Biography - Secondhand

Author: David ArkellBinding: HardbackPublished: Persea Books, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis engaging biography, Looking For Laforgue: An Informal Biography, chronicles the life and work of the influential...

Author: Jane HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder markMargaret Mead: A Life presents a comprehensive account of the influential anthropologist's journey. This...

Author: Robert MelvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition with light bumping on corners. All...

Author: Sally TrenchBinding: HardbackPublished: Quality Book Club, London, 1968Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir, Bury Me In My Boots, chronicles a young...

Author: Richard Gid PowersBinding: HardbackPublished: Free Press, New York, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe authoritative biography The Life Of J. Edgar Hoover: Secrecy And Power chronicles the...

Author: Norman D. CarlyonBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chipping and wear to DJ. Slight discolouration to board. Light tanning to...

Author: Arturo BareaBinding: HardbackPublished: Reynal and Hitchcock, NY, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed boards with foxing. Yellowed pages with...

Author: Hugh SawreyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Currawong Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a stunning collection of artwork by Hugh Sawrey, the visionary behind the Stockman's...

Author: E.H. ShepardBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner sticker in FEP, minor fading to spine and slight tear...

Author: Pelé; Angus Cameron (Chief Researcher)Binding: HardbackPublished: Weldon Publishing, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on spine. Worn slipcase. No DJ. Clean and sturdy copies. This...

Author: Richard BechtBinding: HardbackPublished: Moa Beckett, 1992Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Moisture damage to DJ internally and pastedown. Binding cracking, one photo page unattached, remainder intact.This compelling...

Author: Andrew BoyleBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins 14 St. James's Place, London, 1955Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name on back endpaper. This compelling biography...

Author: Louis De WohlBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Name on back endpaper. Louis De Wohl's The Quiet Light...

Author: Richard Shears And Isobelle GidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on paper edges.This compelling non-fiction work chronicles the...

Author: Angus McmillanBinding: HardbackPublished: Kenneth Cox, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Minor wear on corners and spine. This historical biography chronicles the...

Author: François Mauriac; Translated by Gerard HopkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: EYRE AND SPOTTISWOODE, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsMémoires Intérieurs presents a profound journey into the spiritual and...

Author: James Pope HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean text,James Pope Hennessy's acclaimed...

Author: James PennerBinding: HardbackPublished: New Hope Publishing Company, Inc, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGOLIATH: The Life of Robert Schuller presents a commanding...

Author: Barry Jones And M. V. DixonBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference work, The Macmillan Dictionary Of Biography: Fully Revised And Updated Edition,...

Author: Tom PriorBinding: HardbackPublished: Hargreen Publishing Company, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Inscribed by the subject. Boards in good condition. Minor rubbing on edges. Sturdy...

Bestselling author Niall Ferguson reveals for the first time the true extent of Siegmund Warburg's influence-and the lessons we can learn in a time of crisis from the last of...

In a chest of drawers bequeathed by his grandmother, author Randal Keynes found the writing case of Charles Darwin's beloved daughter Annie, who died at the age of ten. Within...

The talents Maxwell Perkins nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe among numerous others. But the man himself remained a mystery, a backstage presence who served...

In this vivid and brilliant biography, David Stewart describes Aaron Burr, the third vice president, as a daring and perhaps deluded figure who shook the nation's foundations in its earliest,...

These are the escapades of a little lost white tribe of South Africa.Idealistic visionary hippie alternatives who search for justice, truth, freedom and spiritual enlightenment in a country at the...

Waddling to War is the story of a skylarking sailor"s two years in the "Navy during World War 11. The focus is on the experiences aboard LST (Landing Ship Tank)...

Gerald D Hines stands at the top of the international real estate investment and development world. A Purdue graduate with a degree in engineering, Hines may have arrived in Houston...

Motivation, persistence and perseverance are the distinct traits of determined and dedicated individuals who can make things happen. It's always possible, even when the task is awesome -- transforming the...

Heartwarming, honest and very funny - the story of a young boy growing up in a close and quirky 'coloured' community under apartheid. In 1962, at the age of five,...

A featured alternate Book-of-the-Month club selection.

Lieutenant Charles W 'Savez' Read's life was one of swashbuckling adventure and dazzling escapes. Yet very little has been known about him until recently. Robert A. Jones has tracked down...

Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is probably one of the world's best-known artists. This beautifully illustrated project looks at the major events in his life. Packed with information about...

Andrea Bocelli is currently the world's most successful male singer. He has sold an astonishing 60 million albums worldwide and has sung for the Pope and Bill Clinton. His concerts...

A Man Named Dave is the gripping conclusion to this inspirational trilogy. With extraordinary generosity of spirit, Dave takes us on a journey into his past. At last he confronts...

At its height, Einstein's marriage to Mileva was an extraordinary one - a colleague and often fierce adversary, Mileva was brilliantly matched with the scientific genius. Dennis Overbye seeks to...

This is the story of Robert Lawrence of the Scots Guards who was severely wounded as he led his platoon in an attack against an Argentinian machine-gun position during the...

The gripping story of the man who was the American Revolution's moral compass--Ira Stoll tells readers who Samuel Adams was, why he has been forgotten, and why he must be...

This is a truly classic Australian story that captures part of our history that is vanishing. Tom was the mailman on one of the best known and loneliest tracks in...

The long-awaited autobiography of one of Australia's finest sportsmen A key member of one of the greatest Australian teams in cricket history, and part of an exceptional bowling line-up that...

'What binds us pushes time away' wrote David Oppenheim to his future wife, Amalie Pollak, on March 24, 1905. Oppenheim, classical scholar, collaborator, then critic of Sigmund Freud, and friend...

This book tells the story of Florence Hardin g''s rise to power. The daughter of an abusive father, mother at a young age to an illegitimate child, she saw her...

The late John Cheever once insisted that saving a letter is like trying to preserve a kiss. Luckily for us, the loved ones of great writers ranging from Sappho to...