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Biography

Hardcover.
Publisher
Loose Chippings Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907991004
ISBN
9781907991004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.01

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; JFSC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337243
ISBN
9780897337243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.60

Hardback. Possibly one of the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the realist tradition. This biography traces the writer's life from his boyhood in Ohio, to his consularship in Italy under President Lincoln, to his rise as editor of "Atlantic Monthly". Num Pages: 545 pages, 47 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238961
ISBN
9780520238961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.93

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
[First Edition]
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837053
ISBN
9781843837053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; BG; WMQL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938264
ISBN
9780813938264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

Paperback. Charts the journey of the author as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682667
ISBN
9781846682667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

paperback. This book contains the inspiring stories of U.S. health care volunteers who traveled abroad to provide humanitarian aid to patients in Third World and war-torn countries. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairview Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781577491286
ISBN
9781577491286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.87

Hardcover. In Because of Eva, an American Jewish woman travels to Eastern Europe and Israel to solve mysteries in her family's past by delving into World War II and Holocaust history. Part memoir, part detective story, Because of Eva is an intimate tale of one woman's history within the epic sweep of world events in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTG; HBTZ1; HRJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634430
ISBN
9780815634430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.83

Paperback. In Because of Eva, an American Jewish woman travels to Eastern Europe and Israel to solve mysteries in her family's past by delving into World War II and Holocaust history. Part memoir, part detective story, Because of Eva is an intimate tale of one woman's history within the epic sweep of world events in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTG; HBTZ1; HRJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610663
ISBN
9780815610663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.96

Paperback. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309346
ISBN
9781477309346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; ACQ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681774206
ISBN
9781681774206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pages of color images. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; ACQ; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605989723
ISBN
9781605989723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.33

Paperback. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Wartime Childhood. 304 pages. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822371
ISBN
9781408822371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

paperback. Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Queen Victoria. As one of the longest reigning monarchs in British history, Queen Victoria gave her name to an age filled with enormous possibilities and perplexing contradictions. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 283 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP US United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190250003
ISBN
9780190250003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925363
ISBN
9780813925363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.65

Hardcover. A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082869
ISBN
9780393082869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.58

Paperback. A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 41. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351200
ISBN
9780393351200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. In 1960s Bristol, a family is overshadowed by tragedy While Susan, a typically feisty seven-year-old, is busy being brave, her mother is struggling for courage. Though bound by an indestructible love, their journey through a world that is darkening with tragedy is fraught with the kind of misunderstandings that bring as much laughter as pain. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598749
ISBN
9780099598749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. She was only nine when her world fell apart. The struggle to understand took a lifetime. In 1960s Bristol, Susan's family was like any other with its joys and frustrations, and fierce loyalties. Then tragedy struck and left a legacy that was to last a lifetime. Susan was only nine when her mother died. A year later she was sent away to school. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSK; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560074
ISBN
9780099560074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006532453
ISBN
9780006532453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

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