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Biography
Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life (Critical Interventions)
Yoshiko, Yamaguchi, Sakuya, Fujiwara
Hardcover. Translator(s): Chia-ning Chang. Series: Critical Interventions. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; B. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824839840
- ISBN
- 9780824839840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.88€ 84.45
€ 92.88
€ 84.45
Paperback. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- CL 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849538824
- ISBN
- 9781849538824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.54
€ 13.99
€ 10.54
Hardcover. Richard M. Weaver made contributions to the study of rhetoric, the criticism of culture, the teaching of composition and the understanding of America's South. This biography examines all his works and the scholars who influenced him. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; CFG; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210302
- ISBN
- 9780826210302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Hardcover. Offers the first complete biography in English of Epiphanius, lead bishop of Cyprus in the late fourth century CE and author of the Panarion , a massive encyclopaedia of heresies. Young Richard Kim studies the bishop as a historical person and a self-constructed persona, as mediated within the pages of the Panarion . Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBLA1; HRCC1; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119547
- ISBN
- 9780472119547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.20€ 86.13
€ 95.20
€ 86.13
Hardback. Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. Translator(s): Hsu, H.C. Num Pages: 260 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237131
- ISBN
- 9781442237131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.22
€ 110.22
A fun way to introduce readers to popular authors whose work they've probably already read. Authors such as J.K. Rowling, Theodore Geisel (Dr Suess), and Louisa May Alcott are profiled in these exciting titles. Series: Who Wrote That?. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791086582
- ISBN
- 9780791086582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004281
- ISBN
- 9781859182611
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy of the large format paperback edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KEX0260063
- ISBN
- 9780007479146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy of the large format paperback edition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0260064
- ISBN
- 9780007479146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139878
- ISBN
- 9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.38
€ 42.99
€ 30.38
Paperback. After WW II, the author and her family lived in the small community of Muramatsu. The sudden influx of more than 1,800 Americans into a rural Japanese community was potentially traumatic, and their imminent arrival made the townspeople depressed and fearful. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: B; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971697938
- ISBN
- 9789971697938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Paperback. What was the fate of Stanislav Perfetsky - poet, provocateur and hero of Ukranian underground culture? This text constructs Perfetsky's final days using a mishmash of relics, from official documents to recorded interviews to scraps of paper. Translator(s): Naydan, Michael M. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGU; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119642
- ISBN
- 9780810119642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. Translator(s): Brickman, Caroline Lemak. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BM; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564789969
- ISBN
- 9781564789969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. Once a Soviet scientist, Tarnopolsky became a refusnik activist arguing the right to emigrate. As a result, he spent the year of 1984 in a Siberian labour camp. Scenes of camp life are interspersed with essays on topics such as the Russian mentality, moral choices, and modern Jewish problems. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPN; BGA; JFSR1; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819191977
- ISBN
- 9780819191977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Yuval. Series: The Library of Black America. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556523311
- ISBN
- 9781556523311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.83
€ 40.99
€ 34.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 796
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556523328
- ISBN
- 9781556523328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.90
€ 40.99
€ 30.90
Paperback. Translator(s): Macey, D. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; BGH; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860917892
- ISBN
- 9780860917892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.89
€ 21.99
€ 20.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460734
- ISBN
- 9780752460734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Memoir by the avant-garde dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker recounting her childhood years, sexual misadventures, and artistic explorations. Series: Writing Art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 143 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ASDT; BGFA; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262525107
- ISBN
- 9780262525107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.47
€ 46.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. Chronicles life stories of growing up in Jamaica from 1943 to 1965 and contains both personal experience and history. Num Pages: 210 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554581894
- ISBN
- 9781554581894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.47
€ 33.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431424863
- ISBN
- 9781431424863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.23
€ 23.99
€ 21.23
Paperback. "First published in the United States in hardcover in April 2007 by Pantheon Books. Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of the Random House Group, Ltd., London, in 2006."--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 1012 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810127593
- ISBN
- 9780810127593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Reveals the real heart and soul of the eldest Henry Wallace in his open letters to America's farm families and their children. This work features homespun tails that show that Wallace never lost sight of his roots even as he hobnobbed with US Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson, and anchored the prestigious Country Life Commission. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534934
- ISBN
- 9781557534934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Horovitz, Saul. Translator(s): Haberman, Jacob. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471977
- ISBN
- 9781611471977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.71
€ 89.71