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Paperback. The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. * A critical study of the writing of Daniel Defoe. * Features extended and detailed commentaries on Defoe's political and religious journalism, as well as on his narrative fictions. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119045304
ISBN
9781119045304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.97

Paperback. Through conversations with the author, Brian Honea, Coach Curtis chronicles his greatest achievements on and off the field--from playing backup quarterback for the New York Giants under offensive coordinator Vince Lombardi and defensive coordinator Tom Landry, to banking and ranching with Mickey Mantle. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875656038
ISBN
9780875656038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.92

Paperback. The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate, her trials and temptations, who eventually founded a priory. The anonymous Life is a vivid social portrait of a medieval religious woman, a dramatic record of spiritual conviction against all odds. Editor(s): Fanous, Samuel; Leyser, Henrietta. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556052
ISBN
9780199556052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. This edition is based on the Third Edition of 1857, revised by Gaskell and collated with the manuscript and the previous two editions, as well as with Charlotte Bronte's letters, offering fuller information about the process of composition than any previous edition. Editor(s): Easson, Angus. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554768
ISBN
9780199554768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A classic of English biography as well as the portrait of a very remarkable woman and an eminently distinguished literary figure. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848681651
ISBN
9781848681651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. A biography of Charlotte that recounts Charlotte Bronte's life from her isolated childhood, through her years as a writer who had 'foreseen the single life' for herself, to her marriage at thirty-eight and death less than a year later. Editor(s): Jay, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsim., port. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434934
ISBN
9780140434934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

This biography explores the controversial life and work of 20th-century French novelist Louis-Ferdinand Celine, through the places and times in which he lived and in which he grounded his fiction. It also sheds light on crucial areas of French cultural, social, and political history. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176152
ISBN
9780631176152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.69

Paperback. Around 1147 the bishop of Chartres directed Geoffrey Grossus, a monk of Tiron Abbey, to write the life of its founder Bernard of Abbeville (ca 1050-1116) in an effort to further his canonization. This work presents an erudite, action-filled, and sympathetic portrait of the ascetic founder of an increasingly prominent and wealthy congregation. Translator(s): Cline, Ruth Harwood. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; BGX; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216812
ISBN
9780813216812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246802
ISBN
9780851246802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Enggass, Catherine. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271730769
ISBN
9780271730769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.05

Hardcover. Anthony Wood is one of the most colourful and informative chroniclers of seventeenth-century Britain. He describes the skirmishes between parliamentarian and royalist forces in the 1640s and the return of King Charles II in 1660. His account of his own life is peppered with famous people, including Christopher Wren and John Locke Editor(s): Kiessling, Nicolas K. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243082
ISBN
9781851243082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

hardcover. Corbin recreates the life and world of a man about whom nothing is known except for his entries in the civil registries and historical knowledge about the times in which he lived: Louis-Francois Pinagot, a forester and clog maker who lived during the heart of the nineteenth century -- the age of Romanticism, of Hugo and Berlioz -- from the Napoleonic Wars to the Third Republic. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118408
ISBN
9780231118408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.20

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Modern Library Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812971330
ISBN
9780812971330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. 63pp. 17 cm. Published in 1744. Rebound in modern marbled boards,with gilt blocked leather title label on the front board, very light foxing here and there. Keywords: Biography
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Charles Corbett London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS0028302
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 245.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour and b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783055524
ISBN
9781783055524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450777
ISBN
9781625450777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Features Sergeant Colin Taylor, who has made it his purpose to keep the streets of Scilly free from drunk anchor thieves, Balance Board riders and other culprits, mostly drunken, intent on breaking the law. This book is the first hand account of how he did it. It charts the day to day trials and tribulations of a small-island police officer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BM; BTC; JKSW1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784755157
ISBN
9781784755157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 510 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720613179
ISBN
9780720613179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.50

Hardback. Capturing the history of Kashmir and its cultural and social evolution, Nyla Ali Kahn deconstructs the life of her grandmother and other women of her generation to reconceptualize woman's identity in a politically militarized zone. An academic memoir, this book succinctly brings together the history, politics, and culture of Kashmir. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137465634
ISBN
9781137465634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 2 maps, 2 indexes, appendix. BIC Classification: BG; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585441440
ISBN
9781585441440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403916082
ISBN
9781403916082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161811
ISBN
9781784161811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

hardcover. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Num Pages: 740 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520253285
ISBN
9780520253285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 60.41

Paperback. Sidney and Beatrice Webb had a hand in founding many of the institutions that formed British society notably the Fabian society, the Labour Party, the London School of Economics, and "The New Statesman". This biography considers their literary and institution building accomplishments. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333968543
ISBN
9780333968543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

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