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Biography: general
He was a trailblazing 20th-century British photojournalist but George Rodger lived in the adventurous tradition of 19th-century explorers. Co-founding Magnum Photos in 1947 with Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, the modest Rodger was eclipsed by his partners. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607625
- ISBN
- 9780815607625
Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Paperback. The gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444724622
- ISBN
- 9781444724622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Caroline Akrill reveals the frequent disasters and the occasional triumphs of her long association with a string of equine characters. Engagingly witty, endearingly frank, sometimes surprising, but always amusing, Caroline Akrill regards the horse from the safety of the stable door and scrutinises him with candour and affection. Illustrator(s): Pilgrim, Anne. Num Pages: 208 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: BG; WNGH; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851316437
- ISBN
- 9780851316437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Paperback. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2014 by HarperCollins publishers."--Title page verso. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062103185
- ISBN
- 9780062103185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.76
€ 17.99
€ 15.76
How the son of an innkeeper with a flair for making money became the richest commoner in nineteenth-century England, and what he did with his extraordinary success Num Pages: 352 pages, 60 black-&-white + colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300112207
- ISBN
- 9780300112207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.38
€ 40.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. The enthralling story of a dynamic empire whose impact is felt to this day Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w illustrations and six maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719561122
- ISBN
- 9780719561122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. A biography of Martha Gellhorn, whose fearless reporting from the front made her a legend, and whose private life was often messy and volcanic. As a young woman, she was a witness of the suffering in America caused by the Depression. She risked her life in the Spanish Civil War, which was the subject of some of her finest writing. Num Pages: 560 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284017
- ISBN
- 9780099284017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
paperback. A biography of Lucie de la Tour du Pin. It includes details about her life in the Court of Versailles, through the French Revolution to Napoleon's rule. It reveals how she recorded people, politics and intrigue, alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food, work, illness, children, manners and clothes. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099490524
- ISBN
- 9780099490524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. In this biography of Iris Origo, Caroline Moorehead has drawn on unpublished letters, diaries and manuscripts to provide a vivid picture of the life of one of the most intriguing and attractive women of the 20th century. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749016562
- ISBN
- 9780749016562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.77
€ 17.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Monkfish Book Publishing Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982324684
- ISBN
- 9780982324684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.25
€ 17.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. Beautiful and liberated, she not only matched the intellectual accomplishments of her male contemporaries, but sought sexual parity also, engaging in an adulterous affair with her husband's cousin. This title illuminates this often misunderstood figure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571230310
- ISBN
- 9780571230310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.08
€ 12.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 202 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752493190
- ISBN
- 9780752493190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.26
€ 10.26
Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737622
- ISBN
- 9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. A chronological account takes the reader through the key events in the lives of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, and their deaths. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 colour photographs, 20 archive photographs, 20 artworks. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BGL; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 288 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909342132
- ISBN
- 9781909342132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.88
€ 21.88
Paperback. The first full-length biography of the legendary photographer Lee Miller Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 400. On Both Sides of the Camera. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 448 pages, Illustrations. The first full-length biography of the legendary photographer Lee Miller. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 352.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747581192
- ISBN
- 9780747581192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.35
€ 23.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. A collection of interviews with the Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison that bring to the foreground her comments on American literature and society, the academy, and her own work. Editor(s): Denard, Carolyn C. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604730197
- ISBN
- 9781604730197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. When Carolyn Ellis, a graduate student, and Gene Weinstein, her Professor, fell in love, he was experiencing the first stages of emphysema. As he became disabled and immobile, these two partners fought to maintain their love and to live a meaningful life. This memoir is about what it means to be involved, and in love, with someone chronically ill. Series: Health, Society, & Policy. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392716
- ISBN
- 9781566392716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Presents the harrowing story of Carolyn Jessop who suffered for the sake of her children. She tried to protect them as the cult's new leader, Warren Jeffs, started marrying girls off younger and younger. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at Jeffs' home, she had to take her children and flee. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGXA; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0009250
- ISBN
- 9780141031514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Kay's local study of the debate over cultural modernism in Imperial Germany makes a significant contribution both to the study of modernism and to the history of German culture. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; AFC; BGH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009227
- ISBN
- 9780802009227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Paperback. Published in 1994, this is a paperback edition edition of a study of the life and writings of literary pioneer, Lydia Maria Child. Her writing made and impact on American life as she addressed the issues of her time: slavery, women's rights, treatm Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 832 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KEX0212593
- ISBN
- 9780822321637
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95