Biography
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Biography
Paperback. This fascinating book studies Katherine Knollys' life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782795858
- ISBN
- 9781782795858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. A autobiography in which the anonymous writer intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and descriptions of the Japanese countryside. She illuminates her pilgrimages to temples and mystical dreams in exquisite prose, describing a journey that can be read as a metaphor for life itself. Translator(s): Morris, Ivan. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AFS; BG; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442823
- ISBN
- 9780140442823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. As a five-year-old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1MBF; BM; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405930994
- ISBN
- 9781405930994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. A heartfelt celebration of the vanished world of his grandfather's intellectual passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905559640
- ISBN
- 9781905559640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195021
- ISBN
- 9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.06
€ 37.06
Paperback. This book traces the spiritual journey of Satish Kumar - child monk, peace pilgrim, ecological activist and educator. In it he traces the sources of inspiration which formed his understanding of the world as a network of multiple and diverse relationships. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLK; JPWD; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Green Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903998182
- ISBN
- 9781903998182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.97
€ 17.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219722
- ISBN
- 9780300219722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.14
€ 18.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Marlboro Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780910395229
- ISBN
- 9780910395229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. Chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. This work also tells of the author's life after leaving the geisha house, painting a panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KOC0012729
- ISBN
- 9780099462040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Sayo Masuda was a geisha at a hot springs resort, where the realities of sex for sale are unadorned by the trappings of wealth and power. Remarkable for its wit and frankness, the book is a moving record of a woman's survival on the margins of Japanese society -- in the words of the translator, "the superbly told tale of a woman whom fortune never favored yet never defeated." Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129503
- ISBN
- 9780231129503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.42
€ 100.42
Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610755
- ISBN
- 9780815610755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.96
€ 19.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. The story of Junius Irving Scales - the only American ever to be convicted solely for being a member of the Communist Party - following Scales from his privileged southern upbringing through the awakening of his social conscience, his civil- and labor-rights work, his arrest and trials, his disillusionment with the Party, and his time in prison. Num Pages: 480 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327853
- ISBN
- 9780820327853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75
paperback. Translator(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HREX; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195152999
- ISBN
- 9780195152999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- tfm Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903378144
- ISBN
- 9781903378144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.38
€ 33.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 220 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312663
- ISBN
- 9780764312663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.26
€ 53.99
€ 35.26
Hardback. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. Selected unpublished correspondence written between 1903 and 1950 includes the responses of the addressees. Gives a vivid picture of the historical controversies between the composer and other major figures in the field. Num Pages: 340 pages, Fr.Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810824522
- ISBN
- 9780810824522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.03
€ 144.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Scholder, Amy. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Avalon Travel Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802136718
- ISBN
- 9780802136718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 198 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; RBC; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630663
- ISBN
- 9780691630663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JPHL; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809331949
- ISBN
- 9780809331949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.19
€ 24.99
€ 22.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 16 color photos. BIC Classification: BM; JFFZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634505703
- ISBN
- 9781634505703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.88
€ 25.99
€ 21.88
Hardback. One of America's leading pediatric researchers recounts his first year as a young intern at Massachusetts General Hospital. An intriguing topic with vast appeal, written with moving accounts of an education that medical school does not provide. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762794539
- ISBN
- 9780762794539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.35
€ 24.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967563
- ISBN
- 9780750967563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. A first-person account of the violent downfall of the traditional American Mafia in the final heyday of the 1980s. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762454310
- ISBN
- 9780762454310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.12
€ 18.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Growing up, Johnson always suspected that his father was different. Only as a teenager did he discover the truth: his father was a spy, one of the CIA's most trusted officers. At first the secret was thrilling. But over time he began to have doubts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349436
- ISBN
- 9780393349436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52