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Biography: general

Paperback. Lucrezia Borgia's name has echoed through history as a byword for evil - a poisoner who committed incest with her natural father, Pope Alexander VI, and with her brother, Cesare Borgia. Long considered the most ruthless of Italian Renaissance noblewomen, her tarnished reputation has prevailed long since her own lifetime. This text tells her story. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014135
ISBN
9780141014135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

paperback. Lucretia Mott was a central figure in the interconnected struggles for racial and sexual equality in nineteenth-century America. This biography, the first in thirty years, focuses on Mott's long and controversial public career as an abolitionist, women's rights activist, and Quaker minister. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222791
ISBN
9780812222791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Editor(s): Densmore, Christopher; Faulkner, Carol; Hewitt, Nancy A. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNS; DQ; HRCC97; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252040795
ISBN
9780252040795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.41

Paperback. Lucrecia de Leon lived on the fringes of the 16th-century Spanish royal court. As a teenager, Lucrecia had hundreds of dreams about Spain's future that became the stuff of political controversy. This book is based upon surviving transcripts of her dreams and on the records of her Inquisition trial. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201583
ISBN
9780520201583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardback. In this autobiography Unity Spencer writes about her unconventional childhood, her unconventional father and her life as an artist in her own right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Publisher
Unicorn Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910065600
ISBN
9781910065600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.75

Paperback. During his six and a half decades in baseball, Eddie Robinson knew, played with or against, or worked for or with many of baseball's greats. The lively autobiography highlights a career that touched all aspects of the game from player to coach to front-office executive and scout. Num Pages: 296 pages, 43 photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803274112
ISBN
9780803274112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. In September 1998, the author stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This book tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ebury Press
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780091885670
ISBN
9780091885670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.),, ports. BIC Classification: AFP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840334487
ISBN
9781840334487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.13

paperback. Covers the remarkable life of James Joyce's only daughter. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747574132
ISBN
9780747574132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Great Northern Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957639966
ISBN
9780957639966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750965996
ISBN
9780750965996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. Charles E Curran has distinguished himself as the well-known and the controversial Catholic moral theologian in the United States. This title tells the story of Curran, a Catholic priest and theologian who, despite being stripped of his right to teach as a Catholic theologian by the Vatican, remains committed to the Catholic Church. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589010871
ISBN
9781589010871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.38

Paperback. Like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Tom Waits is a chameleonic survivor who's achieved long-term success while retaining cult credibility and outsider mystique. From his perilous 'jazzbo' years in '70s Los Angeles to the multiple-Grammy winner, this biography charts Waits' life step-by-step and album-by-album. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 43. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235537
ISBN
9780571235537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

paperback. Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as "Camille", "Queen Christina" and "Grand Hotel". This work tells the story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs that dominated her life: with Cecil Beaton and the notorious Mercedes de Acosta. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712659499
ISBN
9780712659499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Hardback. .
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348247
ISBN
9781612348247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Continues: A ship in the harbor. Chicago, Ill.: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2009. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897336161
ISBN
9780897336161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.46

Hardback. This book presents unpublished excerpts from extensive correspondence between Niels Bohr and his immediate family, and uses it to describe and analyze the psychological and cultural background to his invention of the quantum theory of the atom. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PHM; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680283
ISBN
9780199680283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.38

Hardback. The last three years of author's life that have been as dramatic as ever. From the highly publicised divorce from Alex Reid to the romance and split from Leandro Penna, and a whirlwind marriage and surprise pregnancy with Kieran Hayler, she has been through a lot of changes. And that's just her love life. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 646. Clean copy. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KOC0023871
ISBN
9781780891385
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An autobiography of Katie Price, who is model, businesswoman, author and Celebrity Big Brother 2015 winner. It provides access to her side of all the stories with her own special brand of humour, compassion and total honesty. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099580959
ISBN
9780099580959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Janis Joplin's sister uses newly discovered letters to chronicle the singer's life, discussing her restless teen years, involvement in the hippie scene at Haight-Ashbury, sexual experimentation, drug use, and career. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
It Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060755225
ISBN
9780060755225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

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