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A Dictionary of Christian Biography: Key Figures in the Literature, Se...
Wace, Henry, Smith, William
Hardcover. Smith and Wace's magisterial A Dictionary of Christian Biography provides an account of the figures and personalities of the early Christian Church. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BK; GBC; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780768045
- ISBN
- 9781780768045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 842.96
€ 842.96
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099598039
- ISBN
- 9780099598039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.28
€ 13.99
€ 10.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849056014
- ISBN
- 9781849056014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.30
€ 21.30
Hardcover. Extraordinary dual biography of Moshe Dayan's widow and Yasser Arafat's mother-in-law, who have been close friends for decades Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x colour 8pp. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BK; HBJF1; JPHL; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471154591
- ISBN
- 9781471154591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.50
€ 21.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 524 pages. BIC Classification: BK; JFFJ; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789351778332
- ISBN
- 9789351778332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. An illustrated collection of 100 personal accounts of young men and women who served in the armed forces during the Second World War. Series: Voices of the Second World War. Num Pages: 128 pages, 107. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJH; BK; HBWQ; JWLF; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658599
- ISBN
- 9781445658599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.79
€ 22.79
Paperback. An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage, set against the background of the holocaust. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated throughout. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751557411
- ISBN
- 9780751557411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. Suitable for members of the LBGTQ community, as well as friends, family, and anyone who has followed the tragic stories of gay teen suicides, this title shares and celebrates various kinds of growing up LBGTQ stories through personal memories and childhood photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; BK; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594745997
- ISBN
- 9781594745997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.58
€ 17.99
€ 14.58
Hardcover. The timely dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell - 20th century champions of British democracy and freedom Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715652374
- ISBN
- 9780715652374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.39
€ 27.99
€ 23.39
Paperback. Come Together is a compelling account of a crucial period of post-Sixties Beatle history, providing a new look at the Lennon-McCartney relationship during the Seventies. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785582189
- ISBN
- 9781785582189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.71
€ 18.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. Life with dyslexia can be challenging, but it can also fuel your creativity and drive. Filled with first-person stories contributed by well-known people, from Eddie Izzard to Darcey Bussell CBE, this inspiring book proves that dyslexia doesn't have to be a barrier to success. Editor(s): Rooke, Margaret. Num Pages: 256 pages, 46 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BK; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785920608
- ISBN
- 9781785920608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.76
€ 19.76
Paperback. One of Britain's leading music writers tells the stories behind seven musical lives that burned brightly, but all too briefly. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784291334
- ISBN
- 9781784291334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Hardcover. Charles and Ray Eames (1907-78 and 1912-88, respectively) were forerunners in the fields of architecture, furniture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKR; AMB; APFB; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- TASCHEN
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836560214
- ISBN
- 9783836560214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BK; JFFK; TBY; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 266 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Apress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781484223635
- ISBN
- 9781484223635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.91€ 50.77
€ 50.91
€ 50.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; BK; WSBX; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Great Northern Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781912101009
- ISBN
- 9781912101009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.13
€ 14.99
€ 12.13
Hardcover. In 1974 the Queen's Gallantry Medal was instituted to replace awards for gallantry in the Order of the British Empire for actions not quite meriting the award of the George Medal. Since then it has been awarded on 1,044 occasions, which includes 38 posthumous awards and 19 second awards. Num Pages: 860 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFC; BK; HBTG; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 209 x 62. Weight in Grams: 2886.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Paul Metcalfe United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957269514
- ISBN
- 9780957269514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.68
€ 69.68
Paperback. In this companion volume to Great Scottish Heroes, Stuart Pearson examines the lives and careers of fifty of the greatest Irishmen and women from St Columba to Brian O'Driscoll, Brian Boru to Pierce Brosnan. In doing so, he shows how this remarkable island race has contributed so much to our world, and continues to do so to this day. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BK; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSK0000363
- ISBN
- 9781784189976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the stories of seven veterans who went through a hellish baptism of fire in the first battles on the front line, and fought in the last-ditch defence of Dunkirk. In this book, their accounts gives us an insight into the reality of the war and what it was really like to face the German Blitzkrieg in 1940. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; BK; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552162340
- ISBN
- 9780552162340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Imperial Vancouver Island, Who was Who 1850-1950 is an enlarged second edition of an A to Z biographical dictionary of about 800 British officers, civil servants, and others from the British Isles and other parts of the Empire who retired to Vancouver Island or who lived there for some time. Num Pages: 702 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; BK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1596.
- Publisher
- Berry Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 702
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957375307
- ISBN
- 9780957375307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.49
€ 32.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. The classic dual biography of Jesse Owens and Joe Louis, winner of the 2002 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; BK; WSK; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471135330
- ISBN
- 9781471135330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.42
€ 13.99
€ 10.42