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Autobiography: general

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529554
ISBN
9780714529554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.57

Hardback. This demonstrates how the Doukhobors employed both "classic" and alternative forms of autobiography to communicate their views about communal living, vegetarianism, activism, and spiritual life, as well as to pass on traditions to successive generations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBC; BGA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774810302
ISBN
9780774810302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091917982
ISBN
9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Presents a personal and provocative look at poverty in America. This book tells the story of growing up in a large Irish Catholic working-class family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and draws together the experiences of living in poverty, the role of the church and music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; HRCV; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Augsburg Fortress United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780806656243
ISBN
9780806656243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on 'Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and some stains on page edges
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0007641
ISBN
9780007222018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A memoir of a woman's life on a remote Scottish island - from 19-year-old girl to wife of one to mother of five, hotelier, domestic miracle worker, to empty nester to writer. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444759600
ISBN
9781444759600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. How far would you go to be the perfect mother? In this title, the author recounts one woman's attempt to move her family and her life from cosmopolitan London to rural Northumberland. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KNW0010502
ISBN
9780141033433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. In the 1950s, shortly after her father's death, Judith Kelly was left in the care of nuns at a Catholic orphanage while her mother searched for a place for them to live. Far from being cared for, Judith found herself in a savage institution where physical, emotional, and sexual abuse was the daily norm. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0037359
ISBN
9780747587149
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This extraordinary story is told from the archive documents in the case of Sister Benedetta Carlini, an Abbess who was imprisoned for thirty-five years after being found guilty of a lesbian relationship with another nun. Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 203 x 134. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195042252
ISBN
9780195042252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.31

Paperback. This sombre biography of an urban slave who taught himself to read and write, and who ultimately achieved fame as a poet in Cuba's slave society, is presented in both Spanish and English. There is an introduction which sets the text in its historical and cultural context. Translator(s): Garfield, Evelyn Picon. Series: Latin American Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; BGA; DSBD; HBTS; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Wayne State University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual Ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814325384
ISBN
9780814325384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726. Clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has some edge wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KRA0009984
ISBN
9780674719583
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950374
ISBN
9780750950374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JH; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486800455
ISBN
9780486800455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Allen & Unwin New Zealand
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877505157
ISBN
9781877505157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. Signing up to the Fire Brigade in 1981, Josephine Reynolds was Britain's first ever female firefighter. This is the inspiring true story of an extraordinary young woman who triumphed in a man's world, making history in the process. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGA; JKSW2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198. .
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782436997
ISBN
9781782436997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. This index volume to Joseph Farrington's diary provides access to Farington's fascination with criminal trials, elections and frequent Royal scandals of the day, as well as the recurrent subject of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars in Europe. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 1058 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AFF; BGA; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Edition
Indexed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300075779
ISBN
9780300075779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.57
€ 76.52

Paperback. Bernard Berenson: Formation and Heritage explores the intellectual world of Berenson (1865-1959), who put the connoisseurship of Renaissance art on a firm footing at the turn of the twentieth century. Essays explore his relationships with various cultural figures including William James, Jean Paul Richter, Katherine Dunham, and many others. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACND; BGA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674427853
ISBN
9780674427853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. The Big Cat Man - wildlife autobiography of Jonathan Scott, holiday reads and travel literature, including the BBC's Big Cat Diary, Paramount's Wild Things, and Elephant Diaries. Also included are photographs and illustrations by Jonathan and Angela Scott, plus coverage of the Maasai Mara and Serengeti, Antarctica, and travels to India and Bhutan. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKH; 1HFGK; 1MTS; BGA; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784770334
ISBN
9781784770334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.91

Paperback. LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014 'A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness .. A masterpiece' Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 340 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857029055
ISBN
9781857029055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. The German-born Douglas Sirk, who after a successful career in theatre and film moved to Hollywood in 1937 and directed 30 films starring actors such as Rock Hudson and Lana Turner, talks about his life and work. Series: Directors on Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; APFB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Edition
Main
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190980
ISBN
9780571190980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814358323
ISBN
9789814358323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613998
ISBN
9789881613998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.78

Paperback. Thus begins John Water's autobiography. Opening with his upbringing in Baltimore, it covers his friendship with his muse and leading lady, Divine, detailed accounts of how Waters made his first movies, stories of the circle of friends/actors he used in these films, and finally the "sort-of-fame" he achieves in America. Num Pages: 256 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Thunder´s Mouth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560256984
ISBN
9781560256984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.95

Hardback. Sports radio personality JT the Brick's poignant memoir of losing his best friend to cancer - a crash course in what really matters in life and how to live when you know you're going to die. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455527908
ISBN
9781455527908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

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