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Biography
paperback. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian human rights lawyer and activist. She is known for defending dissident figures, and for the establishment of a number of non-profit grassroots organisations dedicated to human rights. In 2003, she became the first Muslim woman, and the first Iranian, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Here, she tells her story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BG; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rider
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846040146
- ISBN
- 9781846040146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 13.73
€ 49.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equality before the law and freedom of speech, Ebadi became a global voice of inspiration. Yet, inside her own country, her life has been plagued by surveillance, intimidation and violence. This book tells shocking stories of how the Iranian authorities eventually forced her into exile. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846045028
- ISBN
- 9781846045028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.80
€ 20.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. An authorised biography of one of the great mystics of the 20th century. Bede believed that the future of the world depended on the marriage of East and West and spent his life trying to transcend the divisions between religions. In the 1950s he founded a religious community in Southern India as an international centre for all ages and faiths. Num Pages: 308 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRAF; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903816165
- ISBN
- 9781903816165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Dame Cicely Saunders was the founder of the Hospice Movement, in which Britain leads the world. Her work transformed our approach to the care of the dying, and also the debate about euthanasia. She died in 2005 and her memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey in March 2006. This biography includes chapters that cover the years after 1984. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGT; MBP; MQCL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281058891
- ISBN
- 9780281058891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. Before playwright Charles Gordone (19251995) became a Texan, he became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for "No Place to Be Somebody", in 1970. This title covers the years prior to this geographical and psychological journey, the childhood and youth that deeply informed Gordones pilgrimage. Num Pages: 245 pages, 35 B/W photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726352
- ISBN
- 9780896726352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.67
€ 31.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. * The subtle portrait of a great but difficult man on the legendary island of Capri by the renowned author of THE TRANSIT OF VENUS Num Pages: 160 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AHA; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860498732
- ISBN
- 9781860498732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. A candid and provocative memoir by the Oscar-winning actress and beloved Partridge Familyicon, Shirley Jones. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 page 4-C insert. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476725963
- ISBN
- 9781476725963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.28
€ 19.99
€ 19.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 110 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553572339
- ISBN
- 9780553572339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.55
€ 9.99
€ 8.55
Paperback. Bestselling author and award-winning actor Shirley MacLaine invites readers to share in her quest for spiritual, physical and personal harmony and truth. This is a provocative and enlightening synthesis of what Shirley has discovered in her years of searching for a deeper meaning in her life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847392046
- ISBN
- 9781847392046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of matters that each begin with two simple but powerful words: What If.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471131417
- ISBN
- 9781471131417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 108 x 28. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Bantam Books New York
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553283310
- ISBN
- 9780553283310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.59
€ 9.99
€ 8.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 38021st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553273700
- ISBN
- 9780553273700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Paperback. A masterful work of biography and art history, telling the story of the eminent Victorian designers William Andrews Nesfield and William Eden Nesfield, the development of their styles, and their legacy for British architecture and design. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 figure, 58 B&W images, 50 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AM; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893231
- ISBN
- 9780718893231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Paperback. * The inspirational autobiography of Shirley Williams - a good and much-loved politician - out now in paperback Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084753
- ISBN
- 9781844084753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Deals with the friendship between two men looking to change the world - a repentant jihadist and a journalist. This title takes us from their first meeting in a Spartan flat in the rough suburbs of Manchester, through a dramatic arrest, a bombing, a stabbing and a reporting career on the brink of ruin. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783350452
- ISBN
- 9781783350452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. The first biography in more than a generation of the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the state of Israel. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224558
- ISBN
- 9781780224558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Hardback. Enchanted by the Hollywood movies she watched while growing up in affluent Tehran, Shohreh Aghdashloo dreamed of becoming an actress, despite her parents more practical plans. When she fell in love with her husband, Aydin, a painter thirteen years her senior, she made him promise he'd allow her to follow her passion. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8-Page Color and Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062009807
- ISBN
- 9780062009807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.27
€ 27.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. Translator(s): Heal, Louise. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BM; JKVJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364384
- ISBN
- 9781568364384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.75
€ 12.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471157325
- ISBN
- 9781471157325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280. 168 pages. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight: 280.
- Publisher
- Nottingham Trent University
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842330494
- ISBN
- 9781842330494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
paperback. Features the story of Noor Inayat Khan, the descendant of an Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. This book presents the story of Noor's life from her birth in Moscow - where her father was a Sufi preacher - to her capture by the Germans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Sutton
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950565
- ISBN
- 9780750950565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.29
€ 14.99
€ 14.29
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555977054
- ISBN
- 9781555977054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.15
€ 16.99
€ 16.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442481688
- ISBN
- 9781442481688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.53
€ 20.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. The story of the six extraordinary hostesses who shaped British society in the inter-war years: Lady Astor, Lady Colefax, Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Mrs Ronnie Greville. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473618053
- ISBN
- 9781473618053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47