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Biography: general
Paperback. Contains the diaries and letters of six Oregon-bound women, as well as the journal of an English Mormon woman who described her experience all the way from Liverpool to Salt Lake City. The words of these pioneer women convey their exhilaration, courage, exhaustion, and terror in traveling so far into the unknown. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272873
- ISBN
- 9780803272873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.69
€ 20.69
Paperback. Suitable for students of everyday life, this title brings together a collection of the diaries of overland women. It speaks through letters and diaries of the women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272743
- ISBN
- 9780803272743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Includes voices of women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s including Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; and, Rachel Fisher. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272774
- ISBN
- 9780803272774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.52
€ 19.99
€ 19.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBC; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878332601
- ISBN
- 9780878332601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.23
€ 23.99
€ 22.23
Hardcover. "Court Lady and Country Wife is a fascinating and substantial read, rich with historical and political detail, complex and sharply drawn characters, and more plot twists and turns than could be contained in a novel. " Diane Schoemperlen, author of our lady of the lost and found. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470015407
- ISBN
- 9780470015407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.68
€ 26.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. My Story. 208 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA; WS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight: 334.
- Publisher
- AuthorHouse
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781438987941
- ISBN
- 9781438987941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Translator(s): Bernard, Xavier; Strim, Laurent. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714831800
- ISBN
- 9780714831800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.17
€ 24.99
€ 17.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 14 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335419
- ISBN
- 9780764335419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.90
€ 25.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817936921
- ISBN
- 9780817936921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.62
€ 8.62
Hardback. In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Simone presents the story of how she overcame early childhood challenges to become the most decorated US female gymnast and the only female gymnast to ever win three consecutive World Championship titles. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310759669
- ISBN
- 9780310759669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.22
€ 25.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. This biography of Reinhold Niebuhr seeks to reveal the man in all of his humanity, warmth and charm, as well as his intellectual prowess as a theological giant. The author, who knew Niebuhr well, chronicles his career and contributions to ethics, theology and political thought. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF; HPQ; HRCM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819187314
- ISBN
- 9780819187314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.26
€ 103.26
Hardback. The story of one woman's devotion to her brother's battle against MS and how she transformed that devotion into one of the nations most powerful and effective health organizations. Photos. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634144
- ISBN
- 9781566634144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.82
€ 36.82
Hardback. In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds. This is an account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; TV; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849900706
- ISBN
- 9781849900706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.60
€ 26.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JJH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841146508
- ISBN
- 9781841146508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.28
€ 12.28
Paperback. Krog captures the complexity of South Africa's Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in a personal narrative, taking the reader beneath the big movements of the Truth Commission and beyond, into the heart of what it means to be a South African today. Originally published by Jonathan Cape. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289791
- ISBN
- 9780099289791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571269440
- ISBN
- 9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.85
€ 17.99
€ 12.85
Paperback. See the world through the eyes of champion wrestler Mick Foley as he looks back on his days in the WWE. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409128113
- ISBN
- 9781409128113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Hardcover. Full of warm and witty anecdotes, Francis Brennan shares his deeply personal memoirs while letting us in on the secret to his success - his belief in happiness. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; APT; BGFA; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717168781
- ISBN
- 9780717168781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. No. 3 in the series, Count Basie: Swingin' The Blues 1936-1950, chronicles Basie's life from the Kansas City years, discovery by John Hammond, triumph in New York with the floating swing of the All-American rhythm section and tenor saxist Lester Young, through to the eventual demise of the swingingest of big bands in January 1950. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848825
- ISBN
- 9780810848825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755315802
- ISBN
- 9780755315802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442231177
- ISBN
- 9781442231177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.31
€ 55.31
Hardcover. Volume XII of the "Dutch Colonial Manuscripts" contains the correspondence of Petrus Stuyvesant, director general of New Netherland from 1654-1658. It represents the earliest surviving correspondence, comprising letters from the directors in Amsterdam and the governors of neighbouring colonies. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629597
- ISBN
- 9780815629597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.72
€ 87.72
Hardcover. This volume is a collection Petrus Stuyvesant's correspondence from 1647 to 1653, the first six years of his tenure as director general of New Netherland. These letters show how the young Stuyvesant handled major problems in his administration and confronted the challenges laid before him. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 196 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627920
- ISBN
- 9780815627920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.34
€ 97.34
Paperback. Series: Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith. Num Pages: 495 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: BGB; HPC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966990
- ISBN
- 9780913966990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.52
€ 14.99
€ 12.52