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Biography: general
Paperback. Gloria Hunniford's daughter, TV presenter Caron Keating, was 34 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died aged 41. This is Gloria's account of Caron's life. It is about the difficult bond between mothers and daughters, and about what happens to a family when one of its members gets taken over by a disease. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APT; BGF; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KRA0010959
- ISBN
- 9780141023779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The legendary voice of the New York Knicks, Giants, and Jets writes also of his years as a Syracuse football star and a track Olympian who was denied his chance to compete in the 1936 Olympics due to anti-Semitism in Berlin, where he was dropped from the 400 metre relay team. Series: Sport & Leisure in America S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 47 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; KNTD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605744
- ISBN
- 9780815605744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.08
€ 20.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam. Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. In The Longest Rescue , Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813166216
- ISBN
- 9780813166216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.69
€ 24.69
hardcover. A survey of the bibliographic material generated by Miguel Delibes' writing. The author provides biographical information about Delibes, a bibliography of his writing, an annotated bibliography of criticism, and an evaluative look at the trends in Delibes criticism. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 photograph, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BG; DSBH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780810836266
- ISBN
- 9780810836266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.53
€ 139.53
Paperback. "Playing God" presents poems about the experience of being a doctor, for both doctors and patients. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 b&w half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DCF; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Hammersmith Press Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905140169
- ISBN
- 9781905140169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.56
€ 23.99
€ 20.56
Hardback. Goss' biography of Carol Robinson (1889-1979) presents the life of a serious American pianist within the larger context of American intellectual life. Num Pages: 285 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826267
- ISBN
- 9780810826267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.49
€ 111.49
Hardcover. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is one of the twentieth century's greatest composers. This biography explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. It traces Sibelius' relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304779
- ISBN
- 9780226304779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 78.69
€ 94.93
€ 78.69
Paperback. One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Focusing on different parts of Sibelius' life, the author explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. Num Pages: 549 pages, 12 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DNF; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 549
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005478
- ISBN
- 9780226005478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614708759
- ISBN
- 9781614708759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.03€ 83.50
€ 121.03
€ 83.50
Franz Rosenzweig was a prominent figure in the development of Jewish existentialism and a major influence on the work Emil Fackenheim amongst others. This work offers an array of significant texts and presents Rosenzweig's life in an informative way. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Third Edition,3
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204294
- ISBN
- 9780872204294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. Offers a brief, attractively written account of Owain Glyndwr (1359-1415) and his Rebellion (1400-1415), one of the most exciting and romantic episodes in the history of Wales. Series: The Pocket Guide. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708319413
- ISBN
- 9780708319413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.45
€ 6.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- TwoDot Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762749034
- ISBN
- 9780762749034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600772
- ISBN
- 9780691600772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. The memoirs of Giulio Gatti-Casazza, one of the twentieth century's greatest impressarios who reigned for ten years at La Scala in Milan before going on to spend twenty-seven years with the Met in New York. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. .
- Publisher
- Overture Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543789
- ISBN
- 9780714543789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGA; BGFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553446685
- ISBN
- 9780553446685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.12
€ 16.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. A biography of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp. After weeks of talk with him and months of further research, the book shows us this man as he saw himself, and 'as he was seen by many others, including his wife. It is a compelling study of the evil. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674478
- ISBN
- 9780712674478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. A biography of Albert Speer, an important figure of the Nazi High Command. An architect and an intellectual, he was seen to be a humane man, but, as Minister for Armaments, how could he not have known about the concentration camps? This book examines such moral issues about Speer and the Nazis. Num Pages: 784 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; AM; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330346979
- ISBN
- 9780330346979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. The private and public writings in this volume reveal the early relationship between renowned Civil War diarist Sarah Morgan (1842-1909) and her future husband, Francis Warrington Dawson (1840-1889). This is a selection of their letters along with articles that Morgan wrote for the "Charleston News and Courier". Editor(s): Roberts, Giselle. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325910
- ISBN
- 9780820325910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Paperback. Translator(s): Stoner, Jean. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGHA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170168
- ISBN
- 9781590170168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.28
€ 24.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA1; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Spanish Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857230788
- ISBN
- 9788857230788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.86
€ 30.99
€ 25.86
Hardcover. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is "Famous Women", the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003477
- ISBN
- 9780674003477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. Translation of: Vite de' piu eccellenti architettori, pittori et scultori italiani. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537198
- ISBN
- 9780199537198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Through character sketches and anecdotes the author depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint, and Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444605
- ISBN
- 9780140444605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781490841496
- ISBN
- 9781490841496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.29
€ 13.99
€ 12.29