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Biography
Hardback. This is the first biography of the musician, conductor, and director Sarah Caldwell, an indomitable force for opera in America, and the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859470
- ISBN
- 9780810859470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.48
€ 143.48
Paperback. Who can forget the image of Sarah Payne? In this haunting memoir, her mother Sara describes the terrible days surrounding the abduction and murder of her daughter by paeodophile, Roy Whiting. A heartrending personal account of every family's worst nightmare. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photo sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196. 231pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0007346
- ISBN
- 9780340862780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Who can forget the image of Sarah Payne? In this haunting memoir, her mother Sara describes the terrible days surrounding the abduction and murder of her daughter by paeodophile, Roy Whiting. A heartrending personal account of every family's worst nightmare. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photo sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196. 231pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KNW0007344
- ISBN
- 9780340862780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147963
- ISBN
- 9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160956
- ISBN
- 9781574160956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.33
€ 24.99
€ 17.33
Hardcover. Represents a photographic Who's Who of contemporary Santa Fe women. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134153
- ISBN
- 9780890134153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.82
€ 53.99
€ 38.82
Paperback. Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Reeves, or Charles Atlas, there was German-born Eugen Sandow (1867-1925), a muscular vaudeville strongman who used his good looks, intelligence, and business savvy to forge a fitness empire. This book features the story of this first showman to emphasize physique display rather than lifting prowess. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38. BIC Classification: BG; WSU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073069
- ISBN
- 9780252073069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.14
€ 24.99
€ 23.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Ramirez, Sergio. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 556 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJG; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1171.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637471
- ISBN
- 9780691637471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.65
€ 280.65
paperback. Describing the life and ideas of the founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), this work is a biography of Carlos Fonseca Amador, an important and influential figure of the post-1959 revolutionary generation in Latin America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; BGH; HBTV; JPF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822325956
- ISBN
- 9780822325956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure. Num Pages: 416 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340794685
- ISBN
- 9780340794685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816677870
- ISBN
- 9780816677870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. From Kurosawa's epic "Seven Samurai" to the figure of Darth Vader in "Star Wars", to Manga comics and video games, the figure of the fighting samurai inspires us. This book lets us discover the truth behind the legend. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam Press.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553825282
- ISBN
- 9780553825282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.01
€ 14.99
€ 11.01
Hardcover. In a career that spanned six decades, Samuel Rosenberg (1896-1972) created more than 500 works, and actively contributed to the development of painting in the 20th century. This work charts the life and career of this celebrated painter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 82 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942139
- ISBN
- 9780822942139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- SKU
- KKD0001540
- ISBN
- 9780140282344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Focuses on the remarkable diaries of Pepys and brings his story vividly to life once more. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963265
- ISBN
- 9780241963265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0003554
- ISBN
- 9780340751244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0001759
- ISBN
- 9780340751244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bethany House Publishers
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- English Language
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871239501
- ISBN
- 9780871239501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.12
€ 9.99
€ 9.12
Paperback. Johnson, born weak and half-blind, shambolic and poverty-stricken, became the most admired and quoted man in the eighteenth century. Thrown out of Oxford for a lack of funds, he rose to celebrity: author of "The Dictionary", a friend to the king, companion of Reynolds, Goldsmith and Garrick. This title presents a portrait of Johnson, and his life. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571226368
- ISBN
- 9780571226368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. The poet, essayist, critic, journalist and lexicographer Samuel Johnson was one of the pre-eminent figures of 18th-century English letters. Johnson was also a legendary wit and conversationalist, whose sharp-tongued pronouncements and many eccentricities are well recorded in Boswell's classic Life. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRA0011120
- ISBN
- 9781904341819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108074384
- ISBN
- 9781108074384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 62.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532903
- ISBN
- 9780716532903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. This biography tells of a man in the 18th century who embraced many cultures: Christian, yet Mohegan; an ordained Presbyterian minister, yet a business man and fund raiser; a native American speaker, yet fluent in English, Greek, Latin and French. He was also a founder member of Dartmouth College. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604365
- ISBN
- 9780815604365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. One man's story of an experience shared by thousands of children. The idyllic upbringing of the child of a Navy officer in Malaya and Singapore during the 1960s. Num Pages: 96 pages, 118 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224. A Childhood in Singapore and Malaya. 96 pages, 118 b&w illustrations. One man's story of an experience shared by thousands of children. The idyllic upbringing of the child of a Navy officer in Malaya and Singapore during the 1960s. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; BM. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 7. Weight: 220.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445603155
- ISBN
- 9781445603155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21