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Biography

Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923779
ISBN
9780939923779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. After his death, Woolf wrote a loving account of Roger Fry's passion for art and his challenging critical theories. Born in 1866, Fry was primarily responsible for introducing the post-Impressionists to Britain, and establishing the Omega workshops. He was also curator of New York's MOMA. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442523
ISBN
9780099442523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Whether bemoaning some domestic travail, commenting publicly on the state of the nation, or discussing cultural, artistic or personal concerns, this volume displays the author's courage and brilliance, her generosity and love of gossip, and also her genius for close and enduring friendship. Editor(s): Banks, Joanne Trautmann. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518242
ISBN
9780099518242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded her thoughts with unfailing grace, courage, honesty and wit. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518259
ISBN
9780099518259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Virginia Woolf's only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five pieces. Despite Quentin Bell's biography and other studies of her, the author's own account of her early life should hold fascination for its unexpected detail and clear-sighted judgement of Victorian values. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712646185
ISBN
9780712646185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

paperback. Editor(s): Wexman, Virginia Wright. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578060832
ISBN
9781578060832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819178213
ISBN
9780819178213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Keywords: W. H, Smith. 380pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge & Kegan Paul/University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
SKU
KNW0011992
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 46.99
€ 5.38

Paperback. An insightful new biography of one of the great global spiritual figures. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388308
ISBN
9780857388308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871161
ISBN
9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Hardback. A Nobel Laureate presents his view of developments in the field of superconductivity, superfluidity and related theory. The book contains Ginzburg's amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003, as well as his expanded autobiography. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGTA; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540680048
ISBN
9783540680048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.52

Paperback. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Stay Human. 178 pages, Illustrations. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight: 170. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela.
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740199
ISBN
9781847740199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. In 1975, Viv Albertine was obsessed with music but it never occurred to her she could be in a band as she couldn't play an instrument and she'd never seen a girl play electric guitar. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328284
ISBN
9780571328284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970658
ISBN
9781907970658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This work sets out to find the truth about the multicultural classroom from those who participate in it. It contains the stories of black teachers, minority parents, immigrant families, a Native American educator and the children themselves. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JH; JNSP; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674505865
ISBN
9780674505865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. In this text, Vivian Paley presents a personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighbourhood. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSC; JFSL; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002739
ISBN
9780674002739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.92

Hardback. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153560
ISBN
9780231153560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. The life story of Dame Vivienne Westwood, told for the first time. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447254140
ISBN
9781447254140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783485895
ISBN
9781783485895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BG; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855753122
ISBN
9780855753122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Napoleon Publishing Canada
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894917483
ISBN
9781894917483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. In this book, Vladimir Maz'ya describes the first thirty years of his life. He describes his formative years in the Soviet Union, the awakening of his passion for mathematics and his early achievements, presenting, in the process, a vivid picture of the time. Translator(s): Alexeev, Arkady. Num Pages: 204 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319349060
ISBN
9783319349060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Nikolai Gogol was one of the great geniuses of nineteenth century Russian literature, with a command of the irrational unmatched by any writer before or since. His strange tales, though often read as forceful demands for social change, were displays of the fantasies of the human spirit. This book tells his story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846143304
ISBN
9781846143304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Voronina, Olga; Boyd, Brian. Translator(s): Voronina, Olga; Boyd, Brian. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192246
ISBN
9780141192246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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