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Biography: general

Paperback. Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, being harshly indoctrinated into European ways of thought and worship. This title tells the story of his return to his people, his hard initiation back into those people, which lead to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BG; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140194968
ISBN
9780140194968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804179096
ISBN
9780804179096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Jim Harrison traces his upbringing in Michigan amid the austerities of the Depression and the Second World War, and the seemingly greater austerities of his starchy Swedish forebears. He chronicles his coming-of-age, from a boy drunk with books to a young man making his way among fellow writers he deeply admires. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802140302
ISBN
9780802140302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653051
ISBN
9780691653051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.86

Paperback. For nearly fifty years, J Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twentieth century. This title explodes the myths, and exposes the dark secrets that remained hidden throughout Hoover's lifetime. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941772
ISBN
9780091941772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Presents a study of Orden Nash's life and the role that poetry, especially comic verse, played in modern American literary culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637299
ISBN
9781566637299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. In this autobiography, Tim Rice writes about his early years. He describes his public school days, his early love of comics, cricket and women, his first marriage and his partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 8-page b/w sections. BIC Classification: AVGM; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Coronet
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001283
ISBN
9780340654590
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This sequel to the bestselling, American Book Award-winning Lakota Woman continues the dramatic story of Mary Brave Bird's life as a Native American in white-dominated society. Brave Bird shares the sorrow of her divorce from American Indian Movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, and her present happiness asa new wife and mother. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802143396
ISBN
9780802143396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877288817
ISBN
9780877288817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.01

Hardback. 1. A study of old age by one of Italya s oldest and wisest philosophers. 2. Bobbio writes on old age as a social and personal problem. He re--assess ideas of history and progress from the perspective of an old man. 3. This is a beautifully written book that combines philosophical enquiry and personal reflection. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan. Num Pages: 120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JFSP31; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745623863
ISBN
9780745623863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.42

Paperback. For roughnecks in search of trouble, Deadwood was the place to go. To reform the town's notorious habits, Federal Judge Granville G Bennett moved to Deadwood, and his young daughter, Estelline, grew up with the town. This book offers an account of its change from a congeries of horse thieves, and claim jumpers to a railroad town. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780803260658
ISBN
9780803260658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. A portrait of the author's pioneer father that grew out of the hours of listening behind the stove or the wood box. This book contains the accounts of the hunts, of the fights with the cattlemen and the sheepmen, of the scarcity of women, when a man had to 'marry anything that got off the train,' of the droughts, storms, wind and isolation. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293243
ISBN
9780803293243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759557
ISBN
9781894759557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter, Francisco de Goya contracted a serious illness which left him stone deaf. The author follows Goya through the remaining thirty-five years of his life. He writes of the elderly painter with the intimacy of an old friend, seeing through his eyes and sharing the silence in his head. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BGH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437253
ISBN
9780099437253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. An autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Egypt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJC; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188324
ISBN
9780141188324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Grove Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802141897
ISBN
9780802141897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.76

Paperback. The third episode of a bestselling story which began with THE OLIVE FARM - now in a gorgeous new look. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion Paperbacks
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829363
ISBN
9780753829363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. Second in the Olive story from the bestselling author of THE OLIVE FARM and THE OLIVE HARVEST - now in a gorgeous new look. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829356
ISBN
9780753829356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of Oliver Cromwell as a political figure and look at the historical problems associated with his exercise of power. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582437517
ISBN
9780582437517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.66

Paperback. aeoProvides a fresh and provocative assessment of one of the leading figures of British history. aeo Interweaves interpretative narrative of Cornwalla s life with an in--depth assessment of his long--term historical narrative. aeo Draws from original source material throughout, explaining the difficulties faced in handling contemporary evidence. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204800
ISBN
9780631204800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. Now available in paperback with a new preface by the author, this acclaimed biography will appeal to historians of technology and science, as well as to scientists and engineers who wish to learn more about this remarkable man. Num Pages: 360 pages, 62, 49 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Johns Hopkins Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801869099
ISBN
9780801869099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.57

paperback. An insightful biography of one of Ireland's most exuberent characters: the inspiration for buck Mulligan in Ulysses, a senator, playwright, champion athlete and surgeon, Gogarty was called 'one of the greatest lyric poets of the age' by Yeats. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
O’Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862785970
ISBN
9780862785970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. The first full-length biography of the enduringly popular star of Grease Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; APB; APF; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909840
ISBN
9780749909840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The world's greatest actor by Britain's best biographer. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AN; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067887
ISBN
9781782067887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

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