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Biography

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893156
ISBN
9780718893156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. Paints seven scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. This title presents a memory of family and a vivid portrayal of life in a time of anguish. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
40 Anv
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268128
ISBN
9780520268128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.84

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Crown
Condition
New
SKU
9780609809648
ISBN
9780609809648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.34

Paperback. Biography of Harold Lowe, Fifth Officer of RMS Titanic, who was described by another survivor as 'the real hero of the Titanic.' After taking an active role in the evacuation, Lowe took command of a raft of lifeboats, distributing passengers among them so he could return to the wreckage and look for survivors - the only officer to do so. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752469966
ISBN
9780752469966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294741
ISBN
9781910294741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.97

Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003059
ISBN
9780340734377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. A biography of Carl Schurz, a German who took part in the 1848 revolution. He then went to America, where his ethnic connections enabled him to enter politics. He eventually became Secretary of the Interior. This book sheds light on the problems of immigration and the retention of ethnic identity. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780823218547
ISBN
9780823218547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70

Paperback. Spanning 1979-1987, this title charts the author's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370. Clean copy with some shelf wear with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KSS0008355
ISBN
9780141039800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. A biography and critical investigation of Alec Wilder's music. Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white photographs, 18 musical examples, discography. BIC Classification: AVG; AVGC6; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252037603
ISBN
9780252037603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 58 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816679713
ISBN
9780816679713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.04

Hardcover. 'When I grow up I want to be a screwdriver!' A small boy spins down the sidewalk as his mother follows him with her eyes and heart. Nicky has autism. This autobiography tells the story of a parent's search for understanding in a world that sometimes makes no sense. It inspires both parents and professionals in the autism community. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Future Horizons
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932565034
ISBN
9781932565034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.03

Paperback. It was at Wounded Knee, that Vietnam vet Woody Kipp realized that he, as an American Indian, had become the enemy, the Viet Cong, to a country that he had defended with his life. This memoir tells the story of the long trail that led Kipp from the Blackfeet Reservation of his birth to a terrible moment of reckoning on the plains of South Dakota. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3633 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216419
ISBN
9780803216419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.87

Hardback. During her mother's long death from Alzheimer's, Jeanne Murray Walker learned to navigate the memories and history that connects her to her mother, her family and her own childhood in hopeful and beautiful ways. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJND; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455544981
ISBN
9781455544981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. New York Times bestselling author Michael Savage delivers a heartwarming book about his experiences and relationship with his dog Teddy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455536139
ISBN
9781455536139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.19

Paperback. Actress (Blue Bloods, Samantha Who?, Crash) and celiac spokesperson Jennifer Esposito's memoir of her diagnosis and coming to terms with her debilitating disease--offering hope to anyone who suffers from a chronic illness. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFD; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738218410
ISBN
9780738218410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.46

Hardcover. The S&P futures pit is the ultimate arena for traders. It is a place where trading titans make split-second decisions on huge amounts of money, and fortunes appear and vanish with the blink of an eye. Successful day traders are brilliant, aggressive-and lucky. Lewis J. Borsellino is all three. And now he is telling his story. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471332657
ISBN
9780471332657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.78

Paperback. The final section of the book depicts a spirited octogenarian whose contributions to American life continued even after more than a decade of official "retirement." Num Pages: 352 pages, 29, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892677
ISBN
9780801892677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; JKSN; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241971734
ISBN
9780241971734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFXC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062045041
ISBN
9780062045041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 12.39

Paperback. On 2 March 1998 ten-year-old the author was snatched off the street by a stranger and bundled into a white van. Hours later she was lying on a cold cellar floor, rolled up in a blanket. When she emerged from captivity in 2006, having endured one of the longest abductions in recent history, her childhood had gone. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
1st Edition 11th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
9780670919994
ISBN
9780670919994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; APF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 206 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780767929400
ISBN
9780767929400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Hardback. Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTG; HBTV; JFSJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299397
ISBN
9780942299397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 pages glossy color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032945
ISBN
9780465032945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.75

Hardback. Translator(s): Kutner, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026804
ISBN
9780253026804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.55

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