Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Includes a travel book and a biography of its author. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DN; BGH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432695
- ISBN
- 9780140432695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. The strength of the government of Devon in the early seventeenth century lay in the quality of its leaders. They ruled together in harmony, free from rivalries, the influence of any powerful resident nobles and saved from religious conflicts. This book emphasizes this strength through a series of biographical studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSC; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895132
- ISBN
- 9780859895132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613735329
- ISBN
- 9781613735329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.62
€ 32.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Self-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of Enlightenment science and culture. This work offers a portrait of this man, revealing how his private life and public works made him a man of science in eighteenth-century Europe. Num Pages: 468 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226793610
- ISBN
- 9780226793610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardcover. Gathers 142 letters written by Mary Telfair of Savannah to her best friend Mary Few of New York. Telfair was born in 1791 to a wealthy, slaveholding family. Few, born in 1790, moved with her family from Savannah to New York in 1799. Self-exiled because of their antislavery views, the Fews never returned Georgia yet remained close to the Telfairs. Editor(s): Wood, Betty. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBFG; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329208
- ISBN
- 9780820329208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 x 16 page B&W inserts B&W art throughout. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620408001
- ISBN
- 9781620408001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.31
€ 23.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. Born in Jedburgh in 1780, Mary Fairfax was the daughter of one of Nelson's captains, she taught herself algebra in secret, and made her reputation in celestial mechanics with her 1831 translation of Laplace's Mecanique celeste as The Mechanism of the Heavens. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PB; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951362
- ISBN
- 9781841951362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.73
€ 18.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Winston and Clementine Churchill wrote to each other constantly throughout the 57 years of their life together. Written solely for each others eyes, their letters serve as a revealing portrait of their characters and their relationship, and as a unique political and social history, as international affairs were rarely absent from their thoughts. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552997508
- ISBN
- 9780552997508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.99
€ 33.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. At ninety years old, the author is the only surviving child of Winston and Clementine Churchill. This title follows her early life from an idyllic childhood in her own 'Garden of Eden' at Chartwell to her ATS service in mixed anti-aircraft batteries during the war. It offers a glimpse into her personal diary. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552770927
- ISBN
- 9780552770927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Clementine, Lady Spencer-Churchill died in 1977, aged 92. In this updated biography, her daughter, Mary Soames, throws new light on her mother, her 57-year marriage to Winston, her strongly held political views and a life that spans many of the major events of the 20th century. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385607414
- ISBN
- 9780385607414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.99
€ 33.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, 156 photos. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396617
- ISBN
- 9780888396617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.06
€ 32.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Salu, Mary; Farrell, Robert T. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478871
- ISBN
- 9780801478871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
paperback. The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen Num Pages: 384 pages, (16 page section). BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Edition
- 8th reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857024692
- ISBN
- 9781857024692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324143
- ISBN
- 9780393324143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.63
€ 23.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. *The story of one of the most famous of all British families - the Churchills Num Pages: 640 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119786
- ISBN
- 9780349119786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. A fascinating 'dual' biography of Richard and Isabel Burton. Num Pages: 928 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 59. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349110165
- ISBN
- 9780349110165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. * A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in England. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115894
- ISBN
- 9780349115894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. * Reissue of the acclaimed biography of aviator Amelia Earhart Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Film Tie-in Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121765
- ISBN
- 9780349121765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. * A revealing - amusing and sad - biography of a unique family Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 24, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115054
- ISBN
- 9780349115054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Reissue of the acclaimed biography of Beryl Markham Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121758
- ISBN
- 9780349121758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Shows how mythologies of meritocracy, the land of opportunity, and the American dream remain firmly in place while simultaneously erasing injustices and the struggles of the working poor Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BG; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479814664
- ISBN
- 9781479814664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Walsingham is both a lively story and a commentary by Mary Robinson on her society's constraints upon women. The novel follows the lives of two main characters, Walsingham Ainsforth and his cousin, Sir Sidney Aubrey, a girl who is passed off as a son by her mother so that she will become the family heir. Editor(s): Shaffer, Julie A. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 559 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551112992
- ISBN
- 9781551112992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.21
€ 44.21
Paperback. Moving memoir from the first female President of Ireland, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp inset sections. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444723335
- ISBN
- 9781444723335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Mary Prince was a freed slave from Bermuda who achieved notoriety when she published her autobiography at a time when abolition debates were raging. This book details the ill-treatment she received by her various owners and her escape to England where she sought refuge with Christian missionaries. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437492
- ISBN
- 9780140437492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29