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Biography

Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199539079
ISBN
9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107309
ISBN
9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. A new edition of the African American masterpiece featuring critical essays by Angela Y. Davis. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Edition
None, a New Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865273
ISBN
9780872865273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.88

paperback. Editor(s): Stauffer, John. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 131 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Library of America
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598533514
ISBN
9781598533514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.89

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 76. Written by Himself. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight: 86.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486284996
ISBN
9780486284996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.16

Paperback. A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Editor(s): McKivigan, John; Hinks, Peter P.; Kaufman, Heather L. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204711
ISBN
9780300204711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement. This book describes the life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of our most important writers. It is suitable for those interested in American literature and history. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034013
ISBN
9780674034013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486795751
ISBN
9780486795751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Paperback. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. This work tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Editor(s): Ernest, John. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858905
ISBN
9780807858905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.40

Paperback. Born into slavery in North Carolina around 1786, Moses Grandy was bequeathed to his young playmate, his original owner's son, when they were both eight years old. Hired out until he was twenty-one, Grandy describes each of his temporary masters--some cruel and some kind. Num Pages: 36 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807869512
ISBN
9780807869512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.22

Paperback. At seventy-five, the author and Monica Darlington had done everything they could think of doing, including starting a business and becoming athletes and running a literary society. Lately they had become boating adventurers and he a bestselling writer. But in their Midlands canal town in November, life was looking dull and short on surprises. Num Pages: 368 pages, Line drawings/map. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBKEY; BM; WGGN; WSSN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857500632
ISBN
9780857500632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Includes stories that are funny, dramatic and heart-warming. They, whether astonishingly brushed with death, medical marvels or animal magic, stand as a testament to the endurance of the human spirit. Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated pictures. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0008975
ISBN
9781844544431
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Even at twelve years old, the author knew he's gay. He just didn't want to believe it. Spurred on by intolerance, ignorance and fear, he takes his first steps into the closet and so begin twenty-three years of drinking, drugs and attempted suicides. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREX; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780997490
ISBN
9781780997490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 b/w images. BIC Classification: AVGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354. My Life in Country Music. 144 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; BM. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 10. Weight: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342790
ISBN
9780764342790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295112
ISBN
9781935295112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166112
ISBN
9789774166112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. The lives and loves of two of the last century's most dazzling and wild women. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780878829
ISBN
9781780878829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.99

Hardback. Natalie Curtis Burlin (1876-1921) was born to a wealthy New York City family and initially trained for a career as a classical concert pianist. This is a biography of Natalie Curtis Burlin (1876 - 1921), an ethnomusicologist who worked with American Indians in the southwest and African Americans at Hampton Institute. Num Pages: 430 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; AVGE; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237575
ISBN
9780803237575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. Beyond her beauty and her unbroken success as a child star and mature actor, Natalie Wood possessed a star quality that entranced both women and men. This book presents her story, from exploited child star to troubled teen, through her years as a top international movie star and concludes with the revelations about her long unsolved drowning. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099431855
ISBN
9780099431855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Hardback. The story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751650
ISBN
9780804751650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.52

Mixed media pr. This is the autobiography of one of the most influential musicians of the first half of the twentieth century. Nathaniel Shilkret describes his own life and relates anedotes of his dealings with such notable figures as George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Fats Waller. Editor(s): Shilkret, Nathaniel; Shell, Niel; Shilkret, Barbara. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851283
ISBN
9780810851283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.55

Paperback. The extraordinary adventure-filled story of how England came to own Manhattan in the seventeenth century Num Pages: 400 pages, Maps and integrated illustraions. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1FM; BGH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Murray
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
9780340696767
ISBN
9780340696767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.02

Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368088
ISBN
9780674368088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 728 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House Canada Canada
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307356451
ISBN
9780307356451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.81

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