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Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486406619
ISBN
9780486406619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.30

Hardback. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Penguin Biography
Publication date
1960
SKU
KRF0005017
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; BGX; HRCC7; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023814
ISBN
9780884023814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.79

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862412920
ISBN
9780862412920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.83

Hardback. The Life of Robert Frost presents a unique and rich approach to the poet that includes original genealogical research concerning Frost s ancestors, and a demonstration of how mental illness plagued the Frost family and heavily influenced Frost s poetry. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658529
ISBN
9780470658529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.50

Paperback. Documents the author's story, year by year, from his humble beginnings growing up in the East End of London, becoming one of the nation's most talked-about people overnight to finally moving up the spectrum from guilty pleasure, and getting nearer to national treasure. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 271 x 33. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784755218
ISBN
9781784755218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 842 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 237 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Edition
Cri Ant
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023975
ISBN
9780884023975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.23
€ 64.15

Hardback. The Byzantine mystic, writer, and monastic leader Symeon the New Theologian is considered a saint by the Orthodox Church. The Life was written more than 30 years after Symeon's death by his disciple and apologist Niketas Stethatos. This translation, based on an authoritative Greek edition, makes it accessible to English readers for the first time. Translator(s): Greenfield, Richard P.H. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HBLC1; HRCC1; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057982
ISBN
9780674057982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Born in the Castilian town of Avila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one. Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power of prayer and contemplation - her spiritual enlightenment was intensified by many visions and mystical experiences. Translator(s): Cohen, J. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440737
ISBN
9780140440737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CFM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436624
ISBN
9780140436624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.03

Hardcover. A group portrait of a brilliant circle, at the centre of which Boswell captures the powerful, troubled and witty figure of Samuel Johnson. The book is also an intimate picture of domestic life, which mingles the greatest talkers of a talkative age with the hero's humbler friends. Num Pages: 1281 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Everyman's Library London
Number of pages
1281
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151015
ISBN
9781857151015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. By the time Herzog was published in 1964, Saul Bellow was probably the most acclaimed novelist in America. This book traces Bellow's life away from the desk, as polemicist, teacher, husband, father and lover. It also spans the period from Bellow's birth in 1915 to the publication of Herzog in 1964. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520931
ISBN
9780099520931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.11

Paperback. This searching biography takes a fresh look at this elusive and misunderstood genius. Series: Musical Lives. Num Pages: 228 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304. Series: Musical Lives. 228 pages, 20 b/w illus. This searching biography takes a fresh look at this elusive and misunderstood genius. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 15. Weight: 312.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521595124
ISBN
9780521595124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.53

Hardback. The Life of Sharatchandra Chatopadhyay presents a historical critical assessment of the novelist's upbringing and the experiences that informed his work. The author exposes Sharatchandra's innate conservative worldview and his romantic platonic concept of human sexuality that informs all his love stories. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; BGL; DSB; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475074
ISBN
9781611475074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.09

Hardcover. Walter Scott. Green Cloth. Cloth is scuffed and dulled, but remains good. Nice copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Methuen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1906
SKU
KTJ0000115
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 24.00

Hardback. Helps you in understanding the history of late ancient and medieval Christianity and the history of Christian piety. This title reveals highly developed devotion to Mary's compassionate suffering at the Crucifixion, anticipating by several centuries an influential medieval style of devotion known as "affective piety". Translator(s): Shoemaker, Stephen J. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175042
ISBN
9780300175042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.97

Hardcover. Fine in fine cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Light pen underscoring. Light shelfwear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford : Blackwell
Edition
1stEdition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028657
ISBN
9780717129133
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Contains autobiographies of ordinary people - new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GBCB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415925105
ISBN
9780415925105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

paperback.
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842231838
ISBN
9781842231838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback. In Ireland, 1951, the young June Goulding took up a position as midwife in a home for unmarried mothers run. It was a place of secrets, lies and cruelty. This memoir tells the story of twelve women's experiences in this home and of the hardships they endured, but also the kindness June offered them, and the hope she was able to bring. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091902056
ISBN
9780091902056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander--considered one of America's most important contemporary poets--reflects with gratitude on her life after the sudden death of her husband. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455599868
ISBN
9781455599868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Through brilliant social analysis, the author exposed lynching as part of a larger framework of subjugation in which white people used violence as a deliberate tactic to combat black economic progress in the southern USA. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBTS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106821
ISBN
9780143106821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Stevenson, Helen. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; BM; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689802
ISBN
9781846689802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. The genre of biography in the ancient world is interestingly diverse and permeable and bears on ideas of characterization and the individual. This volume considers both the form and the content of biography across the ancient world, and is particularly interested in the frontiers with other related genres, such as history. Editor(s): McGing, B.; Mossman, Judith. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125128
ISBN
9781905125128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.79

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