Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. This biography describes all his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King of Belgium and travels to remote parts. Translator(s): Carruthers, Tim. Num Pages: 511 pages, 40 colour pl. BIC Classification: BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 166 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1008. My Life Before, During and After; Heinrich Harrer. 511 pages, 40 colour pl. Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. This biography describes all his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King of Belgium and travels to remote parts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; WT. Dimension: 251 x 166 x 45. Weight: 1008. Translator(s): Carruthers, Tim.
- Publisher
- Labyrynth Press
- Number of pages
- 511
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921196003
- ISBN
- 9781921196003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. A lone policewoman disarms a knife-wielding schizophrenic; two officers drag a woman from a railway line seconds before an express train roars past; an undercover cop clings onto the bonnet of a drug-dealer's car as it speeds through a busy town centre. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472108326
- ISBN
- 9781472108326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. An authorised biography of one of the great mystics of the 20th century. Bede believed that the future of the world depended on the marriage of East and West and spent his life trying to transcend the divisions between religions. In the 1950s he founded a religious community in Southern India as an international centre for all ages and faiths. Num Pages: 308 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRAF; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903816165
- ISBN
- 9781903816165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.38
€ 16.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. From working the land to working with prime ministers, Ted Turner's memoir reveals a man who fought tenaciously on behalf of farmers--both at home and internationally--while maintaining a sense of balance and the greatest integrity. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BM; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773349
- ISBN
- 9780889773349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.32
€ 25.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. This searingly honest, beautifully crafted memoir is a testament to the fierce power of maternal love. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782398899
- ISBN
- 9781782398899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
€ 11.99
€ 9.82
Hardback. This searingly honest, beautifully crafted memoir is a testament to the fierce power of maternal love. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782398875
- ISBN
- 9781782398875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. The incredible story of one man's journey from international rugby player to world record breaking extreme adventurer. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751556063
- ISBN
- 9780751556063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. This book documents the Cambodian refugee experience through powerful first-person narratives of men, women, and children who survived the holocaust and have begun new lives in America. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; BGH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723725
- ISBN
- 9780804723725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.15
€ 42.99
€ 42.15
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140169010
- ISBN
- 9780140169010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.43
€ 17.99
€ 17.43
Paperback. Edwin Morgan is Britain's premier living poet. He has published many collections of poetry, criticism, essays and translations. His "A Book of Lives" was awarded the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Poetry Award for 2008. Num Pages: 496 pages, 64. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905207893
- ISBN
- 9781905207893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.85
€ 16.99
€ 12.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JNSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807050507
- ISBN
- 9780807050507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.11
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€ 22.11
Paperback. 'Beyond the Pale is a powerful story about maternal love, the long reach of family and the ways -- good and evil - we react to disability.' - Katherine Ashenburg, author of The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 266 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909762336
- ISBN
- 9781909762336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.03
€ 19.99
€ 17.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062105066
- ISBN
- 9780062105066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.80
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€ 15.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781393
- ISBN
- 9780762781393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.34
€ 30.99
€ 24.34
Hardback. In this moving memoir Jane Lazarre, a white Jewish mother, describes her experience being married to an African American man and raising two sons as she learns, from family experience, teaching, and her studies, about the realities of racism in America. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Anniversary, Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361473
- ISBN
- 9780822361473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.12
€ 115.12
Paperback. In this moving memoir Jane Lazarre, a white Jewish mother, describes her experience being married to an African American man and raising two sons as she learns, from family experience, teaching, and her studies, about the realities of racism in America. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Preface
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361664
- ISBN
- 9780822361664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. * First published in 1986 as WINTER IN THE MORNING, this edition has been updated and expanded by the author. *'A profound and moving book which everyone ought to read' Alan Sillitoe, New Statesman Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083190
- ISBN
- 9781844083190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
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€ 11.74
paperback. This work examines the career of Lloyd Morrisett - a television executive who developed the successful children's television programme "Sesame Street", with the aim of teaching pre-school children the basics of literacy. His other media and journalistic achievements are also listed. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823220410
- ISBN
- 9780823220410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
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€ 35.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226423593
- ISBN
- 9780226423593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.34
€ 50.99
€ 39.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226423623
- ISBN
- 9780226423623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14