Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. A major new volume on the life of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813), the celebrated Parisian gilder to the French kings. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 375 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2544.
- Publisher
- GILES
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804618
- ISBN
- 9781907804618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.13
€ 76.13
Paperback. John Burroughs combined scientific observation with poetic spirit in his nature writing. This collection of essays explores Burrough's life and character, as well as his role as a writer and his relationships with contemporaries including Whitman, Thoreau, Emerson and Muir. Editor(s): Walker, Charlotte Zoe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606376
- ISBN
- 9780815606376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.16
€ 26.99
€ 25.16
Paperback. Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford's daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak. Editor(s): Mosley, Charlotte. Num Pages: 830 pages, 40 b/w illus, 32 b/w plates (32pp). BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841157740
- ISBN
- 9781841157740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.37
€ 25.99
€ 17.37
paperback. For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demand from the world's best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091950941
- ISBN
- 9780091950941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.29
€ 18.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. In 1982, the Griffins left the security of suburbia to grow garlic in West Wales. This account tells what happened four years after their arrival, when the dream had been dreamt, and they were experiencing some awakenings. Did they ever achieve the good life? Are they surrounded by organic veg? How have the family coped with their new rural life? Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some wear to the cover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTG0010833
- ISBN
- 9780091905880
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The enchanting true story of Stephenie Meyer, the Queen of Twilight. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KAK0002952
- ISBN
- 9781844549368
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tracing the story from Dannii's childhood in Australia and her first steps to fame as a youngster through to the present day as she starts her own family with model Kris Smith, this biography charts the gripping life of the other Miss Minogue. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KOC0016352
- ISBN
- 9781844549597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The full story of Taylor Swift's stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who's taking over the world. Num Pages: 224 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007544219
- ISBN
- 9780007544219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Hardcover. The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the fresh-faced, charismatic and talented Justin Bieber, the teen singing sensation who has taken the music world by storm. In this book Chas Newkey-Burden explores this teenager's sensational story, making it the must-have book for anyone with Bieber Fever! Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556. Clean copy. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0022041
- ISBN
- 9781843175230
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSH; BGS; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 257 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Patagonia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938340406
- ISBN
- 9781938340406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.14
€ 18.99
€ 18.14
Hardback. The fisrt comprehensive biography of one of football's most volatile personalities. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878333165
- ISBN
- 9780878333165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937584375
- ISBN
- 9781937584375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.14
€ 26.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888820782
- ISBN
- 9781888820782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.84
€ 8.99
€ 7.84
Hardback. An insightful memoir from a counterculture legend Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 pp insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455592340
- ISBN
- 9781455592340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.07
€ 30.99
€ 24.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 547 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802145161
- ISBN
- 9780802145161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGB; JPWF; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873513913
- ISBN
- 9780873513913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. The first-ever biography of the man behind the disease - and a pioneer of medical science Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JPF; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781780
- ISBN
- 9781785781780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.96
€ 26.99
€ 17.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118158067
- ISBN
- 9781118158067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.87
€ 16.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life. Series: Thames & Hudson Literary Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500260180
- ISBN
- 9780500260180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.55
€ 9.99
€ 9.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425247853
- ISBN
- 9780425247853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.39
€ 23.99
€ 20.39
Hardback. Wang emigrated from China to the United States in 1949. He quickly made a life for himself and became active in the development of Sino-American relations. Wang's memoirs provide unique Chinese insight in the development of Sino-American relations at a pivotal time in our shared history. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761854975
- ISBN
- 9780761854975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.69
€ 120.69
A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit: The Half-Century Romance of Hu Shi a...
Chih-P'Ing Chou Susan Chan Egan
Paperback. Hu Shi's life touched virtually every important aspect of society in 20th century China. This title explores the lesser-known side of this supporter of John Dewey's philosophy and reconstructs his romance with Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde painter, by delving into the correspondences the two exchanged over almost half a century. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629963415
- ISBN
- 9789629963415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Paper Son: One Man's Story (Asian American History & Cultu)
Chin, Tung Pok. Ed(S): Chin, Winifred C.
paperback. Focuses on the experience of those Chinese who immigrated to this country with false documents during the Exclusion era. This memoir discusses about the many Chinese who worked in urban laundries and restaurants. It introduces an unusually articulate man's perspective on becoming a Chinese American. Editor(s): Chin, Winifred C. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398015
- ISBN
- 9781566398015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953854
- ISBN
- 9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74