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Biography: general

This memoir from his personal physician, friend, and confidante of more than 40 years, John C. Lungren, MD, portrays Richard Nixon as a paradoxical man - intense, compassionate, guarded, intelligent, resilient, deeply religious, enormously successful but ultimately tragic. Num Pages: 204 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122748
ISBN
9780813122748
Condition: New

€ 47.07

Hardcover. Born in England, Englishman Charles Heaphy - the first 'New Zealander' to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and a distinguished 19th-century landscape painter in that country is a central figure in colonial history. This book reveals the story of Heaphy's life and art. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869404215
ISBN
9781869404215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.14

Paperback. Hearing voices - a symptom of schizophrenia, a religious experience, or something else entirely? Claire Bien's riveting memoir provides a fascinating personal perspective on this often-misunderstood condition. Claire's tumultuous journey will help you to understand why auditory hallucinations are not necessarily an indicator of mental illness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785927188
ISBN
9781785927188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Hardcover. No composer contributed more to film than Bernard Herrmann, who in over 40 scores enriched the work of such directors as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. This biography explores the interrelationships between Herrmann's music and his turbulent personal life. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition ~1st Printing
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071230
ISBN
9780520071230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 49.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770411302
ISBN
9781770411302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

Hardback. This text reveals Helen Jacobus Apte's emotions and personal faith while facing life's joys, sorrows and contradictions at the start of this century. She ponders her feelings about religion, her native South and patriotism, and tells of events local, national and international that affected her. Num Pages: 222 pages, photographs, family tree, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027458
ISBN
9780842027458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.35

paperback. In 1995, NPR editor and producer Marcus D Rosenbaum met his grandmother - fifty years after her death. Num Pages: 222 pages, photographs, family tree, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027465
ISBN
9780842027465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.21

Hardcover. Edith and Victor Turner were among the most influential researchers and teachers and social and cultural anthropology in the twentieth century. This memoir is a testimony to a remarkable partnership and to Edie Turner's own achievements during more than two decades after Victor's untimely death. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: BG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451264
ISBN
9781845451264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.52

Paperback. Awkward teachers, pompous school governors and fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make the author's hectic job as a school inspector more than difficult. But, for him, the main challenge remains the frankly spoken children. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGA; JNKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027678
ISBN
9780141027678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A compelling insight into the lives of the great polar explorers, through the eyes of the women who inspired them - this is the story of seven remarkable women. Drawing on her own experience as an explorer's daughter, and using extracts from journals and letters, the author blends accounts of longing, betrayal and hope with tales of adventure. Num Pages: 318 pages, 24 photos and images. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Saraband
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643216
ISBN
9781908643216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Nearly seventy years ago, the author started to do her bit for vulnerable children, one child at a time. While she was still in school, she thought nothing of bringing home a schoolmate who needed refuge. It was the start of opening her home and her heart to children in need. She has never stopped. This title tells the story of her life. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGA; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844883240
ISBN
9781844883240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
3rd ed.
SKU
V9780816645930
ISBN
9780816645930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. The author was asked by the New Yorker to write a profile of Mario Batali who runs one of New York's most successful three-star restaurants. Buford accepted the commission, on the condition Batali allow him to work in his kitchen, as his slave. This memoir presents his kitchen adventures, and the story of Batali's rise to culinary fame. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
7th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099464433
ISBN
9780099464433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is best known for taking Britain into the European Union. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950691
ISBN
9781904950691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 100 colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654272
ISBN
9780859654272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. With the world at his feet and a film-stealing turn in the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight", in the can, there was worldwide shock and disbelief when the news broke that Heath Ledger had been found dead in his New York apartment on 22 January 2008. This book presents his tragic story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8 pages illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KAK0007263
ISBN
9781844546336
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Eagles wrote the soundtrack to the Seventies and Eighties - and even now their albums top the charts. But backstage, there were no peaceful, easy feelings.. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
PHOENIX
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826775
ISBN
9780753826775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black and white photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623171148
ISBN
9781623171148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 PP Black and White. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307742957
ISBN
9780307742957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.46

Paperback. Kevin Heffernan was a giant amongst GAA men. A giant with a brilliant mind who repeatedly warned everybody that he would not let his own mother get in the way of him winning one more game of football. This book tells the story of a boy with the biggest dreams, and a man who lived with triumphs and the greatest regrets. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
480
SKU
KJE0002374
ISBN
9781848271869
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

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