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Biography: general

Paperback. The most authoritative, comprehensive, perceptive biography of R. L. Stevenson to date, using for the first time his collected correspondence - which has been unavailable to all previous writers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007113224
ISBN
9780007113224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Viking
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003075
ISBN
9780670922277
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A memoir of Claire King's life - from behind-the-scenes gossip from the nation's favourite TV shows, to her string of romances with high-profile names from all walks of life. This book also tells about her heartbreak when her husband and "Emmerdale" co-star left her for another cast member. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4x8pp 2 colour sections, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd London
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KNW0007838
ISBN
9781844542536
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Author Claire Lorrimer's fascinating autobiography: a rich tapestry of a life and remarkable career that has spanned the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473633988
ISBN
9781473633988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 253 x 26. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Omega Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930872847
ISBN
9780930872847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.34

Paperback. A candid and ultimately inspirational memoir from the much-loved Steps star. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
SKU
KTG0010799
ISBN
9781447217411
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A title that involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader. It presents Austen as remarkably clever; sensitive, but sentimental; tough, yet observant; guarded; and a woman with the devil of a genius in her. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963272
ISBN
9780241963272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Focuses on the remarkable diaries of Pepys and brings his story vividly to life once more. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963265
ISBN
9780241963265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, and a great novelist. This book paints a fresh portrait of Dickens, capturing the complex character of this great genius. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 200 x 35. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036939
ISBN
9780141036939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Pursuing art and adventure across Europe, Katherine Mansfield lived and wrote with the Furies on her heels; but when she died aged only thirty-four she became one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963302
ISBN
9780241963302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Paradox ruled Thomas Hardy's life. His birth was almost his death; he became one of the great Victorian novelists and reinvented himself as one of the twentieth-century's greatest poets; he was an unhappy husband and a desolate widower; he wrote bitter attacks on the English class system yet prized the friendship of aristocrats. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963289
ISBN
9780241963289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published A Vindication of the Rights of Women; travelled to revolutionary France and lived through the Terror and the destruction of the incipient French feminist movement; and produced an illegitimate daughter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963319
ISBN
9780241963319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. The biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle tells of a young Canadian woman of humble background who, at the turn of the 20th century, discovers love with the priest of her village. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781897425848
ISBN
9781897425848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Paperback. Discusses the chameleonic performances of Marilyn Marilyn as woman, star, and text. In circling 'Marilyn country', this book also discusses Marilyn as text, since those who knew and did not know her - husbands, lovers, fans, writers, directors, co-stars, critics - have written about Marilyn differently, and endlessly. Num Pages: 174 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776744809
ISBN
9788776744809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.82

paperback. Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780241959756
ISBN
9780241959756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Deals with Britain's first woman prime minister, friend of Ronald Reagan and the longest serving head of government in the 20th century (1979-90), but also the only one to be removed from office in peacetime by pressure from within her own party. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950714
ISBN
9781904950714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.40

paperback. The remarkable story of Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, George Medal, OBE and Croix de Guerre. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447201182
ISBN
9781447201182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Throughout his life, Clarence Adams exhibited self-reliance, ambition, ingenuity, courage, and a commitment to learning - character traits often equated with the successful pursuit of the American Dream. This title talks about Adams. Editor(s): Adams, Della; Carlson, Lewis H. Num Pages: 176 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495951
ISBN
9781558495951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. The inside story of Mr Clarence 'Big Man' Clemons, his life before, during, and beyond the E-Street Band, including unbelievable, never-before-told adventures with Bruce Springsteen. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751543469
ISBN
9780751543469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. A famous defender of the underdog, the oppressed, and the powerless, Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) is one of the true legends of the American legal system. This book collects Darrow's most influential summations and supplements them with scene-setting explanations and comprehensive notes. Editor(s): Weinberg, Arthur. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; LAS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136509
ISBN
9780226136509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.12

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227678985
ISBN
9780227678985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879505292
ISBN
9781879505292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.60

Hardback. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830448
ISBN
9780810830448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.18

paperback. This major study is based on a detailed analysis of a range of Ibn 'Arabi's own writings as well as a vast amount of secondary literature in Arabic and Persian. The result is the first-ever attempt to reconstruct a double itinerary: the journey that took Ibn 'Arabi from his native Andalusia to Damascus, and the journey of his mystical quest. Translator(s): Kingsley, Peter. Num Pages: 348 pages, glossary, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; HRAB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Islamic Texts Society
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621453
ISBN
9780946621453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, hal. BIC Classification: BGA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590302712
ISBN
9781590302712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Hardcover. Based primarily on personal papers and correspondence that have remained in the possession of Smith's family, this is a biography of Theobald Smith, widely considered to be America's first significant medical scientist and a leading comparative pathologist. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MMFM; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012202
ISBN
9780674012202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

Paperback. Helps you gain a lifetime of experience from the inventor of test marketing and coupon sampling. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
NTC Publishing Group,U.S. United States
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780844231013
ISBN
9780844231013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTR; HBTV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860390
ISBN
9781771860390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.46

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311263
ISBN
9781843311263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.28

Paperback. This text is the memoir of a French girl whose mother was taken by the SS in 1944 and interned in Aushwitz. On her return at the end of the war, the mother's health was irreparably damaged, but she wanted to talk. Unwilling to put her story in writing herself, the task was left to her daughter. Translator(s): Wainhouse, Austryn. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marlboro Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810160774
ISBN
9780810160774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.66

Hardback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617647
ISBN
9780748617647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.52
€ 138.23

Paperback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617654
ISBN
9780748617654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.74

Paperback. From the set of Dallas to her starring role on the sci-fi series Babylon 5, Claudia Christian's affairs with billionaires, supermodels, rock stars, and celebrities are mixed with shootings, heartbreak, and betrayal. This title deals with her tailspin descent into alcoholism and her redemption as she overcomes it with The Sinclair Method. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
BenBella Books United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937856069
ISBN
9781937856069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

paperback. .
Publisher
Splendid Publications Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909109650
ISBN
9781909109650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. The dramatic saga of a remarkable woman who was deeply involved in the political culture of her time. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386. . Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of New England
Edition
874th ed.
Number of pages
292
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0236649
ISBN
9780874518832
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new critical biography of Joseph Beuys, arguably the most important and controversial German artist of the late twentieth century. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACXJ; AFKP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237350
ISBN
9781780237350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. Winner of the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2014 A rich historical biography of 'those wild Wyndhams' - three cultured aristocratic sisters born into great privilege in late Victorian Britain. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007544912
ISBN
9780007544912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Pioneering aviator, blackshirt leader, colonial governor, confidante and heir-apparent to Benito Mussolini, the dashing and charismatic Italo Balbo exemplified the ideals of Fascist Italy during the 1920s and 30s. Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071995
ISBN
9780520071995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.70

Hardcover. Clay Lewis crosses seven generations of his family to illuminate a heritage of romantic hope and abject defeat, seeking freedom through understanding. It is an exploration of how his family was changed by history - from the Civil War to the Great Depression. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820320090
ISBN
9780820320090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062376145
ISBN
9780062376145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.20