Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. A biography of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man who was as elusive out of the ring as he was magisterial in it. This is a profile of an athlete who is the best boxer the sport has arguably ever known. Exposing Robinson's flaws as well as putting his career in the context of his life and times, it is a story of a complex man and sport-altering athlete. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060934385
- ISBN
- 9780060934385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.43
€ 13.99
€ 10.43
Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2016 PEN Ackerley Prize, this is a compulsive memoir of addiction and recovery by A. A. Gill, 'by miles, the most brilliant journalist of our age' (Lynn Barber). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226439
- ISBN
- 9781780226439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Praeterita is the autobiography of John Ruskin (1819-1900), art critic and social commentator and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. An elegy for lost places and people, Praeterita recounts Ruskin's childhood, and his travels across Europe with passion and intimacy. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802415
- ISBN
- 9780192802415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218684
- ISBN
- 9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Paperback / so. Series: World as Home. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 57 x 262 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571312686
- ISBN
- 9781571312686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.79
€ 15.99
€ 15.79
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992648
- ISBN
- 9781780992648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.13
€ 13.99
€ 13.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 473 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bhatkal & Sen India
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788185604800
- ISBN
- 9788185604800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.77€ 44.58
€ 57.77
€ 44.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195395570
- ISBN
- 9780195395570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.10
€ 30.10
Paperback. A story of mothers and daughters, of a struggle with racial identity and a journey to find a sense of belonging Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KAK0006724
- ISBN
- 9781408810019
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160048
- ISBN
- 9781574160048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.47
€ 20.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. A follow-up to Margaret Forster's "Hidden Lives" (a family memoir of three generations of women), this account takes up the story of her gritty northern father. She looks back at his life and character, evoking incidents from her Cumbrian childhood, his working life and his stubborn old age. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000943
- ISBN
- 9780099275749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The fascinating story of Aberdeen-born Alexander Kellas, and his contribution to mountaineering from the 20th century to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910021224
- ISBN
- 9781910021224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.18
€ 15.99
€ 12.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc Washington
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895264312
- ISBN
- 9780895264312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.16
€ 19.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864739377
- ISBN
- 9780864739377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.09
€ 33.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611227857
- ISBN
- 9781611227857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.18€ 43.07
€ 61.18
€ 43.07
Hardback. From 1997 to 2011, Mary McAleese has served as President of Ireland, and become one of the most popular Presidents Ireland has ever has known. This book covers her tenure, focusing on the building of bridges, creating an inclusive society, and, celebrating all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0015658
- ISBN
- 9781845887247
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062320414
- ISBN
- 9780062320414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.32
€ 16.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. This volume of the Music in American Life series recounts the story of Roni Stoneman, the youngest daughter of a pioneering country music family who, in spite of poverty and abusive husbands, eventually became "The First Lady of Banjo," a fixture on the Nashville scene, and "Hee Haws" Ironing Board Lady. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVRL; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074349
- ISBN
- 9780252074349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.46
€ 22.46
Paperback. Updated edition of the bestselling story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt and self-denial, learned to embrace and appreciate her Asperger's syndrome traits. Liane Holliday Willey shares, with insight and warmth, the daily struggles and challenges that face many of those who have AS and charts her inspirational journey to self-acceptance. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849057554
- ISBN
- 9781849057554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.26
€ 21.26
Paperback. "This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."-Larry McMurtry Num Pages: 544 pages, 62 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJG; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338188
- ISBN
- 9780393338188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.10
€ 16.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. This work is a personal reminiscence and a guide to solving crossword puzzles. Each chapter starts with a clue and uses anecdote, history and autobiography to solve it, in the process describing something of what it means to love England. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WDKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843540892
- ISBN
- 9781843540892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.53
€ 13.99
€ 10.53
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BGT; JFSJ1; MB; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385520416
- ISBN
- 9780385520416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.82
€ 18.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813552453
- ISBN
- 9780813552453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.04
€ 47.99
€ 43.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 50+ images and photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804179706
- ISBN
- 9780804179706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.25
€ 20.99
€ 20.25