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Biography: general
Paperback. An as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. It illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249929
- ISBN
- 9780520249929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.25
€ 32.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. Bragg's bestselling account of the greatest figures and discoveries in the history of science from Archimedes to DNA Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minimal reading wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCD0022325
- ISBN
- 9780340712603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the Nixon administration. It should serve as a useful introduction for readers who are as interested in Nixon's presidency as they are in his personality. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612550
- ISBN
- 9780700612550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.58
€ 45.58
Hardcover. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title re-constructs the defining moments of his life. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 458. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592134748
- ISBN
- 9781592134748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97
Paperback. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title tells Juette's story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 Halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134755
- ISBN
- 9781592134755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645957
- ISBN
- 9780691645957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.01
€ 213.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC; JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872867307
- ISBN
- 9780872867307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.27
€ 21.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. The 25th Anniversary Edition of Keith Green's inspiring biography, revised and updated by his wife, Melody. This expanded biography contains many added stories and insights, never before published photos, extra selections from Keith's private journals, and glimpses into Melody's season of grieving and raising their two surviving children alone. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Upd Exp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595551641
- ISBN
- 9781595551641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.33
€ 14.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Soon after her 50th birthday, Melissa Walker decided to leave her suburban life and venture into the wilderness. Like many American chroniclers before her who have surrendered to the pleasures of the open road, she had no destination in mind, just two definite goals - one personal, one political. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921105
- ISBN
- 9780813921105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.64
€ 21.99
€ 21.64
Hardback. Soon after her 50th birthday, Melissa Walker decided to leave her suburban life and venture into the wilderness. Like many American chroniclers before her who have surrendered to the pleasures of the open road, she had no destination in mind, just two definite goals - one personal, one political. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921099
- ISBN
- 9780813921099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.93
€ 45.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626364004
- ISBN
- 9781626364004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; 3JM; APB; APF; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101903841
- ISBN
- 9781101903841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. "Smart and defiant. Rich with characters and anecdote and heart. A great success." --Anthony Swofford, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393329285
- ISBN
- 9780393329285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.04
€ 21.99
€ 20.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFXC; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062218520
- ISBN
- 9780062218520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.07
€ 17.99
€ 16.07
Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492004
- ISBN
- 9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.73
€ 54.99
€ 46.73
Kentucky native Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872-1920) was at the forefront of the suffrage movement at both the state and national levels. Breckinridge inherited a sense of noblesse oblige that compelled her to speak for women's rights. This title recounts the remarkable life of this well-known vanguard of social change in the commonwealth. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125329
- ISBN
- 9780813125329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
Paperback. Melanie McGrath's critically acclaimed East End family memoir now in paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGHA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0000945
- ISBN
- 9781841151434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. This illustrated first biography by historian and writer Melanie Clegg takes a fresh look at the story of this most fascinating and misunderstood of queens, exploring her personal tribulations as well as the series of disasters that brought her to the guillotine in October 1793. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Burning Eye Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909136656
- ISBN
- 9781909136656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.48
€ 14.99
€ 12.48
Hardback. Explores the intriguing life of the real d'Estoc, explaining why others came to doubt the "experts" and following the threads of evidence that the latter overlooked Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 photographs, 4 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240346
- ISBN
- 9780803240346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Lancaster pilot Victor Wood's aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force miles behind. His bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. Could Vic get his crew back to base safely? This book contains 19 similar stories. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943860
- ISBN
- 9781904943860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
hardcover. Born in Dublin in 1940, Michael Gambon served an engineering apprenticeship before joining Olivier's National Theatre. Based on the author's interviews with the actor, this volume reveals the motivation and passion that drives the star of "The Singing Detective" and the "Harry Potter" series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0026249
- ISBN
- 9781854597731
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932595123
- ISBN
- 9781932595123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.57
€ 25.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1327) was a Dominican philosopher and spiritual master whose thought is among the most daring and difficult in the history of western mysticism. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Paulist Press International,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809123704
- ISBN
- 9780809123704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.67
€ 33.99
€ 29.67
Hardcover. Rhys Davies (1901-78) was among the most dedicated, prolific and accomplished of Welsh prose writers. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908946713
- ISBN
- 9781908946713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82