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Biography
Paperback. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. This work tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Editor(s): Ernest, John. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858905
- ISBN
- 9780807858905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.78
€ 37.78
Paperback. At seventy-five, the author and Monica Darlington had done everything they could think of doing, including starting a business and becoming athletes and running a literary society. Lately they had become boating adventurers and he a bestselling writer. But in their Midlands canal town in November, life was looking dull and short on surprises. Num Pages: 368 pages, Line drawings/map. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBKEY; BM; WGGN; WSSN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500632
- ISBN
- 9780857500632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Includes stories that are funny, dramatic and heart-warming. They, whether astonishingly brushed with death, medical marvels or animal magic, stand as a testament to the endurance of the human spirit. Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated pictures. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0008975
- ISBN
- 9781844544431
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Even at twelve years old, the author knew he's gay. He just didn't want to believe it. Spurred on by intolerance, ignorance and fear, he takes his first steps into the closet and so begin twenty-three years of drinking, drugs and attempted suicides. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREX; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780997490
- ISBN
- 9781780997490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
€ 16.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 b/w images. BIC Classification: AVGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354. My Life in Country Music. 144 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; BM. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 10. Weight: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342790
- ISBN
- 9780764342790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.06
€ 25.99
€ 18.06
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166112
- ISBN
- 9789774166112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.76
€ 34.76
Paperback. A Life in Jazz. 220 pages, 8 pages gloss photos. A biography of Nat Gonella. This book portrays the wonderful years with Billy Cotton, Roy Fox and Lew Stone, the creation of Nat's Georgians, and his friendship with the great stars like Gracie Fields, Max Miller, Fats Waller and the legendary Louis Armstrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRN; BGF. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northway Publications
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953704071
- ISBN
- 9780953704071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. The lives and loves of two of the last century's most dazzling and wild women. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780878829
- ISBN
- 9781780878829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Beyond her beauty and her unbroken success as a child star and mature actor, Natalie Wood possessed a star quality that entranced both women and men. This book presents her story, from exploited child star to troubled teen, through her years as a top international movie star and concludes with the revelations about her long unsolved drowning. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099431855
- ISBN
- 9780099431855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Hardback. The story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751650
- ISBN
- 9780804751650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.71
€ 117.71
Mixed media pr. This is the autobiography of one of the most influential musicians of the first half of the twentieth century. Nathaniel Shilkret describes his own life and relates anedotes of his dealings with such notable figures as George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Fats Waller. Editor(s): Shilkret, Nathaniel; Shell, Niel; Shilkret, Barbara. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810851283
- ISBN
- 9780810851283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.36
€ 113.36
Paperback. The extraordinary adventure-filled story of how England came to own Manhattan in the seventeenth century Num Pages: 400 pages, Maps and integrated illustraions. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1FM; BGH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340696767
- ISBN
- 9780340696767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.76
€ 10.76
Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368088
- ISBN
- 9780674368088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.96
€ 47.99
€ 39.96
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- TROPZAM
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956059833
- ISBN
- 9780956059833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.07
€ 26.99
€ 22.07
Hardcover. A singular account of life in Viet Nam during half a century of war Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356871
- ISBN
- 9780253356871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.91
€ 60.91
Scholars, students, and general readers interested in indigenous and military history in the early American republic will appreciate these important memoirs, along with Benn's helpful introductions and annotations. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22, 17 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 471 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412184
- ISBN
- 9781421412184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.98
€ 68.98
Paperback. Scholars, students, and general readers interested in indigenous and military history in the early American republic will appreciate these important memoirs, along with Benn's helpful introductions and annotations. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22, 17 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412191
- ISBN
- 9781421412191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.96
€ 38.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation. Translator(s): Leach, Catherine S. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; BGLA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141392288
- ISBN
- 9780141392288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFCA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Paperback edition 2006
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738697
- ISBN
- 9780226738697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. The natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he moved to East Anglia and he started to write again. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099531821
- ISBN
- 9780099531821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84