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Biography
Paperback. The journal of Prussian Major General Benno von Studnitz was originally published in 1891 in a very limited German language edition. Now, translated and edited by his great-grandson, the General's journal appears for the first time in English. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294406
- ISBN
- 9781910294406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.19
€ 21.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, 16 page photo section. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; BM; JFF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 55. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431423187
- ISBN
- 9781431423187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.69
€ 40.99
€ 33.69
Paperback. The incomplete autobiography of the writer and poet Louis MacNeice, contemporary and friend of Auden, Spender and Day Lewis. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224. Very good copy with some minor shelf wear, minor edge wear to cover and spine, yellowing of pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0012350
- ISBN
- 9780571118328
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Legend Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910162217
- ISBN
- 9781910162217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.89
€ 10.99
€ 9.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Paperbooks Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909593633
- ISBN
- 9781909593633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
paperback. Offers a biography of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. Based on a previously undiscovered archive of family papers, this book celebrates Dirac's massive scientific achievement while drawing a portrait of his life and work. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571222865
- ISBN
- 9780571222865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer. Num Pages: 704 pages, 25 b/w, 25 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007165209
- ISBN
- 9780007165209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. The classic bestseller, the great sailing adventure story of Donald Crowhurst. Now a major motion picture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 268 x 2. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473635364
- ISBN
- 9781473635364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Translator(s): Paterson, Anna. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJPR; 3JM; BTC; JKVC; JKVQ1; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 35. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275760
- ISBN
- 9781846275760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.25
€ 19.99
€ 14.25
Hardcover. A prize-winning historian tells a new story of the black experience in America through the life of a mysterious entrepreneur. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map; 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239256
- ISBN
- 9780393239256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.59
€ 37.59
Paperback. Albie Sachs gives an intimate account of his extraordinary life and work as a judge in South Africa. Mixing autobiography with reflections on his major cases and the role of law in achieving social justice, Sachs offers a rare glimpse into the workings of the judicial mind and a unique perspective on modern South African history. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; LAQ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605774
- ISBN
- 9780199605774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.08
€ 54.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Interlink Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569255
- ISBN
- 9781566569255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.50
€ 25.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. Maria Trapp recalls the events that brought her talented family from Austria to the hills of New England. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, photos. BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060005771
- ISBN
- 9780060005771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.14
€ 18.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. The extraordinary and enduring memoir of Axel Munthe, a travel bestseller since first published in 1929, captures the spirit and feel of an era Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; MB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566998
- ISBN
- 9780719566998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 photographs. BIC Classification: AGB; AKLC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Elysee Associates
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993453007
- ISBN
- 9780993453007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.32
€ 17.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. When the author was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 43, she realized that her tits told a story. This book is suitable for everyone who's faced cancer personally, or watched a loved one fight that battle. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; FXL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603090544
- ISBN
- 9781603090544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.98
€ 30.99
€ 27.98
Paperback. Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was a notorious lover of the Western world. This title contains the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and escape; and his amorous conquests. Editor(s): Pizzamiglio, Gilberto. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen; Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439151
- ISBN
- 9780140439151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
hardcover. Num Pages: 319 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875804415
- ISBN
- 9780875804415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.56
€ 48.56
Paperback. Muir recounts in vivid detail the three worlds of his early life: his first eleven years in Scotland; the years 1849 1860 in the central Wisconsin wilderness; and two-and-a-half most inventive years at the University of Wisconsin during that institution s infancy." Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- No Edition Stated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299036546
- ISBN
- 9780299036546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
hardcover. The story of Ireland's first female steeplejack - a hugely successful businesswoman, who is also a wife, mother and cancer survivor. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; JFSJ1; KJH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAM0001444
- ISBN
- 9781781174463
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.14
€ 7.14
Paperback. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is part of our cultural heritage. But beneath the fairy tale lies the complex history of the author and his subject. This is a biography that beautifully unravels the magic of Alice. It is a history of love and loss, innocence and ambiguity. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594031
- ISBN
- 9780099594031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. This is the story of James Mullin, born in poverty in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, left school at 11 and became a labourer. He later studied medicine and emigrated to Wales where he set up a medical practice in Cardiff. He was a Fenian and lifelong Republican and activist. Editor(s): Mullin, James. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621403
- ISBN
- 9781900621403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.27
€ 21.99
€ 20.27
Paperback. Describes the unprecedented social opportunities, as well as the many political and personal challenges, that young Jewish women and men experienced in the Russia of the 1870s and 1880s. This autobiography, originally published in 1938, is an historical account of Jewish childhood and young adult life in tsarist Russia. Translator(s): Avrutin, Eugene M.; Greene, Robert H. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806716
- ISBN
- 9780875806716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64
Paperback. The story of a successful professional woman and a reflection on the meaning of existentialism, this autobiography is an account of a woman's psychological liberation and the development of a personal philosophy. A translator of Sartre, Barnes recounts her battles with publishers and critics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037332
- ISBN
- 9780226037332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
paperback. The Stone Roses shows a band sizzling with skill, consumed with drive and aspiration and possessing an almost preternatural mastery of the pop paradigm. This book explores the political and cultural zeitgeist of England in 1989, and attempts to apprehend the magic ingredients that made "The Stone Roses" such a special album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780826417428
- ISBN
- 9780826417428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Reni. Mani. Ian Brown. John Squire. These are the names that will forever be remembered for creating their defining album "The Stone Roses". The author was with them every step of the way documenting their story. In this edition of his biography, he brings the ultimate rock 'n' roll tale fully up-to-date. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091948580
- ISBN
- 9780091948580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.76
€ 33.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570836
- ISBN
- 9781905570836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.99
€ 18.99
€ 14.99
Hardback. The autobiography of noted fund manager and stock picker Paul Mumford. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGBA; KFFM2; KJMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harriman House Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857195548
- ISBN
- 9780857195548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.58
€ 33.99
€ 22.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575582
- ISBN
- 9781780575582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.84
€ 15.84
Paperback. A New York Times bestseller, The Still Point of the Turning World is Emily Rapp's arresting eulogy for her late son Ronan: a mother's experience raising a terminally ill child, and what it teaches her about family, grief and parenting. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFJX; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444775976
- ISBN
- 9781444775976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Hardback. The fisrt comprehensive biography of one of football's most volatile personalities. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878333165
- ISBN
- 9780878333165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.21
€ 25.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555973063
- ISBN
- 9781555973063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
paperback. John Killen brings together the legends, folklore, traditions and stories that have been associated with St Patrick across the centuries. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3D; BGX; HBJD1; HRLP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 122. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780856409585
- ISBN
- 9780856409585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 6.93
€ 17.99
€ 6.93
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344794
- ISBN
- 9780764344794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.08
€ 36.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960533
- ISBN
- 9780750960533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
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
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. The gripping true story of Klaus Fuchs: the spy who sold the nuclear secrets to the Russians. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365661
- ISBN
- 9780755365661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. A story of wartime intelligence, super-power relations and spies and their handlers - seen through the experience of Melita Norwood. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838876
- ISBN
- 9781843838876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.19
€ 26.99
€ 23.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Kenny, David. Num Pages: 299 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; ANB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848405097
- ISBN
- 9781848405097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.83
€ 17.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074622
- ISBN
- 9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16