Biography
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Biography
Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461937
- ISBN
- 9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Takes us right into the lives of Chinese women and their lost daughters. This book gives a message to Chinese girls who have been adopted to show them how things really were for their mothers, and to tell them they were loved and will never be forgotten. Translator(s): Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099535751
- ISBN
- 9780099535751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.53
€ 20.99
€ 16.53
This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Translator(s): Brissman, Lily Chia; Brissman, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122504
- ISBN
- 9780231122504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.26
€ 72.26
Hardback. This is a study of Wu Li's life and art works in biographical sequence, which focuses on his intellectual development and how it affected his artistic creation. It examines selected pieces in both philosophical and pictorial terms. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761818434
- ISBN
- 9780761818434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Paperback. Xiaomei Martell was born on the borders of the Mongolian steppes just two years before Mao launched the Cultural Revolution that was to change China forever. The youngest of four daughters - her name translates as 'Little Sister' - her family had few material goods. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532095
- ISBN
- 9780099532095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125923
- ISBN
- 9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.32
€ 39.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856687129
- ISBN
- 9780856687129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.34
€ 33.99
€ 30.34
Paperback. A successful New York madam frankly discusses her life, customers, and problems with the law. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- ReganBooks,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 30th Anniversary ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060014162
- ISBN
- 9780060014162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.43
€ 13.99
€ 10.43
Paperback. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101. .
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811222105
- ISBN
- 9780811222105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.10
€ 16.99
€ 16.10
hardcover. An autobiography of composer and pianist Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), which originally appeared in German in 1922 (Leipzig). It includes an introduction providing an overview of Scharwenka's life and work, a comprehensive discography, and a CD of representative selections of Scharwenka's musical compositions. Translator(s): Petig, William E. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810856691
- ISBN
- 9780810856691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.51
€ 150.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGLA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880849
- ISBN
- 9781589880849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.07
€ 23.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. A biography of Ewan McGregor. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153. . 224pp. Keywords: Actors & Actresses, Entertainers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chameleon London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KHS0068658
- ISBN
- 9780233994109
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ..Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032726
- ISBN
- 9780141032726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.27
€ 14.99
€ 11.27
John Stanislaus Joyce: The Voluminous Life and Genius of James Joyce's...
Wyse Jackson, John; Costello, Peter
hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031035
- ISBN
- 9781857024173
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910536711
- ISBN
- 9781910536711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.91
€ 11.99
€ 9.91
An oral history of three women elders' lives from the Omaha Tribe. It presents these women's lives in their own voices, giving agency to their experiences both on and off the reservation. Num Pages: 162 pages, 26 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JMC; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225367
- ISBN
- 9780803225367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. The first book about a much-loved and highly influential performer, songwriter, and producer. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908279729
- ISBN
- 9781908279729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. St Claude Avenue, the main street in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, lies between Piety and Desire. Brother-and-sister team Arlet and Sam Wylie talk about their regular and irregular life on the rough-and-tumble street, living above a neighborhood store. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 204 x 6. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Orleans Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608010400
- ISBN
- 9781608010400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.76
€ 15.99
€ 15.76
paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781613213094
- ISBN
- 9781613213094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.04
€ 20.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Monday Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KNW0008964
- ISBN
- 9780955285479
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49