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Biography: general
paperback. No marriage of a major twentieth-century writer lasted longer than Vladimir Nabokov's. From their meeting in 1921, Vladimir's letters to his beloved Vera form a narrative arc that tells a forty-six year-long love story. This book features these letters that tell us much about the man and the writer. Editor(s): Voronina, Olga; Boyd, Brian. Translator(s): Voronina, Olga; Boyd, Brian. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 304 x 62. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141192246
- ISBN
- 9780141192246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.48
€ 16.99
€ 14.48
paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGX; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300219708
- ISBN
- 9780300219708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.69
€ 19.99
€ 14.69
paperback. Infused with wit and lyricism, this memoir centres on the 1950's when the author and her friends were teenagers. She describes the past vividly and without complaint as the years of hard labour for herself, parents and siblings, were also filled with fun in the close knit community. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140. Good copy, some light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0090861
- ISBN
- 9780863221125
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522846973
- ISBN
- 9780522846973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.43
€ 23.43
Paperback. This new, illustrated biography of Weary includes more than 150 images as well as never-before-published material about his betrayal to his captors. Weary was the quintessential Australian all-rounder - brilliant student, outstanding sportsman and irrepressible larrikin who dedicated his life to caring for people. Num Pages: 448 pages, 199 b&w images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJM; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522857528
- ISBN
- 9780522857528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
paperback. A biography of the life and work of Andre Gide, the author whose works are considered to have marked the beginnings of the modern novel. The text covers aspects of the man's political and sexual awakenings, referring to his writings on those subjects, as well as exploring his approach to fictional work. Num Pages: 724 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 724
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003934
- ISBN
- 9780674003934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. Eighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain's largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica's vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive examination of the diary of plantation owner Thistlewood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations, 3 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; BGH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855256
- ISBN
- 9780807855256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.74
€ 57.74
paperback. W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220865
- ISBN
- 9780812220865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. Dedicated to the memory of Russian mathematician, V A Rokhlin (1919-1984), this is a collection of research papers written by his former students and followers. It includes topics such as: topology, real algebraic geometry, dynamics, geometry of Riemannian manifolds, theory of Teichmuller spaces, and measure theory. Editor(s): Turaev, V. G.; Vershik, Anatoly M. Series: American Mathematical Society Translations. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PBMW; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 190. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821827406
- ISBN
- 9780821827406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Musicological Identities: Essays in Honor of Susan McClary
Baur, Steven; Warwick, Jacqueline (Dalhousie ...
paperback. Editor(s): Knapp, Professor in Musicology Raymond (UCLA). BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138265622
- ISBN
- 9781138265622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Insight Editions, Div of Palace Publishing Group, LP United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608870288
- ISBN
- 9781608870288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- See Sharp Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781884365317
- ISBN
- 9781884365317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.17
€ 16.99
€ 16.17
paperback. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- BenBella Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936661053
- ISBN
- 9781936661053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.77
€ 18.99
€ 17.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- BenBella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937856120
- ISBN
- 9781937856120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.09
€ 16.99
€ 16.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745305165
- ISBN
- 9780745305165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.72
€ 40.99
€ 26.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; BTC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061832
- ISBN
- 9780813061832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.96
€ 26.96
Paperback. Tells the dramatic, compulsively readable story of a woman fighting to free herself from the injustices of her culture. The author's harrowing story begins in Togo, Africa, where she enjoyed a sheltered childhood, shielded by her progressive father from the tribal practice of polygamy and genital mutilation. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDT; 1KBB; BGA; JFFD; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500533
- ISBN
- 9780857500533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.26
€ 25.99
€ 19.26
paperback. Takes you on the author's musical odyssey from being awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. In this book, with her band Sleeper, she goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touring and endless excess via Top of the Pops. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091936525
- ISBN
- 9780091936525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.59
€ 15.99
€ 12.59
paperback. Through his leading role in four "Superman" films, Christopher Reeve became very closely identified with the superhero. But his riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down showed he wasn't superhuman. However, he refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099257288
- ISBN
- 9780099257288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
hardcover. For over half a century Mary O'Hara's voice has delighted audiences all over the world and her recordings continue to sell. Her story is an inspiring tale of triumph over tragedy, helped by her deep religious faith and many friendships with other performers, recounted with warmth and humour in this updated version of her autobiography. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 plates, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780856832857
- ISBN
- 9780856832857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.97
€ 29.99
€ 20.97
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000421
- ISBN
- 9780718185756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schocken Books United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805242102
- ISBN
- 9780805242102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.27
€ 30.99
€ 22.27
Hardcover. This book is a chronicle of a bicultural woman, Ida Pruitt, who was born in the 19th century of American missionaries, raised in a small Chinese village and lived in her adopted country for fifty years. She brought an almost unique perspective to her oral history, A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960575
- ISBN
- 9789629960575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
paperback. The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 x 8. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Orion
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000503
- ISBN
- 9781409136231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04