Biography
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Biography
Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531210
- ISBN
- 9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Showing how history imprints itself on private lives, this memoir presents the author's sensuous, harrowing, and altogether remarkable life. It moves from Berlin during the Great War to the artists' set on the Cote d'Azur, through lovers, mentors, seducers and friends, and from genteel yet shabby poverty to relative comfort in London's Chelsea. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140279764
- ISBN
- 9780140279764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.75
€ 19.00
€ 16.75
Paperback. A unique portrait of a disappearing outlaw tradition of English rural life, as told by two genuine poachers Num Pages: 288 pages, Integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471135682
- ISBN
- 9781471135682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. Collects the letters the author wrote to her family and friends throughout her life. This title shows us her tending her garden; baking bread; marking the marriages, births, and deaths of those she loved; reaching out for intellectual companionship; and, confessing her personal joys and sorrows. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 160 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597898
- ISBN
- 9781841597898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps; 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; BM; HBJD; HBW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812986624
- ISBN
- 9780812986624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd Edinburgh
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576541
- ISBN
- 9781780576541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198795001
- ISBN
- 9780198795001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.42
€ 16.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. The autobiography of Mick Quinn, one of football's more colourful characters. It covers his impressive playing career and turbulent life off the pitch both during his career and in retirement. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753508039
- ISBN
- 9780753508039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Hardback. Recreates one of "Once Upon a Time" stories, blending it with the real-life story of a fashion designer Manolo Blahnik. This book adds a twist to the tale of the "Elves and the Shoemaker" through Manolo Blahnik's drawings that evoke the past, envision the future, and, evidence the footprint he's made on fashion history. Illustrator(s): Blahnik, Manolo. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061917301
- ISBN
- 9780061917301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 12 page of photos and 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307475947
- ISBN
- 9780307475947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.96
€ 18.99
€ 13.96
Paperback. An inspirational account of how anyone can achieve their full potential from the bestselling author of the MY STORY trilogy Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218. As new. PELZER
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Orion
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRF0027971
- ISBN
- 9780752882956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1964, renowned reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski was appointed by the Polish Press Agency as its only foreign correspondent. He befriended Che Guevara in Bolivia, Salvador Allende in Chile and Patrice Lumumba in the Congo. This title is Kapuscinski's story, his eyewitness account of the emergence of the Third World. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; BGBA; DNJ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079595
- ISBN
- 9781862079595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11, 7 black & white halftones, 2 diagrames, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453861
- ISBN
- 9780801453861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. Translator(s): Auden, W. H.; Mayer, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ACG; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442335
- ISBN
- 9780140442335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Lilliput Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- REV ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510802
- ISBN
- 9781843510802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 30.68
€ 40.00
€ 30.68
Paperback. The definitive account of the old-school robbery that gripped Britain and the hunt for the gangsters behind it. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784298166
- ISBN
- 9781784298166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Writing about real lives takes various forms, which overlap and may be combined with each other: biography, autobiography, biographical criticism, biographical fiction, memoir, confession, diary. In these essays, the author considers some particularly interesting examples of life-writing, and contributes several of his own. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099587767
- ISBN
- 9780099587767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062300492
- ISBN
- 9780062300492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.89
€ 10.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A fast-paced memoir of Arsham Parsi, a queer Iranian activist who was forced to flee his country under threat of execution for his work in fighting human rights abuses against LGBT individuals in Iran. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGA; JFFJ; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667019
- ISBN
- 9781552667019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.61
€ 23.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Triumph, tragedy, frustration, and elation await those who set off on careers in public health, and Ten Lessons in Public Health is destined to become a classic book that puts the field into perspective. Num Pages: 120 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409047
- ISBN
- 9781421409047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.66
€ 26.99
€ 24.66