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Biography

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harbour
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550177299
ISBN
9781550177299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. A shaman and visionary - not a poet in any ordinary sense - Maria Sabina lived out her life in the Oaxacan mountain village of Huautla de Jimenez. This work includes a presentation from Sabina's recorded chants and an English translation of her oral autobiography, her vida, as written and arranged in her native language. Editor(s): Rothenberg, Jerome. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239531
ISBN
9780520239531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BGX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishing United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780849911514
ISBN
9780849911514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. The shocking story of a young girl forced into prostitution by her own father, and her painful journey to escape her horrific childhood and build a new life for herself and her sons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0004822
ISBN
9780007268771
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A probing analysis of the role of eugenics in the thinking of progressive reformers in the 1920s and 1930s Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558498419
ISBN
9781558498419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. In the early 50s, Maria Grammatico and her sister were sent by their impoverished mother to live in a convent in Erice, on the western coast of Sicily. Leaving at 22, Maria had nothing to show for her hard life there except the ability to make the cakes and delicacies she has made her life's work. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings, photos. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; BG; WBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553814651
ISBN
9780553814651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Lucca K458 is a decorated and highly skilled military working dog who belonged to an elite group trained to work off-leash to sniff out deadly explosives. Her extraordinary skill and bond with dog handlers Chris Willingham and Juan Rodriguez resulted in a legendary 400-mission career. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785035173
ISBN
9781785035173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Maria Fyfe's political memoir tells the story of fourteen years in office from the point of view of an MP who did not always toe the party line. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021040
ISBN
9781910021040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Hardback. Answers the question, 'how does one read an author', by undertaking an experiment in critical biography. This book provides an original way of reading, one that captures with variety and subtlety the personality that exists only in Woolf's works and in the minds of her readers. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138121
ISBN
9780691138121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 212 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Quagmire Press Ltd
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926695228
ISBN
9781926695228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Hardback. "First published in Great Britain in 2014"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 1KBB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408844601
ISBN
9781408844601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

This text offers a comprehensive view of Miguel de Cervantes' life as a slave and, particularly, of the lingering effects this traumatic experience had on his literary production. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADS; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826514066
ISBN
9780826514066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.39
€ 73.06

Paperback. The true story of life on the maternity ward Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755362745
ISBN
9780755362745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Maria Trapp recalls the events that brought her talented family from Austria to the hills of New England. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, photos. BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060005771
ISBN
9780060005771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Co. Tipperary Historical Society
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022827
ISBN
9780951837900
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.70

Paperback. A portrait of the author's pioneer father that grew out of the hours of listening behind the stove or the wood box. This book contains the accounts of the hunts, of the fights with the cattlemen and the sheepmen, of the scarcity of women, when a man had to 'marry anything that got off the train,' of the droughts, storms, wind and isolation. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293243
ISBN
9780803293243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. ' The donkey tied to the tent peg had a hard-on which was difficult to ignore. 'Hamar mabsoot,' my new brother-in-law Ibraheem said cautiously and as I realised I recognised his words (the donkey's happy), so our embarrassment dissolved with a giggle.' Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082209
ISBN
9781844082209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. "Randel is endlessly fascinating, and Holloway's biography tells his life with great skill."-Steve Weinberg, USA Today Num Pages: 384 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347906
ISBN
9780393347906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803211483
ISBN
9780803211483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.17

Paperback. Biography of Olive Oatman Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235175
ISBN
9780803235175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.55

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