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Biography

Paperback. .
Publisher
Feral House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915705
ISBN
9780922915705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Hardback. Li Mengyang (1473 1530) was a scholar-official who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient styles of prose and poetry in sixteenth-century China. Chang Woei Ong situates Li's quest to redefine literati learning as a way to build a perfect social order in the context of intellectual transitions since the Song dynasty. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; BGH; DSBD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970595
ISBN
9780674970595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. The original classic that revealed the truth about ambition, greed and excess in London and Wall Street, by the author of The Big Short and Flash Boys Num Pages: 304 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839966
ISBN
9780340839966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Liberace's career follows the trajectory of the classic American dream. This volume reveals Liberace as a complicated man whose political, social and religious conservatism existed side-by-side with a lifetime of secretive homosexuality. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226686691
ISBN
9780226686691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. This book transforms our contemporary understanding of the recent political history of Central Africa. It charts the complex life and thought of Harry Nkumbula (ca. 1917-1983), the first openly nationalist African politician in Northern Rhodesia and, later, the leader of parliamentary opposition during Zambia's multi-party First Republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HBJH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622746
ISBN
9780230622746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. In 1845, black abolitionist Frederick Douglass travelled to Britain on a lecture and fund-raising tour. This is an examination of how that visit affected transatlantic reform movements and Douglass's own thinking. It features the essays of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Rice, Alan J.; Crawford, Martin. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321295
ISBN
9780820321295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 645.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583947937
ISBN
9781583947937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717154029
ISBN
9780717154029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. General Simon Bolivar, called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington of Latin America", was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. Although he didn't prepare a systematic treatise, his essays, proclamations and letters contain ideas still widely relevant. Translator(s): Fornoff, Frederick H. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGH; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195144819
ISBN
9780195144819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.67

Paperback. Looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. This book shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy and offered exciting opportunities for political action. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16-page section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205251
ISBN
9780300205251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rimal Publications,Cyprus Cyprus
Number of pages
375
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789963610754
ISBN
9789963610754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. A true account of Felicity's search for justice following the murder of her husband, Victor Prazak, in Libya. Victor died on the 22nd of December 1992 when the passenger plane he was travelling on was brought down by a Libyan military MiG. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780994451
ISBN
9781780994451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Darf Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772989
ISBN
9781850772989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; HB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Braun-Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783765090196
ISBN
9783765090196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.66

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807070734
ISBN
9780807070734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Jamie Andrew's survival and rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm meant that he had to come to terms the loss of all his limbs to frostbite. Since the accident, Jamie has e learnt to walk (and run) on his prosthetic legs, to ski, snowboard, paraglide - and even take up mountaineering again. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 2. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749950521
ISBN
9780749950521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. The Webbs' idiosyncrasies have often masked their literary and institution building accomplishments. In this biography, Sidney is shown to play a more important role than Beatrice in the literary output and there is emphasis on their promotion of working class democratic experience. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333773437
ISBN
9780333773437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.25

Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195021
ISBN
9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Today, Paddy Armstrong is a husband and father, and it has been over twenty-seven years since his conviction was quashed. But the memory of his experiences lives on. For the first time and with unflinching candour, he lays bare the experiences of those years and their aftermath. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; BTP; JKSW1; JKVF; JKVP1; JMK; JMQ; JPWL; LASD; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717172474
ISBN
9780717172474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

An award-winning journalist tells the personal stories of five convicted murderers, offering a new perspective on guilt, forgiveness, and second chances in America Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390293
ISBN
9781610390293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Englishman Thomas Kitching died, aged 54, in Changi Prison in April 1944. Interned by the Japanese in 1942, Kitching, who was the Chief Surveyor of Singapore, faithfully kept a diary from December 1941. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Landmark Books Pte.Ltd ,Singapore
Condition
New
SKU
V9789813065635
ISBN
9789813065635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. A first-hand account of China's cultural revolution. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBTV; JPVR; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Flamingo
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006548614
ISBN
9780006548614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 547 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Grove Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802145161
ISBN
9780802145161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published A Vindication of the Rights of Women; travelled to revolutionary France and lived through the Terror and the destruction of the incipient French feminist movement; and produced an illegitimate daughter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963319
ISBN
9780241963319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

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