Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. Raised in poverty in Tyler, Texas, Helen Harris Green became the first black woman admitted into a Dallas school of professional nursing and went on to become the first black chair of board of directors of TSHE. In this personal account, she details the battles fought and the insults endured. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL3; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652764
- ISBN
- 9780875652764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.13
€ 27.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. The fourth and final part of Helen Forrester's bestselling autobiography continues the moving story of her early poverty-stricken life with an account of the war years in Blitz-torn Liverpool Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJH; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180942
- ISBN
- 9780008180942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. The third volume in the classic story of Helen Forrester's childhood and adolescence in poverty-stricken Liverpool during the 1930s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180935
- ISBN
- 9780008180935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. The second volume of Helen Forrester's powerful, painful and ultimately uplifting four-volume autobiography of her poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool during the Depression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180959
- ISBN
- 9780008180959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.36
€ 15.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. This major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180966
- ISBN
- 9780008180966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. A French peasant girl who heard voices from God, Joan convinced the royal court of her divine calling and became a teenage warrior, leading an army to victory against the English. This book tells the story of this women from medieval world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGX; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571284634
- ISBN
- 9780571284634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. When Helen Batten's marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family's past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna's early life. What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091959692
- ISBN
- 9780091959692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover. Diaries and Letters, 1913-1918. Translated for the first time in English with annotations by a leading expert, the Romanov family's final years through the writings of the second oldest daughter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 B/W ILLUSTRATIONS. BIC Classification: BG. .
- Publisher
- PEN & SWORD BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594162367
- ISBN
- 9781594162367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.76
€ 32.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585427437
- ISBN
- 9781585427437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.41
€ 16.41
Hardcover. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. This biography describes all his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King of Belgium and travels to remote parts. Translator(s): Carruthers, Tim. Num Pages: 511 pages, 40 colour pl. BIC Classification: BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 166 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1008. My Life Before, During and After; Heinrich Harrer. 511 pages, 40 colour pl. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. This biography describes all his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King of Belgium and travels to remote parts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; WT. Dimension: 251 x 166 x 45. Weight: 1008. Translator(s): Carruthers, Tim.
- Publisher
- Labyrynth Press
- Number of pages
- 511
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921196003
- ISBN
- 9781921196003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. A classic of mountaineering literature, this is the story of the harrowing first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the most legendary and terrifying climb in history. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007197842
- ISBN
- 9780007197842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. Written by an authority on Martin Luther, this is the definitive biography of the central figure of the Protestant Reformation. Translator(s): Walliser-Schwarzbart, Eileen. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC9; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300103137
- ISBN
- 9780300103137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.60
€ 26.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. I want to be a beautiful corpse, I will take poison, Eva Braun, 1945. Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler were together for fourteen years, a relationship that ended only with their marriage and double suicide in Berlin. So who was Eva Braun? Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955925
- ISBN
- 9780241955925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780804171441
- ISBN
- 9780804171441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.24
€ 20.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849823043
- ISBN
- 9781849823043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Paperback. Series: Mathemagical Ancient Wizdom. Num Pages: 2 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 158 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263494
- ISBN
- 9781904263494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.59
€ 9.99
€ 9.59
Hardcover. Presents translations of some of the important ancient writings on the life and legacy of Alexander the Great. This book offers comprehensive coverage of Alexander, from his family background to his military conquests, death and legacy. It includes a bibliography of modern works, visual sources and a map of Alexander's expedition. Editor(s): Heckel, Waldemar; Yardley, J. C. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228202
- ISBN
- 9780631228202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.24
€ 149.24
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271065496
- ISBN
- 9780271065496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.76€ 82.48
€ 99.76
€ 82.48
Paperback. The more than 175 biographies in this volume together tell the story of writing in Saskatchewan. Editor(s): Hodgson, Heather. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771635
- ISBN
- 9780889771635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1x 8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 1DBKSH; 1DFHA; BGSA; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906148690
- ISBN
- 9781906148690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57