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Biography

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743292047
ISBN
9780743292047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370. A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life. 296 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Square One Publishers
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780757003332
ISBN
9780757003332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 41 black and white, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Motorbooks International United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760337349
ISBN
9780760337349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baker Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801014642
ISBN
9780801014642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.27

Mixed media pr. Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. This collection includes papers of an African American woman held in slavery. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 36 illustrations, 5 maps, family tree, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 81. Weight in Grams: 1996.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807831311
ISBN
9780807831311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 238.22

Paperback. This volume contains an introduction to the thought and spirituality of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624), a German Lutheran and one of the greatest Christian mystics. The Way to Christ is a collection of nine treatises intended to serve as a meditation guide. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM; HRQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Paulist Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809121021
ISBN
9780809121021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.04

Paperback. Legendary for a combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity. This book explores social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGH; HRKT; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032146
ISBN
9780813032146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061511
ISBN
9780813061511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Author Jeff Guy explains how, after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by imperial policies of divide and rule and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Num Pages: 512 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921334
ISBN
9780813921334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Paperback. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
Great Lakes books ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814318850
ISBN
9780814318850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.90

Paperback. Descendants of Holocaust survivors and perpetrators offer insights into the intergenerational impact of their legacy and the second generation's role in shaping memory of the Shoah. In these personal, and often dramatic pieces, differences surface, but common ground is also revealed. Editor(s): Berger, Alan L.; Berger, Naomi. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606819
ISBN
9780815606819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.09

Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607274
ISBN
9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.59

These are the recollections of a Jewish boy, Norman Salsitz, in a pre-war Polish village, of his scramble to survive the Holocaust and of his adventures in America. In America, Salsitz found that the very traits that saw him through the war enabled him to prosper in his adopted land. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 408 pages, 54 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607342
ISBN
9780815607342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.40

The story of how three young Polish Jewish women attempt to resurrect their lives in the bitter aftermath of World War II. After years in a concentration camp, their search for freedom bears fruit in the promise of a Jewish homeland. But pioneering Israel means new hardships. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607359
ISBN
9780815607359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.67

Pesach'ke Burstein, an old trouper from the Yiddish theatre, recalls dramas both onstage and off in this memoir, which he dictated to his wife Lillian Lux Burstein. The story of Burstein's stage career is played out against the background of political turmoil and anecdotes of the Yiddish theatre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607847
ISBN
9780815607847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.65

Hardcover. Kate Field was among the first celebrity journalists. She wrote for several newspapers, such as the "Boston Post", "Chicago Tribune", and "New York Herald", as well her own "Kate Field's Washington". This biography offers a portrait of an intelligent and independent woman who contributed significantly to America's intellectual and social life. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608745
ISBN
9780815608745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.49

Hardcover. In 1929, "The Goldbergs" debuted on the air, introducing Gertrude Berg - and her radio alter ego, Bronx housewife Molly Goldberg - to the nation. This biography provides a look at how Gertrude Berg carved a special place for herself in the annals of broadcast history. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608875
ISBN
9780815608875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.12

Hardcover. Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609391
ISBN
9780815609391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.33

Hardcover. Joanne Frye reflects on her experience as a literary scholar and single mother, seeing her life as the convergence of "three strands of contemporary culture; feminism, literature and changing ideas of motherhood." Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609698
ISBN
9780815609698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815624981
ISBN
9780815624981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.69

Paperback. The second, revised edition of a classic, 19th-century work which captures the pleasures of camping and canoeing in the Adirondacks. The letters of George Washington Sears should interest not only the wilderness lover, but also the boater and craftsman who longs to own the perfect canoe. Editor(s): Brenan, Dan; Lyon, Robert L.; Bond, Hallie (Curator of Collections and Boats, Adirondack Museum, New York, USA). Num Pages: 180 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WSSN5; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815625940
ISBN
9780815625940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.72

Hardcover. Tells the story of six young men and the organizations they founded between 1939 and 1948 that would set the stage for the militant Zionist activism. This book provides the story of the role the Bergson group played in raising American public consciousness of Jewish and Zionist concerns. Translator(s): Ordan, Dena. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 292 pages, bibliography, glossary, index, 22 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630630
ISBN
9780815630630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.66

Hardcover. Between 1928 and 1981, architectural and cultural critic Lewis Mumford exchanged nearly six hundred letters with Melville scholar and Harvard psychologist Henry A Murray. This book documents that interaction. It covers fifty years of devoted camaraderie between two exceptional minds, offering profound insights into their careers and lives. Editor(s): Novak, Frank G., Jr. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631132
ISBN
9780815631132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Hardcover. The era following the American War of Independence was one of enormous conflict for the Allegany Senecas. As the most influential Seneca leader of his time, Cornplanter led his people in war and along an often troubled path to peace. This biography traces his rise to prominence as a Seneca military leader during the American Revolution. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 black-&-white images, 7 genealogical charts, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631149
ISBN
9780815631149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.32

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