Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Maurice Rosenblatt was one of the behind-the-scenes engineers of the 1954 overthrow of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the anti-Communist chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. This book tells the story of the rise of McCarthy's power and Rosenblatt's role in effecting McCarthy's eventual censure by the Senate. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985947
- ISBN
- 9780295985947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. The son of a former slave, Paul Robeson (1898-1976) rose to become an All-American athlete, Phi Beta Kappa student, internationally celebrated singer and actor, and champion of racial equality. This biography takes Robeson from his humble beginnings in rural New Jersey to international fame on the eve of World War II. Num Pages: 568 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495050
- ISBN
- 9781558495050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Paperback. Sheila Tofield grew up in Rotherham, daughter of an uncaring mother who made her believe she was useless, stupid and - most painfully of all - unlovable. Her worst childhood fears where confirmed when, as a young woman, her fiancee left her without an explanation. This title tells her story about being a single mother in 1950s Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405911344
- ISBN
- 9781405911344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 49ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJ; BG; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334. A Life on the Land - Based on the Life of Mont Abbott of Enstone, Oxfordshire. 250 pages, 49ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJ; BG; TV. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight: 332.
- Publisher
- Day Books
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953221332
- ISBN
- 9780953221332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.93
€ 13.93
Hardcover. A powerful and heartbreaking portrait of the bond between two sisters, in life and beyond death Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has some minor shelf wear, otherwise as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KCG0000906
- ISBN
- 9781782119975
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Sheila Kitzinger, passionate campaigner for women's and babies' rights, childbirth educator and author, describes the experiences that have shaped her since childhood and the enormous changes that have taken place over the last 50 years on the subject of birth. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHM; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Pinter & Martin Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780661704
- ISBN
- 9781780661704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.71
€ 26.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. As a girl, Sheila never let her gradual descent into blindness prevent her from trying to do everything a sighted person could do. Then at 17, unable to see to find her way around the house she grew up in, she found herself dreading her future in an 'ever darkening vacuum'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091943363
- ISBN
- 9780091943363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
paperback. Sheila Hancock's moving and compelling memoir of her marriage to John Thaw Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747577096
- ISBN
- 9780747577096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.54
€ 16.99
€ 11.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JMP; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seal Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580055840
- ISBN
- 9781580055840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.90
€ 42.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. When Sir John Hale suffered a stroke that left him unable to walk, write or speak, his wife, Shelia, followed every available medical trail seeking knowledge of his condition and how he might be restored to health. This book is a unique exploration of aphasia - losing the ability to use or comprehend words - as well as of the resilience of love. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 ill. BIC Classification: BGA; VFG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1 Revised
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843105640
- ISBN
- 9781843105640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.84
€ 24.84
paperback. Very good copy showing minor age and shelfwear. Uncorrected proof paperback copy. Light foxing to covers and page edges
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Collins London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025901
- ISBN
- 9780002118583
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A genre with a proven track-record, Catching Babies promises all the nostalgic charm of Twelve Babies on a Bike mixed with the gritty realism of Nurse on Call. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362721
- ISBN
- 9780755362721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. John "Red" Shea was a top lieutenant to South Boston's top Irish mobster, Whitey Bulger, and was the only guy to walk the walk and take the rap when the mob boss and his fellow rats turned and ran. Shea did 12 years of hard time to maintain his personal dignity and sense of integrity. This book provides an account of mob life and Red Shea. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of black and white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061232893
- ISBN
- 9780061232893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.60
€ 20.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. A father-son weight-loss memoir by YouTube sensation and entrepreneur Shay Carl and his eldest son, Gavin, as they embark on a journey to get fit. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFMD; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- SKU
- KAK0003627
- ISBN
- 9781476792316
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988160
- ISBN
- 9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.77
€ 20.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Richard Moore Rive (1930-1989) was a writer, scholar, literary critic and college teacher in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his short stories written in the late 1950s and for his second novel, 'Buckingham Palace', District Six, in which he depicted the well known cosmopolitan area of District Six, where he grew up. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: B; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868147434
- ISBN
- 9781868147434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.52
€ 39.52
Paperback. Shaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the "Happy Mondays", he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock'n'roll star with music and lyrics. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165471
- ISBN
- 9780552165471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. The story of these duelling divas is by turns hilarious, monstrous and tragic. This account is exhaustive, explosive and unsparing, and our reissue includes a special update from the author. Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751541878
- ISBN
- 9780751541878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BGS; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509814824
- ISBN
- 9781509814824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
hardcover. Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period. Num Pages: 624 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802089526
- ISBN
- 9780802089526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49