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Biography

Paperback. The enthralling story of a dynamic empire whose impact is felt to this day Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w illustrations and six maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561122
ISBN
9780719561122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2014 by HarperCollins publishers."--Title page verso. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062103185
ISBN
9780062103185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Caroline Akrill reveals the frequent disasters and the occasional triumphs of her long association with a string of equine characters. Engagingly witty, endearingly frank, sometimes surprising, but always amusing, Caroline Akrill regards the horse from the safety of the stable door and scrutinises him with candour and affection. Illustrator(s): Pilgrim, Anne. Num Pages: 208 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: BG; WNGH; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851316437
ISBN
9780851316437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

paperback. Covers the first year following the author's rise to fame. This title recounts her struggles with celebrity, middle-class expectations, and the racial and social tensions her success had exacerbated. It tells that the fall back into poverty is as easy as the struggle to escape it is difficult. Translator(s): Arrington, Melvin S.; Levine, Robert M. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bison United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803275997
ISBN
9780803275997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Hardback. A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed during the iconic human disasters of our time - in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and New York City on September 11th, among the other places. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129037
ISBN
9780691129037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear, nicks and tears to dustwrapper but otherwise good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0007592
ISBN
9780094792708
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444724622
ISBN
9781444724622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. A collection of stories of after-death communication. It demonstrates how contact with the spirit world can be a catalyst in healing grief. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BT; HRQM2; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846941078
ISBN
9781846941078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

He was a trailblazing 20th-century British photojournalist but George Rodger lived in the adventurous tradition of 19th-century explorers. Co-founding Magnum Photos in 1947 with Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, the modest Rodger was eclipsed by his partners. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607625
ISBN
9780815607625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.09

CD-Audio. A memoir by the iconic singer-songwriter chronicling her story from her beginnings in Brooklyn through her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents, to her present day as a leading performer and activist. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
CD
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611133639
ISBN
9781611133639
CD
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. The long-awaited memoir from one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents. She created the soundtrack of our lives. At last, she shares hers Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088867
ISBN
9781844088867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956240163
ISBN
9780956240163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual active in the U.S. and U.K. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First edition, paperback issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341161
ISBN
9780822341161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. "The I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here..! jungle creates some unlikely heroes. But the daughter of Britain's most recognizable former prime Minister is perhaps the most unlikely yet. Her self-deprecating humour and fearsome streak endeared her to millions" Independent Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755317080
ISBN
9780755317080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Avalon Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580053709
ISBN
9781580053709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 5.68

Paperback. From the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. In a time of death and terror, Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. In the process, she emerged as an international leader who changed history. Num Pages: 266 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BM; HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Beast Books United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Trade Paper Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984295197
ISBN
9780984295197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Hardcover. Designed by Y. Gannushkin". Commissioning organisation: [Translated from the Russian by Margaret Wettlin]. 431 p. ports. 21 cm. Associated Names: Wettlin, Margaret,. Associated Dates: 1907-. Publishers cloth. Very good clean copy in dark navy bl". Keywords: Subjects
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Foreign Languages Pub. House Moscow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0157855
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Designed by Y. Gannushkin". Commissioning organisation: [Translated from the Russian by Margaret Wettlin]. 431 p. ports. 21 cm. Associated Names: Wettlin, Margaret,. Associated Dates: 1907-. Publishers cloth. Very good clean copy in dark navy bl". Keywords: Subjects
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Foreign Languages Pub. House Moscow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0157854
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Designed by Y. Gannushkin". Commissioning organisation: [Translated from the Russian by Margaret Wettlin]. 431 p. ports. 21 cm. Associated Names: Wettlin, Margaret,. Associated Dates: 1907-. Publishers cloth. Very good clean copy in dark navy bl". Keywords: Subjects
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Foreign Languages Pub. House Moscow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0157852
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Designed by Y. Gannushkin". Commissioning organisation: [Translated from the Russian by Margaret Wettlin]. 431 p. ports. 21 cm. Associated Names: Wettlin, Margaret,. Associated Dates: 1907-. Publishers cloth. Very good clean copy in dark navy bl". Keywords: Subjects
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Foreign Languages Pub. House Moscow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0157851
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00
€ 4.99

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