Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Ex-libris with stamps. Keywords: Subjects - Biography - Saint - Religion
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Harvill P
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0190503
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGHA; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104678
- ISBN
- 9780231104678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.97
€ 45.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. This memoir recounts the author's experience as a "blue" baby, and his recovery to normal life through surgery when he was 24. Dennis describes the joys and terrors of discovering the outside world and the people in it. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869402532
- ISBN
- 9781869402532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155400
- ISBN
- 9781903155400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.12
€ 20.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906462093
- ISBN
- 9781906462093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.31
€ 17.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Translation of: Los mexico-americanos en la Gran Guerra: y su contingente en pro de la democracia, la humanidad y la justicia, first published in original Spanish in San Antonio by Artes Graficas, 1933. Editor(s): Zamora, Emilio. Series: C.A. Brannen Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: B; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491147
- ISBN
- 9781623491147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202. 288 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustrations. Looks into the minds of the top twenty worst killers in criminal history and reveals the awful truth of their abominable acts. This book presents the extreme nature of their violence and their shocking lack of remorse. It examines various types of psychopaths, from obsessive sexual predators and extreme sadists, to cannibals and head hunters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight: 202.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844544240
- ISBN
- 9781844544240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
paperback. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Good copy with some shelf wear. Previous owner's markings on inside cover, half title page and title page.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Number of pages
- 192
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KTG0011522
- ISBN
- 9780753700891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 193. 257 pages, Illustrations. Top true-crime author Nigel Cawthorne examines the rising, bloody tide of gang violence that threatens to engulf communities around the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844549573
- ISBN
- 9781844549573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.22
€ 10.99
€ 9.22
Hardcover. Presents a comprehensive photographic biography of Sweden's influential writer and playwright. This title offers more than 500 contemporary photographs from Strindberg's world Stockholm, the archipelago, Berlin, Paris and all the other places that have contributed in shaping the world-renowned playwright and writer. Num Pages: 512 pages, 450 illustrations, 24 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DNS; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 285 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2644.
- Publisher
- Bokforlaget Max Strom Sweden
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171262486
- ISBN
- 9789171262486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.55€ 57.35
€ 58.55
€ 57.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 pages b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APFD; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853039068
- ISBN
- 9780853039068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Paperback. Ever wondered if a seven-year-old can bench press double his own bodyweight? Or who holds the record for the biggest enhanced breasts? Mark Dolan knows - he's actually met these people in his quest to discover the world's most extraordinary person. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KNW0010326
- ISBN
- 9780007364879
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 4.99
€ 14.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents an account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. This book details scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from explorers. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099530374
- ISBN
- 9780099530374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Deliberately provocative, this book examines Aguirre, a symbol of Basque fury and rampage, arguing that Aguirre's historical representation as a one-dimensional madman deserves revisiting. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826350435
- ISBN
- 9780826350435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 x 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471150388
- ISBN
- 9781471150388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Hardcover. Allows readers to celebrate the many accomplishments of Speaker Wright, and, through his eyes, to gain a greater understanding of many of the signature events of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875655062
- ISBN
- 9780875655062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
A prolific author's candid and insightful look at leading figures in Canada's cultural landscape. Editor(s): Busby, Brian. Num Pages: 432 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773541146
- ISBN
- 9780773541146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.16
€ 38.16
Hardback. Covers the early years of Thoreau's intellectual and artistic growth. This title reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists. Editor(s): Witherell, Elizabeth Hall; Howarth, William L.; Sattelmeyer, Robert; Blanding, Thomas. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691063614
- ISBN
- 9780691063614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66€ 101.11
€ 134.66
€ 101.11
Hardback. Includes Thoreau's reminiscences of his 1839 excursion with his brother John along the Concord and Merrimack rivers and all his impressions and observations entered in journals during the famous Walden sojourn. Editor(s): Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 680 pages, Ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691061863
- ISBN
- 9780691061863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66€ 101.11
€ 134.66
€ 101.11
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume spans a period of rapid change in Thoreau's life and literary career, including the publication of his first book and a crisis in his friendship with Emerson. Editor(s): Patterson, Mark R.; Rossi, William; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065335
- ISBN
- 9780691065335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66€ 100.29
€ 134.66
€ 100.29
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This book finds Thoreau intensely concentrating on detailed observations of natural phenomena and on 'the mysterious relation between myself and these things. Editor(s): O'Connell, Patrick F.; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, 78 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065366
- ISBN
- 9780691065366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66€ 101.11
€ 134.66
€ 101.11
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work comprises a single manuscript notebook of nearly five hundred pages that Thoreau filled between March 9 and August 18, 1853. Editor(s): Rossi, William; Thomas, Heather Kirk. Num Pages: 480 pages, 38 line illus., 4 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065373
- ISBN
- 9780691065373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66€ 101.00
€ 134.66
€ 101.00
Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work reveals him as an increasingly confident taxonomist creating lists that distill his observations about plant leafing and seasonal birds. Editor(s): Petrulionis, Sandra Harbert (Assistant Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, USA); Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 520 pages, 89 line illus. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065410
- ISBN
- 9780691065410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66€ 101.00
€ 134.66
€ 101.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 683 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810108233
- ISBN
- 9780810108233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.40€ 59.04
€ 64.40
€ 59.04