Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Indian author Suvir Saran's move from NYC to a farm in upstate New York, where he raises livestock and grows much of his own food. The recipes, organised by season, include classic rustic American recipes made from the fruit of his land and livestock, as well as dishes that speak to Saran's Indian heritage. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811872331
- ISBN
- 9780811872331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.50
€ 32.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844745173
- ISBN
- 9781844745173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823476
- ISBN
- 9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover. An account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most influential painter of modern times. It tells the story of his life, the historical context of society at the time, and his relationships with Renoir, Sisley and Manet. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754819530
- ISBN
- 9780754819530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. The tempestuous life of the notorious Countess of Warwick, mistress of Edward VII Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749909772
- ISBN
- 9780749909772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy
First edition
First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0303320
- ISBN
- 9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Combining Stewart's letters with Susanne K George's extensive research, this book presents a candid portrait of Elinore, the illness, disappointments, and grinding hard work that lay behind her genial public persona; the family, neighbors, and correspondents who peopled her letter-stories and shared her life. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803270428
- ISBN
- 9780803270428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.76
€ 20.99
€ 19.76
Hardback. A woman unexpectedly finds her best self through a sleepy bundle handed over at the airport in this heartfelt and surprising memoir. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068177
- ISBN
- 9780393068177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.51
€ 27.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. An impressionistic study of Bruce Chatwin's life and work by one of his friends. It is not a biography, but a collection of Clapp's own memories of Chatwin and those of his friends and colleagues. Both a solitary and a socialite, he has been described as the person who reinvented travel-writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 175. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KRA0010579
- ISBN
- 9780099733713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; JM; MQVB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975344
- ISBN
- 9780141975344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; WSZG. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- NeWest Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926455600
- ISBN
- 9781926455600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Hardback. First memoir on bestselling giants of art history (and great eccentrics), Hugh Honour and John Fleming by their friend and neighbour over 60 years. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783341115
- ISBN
- 9781783341115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.64
€ 26.99
€ 19.64
paperback. A diary of a stay in Papua New Guinea. The author introduces the reader to the family cleaner - Margaret - her extended family, her unreliable husbands and her independent spirit. Then there is Kaman, the gardener, who has to be prised away from his creation so that his employers can enjoy it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; BG; JFSJ1; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Women's History Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953773091
- ISBN
- 9780953773091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Hardcover. As prominent members of the Victorian cultural and artistic world, Sir Charles and Lady Elizabeth Eastlake, along with their nephew Charles Locke Eastlake, enjoyed the friendship and support of influential figures. This biography brings the personality of each of the Eastlakes into focus while exploring their important contributions. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 black-&-white illustrations + 5 colour images. BIC Classification: ABQ; ACV; AGC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857095074
- ISBN
- 9781857095074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime? Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 page black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026138
- ISBN
- 9780141026138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985701
- ISBN
- 9780141985701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.81
€ 18.99
€ 17.81
Paperback. A portrait of the intimate way in which violence pulls lives apart, of an American family caught on the stage of Middle East politics, and of the moral choices required in seeking justice. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 202 pages, 17 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609544
- ISBN
- 9780815609544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.95
€ 20.99
€ 19.95
Hardback. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Num Pages: 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480. A Pianist's Yearbook. 276 pages, 8, 8 black and white. The author of Beyond the Notes demonstrates how a working musician draws energy from the events of daily life, and sometimes seeks a refuge from them in music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVRG; BM. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 29. Weight: 494.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835578
- ISBN
- 9781843835578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.87
€ 40.99
€ 33.87
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Bntam Edition
- SKU
- KKD0001275
- ISBN
- 9780553405699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95