger's initial adherence to Hitler's Nazism and his subsequent development of a more personal version of National Socialism. Editor(s): Margolis, Joseph; Rockmore, Tom. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877228301
- ISBN
- 9780877228301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.87
€ 33.99
€ 30.87