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Biography

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780460876353
ISBN
9780460876353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.14

Paperback. In 1845, the author went to live in the woods near his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. In this book, he documents his passion for the landscape and wildlife of Walden Pond, and his philosophical and political motivations for rejecting the materialism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; BM; JFSF; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872410
ISBN
9781784872410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Hardcover. The author gives an account of his two years experience of the 'simple life' in the woods. In this book, he tells how he sought and found material and spiritual sustenance in the solitude of the cabin which he built for himself on the shore of Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; RNA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151367
ISBN
9781857151367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509826704
ISBN
9781509826704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Takes readers inside the body, heart, and mind of a boy whose world has been shattered. This memoir allows readers to follow with the author as he rebuilds from the ground up, searching for healing stories to help him reconnect his mind and his body. It also offers a message about the endurance of the human spirit, and of the body that houses it. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Rodale Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594868450
ISBN
9781594868450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. In the early 80s, after a decade of drug abuse and borderline mental illness, the author resolved to escape his addictive personality and find calm in a 'Surbiton of the mind'. This title tells is an account of a troubled childhood. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507833
ISBN
9780099507833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759441
ISBN
9781894759441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A biography of the founder of Buddhism and a study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. It recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. It offers an introduction to the world of Buddhism. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189468
ISBN
9780141189468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Anna Lowe grows up on the doorsteps of pubs, waiting for her mum to come out. Having to give up her bedroom to her mother's drunken friends. And regularly calling out the ambulance, after finding her mother unconscious and covered in vomit. But it is when they move in with her mother's boyfriend Carl that things take the ugliest turn. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091940515
ISBN
9780091940515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 9.46

Paperback. Tells the story of how a great British business was built - from a blank sheet of paper - and how it came to be one of the nation's favourite consumer brands. Through the course of an exciting narrative, the author shares his experiences of growing a business and his knowledge of what you should and shouldn't do. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857192509
ISBN
9780857192509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887365
ISBN
9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
Great Lakes books ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814318850
ISBN
9780814318850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.90

Paperback. Describes Herskovits' attempt to make sense of his life in an alien culture, and details what Kate Bush - known alternately as 'the barmiest bird in pop', has been up to in the silent decade - since the release of her last album. This is a b format version of the satirical novel and music biography. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846093395
ISBN
9781846093395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. A brilliant evocation by an acclaimed historical biographer of what it was really like to live in a Britain in the shadow of Nazi invasion. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp of photographs, plus line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837993
ISBN
9780340837993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 45 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; BK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040085
ISBN
9780252040085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 45 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; BK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081576
ISBN
9780252081576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

Hardcover. An emigration story, this book explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of American life. Told in a first-person narrative, it is also a love story, in which the romantic protagonist is torn between Russian and Western women. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Apparent First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608936
ISBN
9780815608936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pocket Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780684847955
ISBN
9780684847955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. At the age of ninety, Debo (as she is known to all her friends) looks back on a life lived at a cracking pace. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848541917
ISBN
9781848541917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. The classic biography of Alfred Wainwright. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752848525
ISBN
9780752848525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

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