Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Drawing extensively on Tchaikovsky's uncensored letters and diaries, this biography explores the composer's life in the artistic culture of nineteenth-century Russian society, revealing how he became a figure of international renown. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236544
- ISBN
- 9781780236544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.76
€ 16.99
€ 13.76
Paperback. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founding father of the Turkish Republic. He transformed it from a battle-scarred ruin into a regional power and is still hailed as a hero today. Num Pages: 688 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719565922
- ISBN
- 9780719565922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Tells how Clarice Lispector through long exile abroad and difficult personal struggles, matured into a great writer, and asserts, for the first time, the deep roots in the Jewish mystical tradition that make her the true heir to Kafka as well as the unlikely author of "perhaps the greatest spiritual autobiography of the twentieth century". Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846147814
- ISBN
- 9781846147814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.03
€ 21.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. This is a collection of over 100 tales of murder, ghosts and ghouls, body-snatching and witch-burning, which reveal the darker side of genteel Edinburgh's history. Included are the macabre exploits of the capital's infamous villains - Deacon Brodie, and Burke and Hare. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851584567
- ISBN
- 9781851584567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408868997
- ISBN
- 9781408868997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.17
€ 18.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. From the renowned and award-winning biographer of Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, Charlotte Bronte and Mary Wollstonecraft among others, a universal story about mothers and daughters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088911
- ISBN
- 9781844088911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Hardback. Drawing on the diaries of contemporaries, personal correspondence, the minutes of Quaker meetings, business and probate records, pamphlets, and other sources, this book shows that Woolman and his neighbors were far more engaged with the problems of inequality, trade, and warfare than previously understood. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HRCC97. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812244052
- ISBN
- 9780812244052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Paperback. The autobiography of the most Do-It-Yourself of punk bands, NOFX Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; AVGU; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824777
- ISBN
- 9780306824777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. This title tells the story of a 15,000 mile expedition that once again broke the barriers of human achievement. It offers a trip through the diverse cultures of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3x8 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552163972
- ISBN
- 9780552163972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.22
€ 15.99
€ 12.22
Paperback. In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter, Francisco de Goya contracted a serious illness which left him stone deaf. The author follows Goya through the remaining thirty-five years of his life. He writes of the elderly painter with the intimacy of an old friend, seeing through his eyes and sharing the silence in his head. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BGH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437253
- ISBN
- 9780099437253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Presents a selection of personal correspondence between author and his most important mentor and supporter, his father. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397627
- ISBN
- 9780141397627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.42
€ 5.42
Paperback. With an introduction by Eimear McBride. A devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting memoir - now a classic of its genre - that inspired others to tell their own true life stories. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447275121
- ISBN
- 9781447275121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.66
€ 11.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. The remarkable story of Patrick O'Connell, the former Ireland and Manchester United captain who saved Barcelona from extinction died destitute in London, where he lies in an unmarked grave. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654683
- ISBN
- 9781445654683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.65
€ 24.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. SO good. SO funny. SO naughty. SO honest. The intimate and hilarious memoir of the country's favourite TV presenter comes to paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340833490
- ISBN
- 9780340833490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. Lavrentii Beria has long symbolized all the evils of Stalinism, haunting the public imagination both in the West and in the former Soviet Union. This is a biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010939
- ISBN
- 9780691010939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Paperback. Covers the author's flying career from the finish of World War II until his final appointment as CO of the Naval Test Squadron at Boscombe Down. Mike Crosley became involved with the introduction of Britain's first carrier-borne jet aircraft. The book explains how modern techniques, such as the angled flight deck, were developed and tested. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 mono illustrations in plate section. BIC Classification: BT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153213
- ISBN
- 9781844153213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.26
€ 20.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. You're a male trainee in Britain's toughest profession - think you can make the cut? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192. A Student Nurse's Story. 272 pages. As punishment for some youthful high jinks, 16-year-old Jimmy Frazier is made to volunteer in a London hospital. The experience shocks him, and he swears he will never set foot on a ward again. Two decades later, older but not a lot wiser, some strange twists of fate lead Jimmy back to hospital - but this time as a student nurse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; MQC. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight: 192.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845293956
- ISBN
- 9781845293956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531203
- ISBN
- 9780006531203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.06
€ 14.99
€ 11.06
Hardback. One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Zizek shows why Lenin's thought is still important today Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786631886
- ISBN
- 9781786631886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.88
€ 16.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. In this text, Frank Henderson, Commandant of the Second Battalion of Dublin's Irish Volunteers, reveals the influence of his parents and the Christian Brothers in moulding his militancy and pride in Irish culture. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181430
- ISBN
- 9781859181430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64