×


 x 

Shopping cart

Biography

Results 2201 - 2220 of 15520

Biography

Paperback. The 'astonishing' (New York Times Book Review) and 'riveting' (New York Post) true story of Phiona Mutesi - a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JM; BGS; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349141770
ISBN
9780349141770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general, and rural women, in particular. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSJ1; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535122
ISBN
9781557535122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.68

Hardback. Includes two transcriptions of Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts's manuscript as well as a study of Cutts's authorship and women's historical writing in the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Allgor, Catherine. Series: Jeffersonian America (Hardcover). Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813932989
ISBN
9780813932989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.59

Paperback. Combining personal memories with political information about Hawai'i's crucial Territorial era, this title discovers the central role played by the author's great-great-grandfather in the politics of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Hawai'i. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272040
ISBN
9780520272040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Combining personal memories with political information about Hawai'i's crucial Territorial era, this title discovers the central role played by the author's great-great-grandfather in the politics of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Hawai'i. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270664
ISBN
9780520270664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.89
€ 64.59

Hardback. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KAK0008152
ISBN
9780571244904
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Michael Palin's bestselling diaries before, during and after Monty Python. Num Pages: 752 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; APB; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780229010
ISBN
9781780229010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Horatio Nelson was a shrewd political operator who charmed and impressed political leaders. He was a difficult subordinate, only happy when completely in command, and capable of great ruthlessness. This biography takes a look at Nelson's status as a hero, explaining how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141007618
ISBN
9780141007618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123455
ISBN
9780813123455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.93

Paperback. A collection of Diana Mitford's articles and diary she wrote for her friends. Editor(s): Rynja, Martin. Num Pages: 520 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS LTD
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906142384
ISBN
9781906142384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Presents a story of the charismatic Chris Gardner - a once homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street. At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages colour photos. BIC Classification: BGBA; BTP; KNST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Amistad
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060744878
ISBN
9780060744878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Hardback. Keywords: Biography - French Politics & Government
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Longmans, Green and Co. London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0190831
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. When Megan and Ian got married, they wanted to start a family. And into their home one day came Emma, a puppy with whom they fell in love. However, Emma was given to someone in need. To get over their broken hearts, Megan and Ian took in another pup: Freddy ..only for Freddy to move on too. But then, one Christmas, little Traffy came along.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951064
ISBN
9780241951064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. An instructive and marvellously entertaining chronicle of a puppy's first year, by the first ever female executive editor of the New York Times. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b&w photos running throughout. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 120 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720631
ISBN
9781444720631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BM; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310343837
ISBN
9780310343837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14, 11 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGX; HBJK; HRAX; HRCC97. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801454134
ISBN
9780801454134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.63

Presents the important speeches and correspondence of Governor Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman to be elected governor of Kentucky. This work contains papers from the state archives that chronicle the agenda and rhetoric that Collins used to accomplish the intertwining goals of education reform and economic development. Series: Public Papers of the Governors of Kentucky. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813106083
ISBN
9780813106083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617230158
ISBN
9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. A biography of the most important woman in the history of economic thought. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345381
ISBN
9780822345381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.47

Hardback. Tracing Coolidge's life from his thirteenth birthday until his graduation from Amherst College ten years later, this work outlines the education of a reluctant young man from rural Vermont. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLL; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838752647
ISBN
9780838752647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.73

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!