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Biography

Hardcover. Describes Purdue's travels to diverse places where she lived in order to learn about the mysterious relative known in her family as Uncle. This book examines her beginning among illiterate, immigrant, Pennsylvania mountain-hollow folks. It describes the destitute family's journey into Ohio and her ascent from local entrepreneur to national figure. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
Limited Ed (150)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534576
ISBN
9781557534576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.51
€ 79.00

Paperback. This warm and humorous memoir of the nineteenth-century Bluegrass recalls a special moment in Kentucky's past. It was a time of self-sufficient country estates; a time when, as Thomas D Clark writes in his introduction, "every Bluegrass farm gate was the entryway into a ruggedly independent domain." Wildwood was such a domain, ruled by Uncle Will. Illustrator(s): Foose, Robert James. Num Pages: 128 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191478
ISBN
9780813191478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.97

Paperback. Reveals the real heart and soul of the eldest Henry Wallace in his open letters to America's farm families and their children. This work features homespun tails that show that Wallace never lost sight of his roots even as he hobnobbed with US Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson, and anchored the prestigious Country Life Commission. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534934
ISBN
9781557534934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGB; TTVC; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556226953
ISBN
9781556226953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th century'. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220826
ISBN
9781780220826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736722
ISBN
9781613736722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Violently gang-raped when she was thirteen years old, and raped three more times before the age of eighteen, Madeleine has experienced more trauma in her life than most ever will. BIC Classification: BT; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781786062765
ISBN
9781786062765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Beautifully written, powerful and topical story of a woman's decision to honour her suicidal husband's wish that he be allowed to die. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406. Like new.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781849837880
ISBN
9781849837880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is the memoir of a South Korean dissident who was unjustly accused of spying for the North Koreans and jailed for 19 years as a political prisoner. It traces Suh Sung's experiences as a Korean citizen of Japan before his incarceration, his time in prison, and his subsequent release. Translator(s): Inglis, Jean. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; BG; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501225
ISBN
9780742501225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.18

Paperback. A fresh, new look for the paperback edition in the genre of Shame and Ugly. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340943496
ISBN
9780340943496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295637
ISBN
9789652295637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FP; BTM; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007378036
ISBN
9780007378036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations (black and white), map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007580576
ISBN
9780007580576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Her brand-new autobiography - full, frank and fearless. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pps colour. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542943
ISBN
9780751542943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGS; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771017551
ISBN
9780771017551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated. In this autobiography, she tells of her studies with Catholic missionaries. It deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493099
ISBN
9780099493099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BM; VFVX; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Plume
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142181447
ISBN
9780142181447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Command. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 b/w; 28 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781849087339
ISBN
9781849087339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634639781
ISBN
9781634639781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.49
€ 185.32

Paperback. Meet the hardest men in Britain - minders, villains, gangsters, bodyguards, SAS hitmen, murderers and terrorists. In this awesome follow up to the hugely successful Hard Bastards and Hard Bastards 2, Kate Kray, who was married to Ronnie Kray, gets the answers to questions nobody else would dare to ask. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 colour photos, b&w prints. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370. 8vo. Standard paperback edition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0300109
ISBN
9781844540983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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