Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Presents the story of the author's year re-creating the lifestyle of her 1790s ancestor in a basic one-roomed cottage, eating home-grown produce and surviving on her own resources - making household items herself and dressing in period clothing. This illustrated title includes gardening info, menus, recipes and nature notes. Num Pages: 224 pages, photographs, woodcuts, engravings, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Saraband
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781887354776
- ISBN
- 9781887354776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BTP; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Canterbury University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927145296
- ISBN
- 9781927145296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.33
€ 18.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. Tells the story of how the author came through the agony and humiliation of being sexually abused by her father, how she found the strength to seek justice, and how she coped when, at the final hurdle, it appeared that he was about to escape prison. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BT; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844883233
- ISBN
- 9781844883233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024118
- ISBN
- 9781862070264
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0023493
- ISBN
- 9781862070264
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
hardcover. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper . First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0303292
- ISBN
- 9781862070264
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. An omnibus edition of Finlay J. Macdonald's nostalgic and often comic accounts of growing up on the Hebridean island of Harris between the wars. They were first published individually in the 1980s as "Crowdie and Cream", "Crotal and White" and "The Corncrake and the Lysander". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751513486
- ISBN
- 9780751513486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Translator(s): Enggass, Catherine. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271730769
- ISBN
- 9780271730769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.53
€ 31.99
€ 25.53
Hardcover. Portugal's poor military performance in the First World War, notably in Africa, restricted Afonso Costa's (1871-1937) ability to secure his diplomatic aims which, in any case, were highly unrealistic. Nevertheless, his loyal press in Portugal described him as the leader of the small nations', and reported his every statement as a major triumph. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791873
- ISBN
- 9781905791873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666603
- ISBN
- 9780940666603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.39
€ 34.99
€ 23.39
Paperback. Castro is the only world leader to have outlasted nine US presidents, has survived over 600 assassination attempts and remains one of the twentieth century's most controversial figures. This title tells Castro's story, explaining thing from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution. Editor(s): Ramonet, Ignacio. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026268
- ISBN
- 9780141026268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.86
€ 25.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. A passionate memoir of the author's discovery of her grandmother's true identity. Translator(s): Freely, Maureen. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844678679
- ISBN
- 9781844678679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.78
€ 17.99
€ 16.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307359483
- ISBN
- 9780307359483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.02
€ 20.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. A fresh, new look for the paperback edition in the genre of Shame and Ugly. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340943496
- ISBN
- 9780340943496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Hardcover. Series: American Mosaic: African-American Contributions S. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791072707
- ISBN
- 9780791072707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Keywords: Ferris Greenslet. 192pp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Collins
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1944
- SKU
- KNW0012550
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 14.00
€ 14.00
Paperback. This is a collection of private papers from family correspondence, testy letters never sent, memoranda, an off-and-on diary, and complaints about the restrictions of the "White prison". It covers the period from his occupancy of the White House in 1945 to shortly before his death in 1972. Num Pages: 462 pages, 43 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211194
- ISBN
- 9780826211194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.77
€ 52.99
€ 44.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ferrell, Robert H. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219817
- ISBN
- 9780826219817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.54
€ 45.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. Among the wealthiest and most powerful of the Bonanza Kings were William Bowers Bourn I and his son, William Bowers Bourn II. Their wealth came from rich mines in Nevada's Comstock Lode and Treasure Hill and California's Sierra foothills, as well as astute business ventures in the booming port city of San Francisco. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177862
- ISBN
- 9780874177862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
Hardcover. This account of Jean Piaget's childhood and adolescence reveals a relatively unknown aspect to the well-known developmental psychologist. The portrayal of his struggle to reconcile science and faith in his youth adds a new dimension to the understanding of his life, thought and work. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674667167
- ISBN
- 9780674667167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.06€ 84.11
€ 93.06
€ 84.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stephen F. Austin State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622880164
- ISBN
- 9781622880164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802141897
- ISBN
- 9780802141897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.42
€ 15.42
Paperback. For years now, the author has been loved as presenter of "Ready Steady Cook", and, recently, co-presenter of "This Morning" with Philip Schofield. Never one to shy away from a good laugh or cry on national TV, she has none-the-less never talked about herself to the public, preferring to keep her private life private. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KEX0205023
- ISBN
- 9780141038865
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In 2004, Ferial Masry, born in Mecca, became the first Saudi American to run for political office in US history. This book chronicles Masry's remarkable life, from her childhood in Mecca and her decision to emigrate to the United States to her career as an educator and her bold entry into the world of politics. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 black-&-white illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609117
- ISBN
- 9780815609117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46