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Biography: general
Paperback. Born in 1899 to Russian Aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, dramatically beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This biography is reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 448 pages. Born in 1899 to Russian Aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, dramatically beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This biography is reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFC; AGB; BGA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 346.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408807095
- ISBN
- 9781408807095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.22
€ 23.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474603287
- ISBN
- 9781474603287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Monkfish Book Publishing Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982324684
- ISBN
- 9780982324684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.47
€ 16.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892816200
- ISBN
- 9780892816200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. "From the vaudeville era, through the Astaire-Rogers movies, to the intricate artistry of bebop, tap has dominated American dance with its rhythm, originality, and humor. This book collects the voices" Num Pages: 358 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD; ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- REV
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806353
- ISBN
- 9780306806353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262027540
- ISBN
- 9780262027540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.16
€ 38.99
€ 33.16
Paperback. An explosive biography of one of America's most notorious bands - Motley Crue. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409128120
- ISBN
- 9781409128120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. The full story of Taylor Swift's stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who's taking over the world. Num Pages: 224 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007544219
- ISBN
- 9780007544219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. Combines a lively biography of one of the best-loved composers of the nineteenth century with a detailed chronological guide to much of his oeuvre, from the most popular - Swan Lake or the 1812 Overture - to the lesser known pieces. The author guides the reader through Tchaikovsky's music in the context of his life. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231959
- ISBN
- 9780571231959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Bedevilled by a crippling condition which nobody could explain or relieve, he confronts hard truths about the relationship between the mind and the body, the hectic modern world and his life as a writer. Teach Us To Sit Still is the visceral, thought-provoking and improbably entertaining story of Tim Parks' quest to overcome ill health. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099548881
- ISBN
- 9780099548881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 86
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597842778
- ISBN
- 9781597842778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.88
€ 8.99
€ 7.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Tughra Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597844611
- ISBN
- 9781597844611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.88
€ 8.99
€ 7.88
Paperback. A third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers Angela's Ashes and 'Tis. In Teacher Man, Frank McCourt details his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New York City.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0013415
- ISBN
- 9780007173990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Gilbert is back and he's glad to be back. After three years of teaching at Truss, an inner-city sink school, Francis Gilbert has been offered a job in the English department at his old school, a nice suburban comprehensive. Like a prisoner out of Colditz, he feels like he's just landed a job in toytown. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNW0008261
- ISBN
- 9781904977551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In 1987 Joanne Tompkins travelled to the Baffin Island community of Anurapaqtuq to take on the job of principal at the local school. This is the story of the four years she spent there and the many challenges she faced. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QFM; BG; JFSL9; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080301
- ISBN
- 9780802080301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardback. Chronicles the experiences of a black female teaching in public schools in the South Bronx in the era of No Child Left Behind and the Common Core. Addressing "high stakes" that go beyond tests, Faking Sleep examines how and what one must teach poor students of color. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFJ; JFSL1; JNHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823271405
- ISBN
- 9780823271405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.73
€ 90.73
Paperback. Chronicles the experiences of a black female teaching in public schools in the South Bronx in the era of No Child Left Behind and the Common Core. Addressing "high stakes" that go beyond tests, Faking Sleep examines how and what one must teach poor students of color. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFJ; JFSL1; JNHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823271412
- ISBN
- 9780823271412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Hardcover. Fifty years ago Malcolm X told a white woman who asked what she could do for the cause, 'Nothing.' Michael Eric Dyson believes he was wrong. Now he responds to that question. If society is to make real racial progress, people must face difficult truths, including being honest about how Black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250135995
- ISBN
- 9781250135995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.58
€ 26.99
€ 22.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907869006
- ISBN
- 9781907869006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
€ 16.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. How was Ted Hughes's poetry influenced by Sylvia Plath? What is the importance of his early life on the Yorkshire moors with his elder brother, a life he called Paradise? How did writing Birthday Letters affect his career? This close study of Hughes's poetic development, now available in paperback, answers all these questions and more. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580978
- ISBN
- 9780230580978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008118211
- ISBN
- 9780008118211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.35
€ 25.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. Like the previous Speaks books (Warren Buffett Speaks, Jack Welch Speaks, Bill Gates Speaks, and Oprah Winfrey Speaks), Ted Turner Speaks chronicles the voice and vision of Ted Turner, multimillionaire media pioneer, creator of the Cable News Network, champion yachtsman, and founder of environmental and humanitarian organizations. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471345633
- ISBN
- 9780471345633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.86
€ 30.99
€ 23.86
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062259578
- ISBN
- 9780062259578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. This translation makes entries from a courtier journal accessible to English readers for the first time. The finished work provides startling insights into the Heian court led by Tadahira during the 930s and 940s. NB: This book reads from right to left. Editor(s): Piggott, Joan R; Yoshida, Sanae. Series: Cornell East Asia. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947402
- ISBN
- 9781933947402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71