Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Beate Sirota Gordon was born in Vienna, but in 1929 her family moved to Japan so that her father, a noted pianist, could teach, and she grew up speaking German, English, and Japanese. In 1946, at age twenty-two, she helped to draft the new postwar Japanese constitution. This title chronicles the unlikely string of events that led her to that role. Num Pages: 176 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132518
- ISBN
- 9780226132518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
Hardcover. A compelling acount of Rita Lankin's time working in Hollywood during the male dominated industry of the early 1960s Num Pages: 304 pages, Two 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; APT; BGF; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495014055
- ISBN
- 9781495014055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.42
€ 32.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. This biography of a Shinto denomination's founder gives a view of Japanese religion in action. The term "shinto" should acquire a fresh meaning for readers, showing how faith and aspiration guide people amid the conditions of life. Themes such as spirituality and sense of mission are included. Translator(s): Wright, Harold; Sumio, Kamiya; Iezzi, Julie. Num Pages: 172 pages, 17 photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: BG; HRKN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819195753
- ISBN
- 9780819195753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTP; DNJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141985220
- ISBN
- 9780141985220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.76
€ 12.99
€ 10.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simply Read Books Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927018354
- ISBN
- 9781927018354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.84
€ 18.99
€ 18.84
Paperback. The story of orchid thief and obsessive, John Laroche, and the bizarre world of the orchid fanciers of Florida. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the backdrop to an exploration of one of the byways of human nature, the obsessive world of the collector. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WMPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289586
- ISBN
- 9780099289586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. A story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos, surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home and can't understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w photos, 14 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653556
- ISBN
- 9780875653556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.89
€ 26.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. When Roger Bechan was six, his mother packed his suitcase and took him to the Oklahoma Society for the Friendless. He never saw her again. This book offers an unsentimental look at Bechan's life in the child welfare system of Depression-era Oklahoma. Num Pages: 246 pages, 19 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BGA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654034
- ISBN
- 9780875654034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.57
€ 20.99
€ 20.57
Paperback. George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary notebook. Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191546
- ISBN
- 9780141191546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447877
- ISBN
- 9780801447877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477942
- ISBN
- 9780801477942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906462109
- ISBN
- 9781906462109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.38
€ 18.99
€ 16.38
paperback. A new edition--now with a new Afterword--of the honest and hilarious recovery memoir by the famously neurotic comedian and regular guest star of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- 1st Public Affairs Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486044
- ISBN
- 9781586486044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.36
€ 25.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. Jerome K Jerome is without doubt best known today for his comic masterpiece "Three Men in a Boat". This work provides a selection from his other works demonstrative of the variety and brilliance of his writing. It is suitable for fans of "Three Men in a Boat" who want to find out more about its author's other works. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258. 160 pages. Jerome K Jerome is without doubt best known today for his comic masterpiece "Three Men in a Boat". This work provides a selection from his other works demonstrative of the variety and brilliance of his writing. It is suitable for fans of "Three Men in a Boat" who want to find out more about its author's other works. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886356
- ISBN
- 9781845886356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752471211
- ISBN
- 9780752471211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. The story of the other Mitford, Pamela Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966993
- ISBN
- 9780750966993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Even when she was at the top of her fame as a star of East Enders, behind the scenes Danniella was tearing her life apart. For a while she was the nation's most famous drug addict. This is her story of recovery from the despair of addiction, told with total emotional honesty and courage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 8pp b&w photo section. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340898871
- ISBN
- 9780340898871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Series: The journals of Thomas Merton. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BG; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060654870
- ISBN
- 9780060654870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.73
€ 16.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966177
- ISBN
- 9780750966177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037116
- ISBN
- 9780268037116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780731407316
- ISBN
- 9780731407316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.21
€ 24.99
€ 20.21
Paperback. The author took the tennis world by storm like no player in the history of the game. A shaggy-haired working-class kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he was prepared to battle for every point, to shout and scream until he was heard, and he didn't care whom he upset in doing so. He was brash, he was a brat. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552166416
- ISBN
- 9780552166416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. At eighteen, Forsyth was the youngest pilot to qualify with the RAF. At twenty-five, he was stationed in East Berlin as a journalist during the Cold War. He wrote his game-changing first novel, The Day of the Jackal and never looked back. He's been shot at, he's been arrested, he's even been seduced by an undercover agent. This is his story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171700
- ISBN
- 9780552171700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861834082
- ISBN
- 9780861834082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39