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Biography

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554887392
ISBN
9781554887392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A trip around Greenland to a distinct culture with no prior contact with the outside world Translator(s): Johanson, L. S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JH; BJ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982915592
ISBN
9780982915592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.21

Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the literary and social circles of London and Paris, during the Second World War and for twenty years after. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193922
ISBN
9780141193922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Comrade Jack sketches the life of the late Jack Simons, an intellectual, distinguished academic, Marxist and archetypal revolutionary. The title is a social commentary that details the ideologies of this hero of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Editor(s): Sparg, Marion; Schreiner, Jenny. Num Pages: 257 pages, 31 photographs, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HB; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Real African Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919855028
ISBN
9781919855028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

paperback. Takes us on a seductive journey through author's childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s, and into the infernal marriage of two kind, well-meaning people: his fussy, logical father, and his dreamy, romantic mother. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099450030
ISBN
9780099450030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Hardback. This volume of James Madison's papers covers events in his first administration, from November 1811 to July 1812. Two important presidential decisions buttress it: his advocacy of preparedness in November 1811 and his request in June 1812 that Congress consider his case for war against Britain. Editor(s): Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Spangler, Jewel L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Calgary, USA); Barber, Ellen J.; et al. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918594
ISBN
9780813918594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.97

Hardcover. On a rainy morning in early 2003, Nia Vardalos found out that she had been nominated for an Oscar for writing the sceenplay for "My Big, Fat Greek Wedding". This title shows how stubborn optimism can work in one's favor, and how it was this optimism that brought Nia to her daughter against all of the odds. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062231833
ISBN
9780062231833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.98

Hardcover. Al-Khalil was distinguished in his own time as a lexicographer, phonologist, grammarian, educator and musicologist. This is an interdisciplinary collection that explores the contributions to Arabic intellectual history of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, (d AH 175/AD 791). Editor(s): Ryding, Karin C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BG; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406630
ISBN
9780878406630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.20

paperback. From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils - and sometimes oil - in every corner of the globe. This book discloses the details about his life and travels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGT; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520272613
ISBN
9780520272613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. The second volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 b/w plates (12pp). BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780006388890
ISBN
9780006388890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 5.70

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 2ADF; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638690
ISBN
9780691638690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927322048
ISBN
9781927322048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5106 x 3175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1945
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804706063
ISBN
9780804706063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. She'd been intimately his, and he hers, for twenty-seven years - which were his final twenty-seven years. She'd lasted through three wives, the Nobel Prize, and all his ruin. He'd owned her, fished her, worked her and rode her, from the waters of Key West to the Bahamas to the Dry Tortugas to the north coast and archipelagos of Cuba. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 53. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565994
ISBN
9780099565994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Warner Books, Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446394598
ISBN
9780446394598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, 60ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Missouri History Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982461
ISBN
9781883982461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller, The Still Point of the Turning World is Emily Rapp's arresting eulogy for her late son Ronan: a mother's experience raising a terminally ill child, and what it teaches her about family, grief and parenting. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFJX; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444775976
ISBN
9781444775976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Now in its third edition, Latin American Classical Composers provides a singular English-language resource for biographical information on hundreds of composers from Central and South America and the Hispanic Caribbean. Gathered from a variety of sources, it fills the gaps left by other major English-language music dictionaries and encyclopedias. Editor(s): Schleifer, Martha Furman; Galvan, Gary. Num Pages: 764 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGC; AVH; BK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1262.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
764
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810888708
ISBN
9780810888708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.36

Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226434780
ISBN
9780226434780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

paperback. A mother's attempt to know the heart and mind of a daughter with mental retardation Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076824
ISBN
9780252076824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Presents a study of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, beginning with his work in Oak Park in the late 1880s and culminating in the construction of the Guggenheim museum in New York and the Marin County Civic Center in the 1950s. This book provides an introduction to Wright's remarkable accomplishments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 color plates. 392 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027456
ISBN
9780691027456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.69
€ 57.49

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653754
ISBN
9780691653754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.16

Paperback. If you lived on the notorious Canterbury Estate in the '40s and '50s, then you knew there was one man you did not want to cross: Charlie Hudson. A solitary man, feared and respected by the gangsters of the time, Charlie was a boxer who never lost a fight, in or out of the ring - the most infamous of The Canterbury Warriors. Series: Tales of the Notorious Hudson Family. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0009183
ISBN
9780007542260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bestselling authors and stars of TLC's The Little Couple return with a book that encourages readers to reach for their dreams despite the obstacles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pg photo insert. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFJ; VFV; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501139390
ISBN
9781501139390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.28

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