Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a budding democracy. This book examines his role in the struggles of 20th century China as well as his integral part in Taiwan's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002876
- ISBN
- 9780674002876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.82€ 84.01
€ 93.82
€ 84.01
Paperback. The full, definitive life stories of ice-skating legends Torvill & Dean Num Pages: 320 pages, 3x8pp colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471138706
- ISBN
- 9781471138706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036780
- ISBN
- 9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Lady of Sudeley Num Pages: 144 pages, 32 b&w and 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937207
- ISBN
- 9780750937207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.36
€ 12.36
paperback. Documenting the changes occurring since the 1984 study, this edition provides a collection of life histories from the women of Mutira. Two new introductory chapters frame the life histories within the context both of significant macro-level transitions in Kenya and current thinking on gender. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; BG; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555876029
- ISBN
- 9781555876029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.84
€ 31.84
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32 black and white photographs, 19 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252039942
- ISBN
- 9780252039942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Mixed media pr. Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. This collection includes papers of an African American woman held in slavery. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 36 illustrations, 5 maps, family tree, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 81. Weight in Grams: 1996.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807831311
- ISBN
- 9780807831311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.22
€ 238.22
Paperback. Written by Scott Moncrieff's great-great-niece, Jean Findlay, with exclusive access to the family archive, this book presents a portrait of a man hurled into war, through an era when the world was changing fast and forever, who brought us the greatest epic of time and memory that has ever been written. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099507086
- ISBN
- 9780099507086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620470
- ISBN
- 9780748620470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Hardback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620463
- ISBN
- 9780748620463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.31€ 163.99
€ 172.31
€ 163.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170281
- ISBN
- 9781590170281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 20.97
€ 31.99
€ 20.97
Paperback. "A complex and moving character study of a woman tragically out of step with her time and place."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393333039
- ISBN
- 9780393333039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.72
€ 20.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. The extraordinary journals chronicling one ordinary woman's life: a fascinating slice of British social history edited and introduced by Simon Garfield Editor(s): Garfield, Simon. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 53. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782115724
- ISBN
- 9781782115724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. This book traces 25 turbulent years (1821-46) in the Pacific Northwest's fur trade through the experiences of Archibald McDonald, a trader, cartographer and literate observer of his times. Series: The Pioneers of British Columbia. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BGB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808330
- ISBN
- 9780774808330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardcover. Born in an era when few women sought professional careers, the author rose through the ranks, from Vice Consul to the first woman US Ambassador to an African country and the first woman acting US Ambassador in Latin America. This work tells the story of the author's career in the US Foreign Service during the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044138
- ISBN
- 9780268044138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Paperback. First full-length biography for 30 years of the great First World War poet. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825778
- ISBN
- 9780753825778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A follow on to Princess, More Tears to Cry, this book intends to bring readers up to date with the Princess and her family: Dr Meena - the woman who helps abused women to heal and fight for their rights, and Fatima, the mother of twin daughters who, once abused and abandoned by her family, now works for the Princess in one of the royal palaces. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857503084
- ISBN
- 9780857503084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the third instalment of Princess Sultana's 'life behind the veil' revelations, by the author of 'Princess and Daughters of Arabia'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Edition
- New ed.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816945
- ISBN
- 9780553816945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Tells the world what it means to be a Saudi woman today. This book shows how with advances in education and access to work, Saudi women are breaking through the barriers; they are becoming doctors, social workers, business owners and are even managing to push at the boundaries of public life. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; HBJF1; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502865
- ISBN
- 9780857502865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Tells the true story of a young woman caught up in Saddam Hussein's genocide of the Kurdish people of Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 28. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bantam Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553818147
- ISBN
- 9780553818147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.21
€ 11.99
€ 10.21