Memoirs
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Memoirs
Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610755
- ISBN
- 9780815610755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.52
€ 20.99
€ 19.52
Paperback. A memoir of a woman's experience with spinal tuberculosis in the 1930s. As well as describing her treatment and time in hospital, it recounts her later family life, her work both as a microbiologist, and as an advocate for minority groups. Num Pages: 200 pages, photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786459391
- ISBN
- 9780786459391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.31
€ 28.31
Paperback. An extraordinary first-person account of a childhood spent in the jungle Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088874
- ISBN
- 9781844088874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Written when the author was eighty-three years old, but dealing with only the first twelve years of her life, this title is constructed as a dialogue between the author and her memory. It interrogates her interlocutor in search of her own intentions, more precise accuracy, and, indeed, the truth. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922317
- ISBN
- 9780226922317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.97
€ 31.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. A deeply moving memoir about the loss of childhood and its impact on adult life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081189
- ISBN
- 9781844081189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445647203
- ISBN
- 9781445647203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.12
€ 15.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. During the Cultural Revolution Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. Over thirty years later, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. Chinese Whispers tells her remarkable story. 'Wong points the way for the future of travel writing.' Book of the Week, The Times Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326. Searching for Forgiveness in Beijing. 336 pages, maps. During the Cultural Revolution, Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. In 2005, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. In 1972, Jan Wong became one of only two Westerners admitted to Beijing University at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843549758
- ISBN
- 9781843549758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. Bestselling author Dot May Dunn returns with more of her wonderful life experiences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409148128
- ISBN
- 9781409148128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Hardcover. Great traders are able to recognize and adapt to changing market environments. They take their mistakes and use them to become better traders. Great traders possess the discipline to manage a losing trade as well as a winning one. This book offers these qualities. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118627891
- ISBN
- 9781118627891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.33
€ 41.99
€ 32.33
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Yamaguchi, Akira. Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144414
- ISBN
- 9780231144414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.36
€ 29.99
€ 22.36
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM; JFFE2; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780807052273
- ISBN
- 9780807052273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.42
€ 18.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. From the author of international bestsellers A Circle of Children and Lovey comes an inspiring true story of a gifted teacher's determination to understand the 'rotten' city kid everyone has given up on. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- KOC0016254
- ISBN
- 9780007555161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. On 21 July, 1942, the Nazis took control of the small Polish town of Zolkiew, life for Jewish 15-year-old Clara Kramer was never to be the same again. While those around her were either slaughtered or transported, Clara and her family hid perilously in a hand-dug bunker. Living in the house above and protecting them were the Becks. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091924416
- ISBN
- 9780091924416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. From the publisher of Marley & Me and Dewey, this is the uplifting and affecting tale of Cleo the kitten, who helps to heal a family after a terrible tragedy. Num Pages: 304 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KTG0008940
- ISBN
- 9781444700145
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents Madhur Jaffrey's memoir of her childhood in India. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, weddings, and picnics, moving effortlessly from the lamb meatballs of Moghul emperors to the tamarind chutneys of the streets, this book is of interest to keen armchair cooks, as well fans of Madhur the world over. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091908935
- ISBN
- 9780091908935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.49
€ 23.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. The latest installment of hilarious moggy mischief from Tom Cox and his four cats: The Bear, Ralph, Shipley and Roscoe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Integrated throughout. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751560022
- ISBN
- 9780751560022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. The powerful, personal and iconoclastic memoir of David Wojnarowicz, AIDS activist, author and one of the most provocative artists of his generation. With a new introduction by Olivia Laing. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Canons edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786890276
- ISBN
- 9781786890276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785901904
- ISBN
- 9781785901904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Gives an account of the year in which the author struggled to come to terms with terminal lung cancer. This title sets darkly comic depictions of the medical team against joyful accounts of sunlit days with this beloved wife, Victoria. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081001
- ISBN
- 9781847081001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BM; RN; TVM; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611801033
- ISBN
- 9781611801033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.09
€ 29.99
€ 23.09
hardcover. The intimate and hitherto untold story of undersea confrontation with the Soviet navy. Includes gripping first-hand account Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJPN; BM; HBTW; HBWS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000375
- ISBN
- 9781848327696
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Britain's most famous explorer and bestselling author's new book on extreme cold. Num Pages: 496 pages, 24pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTS; 1QMP; BM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471127847
- ISBN
- 9781471127847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. Part memoir, part reflection on the mania of acquisition, this title takes a hard look at this habitual hoarding to see what truths it can reveal about the impulse to accumulate. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; WC; WD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437019
- ISBN
- 9780226437019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.43
€ 17.99
€ 15.43
Hardback. College presidents lead taxing and complex, though enormously fulfilling and rewarding, lives. The story that unfolds in College Presidents Reflect: Life in and out of the Ivory Tower is fashioned from the perspectives of over two-dozen retired former college presidents. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475807615
- ISBN
- 9781475807615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39