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Biography
Kay Swift (1897-1993) was one of the few women composers active on Broadway in the first half of the 20th century. Vicki Ohl describes a remarkable life, which included being the first woman to write a Broadway musical and eloping to Oregon with a rodeo cowboy she met at the 1939 World's Fair. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36ill.21mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- New Haven
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102611
- ISBN
- 9780300102611
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.79
€ 59.52
€ 46.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307952202
- ISBN
- 9780307952202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. The astonishing real story of a daughter's search for her own past and the desperate mother who gave her up. Phyllis Whitsell began the search for her birth mother as a young woman and although it was many years before she finally met her, their lives had crossed paths without their knowledge. When she met her the circumstances were extraordinary. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; BM; VFJ; VFVK; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 337 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Mirror Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910335482
- ISBN
- 9781910335482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.90
€ 10.99
€ 9.90
Hardback. Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JJ; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129273
- ISBN
- 9780691129273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.95€ 62.64
€ 80.95
€ 62.64
Hardback. Explores the intriguing life of the real d'Estoc, explaining why others came to doubt the "experts" and following the threads of evidence that the latter overlooked Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 photographs, 4 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240346
- ISBN
- 9780803240346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.61
€ 38.61
Hardcover. Sets out to explore the true character and creative achievements of the author's great-grandfather Jacob Gordin, playwright extraordinaire and icon of the Yiddish stage. Shedding light on Gordin and his world, this work describes the commune he founded and led in Russia, his meteoric rise among Jewish New York's literati, and more. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACY; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608844
- ISBN
- 9780815608844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.14
€ 26.99
€ 26.14
Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dementi Milestone Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982701911
- ISBN
- 9780982701911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.83
€ 34.99
€ 23.83
hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781621573326
- ISBN
- 9781621573326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.52
€ 30.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Meg Henderson mother and her Aunt Peggy, shielded her from the effects of her father's heavy drinking. A hopeless romantic, Peggy searched for a husband until late in life. When she died horrifically in childbirth her death devastated the family. Only later, was Meg able to discover the shocking facts behind the tragedy. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsim., portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552141857
- ISBN
- 9780552141857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. A tribute to the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568330921
- ISBN
- 9781568330921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
€ 29.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Tales, dreadful and delightful, from the disaster-prone world of international opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857211699
- ISBN
- 9780857211699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.49
€ 15.99
€ 12.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927330708
- ISBN
- 9781927330708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.50
€ 34.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384766
- ISBN
- 9781894384766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. From the host of the popular podcasts The Liturgists and Ask Science Mike, a story of having faith, losing it, and finding it again through science - revealing how the latest in neuroscience, physics, and biology help us understand God, faith and ourselves. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473653696
- ISBN
- 9781473653696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, (1 x 8pp plates). BIC Classification: BTP; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0017947
- ISBN
- 9780008227968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 7.68
€ 14.99
€ 7.68
Paperback. Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112178
- ISBN
- 9780231112178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112161
- ISBN
- 9780231112161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.52€ 83.70
€ 109.52
€ 83.70
Paperback. A collection of interviews with people who have searched for greater meaning in life and have discovered Judaism's carefully wrought understanding and nurturing of the human spirit, manifested in ritual, prayer, and values. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568213224
- ISBN
- 9781568213224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.47
€ 85.47
Paperback. Jeanette Purkis spent her early life reacting violently against feelings of embarrassment, anger and confusion about her 'difference' from other people. She was unaware until adulthood that this could be a result of having Asperger Syndrome. Jeanette's remarkable life and her journey towards finding a different kind of normal is inspiring reading. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104162
- ISBN
- 9781843104162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.56
€ 28.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802140210
- ISBN
- 9780802140210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.86
€ 14.99
€ 14.86