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Biography

Hardcover. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1217.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905847075
ISBN
9781905847075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

mass_market. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 116 x 27. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553562835
ISBN
9780553562835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Free as in Freedom interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the free software movement. It examines Stallman's unique personality and how that personality has been at turns a driving force and a drawback in terms of the movement's overall success. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDH; UBJ. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
O´Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781449324643
ISBN
9781449324643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. The stirring story of the life and 'last fight' of a forgotten British naval legend. Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x colour plate sections and 2 illustrated appendices. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849160377
ISBN
9781849160377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Hardcover. Letters to My 16 1/2-Year-Old-Self. 120 pages. Editor(s): Page, Samantha. From Me To Me: Letters to my 161/2-year-old-self is a collection of just such letters written by some of South Africa's best loved and ordinary personalities to their younger selves and published with photographs of them as teenagers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431404223
ISBN
9781431404223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733633447
ISBN
9780733633447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Hollywood celebrities feared her. William Randolph Hearst adored her. Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers. This biography of Parsons tells the story of her reign over Hollywood during the studio era. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249851
ISBN
9780520249851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.18

Hardback. Anne Bronte is the forgotten Bronte sister, overshadowed by her older siblings - virtuous, successful Charlotte, free-spirited Emily and dissolute Branwell. Tragic, virginal, sweet, stoic, selfless, Anne. The less talented Bronte, the other Bronte. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784740214
ISBN
9781784740214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.80

Paperback. Sergio Vieira de Mello - a humanitarian, peacemaker and state builder - was at centre of the most significant geopolitical crises. This title tells the story of the man who never stopped learning and of a perilous world whose ills are too big to ignore but too complex to manage quickly or cheaply. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020815
ISBN
9780141020815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. The author was forced into exile by Assad's regime. When the uprising in Syria turned to bloodshed, she was determined to take action and secretly returned several times. From the first peaceful protests for democracy to the arrival of ISIS, this is her powerful and courageous testament to what she found inside the borders of her homeland. Translator(s): Gowanlock, Nashwa; Kemp, Ruth Ahmedzai. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; BM; HBJF1; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846044885
ISBN
9781846044885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Presents a portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. This book offers a comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Translator(s): Diop, Moustapha. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221513
ISBN
9780253221513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. I was abused and forced to marry I was pregnant at thirteen When I escaped my brother tried to kidnap me .. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564628
ISBN
9780719564628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sami Moukaddem
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0018011
ISBN
9780955394706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FBN; BM; JFSJ1; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022530
ISBN
9780253022530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

paperback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823218134
ISBN
9780823218134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Beginning with his successful solo career where he churned out hits such as "I Can't Drive 55" and stretching into his decade long stint as the frontman for Van Halen, Sammy Hagar has sold millions of albums all over the world. This book explores his rise through rock music, detailing how his voice became instantly recognizable all over the world. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 16-Page Colour Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062009296
ISBN
9780062009296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108074384
ISBN
9781108074384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.31

Hardback. The final years of a steadfast fighter for labor justice Editor(s): Albert, Peter J.; Palladino, Grace. Num Pages: 688 pages, 12 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BJ; HBTK; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 48. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252035357
ISBN
9780252035357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.98

paperback. Samuel Dresner, a former student and lifelong friend of Heschel's, gives a personal insight into his life and views into the Hasidic movement and the important concept of halakha. Num Pages: 133 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRAB; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
Edition
3rd Edition
SKU
V9780823221165
ISBN
9780823221165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. From the 1950s until his death in 1994, Menachem Mendel Schneerson - revered by his followers worldwide simply as the Rebbe - built the Lubavitcher movement from a relatively small sect within Hasidic Judaism into the powerful force in Jewish life that it is today. This title paints a portrait of Schneerson. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154428
ISBN
9780691154428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780747578116
ISBN
9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0012132
ISBN
9780747578116
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857193384
ISBN
9780857193384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London. This book offers an eyewitness account along with lively descriptions of the author's socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making. Editor(s): Latham, Robert. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 6 maps, 2 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141439938
ISBN
9780141439938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.68

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