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Biography
Hardcover. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is "Famous Women", the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003477
- ISBN
- 9780674003477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BTH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486470146
- ISBN
- 9780486470146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.42
€ 11.99
€ 10.42
Paperback. Famous and infamous Londoners Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750938228
- ISBN
- 9780750938228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Offers a collection of pieces on adoption, by writers from three sides of the issue: adopted children, birth mothers, and adoptive parents. The pieces in this work talk about identity, family, love and belonging. Editor(s): Holloway, Sara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862078574
- ISBN
- 9781862078574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569765456
- ISBN
- 9781569765456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.96
€ 20.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. A memoir, in which, the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital pieces together his family's past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets - from his grandparents' life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother's time as a nun. It tells the story of family intrigues, of secrets and lies, as they unfold across three generations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234431
- ISBN
- 9780571234431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0021883
- ISBN
- 9780340831533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038464
- ISBN
- 9780340831533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610038
- ISBN
- 9780815610038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.36
€ 47.99
€ 46.36
Paperback. 'Unreliable Memoirs' part two: the story continues. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGB; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004866
- ISBN
- 9780330294379
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, blamed for her mother's death, ignored by her millionaire father and unwanted by her Eurasian step mother. It is a story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic drama that is played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047089
- ISBN
- 9780141047089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback. Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot, a conservative officer, fell for Masa Suzuki, a Japanese girl, when he was posted to Tokyo. He was recalled to London. Though separated for years by time and huge distances, they remained devoted to each other. Based on over 800 letters found in Tokyo, this book presents the true story of an extraordinary love affair. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018064
- ISBN
- 9780099481652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
paperback. Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot, a conservative officer, fell for Masa Suzuki, a Japanese girl, when he was posted to Tokyo. He was recalled to London. Though separated for years by time and huge distances, they remained devoted to each other. Based on over 800 letters found in Tokyo, this book presents the true story of an extraordinary love affair. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KNW0008223
- ISBN
- 9780099481652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978340940
- ISBN
- 9780978340940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Hardback. Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut". By telling the stories of the sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book conveys the human cost of the space race. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285095
- ISBN
- 9780803285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 38.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. Voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campionissimo - champion of champions. But Coppi's scandalous divorce and controversial early death convulsed a conservative, staunchly Roman Catholic Italy in the 1950s. This title tells the tragic story of Coppi's life and death. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224074506
- ISBN
- 9780224074506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; MQTC; MQVB; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771641029
- ISBN
- 9781771641029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.44
€ 18.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. On the surface Mary Forsberg Weiland had a fairy-tale life. She was a highly paid fashion model. This is a memoir of Weiland that offers a window into the world of modeling and rock 'n' roll celebrity while providing deep insights into a serious and misunderstood psychological disorder. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061719165
- ISBN
- 9780061719165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.68
€ 20.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSC0001189
- ISBN
- 9780863221507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KRA0008246
- ISBN
- 9780863221507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95