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Biography

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
€ 10.31

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

€ 130.99

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

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

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
€ 11.10

Paperback. Xolela Mangcu, who knew Biko, provides the first in-depth look at the life of one of the most iconic figures of the anti-apartheid movement, whose legacy is still strongly felt today, both in South Africa, and worldwide in the global struggle for civil rights, today. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; HBJH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767857
ISBN
9781780767857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Hardback. The letters of Lance-Corporal George Timmins, who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, offer a rare glimpse into the life and relationships, at home and abroad, of an ordinary Canadian soldier. Editor(s): Bennett, Y. A. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816083
ISBN
9780774816083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid (1931-2008) survived the horrors of the Holocaust to become Israel's notorious yet beloved 'big mouth': a journalist, playwright, TV star, and finally deputy prime minister and leader of the anti-Orthodox movement. His is a very personal story as well as the breathtaking saga of a nation that emerged from the ashes. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908739445
ISBN
9781908739445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735442
ISBN
9781613735442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.26

Paperback. This comprehensive text offers a systematic and thematic approach to West's philosophical work. It moves the reader through his distinctive form of prophetic pragmatism, his historicist and improvisational philosophy of religion, and his reflections on a range of cultural issues. Editor(s): Yancy, George. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 40. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222927
ISBN
9780631222927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857986177
ISBN
9780857986177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849762137
ISBN
9781849762137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781808221
ISBN
9781781808221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.23

Hardback. From 1888 to 1892 W.B.Yeats contributed a series of essays on literature and Irish folklore to two American newspapers. Newly edited, annotated and introduced, this collection reveals his intense engagement with current books, plays, personalities and controversies. Editor(s): Finneran, Richard J.; Harper, George Mills. Series: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333438787
ISBN
9780333438787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.95

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lancaster, Irene. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; 3JMG; BGX; HRJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Urim Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789655242539
ISBN
9789655242539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.04

Paperback. Longthroat Memoirs presents a sumptuous menu of essays about Nigerian food, lovingly presented by the nation's top epicurean writer. As well as a mouth-watering appraisal of the cultural politics and erotics of Nigerian cuisine, it is also a series of love letters to the Nigerian palate. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 273 x 2. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cassava Republic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911115267
ISBN
9781911115267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Jeanette Purkis spent her early life reacting violently against feelings of embarrassment, anger and confusion about her 'difference' from other people. She was unaware until adulthood that this could be a result of having Asperger Syndrome. Jeanette's remarkable life and her journey towards finding a different kind of normal is inspiring reading. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104162
ISBN
9781843104162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die. This is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the most repressive country on earth, and her harrowing escape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; BTP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241973035
ISBN
9780241973035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Keywords: authors - Russia - biography
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
COLLINS; HARVILL P London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
KHS0038677
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 52.99
€ 47.52

Hardcover. Clean copy in clean dustwrapper.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Collins, Harvill Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0207815
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816640553
ISBN
9780816640553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

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