Biography
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Biography
Paperback. The true story of a couple who, in their late fifties, traded modern conveniences for life in a tent and trailer without electricity or indoor plumbing. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870715815
- ISBN
- 9780870715815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War, as husbands came back to Civvy Street their wives had the luxury of staying at home with the children. For a short while at least. Soon Evelyn realised she had to find part-time work to make ends meet, and to her astonishment she was offered part-time hours at her old hospital. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTG0007381
- ISBN
- 9780091941383
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Surprising Matron as well as herself, Evelyn Prentis managed to pass her Finals and become a staff-nurse. Encouraged, she took the brave leap of moving from Nottingham to London. This title offers an account of a nurse in action, that shows a nurse's life would always revolve around the comforting discomfort of porridge and rissoles, and bandages. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 192 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KOC0016554
- ISBN
- 9780091941376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. When Evelyn O'Rourke, the well-known broadcaster with the Gerry Ryan Show, was on maternity leave with her first child she discovered she had breast cancer. In this memoir, Evelyn charts her journey through cancer treatment, chemo and pregnancy and her determination to protect her unborn baby and live for her husband and her family. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422. 8vo . Good clean copy.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0301485
- ISBN
- 9781444789843
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929398891
- ISBN
- 9780929398891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Hardback. The first narrative biography of the Runaways, told with the participation of many of the band's surviving members Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306820397
- ISBN
- 9780306820397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.55
€ 30.55
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGL; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633572
- ISBN
- 9780691633572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.19
€ 136.19
Paperback. More than 60,000 children were abducted in east and central Africa in the 1990s by the violent rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army and its notorious commander Joseph Kony. Evelyn Amony was one of them. I Am Evelyn Amony tells a harrowing story of heartbreaking loss, unrelenting horror, and courageous survival. Editor(s): Baines, Erin; Kachaluba, A. Buck. Series: Women in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPR; 3JM; BTP; HBJH; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299304942
- ISBN
- 9780299304942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.00
€ 27.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. A collection of memories that follows a Warwickshire girl as she grows up during an era of huge transformation in Britain. Illustrated with family photographs, it presents a picture of day-to-day life in Nuneaton in the 1920s and '30s, including time spent in school, family holidays and the changes in the town itself. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJG; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451626
- ISBN
- 9780752451626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66€ 58.97
€ 64.66
€ 58.97
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.46
€ 33.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. The incredible true story revealed by a family notebook, telling of four daughters across two centuries of turbulent history, of a passionate and ill-fated royal love affair, ending in a tragic and cruel death. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 col plates (8pp). BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007298501
- ISBN
- 9780007298501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.60
€ 13.99
€ 11.60
Vernon and Irene Castle popularized ragtime dancing in the years just before World War I and made dancing a respectable pastime in America. The whisper-thin, elegant Castles were trendsetters in many ways. This work tells the story of a couple who reinvented dance and its place in twentieth-century culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ASDT; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124599
- ISBN
- 9780813124599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.12
€ 35.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- AuthorHouse
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477245811
- ISBN
- 9781477245811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.09
€ 17.99
€ 14.09
Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859371
- ISBN
- 9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.25€ 53.45
€ 58.25
€ 53.45
The Spiritual Journals of Warren Felt Evans. From Methodism to Mind Cu...
Evans, Warren Felt. Ed(S): Albanese, Catherin...
hardcover. Editor(s): Albanese, Catherine L. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HRAX; HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 641.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780253022431
- ISBN
- 9780253022431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.52
€ 40.52
In this enthralling memoir we follow Evans and Peckinpah through conversations in bars, family gatherings, binges on drugs and alcohol, struggles with film producers and executives, and Peckinpah's abusive behavior - sometimes directed at Evans himself. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826335876
- ISBN
- 9780826335876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.43
€ 31.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Brings together the author's lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Editor(s): Murphy, Clive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296. The Memoirs of a Gamekeeper. 256 pages. Editor(s): Murphy, Clive. Brings together the author's lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight: 296.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011123
- ISBN
- 9781906011123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.54
€ 19.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777381
- ISBN
- 9781910777381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.22
€ 33.99
€ 24.22
Deliberately provocative, this book examines Aguirre, a symbol of Basque fury and rampage, arguing that Aguirre's historical representation as a one-dimensional madman deserves revisiting. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826350435
- ISBN
- 9780826350435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Menasha Ridge Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897329835
- ISBN
- 9780897329835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.52
€ 14.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816523917
- ISBN
- 9780816523917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 486 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923854
- ISBN
- 9780939923854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 29.62
€ 44.99
€ 29.62
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838647
- ISBN
- 9781843838647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57