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Paperback. Joyner pens a brutally honest memoir of life as an obese woman. She didn't know what to fear more: dying, or knowing that she was causing her own death. In the end, it is also a story of recovery and survival. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762759620
ISBN
9780762759620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

hardcover. A successful health care entrepreneur and global philanthropist, recounts the lessons he learned along the way and shows that adversity can lead to success in life and business. He shows anyone bulldozed by life how to pull themselves out of the rubble, dust themselves off and find meaning and purpose. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KJH; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761868552
ISBN
9780761868552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.58

Hardback. A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia. This book unflinchingly explores death and loss at the same time that it celebrates the transformative power of love and literature. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DQ; JFSJ1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858294
ISBN
9780761858294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.46

Hardback. This touching memoir is a very human introduction to living faith by a young man who was part of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) for nearly twelve years. The book culminates with J. Richard Murray's decision to leave the Society in 1956. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BM; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857914
ISBN
9780761857914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.89

Hardback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854159
ISBN
9780761854159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.37

Paperback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854012
ISBN
9780761854012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742557611
ISBN
9780742557611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; BM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739134627
ISBN
9780739134627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRJP; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062281753
ISBN
9780062281753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; BM; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062132499
ISBN
9780062132499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Exploring what it means to be whole, this title shows how we view ourselves and what it is to truly see another person. It tells the story which changes the way you look at others, and the way you see yourself. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061791529
ISBN
9780061791529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. "Not Quite What I Was Planning" made six-word memoirs an international phenomenon, as people around the world shared terse true tales of romance, parenthood, friendship, ambition, failure, haircuts, and French fries. This title contains a thousand (more) glimpses of humanity from different writers. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061719431
ISBN
9780061719431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. "Moonface" is a hilarious, incredibly moving memoir about how one woman foundromance and laughter in the most unlikely way: by having a kidney transplant.256 pp. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061537318
ISBN
9780061537318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Written by the author who was President Bill Clinton's Press Secretary, this book tells how when Clinton was elected, she was told she would act as his Press Secretary, but only for the transition. But in January of 1993, she did become Press Secretary in spite of the odds. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061140419
ISBN
9780061140419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881900272
ISBN
9789881900272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814358910
ISBN
9789814358910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCB; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Central Recovery Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942094203
ISBN
9781942094203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.74

Hardcover. A memoir describing the life of a young woman growing up in unusual circumstances, as well as a discussion of political and sociological effects of troubled times upon ordinary people.A" After an early childhood in pre-war Antwerp, the author, her formidable grandmother, and mother fled to England in 1940, upon Germany's invasion of Belgium. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235735
ISBN
9781936235735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.32
€ 100.02

Hardcover. A survivor of concentration camps and the Death March, Eli Pfefferkorn looks back on his Holocaust and post-Holocaust experiences to compare patterns of human behavior in extremis with those of ordinary life. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235667
ISBN
9781936235667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Larson Publications United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936012572
ISBN
9781936012572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.47

Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2nd and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd Airborne Division. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16-pg photo section, maps. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606. In Combat with the 82nd Airborne in World War II. 288 pages, 16-pg photo section, maps. Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and even after being seriously wounded in Normandy, insisted on fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. John Sparry is his grandson. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight: 606.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149286
ISBN
9781935149286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.40

A memoir of Rachel Margolis, the sole survivor of her family, who escaped from the Vilna Ghetto with other members of the resistance movement, the FPO (United Partisan Organization), and joined the Soviet partisans in the forests of Lithuania to sabotage the Nazis. Editor(s): Margolis, Marjorie. Series: Jews in Poland. Num Pages: 520 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1D; BM; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843918
ISBN
9781934843918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934759103
ISBN
9781934759103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.51

Paperback. Presenting a journey of resilience, courage, hard work, and sheer will power, this book shows visually on the printed page how Judy, a highly visual thinker, translates her thoughts into words. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
aapc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934575499
ISBN
9781934575499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

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