Biography
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Biography
paperback. Funny, odd, deeply personal, yet somehow universal, a collection of one woman's most humiliating moments, revealed with wit and gusto. Series: City Lights/Sister Spit. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866256
- ISBN
- 9780872866256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.59
€ 16.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. This work of compelling lyrical unity tells the story of growing up black in the colonial world of Martinique. Translator(s): Warner, Keith Q. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Three Continents Pr
- Edition
- 1st English language ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914478683
- ISBN
- 9780914478683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138939967
- ISBN
- 9781138939967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.78
€ 193.78
Paperback. This collection of historical profiles chronicles the most mysterious, bizarre and often overlooked homicides in Louisiana history. Drawing on contemporary records and, where available, the recollections of those who provide a coherent version of the facts, these mesmerizing tales detail some of the more gruesome episodes in Louisiana history. Num Pages: 212 pages, 25 photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476662954
- ISBN
- 9781476662954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.68
€ 27.68
paperback. Documenting the changes occurring since the 1984 study, this edition provides a collection of life histories from the women of Mutira. Two new introductory chapters frame the life histories within the context both of significant macro-level transitions in Kenya and current thinking on gender. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; BG; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555876029
- ISBN
- 9781555876029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.24
€ 33.24
paperback. This set of diaries (1841-1864) brings to light the journal notations of James Henry Hammond, a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder. They reveal a man whose fortune and intellect combined to make him an important leader, but whose flaws kept him from true greatness. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University South Carolina Pr United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570032226
- ISBN
- 9781570032226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.64
€ 31.64
Leadership Embodied, 2nd Edition: The Secrets to Success of the Most E...
Usmc (Ret.) Lt. Col. Joseph J. Thomas
Paperback. Now in its second edition, Leadership Embodied is an instructive collection of short biographical essays focusing on Navy and Marine Corps personnel, who have demonstrated notable leadership characteristics. Num Pages: 249 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWF; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612513034
- ISBN
- 9781612513034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Paperback. 8vo.Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0264505
- ISBN
- 9780316027106
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Series: Focus on the Family. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589976399
- ISBN
- 9781589976399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.15
€ 17.99
€ 17.15
paperback. The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. This title follows the path of their romance from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation. Translator(s): Radice, Late Betty. Num Pages: 384 pages, further reading, notes, maps, index. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140448993
- ISBN
- 9780140448993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
paperback. The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen Num Pages: 384 pages, (16 page section). BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Edition
- 8th reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857024692
- ISBN
- 9781857024692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.99
€ 17.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. Precociously brilliant in his youth, Cyril Connolly was haunted for the rest of his life by a sense of failure and a romatic yearning to recover a lost Eden. His two great books, "The Unquiet Grave" and "Enemies of Promise", are classics of English prose, combining wit, romanticism and merciless self-knowledge. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712666350
- ISBN
- 9780712666350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.54
€ 24.99
€ 18.54
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780940322127
- ISBN
- 9780940322127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Jane Campion: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers (Hardcover))
Virginia Wright . Ed(S): Wexman
paperback. Editor(s): Wexman, Virginia Wright. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578060832
- ISBN
- 9781578060832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.76
€ 34.76
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780321342324
- ISBN
- 9780321342324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
paperback. The intimate chronicle of one of our leading composers and writers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306809644
- ISBN
- 9780306809644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
paperback. Translator(s): Dror, Olga. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780253021649
- ISBN
- 9780253021649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.68
€ 23.99
€ 16.68
paperback. Memories of my Life, first published in 1908, is an autobiography by the psychologist, anthropologist, geographer, and inventor Sir Francis Galton. This book contains a detailed account of Galton s life, and will be of interest to students of Victorian history. " Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BM; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138911444
- ISBN
- 9781138911444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Paperback. The only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets and storytellers. Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192813206
- ISBN
- 9780192813206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 9.99
€ 15.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Written between 1919 and 1923, this book was the first about the Blasket Islands - a tiny, remote community off the west coast of Kerry. The author writes of island life in unadorned sketches from his diary. Other Blasket titles include "The Islandman" and "A Day in Our Life". Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 226 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234 192pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192819093
- ISBN
- 9780192819093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 9.99
€ 16.99
€ 9.99