Biography
Results 7225 - 7248 of 15424
Biography
Paperback. Begins with the death of the poet Karen Gershon's sister Anne in England, where they had escaped from Nazi Germany with their third sister Lise via the Kinder-transport mission. This title charts the period from 1939 to 1943 as Karen adapts to a new culture and undertakes the complicated passage from adolescence to adulthood in the British Isles. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810126138
- ISBN
- 9780810126138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.26
€ 24.26
Hardback. The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II is a celebration of the Queen's reign through some of her wittiest, most sarcastic and humorous observations, revealing a fascinating side of her personality that often remains hidden from the public. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGR; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782433651
- ISBN
- 9781782433651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. Karen Darke was on a rock-climbing expedition on sea cliffs in Scotland. She fell, and was paralysed. This is Karen's story about coming to terms with her lost of movement from the chest down and regaining the will to live. It is also about the borderline between body and spirit. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJD; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905047888
- ISBN
- 9781905047888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.52
€ 19.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Inventor. Visionary. Genius. Dropout. Adopted. Founder of Apple. Steve Jobs was all of these things. This is the story of the man who thought different. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black & White photos. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264. 320 pages, Black & White photos. Inventor. Visionary. Genius. Dropout. Adopted. Founder of Apple. Steve Jobs was all of these things. This is the story of the man who thought different. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: BGB; KNTX. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight: 264.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- SKU
- V9781408832066
- ISBN
- 9781408832066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. From the moment the author arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, she spent her happiest years on the farm. In this title, her experiences and friendships with the people around her are vividly recalled. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 121 x 27. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951439
- ISBN
- 9780241951439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849548762
- ISBN
- 9781849548762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.18
€ 8.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061155772
- ISBN
- 9780061155772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.67
€ 17.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; BGH; HRA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Phoenix Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126080
- ISBN
- 9781842126080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBAH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299296346
- ISBN
- 9780299296346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.84
€ 46.84
Hardback. Looks at Grandma Moses as a cultural phenomenon of the post-war period and explores the meaning of her subject matter - and her astonishing fame. This book reveals the longing for the memories, comforts, and small victories of a mythic, intimate American past tapped by the phenomenon - in art and commerce alike - of Grandma Moses. Num Pages: 288 pages, 68 colour illustrations, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022263
- ISBN
- 9780674022263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.78
€ 55.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; MQTC; MQVB; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771641029
- ISBN
- 9781771641029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.80
€ 17.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262. Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag. 256 pages. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843544999
- ISBN
- 9781843544999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.38
€ 14.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238. 288 pages, map. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 200.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822333
- ISBN
- 9781408822333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Series: Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; PD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870557
- ISBN
- 9780226870557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. By contrasting her pleasant Polish childhood with the horror of the Holocaust that followed, the author seeks to provide a first-hand view of pre-war Poland and the effect that the Nazi occupation had on the Polish people. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490185
- ISBN
- 9781558490185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.35
€ 41.35
Paperback. Conrad Kain's letters provide insights into the life and thoughts of this exemplary Austrian-Canadian mountaineer. Editor(s): Robinson, Zac. Translator(s): Koch, John; Koch, Marianna. Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120042
- ISBN
- 9781772120042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.90
€ 40.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. Eleanor Nesbitts introduction contextualises the life of Kailash Puri, Punjabi author and agony aunt, providing the story of the book itself and connecting the narrative to the history of the Punjabi diaspora and themes in Sikh Studies. She suggests that representation of the stereotypical South Asian woman as victim needs to give way to a .. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKP; 3JJ; BGA; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196028
- ISBN
- 9781845196028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.10
€ 42.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307889768
- ISBN
- 9780307889768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
Hardback. A comprehensive illustrated biography of Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and author of the best-selling inspirational fiction The Prophet. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786695277
- ISBN
- 9781786695277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.18
€ 33.99
€ 22.18
Hardback. East-West Mimesis follows the plight of German-Jewish humanists who escaped Nazi persecution by seeking exile in a Muslim-dominated society. Translator(s): Holbrook, Victoria. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; BG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769747
- ISBN
- 9780804769747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.45
€ 84.45
Paperback. Translator(s): Nur, E.N.D-.; Herman, Lisa; Nur, Eliyah Nike De-. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Gateways Books & Tapes,US United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895561138
- ISBN
- 9780895561138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396600
- ISBN
- 9780888396600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.68
€ 20.99
€ 15.68
paperback. A biography of James Murray, the first editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary". It provides an account of his life, along with how the dictionary was written, the personalities of the people working on it and the endless difficulties that nearly led to the whole enterprise being abandoned. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300089196
- ISBN
- 9780300089196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.46
€ 43.99
€ 36.46
Paperback. Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. This book provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an inmate, K.C. Carceral, who has been in the prison system. Editor(s): Bernard, Thomas J. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799550
- ISBN
- 9780814799550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27