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Biography
Hardback. A coming-of-age (and mastering-the-art-of-homecooking) memoir told through hilarious stories, recipes, and luminously beautiful illustrations, from the writers of the acclaimed blog Pen & Palate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455535057
- ISBN
- 9781455535057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.59
€ 30.99
€ 20.59
Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald published her first book aged sixty. She went on to become one of the greatest of English novelists. Her remarkable life spans most of the 20th century, and moves from a Bishop's Palace to a sinking barge, from a demanding intellectual family to hardship and poverty, from a life of teaching and obscurity to a blaze of renown. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546597
- ISBN
- 9780099546597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 20. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713030
- ISBN
- 9780804713030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.03
€ 77.03
Paperback. The No.1 International Bestseller - a life-affirming true story of how a magpie chick helped one family overcome tragedy Num Pages: 208 pages, black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119814
- ISBN
- 9781782119814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
paperback. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. CLARKSON
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KRF0022465
- ISBN
- 9780141035208
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A biography of Bruce Penhall Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752434001
- ISBN
- 9780752434001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Hardcover. A tough and vigorous, amusing rather than melancholic blend of literary journalism and memoir. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458. 256pp. Keywords: "General, Women, HIV & AIDS, AIDS, HIV - AIDS, Women's Studies, HIV-AIDS"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Middlebury College Press
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KHS0067546
- ISBN
- 9781584651284
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover information about people and their behavior. This work presents the story of this Mexican American girl raised in a home without books who grew up to become one of the world's leading sociologists. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095570
- ISBN
- 9780309095570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.66
€ 23.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 614 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 38. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- RANDOM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375707254
- ISBN
- 9780375707254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.45
€ 24.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. In the summer of 2000, Jane Steare received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Lucie Blackman - tall, blonde, and twenty-one years old - had stepped into the vastness of a Tokyo summer and disappeared forever. That winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. Had Lucie been abducted by a religious cult? Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099502555
- ISBN
- 9780099502555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. People from a wide range of backgrounds reflect on their experiences of living with dementia, and what impact the condition has had on their lives. This timely collection offers a much-needed opportunity to hear the voices of people with dementia, as they demystify the condition and break down stigma and stereotypes. Editor(s): Whitman, Lucy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJND; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052702
- ISBN
- 9781849052702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871161
- ISBN
- 9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Samuel Pepys's Diary stands with Shakespeare and the King James Bible as an indisputable treasure of English literature. In this book, the author introduces the man himself, his friends and acquaintances - including Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Charles II and John Evelyn - who Pepys wrote about with such humour and abandon. Series: NPG Companions. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- National Portrait Gallery Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855145856
- ISBN
- 9781855145856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.34
€ 20.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. This biography offers a sympathetic and nuanced view of Shelley's tumultuous life, personality, and poetry. Num Pages: 736 pages, 39, 39 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888618
- ISBN
- 9780801888618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Paperback. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334615
- ISBN
- 9780745334615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.50
€ 25.99
€ 16.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556438998
- ISBN
- 9781556438998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.17
€ 36.99
€ 24.17
Paperback. Chronicles the complexities and inner struggles of living with anorexia. This title helps us to understand what it's really like to suffer from anorexia, exposing its secrets and dispelling some of the myths that shroud it. It also helps those battling with the horrors of anorexia find a way out, and those on the outside to understand more. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vermilion
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917494
- ISBN
- 9780091917494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Perfect Companionship: Ellen Glasgow's Selected Correspondence with Wo...
Pamela R. . Ed(S): Matthews
hardcover. Ellen Glasgow's originality of mind and fascination with her native South are in display in this selection of her correspondence with women. Covering more than sixty years, Perfect Companionship collects some 250 letters. Editor(s): Matthews, Pamela R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923352
- ISBN
- 9780813923352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.59
€ 75.59
Paperback. An intimate portrait of life with one of rock n roll s greatest songwriters and characters from the unique perspective of his first wife. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour images. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911036067
- ISBN
- 9781911036067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099491156
- ISBN
- 9780099491156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61