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Biography: general
Paperback. African American artist Faith Ringgold narrates the events of her life from her childhood in 1930s Harlem to her stellar careers as both a best-selling children's writer and well-respected artist whose "story quilts" are displayed in museums worldwide. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 color illus., 101 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 194 x 17. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822335641
- ISBN
- 9780822335641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.60
€ 31.99
€ 28.60
Paperback. This study of John Jacob Thomas (1841-1889) looks at the work of this leading member of the newly emergent intelligentsia in 19th century Trinidad. It puts his texts in context with other narratives by local and international Pan-Africanists and Victorian intellectuals. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; 3JH; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921433
- ISBN
- 9780813921433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.23
€ 34.23
Paperback. Thirty woman travellers share their true-life tales of solo adventures from around the world. Inspiring, original and wholly engrossing. Editor(s): Conlon, Faith; Emerick, Ingrid; De Tessan, Christina Henry. Series: Adventura Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Seal Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580050593
- ISBN
- 9781580050593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.19
€ 18.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. A very modern fairytale, soon to be a film starring Daniel Auteuil (Manon des Sources, Jean de Florette) Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFD; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848318281
- ISBN
- 9781848318281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
€ 11.99
€ 9.82
Paperback. Gauguin: A Life - in graphic novel form Num Pages: 144 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- SelfMadeHero
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910593271
- ISBN
- 9781910593271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.79
€ 17.99
€ 13.79
Paperback. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon? Num Pages: 688 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784703509
- ISBN
- 9781784703509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. This book reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 colour illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184310
- ISBN
- 9780300184310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264. Prophet without Honour. 156 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869194147
- ISBN
- 9781869194147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.56
€ 25.99
€ 22.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443954
- ISBN
- 9780801443954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639635
- ISBN
- 9780691639635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.57
€ 201.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606600962
- ISBN
- 9781606600962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.43
€ 32.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Aquinas (1224-74) lived at a time when the Christian West was opening up to a wealth of Greek and Islamic philosophical speculation. This book examines this extraordinary man - whose influence is perhaps greater today than in his own lifetime - and his thought, relating his ideas wherever possible to problems as they are discussed today. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPCB; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140136746
- ISBN
- 9780140136746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.77
€ 21.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. During the glory days of the French Renaissance, young John Calvin (1509-1564) experienced a profound conversion to the faith of the Reformation. This biography presents Calvin as a human being, a man at once brilliant, arrogant, charismatic, unforgiving, generous, and shrewd. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170849
- ISBN
- 9780300170849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300832
- ISBN
- 9781896300832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.49
€ 36.99
€ 24.49
Hardcover. A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography' A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240900
- ISBN
- 9780393240900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.70
€ 37.99
€ 31.70
This new edition of Journeyman, Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Num Pages: 512 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; BGFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079351
- ISBN
- 9780719079351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.35
€ 142.35
Paperback. Polanski is one of the most talented and distinguished of modern film makers. Covering Polanski's films as director, this book addresses the eclecticism, ambiguity and paradoxes of his cinema, while seeking out the common elements in his films. It examines the autobiographical effect of Polanski's films, his characters and diverse narratives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112974
- ISBN
- 9781845112974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.90
€ 33.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Arcade Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628725339
- ISBN
- 9781628725339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.27
€ 17.99
€ 17.27
Hardcover. Aims to acquaint Proust fans with Jeanne Weil Proust. This book captures the life and times of Proust's mother, from her German-Jewish background and her marriage to a Catholic grocer's son to her lifelong worries about her son's sexuality, health problems, and talent. It explores the culture of fin de siecle France. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226056425
- ISBN
- 9780226056425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his recollection of those hedonistic days. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140183092
- ISBN
- 9780140183092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - Waugh describes the local colour as he cruises around the Mediterranean as an Englishman abroad. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140188370
- ISBN
- 9780140188370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. This title tells Campion's story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391502
- ISBN
- 9780141391502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; BGB; HBJH; HBLW; KNTJ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185057
- ISBN
- 9780141185057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Surprising Matron as well as herself, Evelyn Prentis managed to pass her Finals and become a staff-nurse. Encouraged, she took the brave leap of moving from Nottingham to London. This title offers an account of a nurse in action, that shows a nurse's life would always revolve around the comforting discomfort of porridge and rissoles, and bandages. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 192 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KOC0016554
- ISBN
- 9780091941376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99