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Biography: general

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421017
ISBN
9780821421017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. A portrait of the author's pioneer father that grew out of the hours of listening behind the stove or the wood box. This book contains the accounts of the hunts, of the fights with the cattlemen and the sheepmen, of the scarcity of women, when a man had to 'marry anything that got off the train,' of the droughts, storms, wind and isolation. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293243
ISBN
9780803293243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999364
ISBN
9780295999364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. John Wayne remains a constant in American popular culture. Middle America grew up with him in late 1920s and 1930s, went to war with him in 1940s, matured with him in 1950s, and kept the faith with him in the 1960s and 1970s.. This is a biography that reveals the changing scene in Hollywood and America from Great Depression through Vietnam War. Num Pages: 762 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
762
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803289703
ISBN
9780803289703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.05

Paperback. African American artist Faith Ringgold narrates the events of her life from her childhood in 1930s Harlem to her stellar careers as both a best-selling children's writer and well-respected artist whose "story quilts" are displayed in museums worldwide. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 color illus., 101 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 194 x 17. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822335641
ISBN
9780822335641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423986
ISBN
9780857423986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.89

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; BGX; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fleming H. Revell Company
Condition
New
SKU
9780800727222
ISBN
9780800727222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. 'Rin Tin Tin is a remarkable book.. A wonderfully entertaining account of one of the strangest partnerships in a very strange milieu' John Banville, Guardian Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plate sectons. BIC Classification: BGF; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781843547099
ISBN
9781843547099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.61

Paperback. An autobiography which describes the euphoric highs and desperate lows of Peter Swan's career. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444376
ISBN
9780752444376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. This is the first full-length biography of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, America's most determined, most notable, and perhaps most denounced Atheist. Num Pages: 387 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814751725
ISBN
9780814751725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. Presents an account of the controversial "Geronimo Campaign" of 1885-86, which offers a firsthand picture of the famous Chiricahua warrior and the men who finally forced his surrender. The author knew most of the people involved in the campaign and was himself in charge of Indian scouts. Num Pages: 265 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
5th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258402
ISBN
9780803258402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
9780747568766
ISBN
9780747568766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.19

Paperback. Discusses the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII. This book shows how in 1933 Hitler became his negotiating partner, an agreement was arranged that granted religious and financial payments to the Catholic Church in exchange for their withdrawal from political privilege, ensuring the rise of Nazism. Num Pages: 464 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780140266818
ISBN
9780140266818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.02

Hardback. Series: Penguin Monarchs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
V9780141978932
ISBN
9780141978932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. The autobiographical story of Carlo Gebler's troubled relationship with his father and the gradual uncovering of the mystery that shadowed his life. Num Pages: 416 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSC0002804
ISBN
9780349112930
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKW0001171
ISBN
9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. . Clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220095
ISBN
9781843510178
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Over the last 200 years, the novels of Jane Austen have been loved and celebrated across a diverse international readership. This book traces her life and times; her relationships with family and friends; the attitudes and customs of the time that shaped her and were in turn shaped by her work; and the places where she lived and set her novels. Num Pages: 112 pages, 150 colour & b&w images. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
CARLTON PUBLISHING
Edition
Nov
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233003702
ISBN
9780233003702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.11

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

€ 24.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Mike Leigh may well be Britain's greatest living film director; his worldview has permeated our national consciousness. Written with the co-operation of Leigh himself, this book gives detailed readings of the nine feature films he has made for the cinema, as well as an overview of his work for television. Series: British Film Makers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 180 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719072376
ISBN
9780719072376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.87

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