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Biography

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565129993
ISBN
9781565129993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570752001
ISBN
9781570752001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Caryll Houselander (1901-54), an English Catholic laywoman, artist, and visionary, was driven by a strong identification with the poor that enabled her to proclaim the 'Christing of the World.' This book interweaves texts and images into an encounter with a woman, a 'divine eccentric,' and a gifted reader of souls. Editor(s): Wright, Wendy M. Series: Modern Spiritual Masters. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Orbis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570756030
ISBN
9781570756030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McBooks Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590131268
ISBN
9781590131268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.72

In 1957, when a young Midwestern woman landed a job at The New Yorker, she didn't expect to stay long at the reception desk. But stay she did, and for twenty-one years she had the best seat in the house. This memoir of a particular time and place is an enchanting tale of a woman in search of herself. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616203061
ISBN
9781616203061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616203238
ISBN
9781616203238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.76

Hardcover. Stevie Ray Vaughan tightly grips a place in music history as an unmatched blues man and guitar legend. His unique style is unmistakable and has never been repeated. His otherworldly talent and relentless drive took him from humble beginnings in Texas bars to world tours and superstar status. This book presents a celebration of this artist. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1000+ Colour Photos throughout. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 231 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1964. Day by Day, Night After Night, His Final Years, 1983-1990. 368 pages, 1000+ Colour Photos throughout. Stevie Ray Vaughan tightly grips a place in music history as an unmatched blues man and guitar legend. His unique style is unmistakable and has never been repeated. His otherworldly talent and relentless drive took him from humble beginnings in Texas bars to world tours and superstar status. This book presents a celebration of this artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 309 x 231 x 34. Weight: 1968.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Backbeat
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617740220
ISBN
9781617740220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OpenLens
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617754937
ISBN
9781617754937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.71

Hardcover. Portrait of Gunnar Kallen Editor(s): Jarlskog, Cecilia. Num Pages: 631 pages, 180 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319006260
ISBN
9783319006260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.58

Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 381 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 73 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; JFSJ1; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319202570
ISBN
9783319202570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812565990
ISBN
9789812565990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.82

mass_market. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 239.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vida United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780829705225
ISBN
9780829705225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.09

Paperback. A third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers Angela's Ashes and 'Tis. In Teacher Man, Frank McCourt details his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New York City.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0013415
ISBN
9780007173990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. As T. E. Lawrence did for the Arab world and Richard Burton did for the heart of Africa, Knud Rasmussen opened the landscape and culture of the Arctic. Stephen Bown, biographer of Roald Amundsen, follows Rasmussen's thrilling expeditions, including a three-year sled ride from Baffin Bay to Alaska, Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, two 8-pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780306822827
ISBN
9780306822827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780825305931
ISBN
9780825305931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 15.16

paperback. Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Queen Victoria. As one of the longest reigning monarchs in British history, Queen Victoria gave her name to an age filled with enormous possibilities and perplexing contradictions. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 283 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP US United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190250003
ISBN
9780190250003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.05

hardcover. This volume contains the newly transcribed and annotated text of one of Oscar Wilde's unpublished notebooks that functioned as a major ante-text of Historical Criticism (1879). The notebook illuminates Wilde's practices of research and composition, contains the unused materials Wilde studied, and shows his wit and imagination at work. Editor(s): Smith, Philip E. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688012
ISBN
9780199688012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.67

Paperback. Since the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr, has personified black leadership with his use of direct action protests against white authority. Booker T Washington pursued a different strategy to lift his people. This biography reveals how conditions in the segregated South led Washington to call for a less contentious path to freedom and equality. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060371
ISBN
9780674060371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807070734
ISBN
9780807070734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGX; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Quest Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609272
ISBN
9780835609272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.67

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