Biography
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Biography
Hardback. An extraordinary and inspiring story of how a young man lost his sight and found his calling as an artist. This beautiful memoir also features a selection of the artist's work. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; AGZ; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762780075
- ISBN
- 9780762780075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.20
€ 26.99
€ 21.20
Hardcover. With volume 24 of the Revolutionary War Series, the conflict enters a new decade. New Year's Day 1780 finds Washington in winter quarters at Morristown, N.J., having established his headquarters at the Ford mansion there one month earlier. During the weeks covered by this volume, the Continental army experienced the harshest winter of the war. Editor(s): Huggins, Benjamin L. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBLL; HBW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937823
- ISBN
- 9780813937823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.49€ 85.22
€ 94.49
€ 85.22
Paperback. A story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American figures of the twentieth century, Martin Luther King Jr Hampton Sides follows in Ray's footsteps as he escapes from prison. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BTC; HBJK; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718192068
- ISBN
- 9780718192068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 9.93
€ 17.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. In 1903, despite the vehement objections of his parents, Albert Einstein married Mileva Maric, the companion, colleague, and confidante whose influence on his most creative years has given rise to much speculation. This title enables us to reconstruct the youthful Einstein with an unprecedented immediacy. Editor(s): Renn, Jurgen; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Smith, Shawn. Num Pages: 140 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088860
- ISBN
- 9780691088860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.42
€ 25.99
€ 19.42
Hardback. A collection of twenty-five new essays by Shakespeare scholars dealing especially with Shakespeare and his predecessors, Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Shakespeare in performance (including film) and Shakespeare in relation to later literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Batchelor, John; Cain, Tom; Lamont, Claire. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333648278
- ISBN
- 9780333648278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.69
€ 124.69
Paperback. The inspirational, funny and uplifting story of a young woman who would not be beaten Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755360581
- ISBN
- 9780755360581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.28
€ 10.99
€ 9.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809319992
- ISBN
- 9780809319992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Hardback. Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was an influential poetry critic. This book examines his work, situating him among peers. It examines the social context of his aesthetic choices, examining events ranging from teen culture to the Cuban missile crisis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125949
- ISBN
- 9780231125949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.33€ 81.43
€ 107.33
€ 81.43
Editor(s): Werenskiold, Marit. Num Pages: 190 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274772861
- ISBN
- 9788274772861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.16€ 39.97
€ 50.16
€ 39.97
The first full-length account of the life and work of Joseph H. Lewis, the noted director of films such as My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and The Halliday Brand (1957). Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834071
- ISBN
- 9780810834071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.86
€ 92.86
Paperback. A fascinating insight into one of the most elite special operations units in the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0007328
- ISBN
- 9780751549027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729303
- ISBN
- 9781560729303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.41
€ 34.99
€ 25.41
A life-story of Second Lieutenant Colt Terry, a member of the original Green Berets. This book covers his enlistment as a buck private in 1945 to his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1970, and how he served five tours in combat, trained guerrillas, and earned two combat infantry badges, a Purple Heart, and two Bronze Stars. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTM; HBW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443734
- ISBN
- 9781585443734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Contains more than twenty real-life accounts of sea kayaking accidents that offers you potentially life-saving lessons. This book contains selected articles drawn from "Sea Kayaker" magazine. It answers the questions: What did the paddlers do wrong? What did they do right? And, how might the accident have been prevented? Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BT; VFDF; WSSN5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070084995
- ISBN
- 9780070084995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.75
€ 26.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, and they're trying for a baby - she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FKA; 1FMN; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KAC0001475
- ISBN
- 9780747585664
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. A biography of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian leader who, by conquest, created an empire that stretched from Mongolia through the Middle East. Series: Ancient World Leaders. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791072226
- ISBN
- 9780791072226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Raven Arts Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0224287
- ISBN
- 9781851860357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, Joseph Luzzi straddles these two perspectives in My Two Italies to link his family's dramatic story to Italy's north-south divide, its quest for a unifying language, and its passion for art, food, and family. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374535391
- ISBN
- 9780374535391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.45
€ 18.99
€ 16.45
Hardback. From the author of the No. 1 bestseller WEDLOCK, the story of two pioneering men of science, and a nation in thrall to mesmerism.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474602297
- ISBN
- 9781474602297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 5.80
€ 23.99
€ 5.80
paperback. Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot, a conservative officer, fell for Masa Suzuki, a Japanese girl, when he was posted to Tokyo. He was recalled to London. Though separated for years by time and huge distances, they remained devoted to each other. Based on over 800 letters found in Tokyo, this book presents the true story of an extraordinary love affair. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018064
- ISBN
- 9780099481652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, over 670 b/w and color photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 286 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307270
- ISBN
- 9780764307270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.65€ 42.22
€ 53.65
€ 42.22
Paperback. Crafted out of Irma Rosenthal Frankenstein's writings, this text offers an account of the life and times of an active, socially engaged woman who devoted herself to her family and her community set against the context of the Chicago history that Irma knew so well. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877458944
- ISBN
- 9780877458944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.35
€ 23.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. Marion Yorck von Wartenburg was involved in the Nazi resistance group known as the Kreisau Circle, whose cofounder was her husband, Peter. The Kreisau Circle participated in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. Editor(s): Winter, Julie M. Translator(s): Winter, Julie M. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803299153
- ISBN
- 9780803299153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.27
€ 19.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. This work presents a mixture of anecdotes, memories, interviews and observations from a minister's son whose father performed missionary work in the deeply religious communities of the Bible Belt in America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820317168
- ISBN
- 9780820317168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48