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Biography

Paperback. Describes the social and intellectual life of 17th-century France, including gossip about the court of King Louis XIV. Translator(s): Tancock, Leonard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Longman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
6th printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444056
ISBN
9780140444056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

paperback. Charlotte Bronte's letters are our most direct source of information about the Brontes and the life of the novelist. Vivid and passionate, they describe her inmost feelings as well as the world around her in Haworth, Belgium, and London. They offer insights into her novels and the development of her literary style. Editor(s): Smith, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press España, S.A.
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199576968
ISBN
9780199576968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Keats's letters are 'the most notable and most important ever written by any English poet' (T. S. Eliot). This new edition revises and updates Robert Gittings's selection and includes 170 letters, a new introduction and notes, list of correspondents and full index Editor(s): Gittings, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555734
ISBN
9780199555734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Hardcover. This selection of letters represents every major private and public event in Adams's life from 1858 to 1918 and confirms his reputation as one of the greatest letter writers of his time. The letters are to an array of correspondents including American presidents, Henry James and young children. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 halftones and 2 line drawings on a 12-page black & white insert. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674387577
ISBN
9780674387577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.46
€ 76.56

Hardcover. Translator(s): Gershator, D. Num Pages: 192 pages, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714528120
ISBN
9780714528120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Sexton, James. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636292
ISBN
9781566636292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203587
ISBN
9780872203587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Brands, H. W. Num Pages: 668 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
668
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742550490
ISBN
9780742550490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.72

Paperback. William Empson is one of the foremost writers and critics of the twentieth century. This correspondence shows him working out his ideas and gives the fullest possible picture of his robust interactions with many other prominent writers, including the likes of F. R. Leavis, Helen Gardner, Frank Kermode, Christopher Norris, and I. A. Richards. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539864
ISBN
9780199539864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.36

Paperback. The editors present a careful selection from Scudery's shorter writings, including her 'Amorous Letters', 'Famous Women', and her series of 'Conversations'. One of the most popular novelists of the 17th century, Scudery was the first woman to be honoured by the French Academy. Editor(s): Donawerth, Jane L.; Strongson, Julie. Translator(s): Donawerth, Jane L.; Strongson, Julie. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144047
ISBN
9780226144047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813523200
ISBN
9780813523200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.19

Paperback. A phenomenonally precocious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and exhilarating poet. This book sets the two sides of Rimbaud side by side with a translation of his exhilarating poetry and a selection of the letters from the harsh and colourful period of his life as a colonial trader. Translator(s): Harding, Jeremy; Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448023
ISBN
9780140448023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
SIGNET CLASSICS
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531865
ISBN
9780451531865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280. 168 pages. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight: 280.
Publisher
Nottingham Trent University
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842330494
ISBN
9781842330494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. At the age of 15, with only a hand-held camera and a Wi-Fi connection, the author started to build his media empire. This book shares his own story and some of the things he has learned, in order to inspire other young people to get some self-belief and turn their dreams and ideas into reality. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753555392
ISBN
9780753555392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. My Year Disguised as a Man. 288 pages. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545040
ISBN
9781843545040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Taking over a decade's worth of rarely-seen strips, essays, and new material, the author offers readers an uncompromising look at the journey he has taken to living his dream, loving himself, and trying to grow up. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 258 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Image Comics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632154491
ISBN
9781632154491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. An autobiography, in which the author - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195506
ISBN
9780141195506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. When Dr. Martin Luther King arrived in Selma, Alabama, in January, 1965 to organize peaceful demonstrations against discriminatory voting, Sheyann Webb was aged eight and Rachel West Nelson aged nine. This is their account of the events of the winter of 1965 which changed American history. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817308988
ISBN
9780817308988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.18

Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804798
ISBN
9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

Paperback. The story of Senator Joseph McCarthy's rise to unprecedented power and the decline of his influence is a dramatic one. This title documents the process by which a clever, power hungry individual came to mislead and manipulate members of Congress and the American public and to damage countless lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204720
ISBN
9780520204720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Murder, human-rights abuse, drugs, blackmail, extortion, extreme violence, medical maltreatment and unjustifiable death penalties feature as everyday occurrences in the living hells that are Bangkwang and Klong Prem jails. The author has graphically revealed this shocking reality through the eyes of a long-term inmate from the West. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845965815
ISBN
9781845965815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Iconic actress Kathleen Turner gives a true masterclass in taking the lead in life in this inspiring memoir Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Headline Springboard
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755317073
ISBN
9780755317073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Points out that Senda Berenson's (1868-1954) pioneering role in the history of women's athletics was more a matter of accident than destiny. Senda Berenson and her brother, Bernard Berenson wrote frequently to each other over the course of their lives. Drawing on their correspondence, this book creates portrait of this remarkable American woman. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSJ1; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495685
ISBN
9781558495685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.02

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