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Biography: general
Paperback. 'A stunning achievement ..Neither sanitized nor mythologizing, Victoria: The Queen is a remarkably lucid, endlessly engaging account of Queen Victoria's life and rule' Amanda Foreman Num Pages: 752 pages, Integrated b/w photos; family tree; maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; BGH; BGR; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 49. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349134505
- ISBN
- 9780349134505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.71
€ 25.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. An extraordinarily moving and honest memoir by John Lennon's sister revealing for the first time the often painful and lonely childhood that was to have such reverberations for his and her own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340839256
- ISBN
- 9780340839256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter, Francisco de Goya contracted a serious illness which left him stone deaf. The author follows Goya through the remaining thirty-five years of his life. He writes of the elderly painter with the intimacy of an old friend, seeing through his eyes and sharing the silence in his head. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BGH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437253
- ISBN
- 9780099437253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
€ 14.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. John Craske, a Norfok fisherman, was born in 1881 and in 1917, when he had just turned thirty-six, he fell seriously ill. In 1923 he started making paintings of the sea, boats and the coastline seen from the sea, and later, when he was too ill to stand and paint, he turned to embroidery, which he could do lying in bed. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 163. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582199
- ISBN
- 9780099582199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.35
€ 40.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. Sweig shatters the mythology surrounding the Cuban Revolution in this compelling revisionist history that reconsiders the roles of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara and restores to a central position the leadership of the Cuban urban underground. 20 halftones. 2 maps. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016125
- ISBN
- 9780674016125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.01
€ 36.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. The first dual biography of Katherine and Juana, based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of the sources. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826829
- ISBN
- 9780753826829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. The story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823866
- ISBN
- 9780753823866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
"A visionary and a madman" was how one British statesman, Lord Carteret, described Theodore von Neuhoff. This exciting biography, Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man behind the Legend by Julia Gasper, traces the unlikely career of the German baron who in 1736 had himself proclaimed and crowned King of Corsica. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1DFG; 3JF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611494402
- ISBN
- 9781611494402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.21
€ 148.21
Paperback. Presents a personal and provocative look at poverty in America. This book tells the story of growing up in a large Irish Catholic working-class family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and draws together the experiences of living in poverty, the role of the church and music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; HRCV; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Augsburg Fortress United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780806656243
- ISBN
- 9780806656243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.77
€ 10.99
€ 9.77
paperback. BIC Classification: BG; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138278400
- ISBN
- 9781138278400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
Paperback. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, the prolific Kristeva considers Klein's life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that covers the history of psychoanalysis and illuminates Kristeva's own life and work. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122856
- ISBN
- 9780231122856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.44
€ 40.99
€ 28.44
Hardback. "A series of dialogues and exchanges between Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers on their marriage" -- Translator(s): Scott-Fox, Lorna. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180108
- ISBN
- 9780231180108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
€ 29.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Interlacing the life and work of the seminal 20th century philosopher, Hannah Arendt, this biography explores her critique of Saint Augustine and her biographical essay on Rahel Varnhagen. It also accentuates Arendt's commitment to recounting lives and narration and reflects on her perspective on Judaism, anti-Semitism and the "banality of evil." Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HP; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121033
- ISBN
- 9780231121033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
€ 29.99
€ 21.90
Hardback. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, the prolific Kristeva considers Klein's life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that covers the history of psychoanalysis and illuminates Kristeva's own life and work. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122849
- ISBN
- 9780231122849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.10€ 88.33
€ 117.10
€ 88.33
Hardcover. A startling re-evaluation of Lady Byron's marriage and the untold story of her complex life as a single mother and progressive force. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393082685
- ISBN
- 9780393082685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.31
€ 30.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917982
- ISBN
- 9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.38
€ 20.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. All Julia Scheeres ever wanted was to have a normal, happy family. But, when her fanatical mother decides they should all move to rural Indiana, Julia's life begins to unravel. In the blistering heat of the isolating community, Julia and her adopted brother David struggle together through adolescence. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KLN0017966
- ISBN
- 9780099493433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739109694
- ISBN
- 9780739109694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Paperback. A family memoir, an exchange with the author's brother (a philosopher), a meditation on mortality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and a homage to the French writer Jules Renard. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523741
- ISBN
- 9780099523741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. When it comes to death, is there ever a best case scenario? In this book, the author confronts our unending obsession with the end. He also reflects on what it means to miss God, whether death can be good for our careers and why we eventually turn into our parents. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; HPX; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872601
- ISBN
- 9781784872601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.75
€ 8.99
€ 7.75
Paperback. Gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; gives us Colonel Fred Burnaby, reluctant adorer of the extravagant Sarah Bernhardt; then, finally, it gives us the story of author's own grief, unflinchingly observed. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099584537
- ISBN
- 9780099584537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.15
€ 11.99
€ 9.15
Paperback. Features Julian Clary's story, in his own words - the tale of an awkward schoolboy who became a huge worldwide success on stage and screen. Far more than just another celebrity autobiography or 'funny book', this is a witty account of a unique progression from shy child to comedy icon. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091908720
- ISBN
- 9780091908720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. Julian Cope's highly acclaimed autobiography and its long-awaited sequel in one extraordinary volume. Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 b/w plates (32pp), (1x16 b/w, 1x16 colour). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007197750
- ISBN
- 9780007197750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.77
€ 17.99
€ 12.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 554 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Infinity Publishing.com
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780741469892
- ISBN
- 9780741469892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.28
€ 41.99
€ 27.28