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Biography: general

Paperback. Covers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. This book contains a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his years on the Radio Four programme. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APW; BGFA; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KLN0017957
ISBN
9780753507902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Covers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. This book contains a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his years on the Radio Four programme. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APW; BGFA; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KLN0015044
ISBN
9780753507902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The author has been one of Britain's finest football commentators. After joining the BBC in 1969, he established himself as one of our foremost commentators. This autobiography offers his perspective on his life and career. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Black and White pub.
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845022792
ISBN
9781845022792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. 'This is a text you will remember for years..austere, authoritative fiction, a fine and melancholy novel, its poignant insights shimmering' Hilary Mantel, Literary Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818015
ISBN
9780753818015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A Gift from Darkness is the harrowing yet inspirational story of a young, pregnant Nigerian girl and the hell she endured for the sake of her unborn child when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408708958
ISBN
9781408708958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.69

Paperback. At the age of 38, Steve Redgrave won a fifth Olympic gold medal. Both the Sydney Olympics and this autobiography mark the end of a spectacular 23-year rowing career, during which he has been regarded with awe by rivals, crew-mates and top sportsmen alike. Num Pages: 336 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563538219
ISBN
9780563538219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages. This title presents the biography of this truly formidable king. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481751
ISBN
9780099481751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Bernard Herrmann is a music composer who in over 40 scores enriched the work of directors like Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. He scored for "Fahrenheit 451", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and "Psycho". This title is his biography exploring the inter-relationships between his music and his personal life. Num Pages: 429 pages, 31 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
429
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition, With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229396
ISBN
9780520229396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. The superb, bestselling story of David Eggers's extraordinary life with his brother Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 1KBBWF; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330456715
ISBN
9780330456715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. A side of military life that has never been written about honestly before - Theodore Knell is searingly frank about his time in - and after - the SAS Num Pages: 352 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGHA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444755008
ISBN
9781444755008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Hardcover. In this reassessment of the career of Nelson A. Miles - which he began as a volunteer officer in the Civil War - the author suggests that comments made by his enemies influenced the way Miles's career has been viewed by historians and tries to readdress this. Num Pages: 568 pages, 23 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873385947
ISBN
9780873385947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.61

Hardcover. The first female Four-Star General in military history shares leadership lessons based on her 38 years of service in the US Army. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JW; KJM; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738217796
ISBN
9780738217796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

Hardback. This book charts the development of law in Europe from its medieval origins to the present day. The author explores the changing social context for the relationship between law and culture and the development of political ideas about modern states. Translator(s): Hooper, Laurence. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405152945
ISBN
9781405152945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.18

Hardback. "Originally published in French under the title Histoire des grand-parents que je n'ai pas eus." Translator(s): Kuntz, Jane. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795449
ISBN
9780804795449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

Paperback. * George Alagiah's personal testament about Africa, updated in a new Abacus edition Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119113
ISBN
9780349119113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. An eyewitness and harrowing account of the brutal life in a Soviet labour camp. An unwavering determination to survive against the odds. The heroic sacrifice and bravery of the Polish Resistance and the Warsaw Uprising. The role of Polish soldiers in the Italian campaign, notably the Battle of Monte Cassino. Num Pages: 160 pages, including 32pp colour section, numerous photos and documents. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849952644
ISBN
9781849952644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VXHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556430497
ISBN
9781556430497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. All families have their myths and Juliet Nicolson's was no different: her flamenco dancing great-great-grandmother Pepita, the flirty manipulation of her great-grandmother Victoria, the infamous eccentricity of her grandmother Vita, her mother's Tory-conventional background. This book takes us through seven generations of women. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598039
ISBN
9780099598039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Tells the story of one of the most beautiful places on earth - still astonishingly unspoilt - on the west coast of Corfu. In the early 1960s, Emma Tennant's parents spotted a magical bay from a cruise and decided to build a house there. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1DVGS; BG; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage London
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422532
ISBN
9780099422532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The only child of divorced parents, the author was often sent to stay at her grandparents' country house Golsoncott. Years later, she began to piece together the lives of those she knew fifty years before. In this title, she delves into the domestic past of her former home, and the contrasts between life today and the way they lived then. Illustrator(s): Brockway, Harry. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJ; BG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141001647
ISBN
9780141001647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Howat, Irene. Series: Big Box, Little Box. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Christian Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845507862
ISBN
9781845507862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460734
ISBN
9780752460734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Harkin, Shaun. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466467
ISBN
9781608466467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. A biography of Challenger astronaut and teacher - Christa McAuliffe. Num Pages: 215 pages, 33 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264113
ISBN
9780803264113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.01

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