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Biography
Paperback. A portrait of the author's pioneer father that grew out of the hours of listening behind the stove or the wood box. This book contains the accounts of the hunts, of the fights with the cattlemen and the sheepmen, of the scarcity of women, when a man had to 'marry anything that got off the train,' of the droughts, storms, wind and isolation. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293243
- ISBN
- 9780803293243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. Maria Trapp recalls the events that brought her talented family from Austria to the hills of New England. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, photos. BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060005771
- ISBN
- 9780060005771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. The true story of life on the maternity ward Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362745
- ISBN
- 9780755362745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. "First published in Great Britain in 2014"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 1KBB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408844601
- ISBN
- 9781408844601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 212 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quagmire Press Ltd
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926695228
- ISBN
- 9781926695228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. Answers the question, 'how does one read an author', by undertaking an experiment in critical biography. This book provides an original way of reading, one that captures with variety and subtlety the personality that exists only in Woolf's works and in the minds of her readers. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138121
- ISBN
- 9780691138121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Maria Fyfe's political memoir tells the story of fourteen years in office from the point of view of an MP who did not always toe the party line. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910021040
- ISBN
- 9781910021040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Lucca K458 is a decorated and highly skilled military working dog who belonged to an elite group trained to work off-leash to sniff out deadly explosives. Her extraordinary skill and bond with dog handlers Chris Willingham and Juan Rodriguez resulted in a legendary 400-mission career. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785035173
- ISBN
- 9781785035173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. The shocking story of a young girl forced into prostitution by her own father, and her painful journey to escape her horrific childhood and build a new life for herself and her sons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0004822
- ISBN
- 9780007268771
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876756826
- ISBN
- 9781876756826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.92
€ 26.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. A shaman and visionary - not a poet in any ordinary sense - Maria Sabina lived out her life in the Oaxacan mountain village of Huautla de Jimenez. This work includes a presentation from Sabina's recorded chants and an English translation of her oral autobiography, her vida, as written and arranged in her native language. Editor(s): Rothenberg, Jerome. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239531
- ISBN
- 9780520239531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.23
€ 40.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BM; BTP; HRAM6; WSJR4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509800810
- ISBN
- 9781509800810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. A practitioner of sacred drumming for almost his entire life, Felipe practiced his trade in Cuba both before and after the Revolution and brought it with him to New York. This book focuses on three periods of Felipe's life, each marked by changes in his personal life and by important historical events. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 figure, 27 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; AVGD; AVGE; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397315
- ISBN
- 9781566397315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Moving between New York and Mexico, between past and present, this is an unblinking reckoning with a difficult legacy - and an unforgettable introduction to a powerful new literary talent Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083470
- ISBN
- 9781847083470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Maria Wallisfurth documentsthe details of her deaf parents' lives in Germany from the turn of the twentieth century through the rise of the Nazi regime." Translator(s): Jankowsky, Peter; Wallisfurth, Cornelia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; 3JJH; BM; HBWN; HBWQ; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781944838027
- ISBN
- 9781944838027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. From patriots to pirates, warriors to writers, and mistresses to male impersonators, this book looks at the unorthodox lives of inspiring Irish women. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173683
- ISBN
- 9781847173683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. The author was born in the same year as her father committed suicide. She spent most of her early childhood with her elder sisters and brother in Spurgeon's Orphanage in South London. This book tells the story of a little girl's London childhood during the Blitz, and of how she rose above adversity through sheer guts and strength of character. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957254
- ISBN
- 9780091957254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. When the news broke that her missing sister Lucy had been murdered, Marian Partington had one of two choices to make. She could let the grief and rage she felt overwhelm her, or she could try to turn her trauma into something good. This moving memoir details Marian's fierce engagement with her loss and refusal to become its victim. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRLK; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785921407
- ISBN
- 9781785921407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.47
€ 23.47
Hardcover. A True Tale of Sense and Sensibility. Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth were born just four years apart, in the 1770s, in a world torn between heady revolutionary ideas and fierce conservatism, and both were influenced by the romantic ideals of Dorothy's brother, William and his friends. 'Jane and Dorothy' compares their upbringing and education, home lives and loves and, above all, their emotional and creative worlds. Original insights include a new discovery of serious depression suffered by Dorothy, a new and crucial discovery about Dorothy and William's relationship, and a critical look at the myths surrounding the man who stole Jane's heart. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910985779
- ISBN
- 9781910985779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.96
€ 24.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. One of the most terrifying stories of our time: unforgettable for its individuality, its horror, and its lesson about a man and a woman's commitment to understanding the world - and to each other. Now a Paramount feature film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228. Keywords: Autobiography, Mariane Pearl
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Film Tie-in Ed
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0010039
- ISBN
- 9781844084593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99