Biography
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Biography
Paperback. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 310 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434. A Memoir. 310 pages, illustrations. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition, 15th Anniversary Edition with a New
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276024
- ISBN
- 9780520276024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Thousands of lives have been saved by this spaniel. He is a best friend in dog's clothing. An RAF dog with his mossy feet firmly on the ground. This book tells the story of a brave dog who has served his colleagues and his country with unstinting devotion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555798
- ISBN
- 9780753555798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback / so. Series: Literaturwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BJ; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824441792
- ISBN
- 9783824441792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.99
€ 69.99
Paperback. "A young woman is airlifted to join a small crew on an abandoned Australian cattle station and drags feral cattle in from the wild, resulting in a spellbinding story that challenges notions of wildness and domestication, contrasting the pastoral with the brutality of modern ranching"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571313140
- ISBN
- 9781571313140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Revelatory memoir from the greatest sportsman in the world today and a fascinating insight into the making of a champion Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour pix. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751547733
- ISBN
- 9780751547733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cune Press,US United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885942227
- ISBN
- 9781885942227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.00
€ 38.99
€ 26.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807080467
- ISBN
- 9780807080467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.09
€ 18.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558616677
- ISBN
- 9781558616677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.09
€ 17.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. English translation original publication and copyright date: 2006. Translator(s): Craig, Teruko. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138130
- ISBN
- 9780231138130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.85
€ 45.85
Hardback. Hiratsuka Raicho (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. This autobiography describes her childhood, early youth, and subsequent rebellion against the strict social codes of the time. Translator(s): Craig, Teruko. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138123
- ISBN
- 9780231138123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.35€ 82.56
€ 109.35
€ 82.56
Paperback. 'What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.' This title features profound and lyrical letters the author wrote to a young friend with advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241252055
- ISBN
- 9780241252055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.52
€ 5.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 109 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394741048
- ISBN
- 9780394741048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BJ; DC; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679642329
- ISBN
- 9780679642329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
€ 18.99
€ 14.04
Hardback. These ten letters by Rainer Maria Rilke speak directly to the young, offering unguarded thoughts on such diverse subjects as creativity, solitude, self-reliance, living with uncertainty, the shallowness of irony, the uselessness of criticism, career choices, sex, love, God, and art (which is only another way of living, Rilke writes). Translator(s): Harman, Mark. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First edition, 1st printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052451
- ISBN
- 9780674052451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself; these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds. This edition deals with these letters. Translator(s): Louth, Charlie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141192321
- ISBN
- 9780141192321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.59
€ 10.99
€ 9.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451469434
- ISBN
- 9780451469434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.89
€ 20.99
€ 17.89
Paperback. Life in Palestine today - what it is really like - day to day, from the Orwell Prize winning author, Raja Shehadeh. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250174
- ISBN
- 9781781250174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.61
€ 15.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Raja Shehadeh was born into a successful Palestinian family. When the state of Israel was formed in 1948 the family were driven out to the provincial town of Ramallah. In 1985 his father was stabbed to death. This book recounts his troubled and complex relationship with his father and his experience of exile - of being a stranger in his own land. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682506
- ISBN
- 9781846682506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. This monumental biography, written by Gandhi's grandson, is the first to give a complete and balanced account of his remarkable life, the development of his beliefs, his political campaigns and his complex relationship with his family. Written with unprecedented insights and access to family archives, this biography sheds new light on Gandhi's life Num Pages: 800 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598815
- ISBN
- 9781906598815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583674376
- ISBN
- 9781583674376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.20
€ 30.99
€ 26.20