Biography
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Biography
paperback. Translator(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HREX; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195152999
- ISBN
- 9780195152999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. The story of Junius Irving Scales - the only American ever to be convicted solely for being a member of the Communist Party - following Scales from his privileged southern upbringing through the awakening of his social conscience, his civil- and labor-rights work, his arrest and trials, his disillusionment with the Party, and his time in prison. Num Pages: 480 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327853
- ISBN
- 9780820327853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610755
- ISBN
- 9780815610755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.52
€ 20.99
€ 19.52
Paperback. Chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. This work also tells of the author's life after leaving the geisha house, painting a panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KOC0012729
- ISBN
- 9780099462040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219722
- ISBN
- 9780300219722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
€ 13.63
Paperback. This book traces the spiritual journey of Satish Kumar - child monk, peace pilgrim, ecological activist and educator. In it he traces the sources of inspiration which formed his understanding of the world as a network of multiple and diverse relationships. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLK; JPWD; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Green Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903998182
- ISBN
- 9781903998182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury India
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789385936654
- ISBN
- 9789385936654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195021
- ISBN
- 9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553149
- ISBN
- 9780742553149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.24
€ 29.24
Hardback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553132
- ISBN
- 9780742553132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.40
€ 29.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. A heartfelt celebration of the vanished world of his grandfather's intellectual passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905559640
- ISBN
- 9781905559640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.92
€ 19.99
€ 14.92
Paperback. As a five-year-old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1MBF; BM; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405930994
- ISBN
- 9781405930994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In 1998, Sarbjit Athwal was called by her husband to attend a family meeting. Within three weeks of that meeting, Surjit Athwal, Sarbjit's sister-in-law, was dead. After the killing, Sarbjit fought secretly for justice for nine long, scared years. This book is about a woman who risked everything to see that justice was done. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 4pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753541548
- ISBN
- 9780753541548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. A autobiography in which the anonymous writer intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and descriptions of the Japanese countryside. She illuminates her pilgrimages to temples and mystical dreams in exquisite prose, describing a journey that can be read as a metaphor for life itself. Translator(s): Morris, Ivan. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AFS; BG; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442823
- ISBN
- 9780140442823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. This fascinating book studies Katherine Knollys' life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782795858
- ISBN
- 9781782795858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. In The Italian Boy, Sarah Wise not only investigates the case of the London Burkers but also, by making use of an incredibly rich archival store, the lives of ordinary lower-class Londoners. Num Pages: 368 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133307
- ISBN
- 9781844133307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. The shocking first true account from one of the young girls who lived through and survived the Rotherham sex abuse scandal. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JMC; BT; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008141264
- ISBN
- 9780008141264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594633973
- ISBN
- 9781594633973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.75
€ 17.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. A psychological portrait of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, a man whose personal obsession with masculinity profoundly influenced the fate of a nation. This book argues that Theodore Roosevelt struggled, like many of his contemporaries, with what it meant to be a man in the modern era. Num Pages: 299 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226876092
- ISBN
- 9780226876092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. A comprehensive, highly absorbing portrait of this complex artist. Translator(s): Haddad, Nordine. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 colour & 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714837512
- ISBN
- 9780714837512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.29
€ 24.99
€ 17.29