Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564784247
- ISBN
- 9781564784247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33
Hardback. 18 July 1898. World-renowned novelist Emile Zola is on the run. His crime? Taking on the highest powers in the land with his open letter 'J'accuse' and losing. Forced to leave Paris, with nothing but the clothes he is standing in and a nightshirt wrapped in newspaper, Zola flees to England with no idea when he will return. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 250 x 34. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571312016
- ISBN
- 9780571312016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- SKU
- 9780099771012
- ISBN
- 9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.64
€ 14.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962210
- ISBN
- 9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Paperback. Contains recollections by wealthy individuals about their lives and experiences, demonstrating how financial and religious aspects of their lives unfold and often intertwine. This text develops a sociology of wealth that goes beyond conventional, power-elite, Marxist and status-group theories. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HPQ; HRC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275950941
- ISBN
- 9780275950941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.21
€ 46.99
€ 39.21
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313291463
- ISBN
- 9780313291463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.94€ 79.38
€ 87.94
€ 79.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JJH; BTM; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 44. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789208170
- ISBN
- 9780789208170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.22
€ 29.99
€ 28.22
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Papillote Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953222445
- ISBN
- 9780953222445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Translator(s): Leslie, Tanya. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583225745
- ISBN
- 9781583225745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.48
€ 13.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. In THE NURSES, journalist Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff only door to write a lively, fast paced story. Robbins followed real like nurses in four hospitals and interviewed hundreds of others in a captivating book filled with joy and violence, miracles and heartbreak, dark humour and narrow victories, gripping drama and unsung heroism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 41. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761189251
- ISBN
- 9780761189251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.86
€ 19.00
€ 15.86
Paperback. "Originally published under the title Dziennik 1954 in 1980 by Polonia Book Fund, London." Translator(s): Shelton, Anita K.; Wrobel, A. J. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810129511
- ISBN
- 9780810129511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.87
€ 42.87
Hardcover. Chester Himes and John A Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was just beginning his writing career. This is a collection of correspondence between these two friends, presenting nearly three decades worth of letters about their lives and loves. Editor(s): Williams, John A.; Williams, Lori. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Adapted ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814333556
- ISBN
- 9780814333556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Paperback. 28th April 1870. Fanny and Stella, the flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton, are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked Victorian England in equal measure. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BT; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571231911
- ISBN
- 9780571231911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Illuminating the life of Simon Cowell and delving into backstage scandal, tabloid rumour and the cut-throat worlds of music and television, this book presents a detailed insider's account of entertainment mogul Simon Cowell's rise to meteoric fame and all of the controversial highs and lows along the way. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571278374
- ISBN
- 9780571278374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 4.99
€ 19.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Poet and musician, Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society. High-born yet egalitarian, she travelled to France to observe the Revolution, rejected numerous suitors, and lived independently. Her curious ways attracted gossip right into her final years when she raised an illegitimate child at her home in Berkeley Square. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571311125
- ISBN
- 9780571311125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. After a childhood spent in London, his family moved to California and by his twenties, Jack was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars - most notably Michael Stipe, RuPaul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him around the world and led to bizarre encounters and requests, but also lured him into a smorgasbord of addictions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BM; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571331871
- ISBN
- 9780571331871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. In Treblinka Survivor, Journalist and author Mark S. Smith traces the life of a man who survived seven camps, and what he had to do to achieve this. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463711
- ISBN
- 9780752463711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.63
€ 19.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BGS; JFSL3; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Edition
- Enlarged ed.
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414318028
- ISBN
- 9781414318028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.17
€ 19.17
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in fine dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Geography Publications
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0012901
- ISBN
- 9780906602928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Previous owner's name to ffep. Showing light age, remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Gill and Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0028536
- ISBN
- 9780717111169
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99