Biography - Secondhand

Told by a historian who was chairman of naval history at Annapolis for twenty years, here is the first full chronicle of World War II's last living naval hero--Thirty-one Knot...

This third volume in Peter Ackroyd's series is a companion volume to 'Chaucer' and 'Turner'. It describes the life of Sir Isaac Newton who formulated calculus, hit upon the idea...

"Rex" is the BLOCKBUSTER autobiography of one of Australia's best-loved and most colourful personalities Rex Hunt. First published in 2002, it has established itself as one of Australia's biggest-selling memoirs....

One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review , New York 's "Vulture", The Week , Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of...

"It was August 25, 2006, my first on-camera studio open for the CBS News broadcast "60 Minutes." Executive Producer Jeff Fager poked his head in the dressing room." Good luck,...

These fascinating, never-before-published early diaries of Count Harry Kessler--patron, museum director, publisher, cultural critic, soldier, secret agent, and diplomat--present a sweeping panorama of the arts and politics of Belle epoque...

When Thomas Jefferson wrote his epitaph, he listed as his accomplishments his authorship of the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia statute of religious freedom, and his founding of the...

The first major biography of the Borgias in thirty years, Christopher Hibbert's latest history brings the family and the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life....

This is an account of a woman's spiritual and psychic odyssey through two lifetimes. It can be read as an autobiographical novel, as the story of one woman's reincarnation and...

The perfect introduction to the Master. One hundred and thirty-five years after his death, Richard Wagner's music dramas stand at the centre of the culture of classical music. They have...

Dave Pelzer willed himself to overcome the worst life had to offer (his case of child abuse was one of the worst recorded cases in US history) and became the...

Jacob Epstein ranks among the finest and most influential sculptors of this century. Stephen Gardiner knew the Epstein family intimately and draws on personal research and a mass of unpublished...

Author: Rose MacaulayBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Letters To A Friend: 1950-1952, presents an intimate look into the...

Author: Jay Robert NashBinding: HardbackPublished: NEW CENTURY PUBLISHERS, INC., 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsZanies: The World's Greatest Eccentrics chronicles the fascinating lives of history's most unusual characters,...

Author: Dick SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Geographic., 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chip and scratches to front of DJ, some...

Author: Betty CuthbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Pelham Books., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.'Golden Girl: The Autobiography...

Author: Gwen RobynsBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-fading to DJ, minor foxing to page edges.Gwen Robyns's Barbara Cartland: An...

Author: Peter BetthausenBinding: HardbackPublished: Henschelverlag, 1985Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has wear to some corners, previous owner writing inside first pageThis compelling biography, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, chronicles...

Author: Lionel LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has one small tear on back bottom edge where small section missing, otherwise general...

Author: Robert L WeberBinding: HardbackPublished: Institute Of Physics, Bristol / London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean and sturdy copy. Pioneers Of...

Author: David RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw Hill, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on paper edges.David Robinson's definitive biography, Chaplin: His Life And Art,...

Author: Frank TuohyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Yeats, chronicles the intricate life and profound literary contributions of the iconic Irish poet, W.B....

Author: Mary WebsterBinding: HardbackPublished: Bay Books, Sydney, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the remarkable life and artistic contributions of one of England's most influential...

Author: Antonia White (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has a couple spots of wear and tear, page edges have small...

Author: Thomas B. BuellBinding: HardbackPublished: Naval Institute Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean and bright copy....

Author: Richard Burdon HaldaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1929Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn boards. Bumping on corners....

Author: H. J. NersoyanBinding: HardbackPublished: Syracuse University Press, NY, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Black boards in good condition. Clean and bright copy. This scholarly work...

Author: Yehudi MenuhinBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald and Janes, London , 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerUnfinished Journey chronicles the extraordinary life of a musical titan, presenting his...

Author: Arthur BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: Lutterworth Press, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis heartwarming memoir chronicles the profound connection between a...

Author: Jack WestBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self-published, Springfield MO, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Yellowed cover with some silverfish damage. Otherwise clean text....

Author: Eliot BerryBinding: HardbackPublished: Henry Holt & Co., 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight foxing to page edges, spme minor chips and bumps to DJ...

Author: Edmund GosseBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1912Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has wear. Some pages have tanning and/or foxing.This collection of literary...

Author: Fletcher JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Kingfisher, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket spine has tanning and very light wear to top of spineNot By Myself by...

Author: Sheilah GrahamBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has medium-sized tears on front (see photo) and rear bottom cornersThis poignant memoir, The Garden...

Author: Graham McInnesBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tearsHow do you find your own father - assuming you need to?...

Author: Robert WallaceBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-life Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume, The World Of Rembrandt, chronicles...

Author: Thérèse RadicBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1986Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBernard Heinze: A Biography chronicles the remarkable life and enduring legacy of a pivotal figure in Australian music....

Author: Edmund GosseBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some general wear and tanning to edges, page edges have foxing,...

Author: Selwyn LloydBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some general wear and staining but no tears, price clippedThis compelling political...

Author: Margaret LaneBinding: HardbackPublished: William HeinemannCondition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tears and is missing top edge on spine, previous owner name...

Author: Gabe Essoe And Raymond LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Castle Books, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive biography, Demille: The...

Author: Joan HammondBinding: HardbackPublished: London, Gollancz, 1970Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA captivating memoir, A Voice, A Life: The Autobiography Of Joan Hammond chronicles the...

Author: Susan Shacter, Don SheweyBinding: HardbackPublished: New American Library, New York., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Tanning and foxing to...

Author: Francis SteegmullerBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has wear, spine has significant tanning and water staining (see...