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Biography: general

Paperback. The Buddha and the Borderline is a window into this mysterious and debilitating condition, an unblinking portrayal of one woman's fight against the emotional devastation of borderline personality disorder Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572247109
ISBN
9781572247109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456. William Dampier's Voyages. 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843833642
ISBN
9781843833642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.94

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
808
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416812
ISBN
9780862416812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655963
ISBN
9780875655963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.18

Paperback. Editor(s): McGlathery, James M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061912
ISBN
9780252061912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. This anthology contains autobiographical commentaries by the Brontes themselves, but because these are so scarce they are supplemented by first-hand statements made not only by various inhabitants of Haworth, but by those who met members of the Bronte family in Yorkshire, London, and elsewhere. Editor(s): Orel, Harold. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
V9780333663141
ISBN
9780333663141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.04

paperback. Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing. These range from pious accounts in Victorian conduct books to Freudian psychobiographies, from plays, films and ballets to tourist brochures and images on tea-towels. This work aims to offer a fresh life to our understanding of the novelists and their culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287148
ISBN
9780099287148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Bronte sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352702
ISBN
9780393352702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. In the late 1960s, Dave Roberts, like most teenage boys his age, was football mad. Num Pages: 256 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Anova Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906032241
ISBN
9781906032241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Patrick Cockburn's parents had returned to Ireland, unaware of the fact that a polio epidemic had broken out in Cork City. At six, Patrick caught the disease. This is a memoir of Patrick Cockburn's own experience of polio, a portrait of his parents, and the story of the Cork epidemic, a great polio epidemic in the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks. Small stain to bottom page edge, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014776
ISBN
9780099459231
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Across more than six generations - beginning before the Revolutionary War - the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a US vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, and church leaders. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191652
ISBN
9780813191652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Rippey, Theodore F. Series: Brecht Yearbook/Das Brecht-Jahrubuch. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APT; BGL; DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985195618
ISBN
9780985195618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.57

Paperback. The grippingly honest memoir of Olympic and World champion cyclist Nicole Cooke, a fearless campaigner against the doping that has blighted her sport Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471130359
ISBN
9781471130359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

paperback. Translator(s): Colaizzi, Giulia (Doctoral Candidate in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota, USA). Num Pages: 192 pages, 373 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; APFA; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620470
ISBN
9780816620470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447210986
ISBN
9781447210986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. From 1905 to the crash of 1929, Sam Shubert and his brothers Lee and J.J., despite poor beginnings and near-illiteracy, created a theatre monopoly unrivalled in history. Num Pages: 374 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411031
ISBN
9780815411031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.07

Paperback. Brought up as female for fifteen years, Jon can remember feeling different from other girls since he was only five years old. But it will take years of depression, incessant bullying, self-harm and isolation before he discovers why. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornerstone
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0004830
ISBN
9780099558248
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 317 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553392159
ISBN
9780553392159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. By the age of nine, Taylor had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. And by fourteen, Taylor had built a reactor which produces temperatures hotter than the sun, becoming the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion. How did Taylor manage all this? This is the story of a boy whose world seems to have no limits. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JNSP; PHN; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298143
ISBN
9780571298143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Segatashya was a shepherd born into a penniless and illiterate pagan family in the most remote region of Rwanda. He never attended school, never saw a Bible, and never set foot in a church. Then one summer day in 1982 while the 15-year-old was resting beneath a shade tree, Jesus Christ paid him a visit. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Hay House Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401935825
ISBN
9781401935825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.07

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