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Biography
Paperback. Shows how mythologies of meritocracy, the land of opportunity, and the American dream remain firmly in place while simultaneously erasing injustices and the struggles of the working poor Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BG; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479814664
- ISBN
- 9781479814664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
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
€ 16.99
€ 15.74
Hardback. Janeway was one of the most prominent paediatricians of the 20th century. This biography describes his illustrious medical family and his remarkable tenure of nearly three decades as Thomas Morgan Rotch Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and head of the department of medicine at Children's Hospital, Boston. Num Pages: 425 pages, 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGT; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023802
- ISBN
- 9780674023802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.57
€ 38.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694377
- ISBN
- 9781894694377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550173338
- ISBN
- 9781550173338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.42
€ 19.99
€ 18.42
hardcover. Lives are known textually, and this collection of new essays explores, corrects, and advances contemporary knowledge of historical lives and texts, particularly of the British eighteenth century. Complementing the essays is a complete translation and critical edition of a life of Hester Thrale Piozzi written in French by Frances Burney. Editor(s): Swan, Jesse G. Num Pages: 302 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611485400
- ISBN
- 9781611485400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.91
€ 141.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679767336
- ISBN
- 9780679767336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.09
€ 20.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226529479
- ISBN
- 9780226529479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.07
€ 18.99
€ 16.07
hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955788826
- ISBN
- 9780955788826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74
This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088698
- ISBN
- 9780719088698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.07
€ 150.07
Paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0036131
- ISBN
- 9781844080472
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. First published in 1956, "Northern Trader" is a historically valuable, intimately personal and vividly expressed memoir of the last days of the fur trade. Num Pages: 252 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773165
- ISBN
- 9780889773165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.75
€ 35.75
Paperback. Notorious in London's criminal underworld, Dave Courtney is also a big name in the club and dance scene. "Raving Lunacy" is the story of this double life: parties - in prisons, sewers, railway arches and aircraft hangars - and, of course, the clientele that came to them. Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 20. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753505045
- ISBN
- 9780753505045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, ILLUSTRATED. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316341431
- ISBN
- 9780316341431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.72
€ 29.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hatherleigh Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578264261
- ISBN
- 9781578264261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.89
€ 17.99
€ 16.89
Hardcover. Keywords: Bernard shaw - Ireland - authors - Biography
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Nelson London
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0184612
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 25.99€ 7.42
€ 25.99
€ 7.42
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some age and shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0006015
- ISBN
- 9780719542893
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. The long-awaited and utterly enthralling autobiography of a Fleet Street legend Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447249061
- ISBN
- 9781447249061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJC; BM; DCF; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062313775
- ISBN
- 9780062313775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.79
€ 17.99
€ 15.79
Hardback. Sidney Franklin (1903-76) was the last person you'd expect to become a bullfighter. Training with iconic matador Rodolfo Gaona, Sidney's dare spawned a legend. This book tells the story of Sidney Franklin, from his life in revolutionary Mexico to his triumphs in Spain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: ASZX; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211292
- ISBN
- 9780803211292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.92
€ 39.92
Paperback. This extraordinary story is told from the archive documents in the case of Sister Benedetta Carlini, an Abbess who was imprisoned for thirty-five years after being found guilty of a lesbian relationship with another nun. Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 203 x 134. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195042252
- ISBN
- 9780195042252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.31
€ 21.31
Hardback. This first full-length biography of a legendary and award-winning Hollywood writer, producer, and director (Duck Soup, My Favorite Wife, An Affair to Remember, Going My Way, andThe Bells of St. Marys) explores the directors life as filtered through his art. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810852631
- ISBN
- 9780810852631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.18
€ 110.18
Paperback. Full of anecdotes and amusing stories, but the Church is still a dangerous place for a gay priest. Num Pages: 229 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; HRAX; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790020
- ISBN
- 9781782790020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.96
€ 13.99
€ 12.96
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645735
- ISBN
- 9780691645735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.97
€ 145.97