Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853033158
- ISBN
- 9780853033158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.97
€ 25.97
Hardback. Born in 1941, Tubten Khetsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. This autobiography talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231142861
- ISBN
- 9780231142861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.41
€ 104.22
€ 79.41
Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106227
- ISBN
- 9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardback. In the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how this embattled ruler used diplomacy to play the European powers against one another, while raising one of the continent's most effective fighting forces. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073395
- ISBN
- 9780674073395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.45
€ 54.99
€ 46.45
hardcover. A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to the beginning of her political career in the early 1960s Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b/w bound as 2 x 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- PAN Macmillan Adult
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447256779
- ISBN
- 9781447256779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 5.70
€ 29.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. In this title, the author's study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260. First British edition. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing age, sellotaped to spine, nicked and with small tears to edges. Sellotaped inside flaps taped front and back. Internally pages v. lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0028277
- ISBN
- 9780141182575
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 98.00
€ 98.00
Paperback. Intends to reconstruct the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and children. This title explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. It focuses on the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who are shown to be reprehensible, yet entirely and frighteningly human. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043081
- ISBN
- 9780141043081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 131 photos & 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888397102
- ISBN
- 9780888397102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.21
€ 37.99
€ 25.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610410
- ISBN
- 9780815610410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.30
€ 32.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. A number of nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard) and gangster Al Brady. The scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932863
- ISBN
- 9781608932863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.71
€ 18.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Stephens, Troy; Duncan, Jon. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622575640
- ISBN
- 9781622575640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 252.24€ 170.94
€ 252.24
€ 170.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Stephens, Troy; Duncan, Jon. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: BK; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179129
- ISBN
- 9781624179129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.26€ 149.61
€ 220.26
€ 149.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742169323
- ISBN
- 9781742169323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.75
€ 20.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life of a Victorian gentleman. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021409
- ISBN
- 9780141021409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. Emerging from the South American wilderness after adventures related in The Incredible Voyage, Tristan Jones finally makes it home to Britain to find his vessel, the tiny, nearly indestructible Sea Dart, impounded by customs officials because he cannot pay the tax. In his quest for the means to liberate his boat, he takes any work he can get. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Sheridan House
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924486302
- ISBN
- 9780924486302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Two abandoned children join a foster family, finding love for the first time, but their mother returns for them and so begins an emotional struggle Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Paperback Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471138522
- ISBN
- 9781471138522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743244381
- ISBN
- 9780743244381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.83
€ 19.99
€ 16.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Nightwood Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889713079
- ISBN
- 9780889713079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.76
€ 24.99
€ 21.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Urban Land Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874203486
- ISBN
- 9780874203486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BG; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082499
- ISBN
- 9781616082499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. 222pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KNW0007453
- ISBN
- 9780717140787
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Translator(s): Trinley, Sharpa Tulku Tenzin. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861710775
- ISBN
- 9780861710775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.39
€ 36.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. Chronicle of the Celtic Tiger by the founder of The Dubliner Magazine Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843511809
- ISBN
- 9781843511809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
€ 10.30
Paperback. Working with the Curlew is an intimate and evocative account of an era before factory farming, when farmers worked closely with nature and the rhythm of the seasons, a smallholding could sustain a family, and there were enough small farms for a shepherd to climb the ladder to ownership. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Green Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903998342
- ISBN
- 9781903998342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91