Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 169
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590108
- ISBN
- 9781846590108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.54
€ 13.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. A phenomenonally precocious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and exhilarating poet. This book sets the two sides of Rimbaud side by side with a translation of his exhilarating poetry and a selection of the letters from the harsh and colourful period of his life as a colonial trader. Translator(s): Harding, Jeremy; Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448023
- ISBN
- 9780140448023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871161
- ISBN
- 9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Stylish and dark, the BBC series the 'Peaky Blinders' is set in the backstreets of Birmingham after the First World War and tells of the rise to power of Thomas Shelby and his criminal gang. Yet the real stories behind these fictional characters are just as dramatic, bloody and compelling as the TV series. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 112 pages, 47 - mono illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858585307
- ISBN
- 9781858585307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.37
€ 19.37
Paperback. The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BGH; JKVJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150280
- ISBN
- 9780008150280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
paperback. This title paints a portrait of Henry I, son of William the Conqueror. The author vividly describes Henry's life and reign in a time of fundamental change in the Anglo-Norman world. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 588 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098297
- ISBN
- 9780300098297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.33
€ 33.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. The definitive biography of the late T-Rex front man Marc Bolan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444758795
- ISBN
- 9781444758795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. The secrets behind one of the world's most secretive dictators. Fidel Castro's life from revolutionary to being one of the wealthiest leaders in the world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660141
- ISBN
- 9781445660141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
Paperback. Explains how successful entrepreneurs managed to defy the odds and turn their dreams into reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Ltd
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749460525
- ISBN
- 9780749460525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.52
€ 33.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSSN3; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472905871
- ISBN
- 9781472905871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.22
€ 16.99
€ 12.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; JFSJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Melville House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1891
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993414916
- ISBN
- 9780993414916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. The extraordinary lives of two formidable 16th-century queens: Marguerite de Valois and her mother Catherine de' Medici. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; BGR; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224770
- ISBN
- 9781780224770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; C; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- On Demand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509859405
- ISBN
- 9781509859405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.62
€ 26.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954134
- ISBN
- 9781841954134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Memoirs of Occupied France. 384 pages. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight: 284. Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596745
- ISBN
- 9780747596745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
€ 19.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 48 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Seren
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781724019
- ISBN
- 9781781724019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Presents a narrative nonfiction, in which the author chronicles individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Harper Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060587161
- ISBN
- 9780060587161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
Hardcover. Combines the drama, intrigue, and emotion of excellent storytelling with cutting-edge forensic investigation techniques and legal theory Num Pages: 405 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 405
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814784563
- ISBN
- 9780814784563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.19
€ 50.19
Paperback. The original classic that revealed the truth about ambition, greed and excess in London and Wall Street, by the author of The Big Short and Flash Boys Num Pages: 304 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340839966
- ISBN
- 9780340839966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. The amazing life of Madness frontman and national treasure, Suggs Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857389558
- ISBN
- 9780857389558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mark Davison United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956998705
- ISBN
- 9780956998705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.63
€ 15.63
Paperback. 8vo.Standard paperback edition
. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Blackwater Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0296869
- ISBN
- 9780861215492
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Recalls the author's working-class Jewish childhood in the East End of London. This book describes the overcrowded tenements of Brick Lane and Whitechapel, the smell of pickled herring and onion bread, the rattle of sewing machines and chatter in Yiddish. It also relates stories of his parents, who fled from Russia in 1914. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189307
- ISBN
- 9780141189307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Big, blond and a goal-scoring machine, Kerry Dixon delighted Chelsea and England fans during the 1980s. Yet his fall from grace, from the pinnacle of a playing career that had few equals, has been, by his own admission, spectacular. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062734
- ISBN
- 9781786062734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95