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Biography
Paperback. In 1975, Viv Albertine was obsessed with music but it never occurred to her she could be in a band as she couldn't play an instrument and she'd never seen a girl play electric guitar. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328284
- ISBN
- 9780571328284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.33
€ 17.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Stay Human. 178 pages, Illustrations. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight: 170. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela.
- Publisher
- Kube Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847740199
- ISBN
- 9781847740199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.63
€ 14.99
€ 13.63
Hardback. A Nobel Laureate presents his view of developments in the field of superconductivity, superfluidity and related theory. The book contains Ginzburg's amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003, as well as his expanded autobiography. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGTA; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540680048
- ISBN
- 9783540680048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871161
- ISBN
- 9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. An insightful new biography of one of the great global spiritual figures. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857388308
- ISBN
- 9780857388308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.09
€ 17.99
€ 14.09
Paperback. Keywords: W. H, Smith. 380pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul/University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- SKU
- KNW0011992
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 46.99€ 5.38
€ 46.99
€ 5.38
Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819178213
- ISBN
- 9780819178213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Virginia Woolf's only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five pieces. Despite Quentin Bell's biography and other studies of her, the author's own account of her early life should hold fascination for its unexpected detail and clear-sighted judgement of Victorian values. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712646185
- ISBN
- 9780712646185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded her thoughts with unfailing grace, courage, honesty and wit. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518259
- ISBN
- 9780099518259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Whether bemoaning some domestic travail, commenting publicly on the state of the nation, or discussing cultural, artistic or personal concerns, this volume displays the author's courage and brilliance, her generosity and love of gossip, and also her genius for close and enduring friendship. Editor(s): Banks, Joanne Trautmann. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518242
- ISBN
- 9780099518242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. After his death, Woolf wrote a loving account of Roger Fry's passion for art and his challenging critical theories. Born in 1866, Fry was primarily responsible for introducing the post-Impressionists to Britain, and establishing the Omega workshops. He was also curator of New York's MOMA. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099442523
- ISBN
- 9780099442523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
€ 14.99
€ 11.72
Looking for Clark Gable and Other 20th-Century Pursuits: Collected Wri...
Virginia Van Der Veer Hamilton
Paperback. This memoir describes the author's life, reflecting on the major changes that have taken place in her native south during the 20th century. It describes how certain social mores, such as virginal brides, lifelong marriages and family pilgrimages, have vanished from the white American scene. Num Pages: 200 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DN; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308346
- ISBN
- 9780817308346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.17
€ 32.17
Paperback. An intimate biography of the great American writer, Dos Passos, who rose from a childhood as the illegitimate son of a financial titan to become the man Sartre called "the greatest writer of our time." Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810122000
- ISBN
- 9780810122000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923779
- ISBN
- 9780939923779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
Hardcover. Coincides with the 25th Anniversary of the Born Free Foundation, which Virginia McKenna chairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840028980
- ISBN
- 9781840028980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.33
€ 38.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. A thorough analysis of Julian Steward's life and work and the history of the discipline of anthropology during his lifetime Num Pages: 448 pages, 26 black & white photographs; 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BG; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252076350
- ISBN
- 9780252076350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Anthropologist Virginia Drew translates a first-person account of a Tairora woman's life lived in the highlands of New Guinea. The details of her life story are richly interspersed with myth and lore, culture, psychology, and b photographs of her and her fellow villagers. Annotation c. by Book News Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19 photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976044
- ISBN
- 9780295976044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.52
€ 39.52
Paperback. Umm Kulthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her success in a society which discouraged women from public performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVGH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136127
- ISBN
- 9780226136127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.46
€ 31.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666252
- ISBN
- 9780940666252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0015852
- ISBN
- 9781786062642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In June 2003, Manchester United shocked the footballing world by selling their star to Spanish rivals Real Madrid. This book reveals the sensational truth behind one of the biggest moments in footballing history, examining sinister forces behind the move. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 225. 8vo. good copy in original wrappers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Blake Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KEX0263604
- ISBN
- 9781844540167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From Spice Girl to one half of the most glamorous couple in the world - this is the unauthorized biography of Victoria Beckham. It reveals secrets from old boyfriends to wild nights. Num Pages: 383 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Blake Pub London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- SKU
- KEX0199888
- ISBN
- 9781903402825
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This biography reveals the secrets behind the loudest and most outrageous Spice Girl, whose dramatic exit from the group hit the headlines and caused scandal throughout the world. It covers Geri's life after the Spice Girls and her on/off relationship with Robbie Williams, among other topics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- John Blake London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KEX0199886
- ISBN
- 9781904034612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A biography of the young star of the movie "E.T". who survived her troubled early years and has gone on to become a successful actress and movie producer. Series: Overcoming Adversity S. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791053065
- ISBN
- 9780791053065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59