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Biography

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897045053
ISBN
9781897045053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.26

paperback. No marriage of a major twentieth-century writer lasted longer than Vladimir Nabokov's. From their meeting in 1921, Vladimir's letters to his beloved Vera form a narrative arc that tells a forty-six year-long love story. This book features these letters that tell us much about the man and the writer. Editor(s): Voronina, Olga; Boyd, Brian. Translator(s): Voronina, Olga; Boyd, Brian. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 304 x 62. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192246
ISBN
9780141192246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.48

paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGX; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780300219708
ISBN
9780300219708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.69

paperback. Infused with wit and lyricism, this memoir centres on the 1950's when the author and her friends were teenagers. She describes the past vividly and without complaint as the years of hard labour for herself, parents and siblings, were also filled with fun in the close knit community. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140. Good copy, some light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0090861
ISBN
9780863221125
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522846973
ISBN
9780522846973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.43

Paperback. This new, illustrated biography of Weary includes more than 150 images as well as never-before-published material about his betrayal to his captors. Weary was the quintessential Australian all-rounder - brilliant student, outstanding sportsman and irrepressible larrikin who dedicated his life to caring for people. Num Pages: 448 pages, 199 b&w images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJM; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522857528
ISBN
9780522857528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

paperback. A biography of the life and work of Andre Gide, the author whose works are considered to have marked the beginnings of the modern novel. The text covers aspects of the man's political and sexual awakenings, referring to his writings on those subjects, as well as exploring his approach to fictional work. Num Pages: 724 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
724
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003934
ISBN
9780674003934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Paperback. Eighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain's largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica's vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive examination of the diary of plantation owner Thistlewood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations, 3 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; BGH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855256
ISBN
9780807855256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74

paperback. W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220865
ISBN
9780812220865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

Hardback. Dedicated to the memory of Russian mathematician, V A Rokhlin (1919-1984), this is a collection of research papers written by his former students and followers. It includes topics such as: topology, real algebraic geometry, dynamics, geometry of Riemannian manifolds, theory of Teichmuller spaces, and measure theory. Editor(s): Turaev, V. G.; Vershik, Anatoly M. Series: American Mathematical Society Translations. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PBMW; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 190. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821827406
ISBN
9780821827406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.14

paperback. The real story--and human price--of US/Mexico border enforcement. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 225 pages, 36 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: BTC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
City Lights Publishers United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864863
ISBN
9780872864863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.45

paperback. Editor(s): Knapp, Professor in Musicology Raymond (UCLA). BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138265622
ISBN
9781138265622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BTM; JW; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591149606
ISBN
9781591149606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.03

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Insight Editions, Div of Palace Publishing Group, LP United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608870288
ISBN
9781608870288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
See Sharp Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781884365317
ISBN
9781884365317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.17

paperback. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
BenBella Books United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936661053
ISBN
9781936661053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BenBella Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937856120
ISBN
9781937856120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.09

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745305165
ISBN
9780745305165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; BTC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061832
ISBN
9780813061832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.96

Paperback. Tells the dramatic, compulsively readable story of a woman fighting to free herself from the injustices of her culture. The author's harrowing story begins in Togo, Africa, where she enjoyed a sheltered childhood, shielded by her progressive father from the tribal practice of polygamy and genital mutilation. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDT; 1KBB; BGA; JFFD; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857500533
ISBN
9780857500533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BTC; HBJK; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736838
ISBN
9781613736838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.70

Hardback. "Commissioning organisation: by H.A. Taylor. With a foreword by J. Ramsay Mac Donald. 288 p. port., illus. 24 cm. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, with brightly gilt titled spine, and tight binding. Spine sunned, cloth very slightly worn." Keywords: "Donald, Sir Robert,"
Publisher
S. Paul
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0045884
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Janusz Korczak devoted himself to the care of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto after the Nazi occupation of Poland. This volume constitutes his grimly inspiring ghetto diary, and is accompanied by a new introduction by Betty Jean Lifton, the author of a biography of Korczak. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300097429
ISBN
9780300097429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wayne State University Press Detroit
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KRS0018342
ISBN
9780814319307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

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