Biography
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Biography
Paperback. An autobiography of Vladimir Nabokov. It presents recollections - of his comfortable childhood and adolescence, of his rich, liberal-minded father, his beautiful mother, an army of relations and family hangers - on and of grand old houses in St Petersburg and the surrounding countryside in pre-Revolutionary Russia. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ADT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183220
- ISBN
- 9780141183220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. An autobiographical volume covering Nabokov's first 40 years up to his departure from Europe for America at the outset of World War II, telling of his emergence as a writer, his early loves and his marriage, his passion for butterflies and his lost homeland. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151886
- ISBN
- 9781857151886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.78
€ 19.00
€ 15.78
Paperback. This compelling true-life story deals with a single parent making the discovery that her 1-year-old son is deaf. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJD; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930323684
- ISBN
- 9780930323684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.96
€ 18.99
€ 15.96
Hardback. The slave and gladiator Spartacus has been the subject of myth-making in his own time and of movie-making in ours. Aldo Schiavone brings him squarely into the arena of serious history. Spartacus emerges here as the commander of an army, whose aim was to incite Italy to revolt against Rome and to strike at the very heart of the imperial system. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057784
- ISBN
- 9780674057784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal, but to become the most-launched astronaut in history, as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire US Space Shuttle program. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: B; PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537850
- ISBN
- 9781557537850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01
Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of US astronaut Mike Massimino Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471149542
- ISBN
- 9781471149542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday. How did Adriana land a job with NASA while still in her teens? How did a robot parked on Mars make her fall in love with rocks - and instantly decide to become a planetary geologist? Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095556
- ISBN
- 9780309095556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.66
€ 23.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged from boogie-woogie to swing to be-bop to fusion to New Age, and his influence extended throughout the jazz and rock worlds. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841950556
- ISBN
- 9781841950556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.77
€ 24.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. A classic mountaineering memoir by one of the UK's foremost female climbers. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226323
- ISBN
- 9781780226323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Soziologische Karrieren in Autobiographischer Analyse
. Ed(S): Jungbauer-Gans, Monika; Gross, Chris...
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Jungbauer-Gans, Monika; Gross, Christiane. Series: Forschung Und Entwicklung in Der Analytischen Soziologie. Num Pages: 149 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JHB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531172200
- ISBN
- 9783531172200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.24
€ 48.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887485893
- ISBN
- 9780887485893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
hardcover. When their native Virginia had become hostile to men unafraid to speak out against slavery, the Remley family had taken refuge in the Midwest. This collection of two brothers' letters to and from home sharply portrays the human costs of the Civil War. Editor(s): Holcomb, Julie. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875803197
- ISBN
- 9780875803197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.85
€ 45.99
€ 45.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910551172
- ISBN
- 9781910551172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.40
€ 7.40
Paperback. Over the centuries, South London has witnessed literally thousands of murders. Based on documents, trial and inquest transcripts, personal stories and contemporary newspaper reports, as well as visits to the crime scenes, this work is a study of cases that have shocked both capital and country. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944267
- ISBN
- 9780750944267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardcover. This is a chronicle of South Carolina describing in human terms 475 years of recorded history in the Palmetto State. Recounting the period from the first Spanish exploration to the end of the Civil War, the author charts South Carolina's rising national and international importance. Num Pages: 760 pages, 52 colour photographs, 137 halftones, 39 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570032554
- ISBN
- 9781570032554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.58
€ 49.99
€ 49.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Tafelberg Publishers Ltd South Africa
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780624040682
- ISBN
- 9780624040682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. A father-and-son love story set against epic backdrops and overlooked places Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; BM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762771561
- ISBN
- 9780762771561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.62
€ 19.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. Compiled by Regina Leader-Post crime and court reporters Barb Pacholik and Jana Pruden, this volume contains accounts of 40 unique crime stories that have taken place in Saskatchewan over the course of the past century. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771970
- ISBN
- 9780889771970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516572
- ISBN
- 9780147516572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.66
€ 18.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295590
- ISBN
- 9789652295590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.86
€ 19.00
€ 15.86