Biography - Secondhand

Author: James A. FoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, London, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tear on front bottom panel (see photo)In this compelling work of...

Author: F. Kingsley NorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsIn this poignant autobiography, "No Memory For Pain," F....

Author: J.R. PoynterBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press., 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition...

Author: David HewittBinding: HardbackPublished: Scottish Academic Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work presents a unique and intimate portrait of Sir Walter Scott, compiled from his...

Author: Christopher SymonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House Publishing., 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This biography chronicles the life...

Author: Peter TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen & Unwin., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the remarkable life of Bobbie Maple-Brown, offering an intimate look at her experiences...

Author: Cecil HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of London, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Frayed, dull and faded spine. This biography...

Author: Janet MorganBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf., 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor fading to dust jacket.This biography chronicles the life and career of Agatha...

Author: Cynthia AsquithBinding: HardbackPublished: James Barrie, London , 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis memoir by Cynthia Asquith offers a...

Author: Ian Clunies RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Torn dust jacket and yellowed pages.This biographical work...

Author: W. K. HancockBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Faber and Faber, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsW. K. Hancock's "Country and Calling" is a compelling work...

Author: Dora RussellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Virago, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this compelling autobiography, "The Tamarisk Tree: My Quest For Liberty And...

Author: Marshall, Nikki [Introduction]Binding: PaperbackPublished: Prowling Tiger Press, 2004Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. English and Arabic text. Faded and slightly worn cover. A...

Author: Reed WhittemoreBinding: HardbackPublished: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic text presents a critical examination of the art and practice of modern biography...

Author: J.R. PoynterBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press., 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some tears in dust jacket which have been taped over by previous owner, slight sun fade...

Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun damage to spine, fore-edge has some purple foxing and small...

Author: Russell BraddonBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Joan Sutherland, one...

Author: Maisie MckenzieBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Sun faded spine.Maisie McKenzie's "Mission to Arnhem Land" is a compelling work of non-fiction,...

Author: E. BarringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: George G. Harrap & Co, 1926Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded and dull...

Author: Hubert KennedyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Peremptory Publications Concord, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic biography chronicles the life and intellectual contributions of...

Author: Lord ColeridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: T Fisher Unwin, London, 1925Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded blue cloth with minor marks and specks. Sunned and yellowed spine. Bumping and rubbing...

In this remarkable book, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America , explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe...

From the author of The Child that Books Built , a rapturous history of the amazing achievements of British engineers. Britain is the only country in the world to have...

Walker's story of intrigue and betrayal will fascinate and enthrall. 'Jon Walker's Pistols deserves to be called our first true work of 'punk history'. Through the dank Venetian alleyways we...

One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at...

Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes and covers Kuki's life over the last ten to 12 years. She refers glancingly to the deaths...

INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF THE TOP 10 BEST-SELLING ROYAL BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME When news of the budding...

There is a risk in telling another's story especially when passed down through the family and there are many layers to a life that each person may only glimpse part...

Type 1 diabetic & stroke survivor Barnaby Howarth was three-quarters through writing his autobiography in 2005 when he had a stroke and was placed on life support after being bashed...

New York, the 1980s. Change is happening in the art world, where art is moving out of galleries and onto the streets. Two stars come together to create an unlikely...

London, 1966. Pop music has transformed England's cultural landscape, and rock'n'roll has propelled The Beatles to the very top of the music charts. One day, lead singer and founder of...

This book, thanks to Ken's wife, Lady Dodd, gives the first ever in-depth account of his astonishing story, and unravels 'the other Ken Dodd' - the fascinating, kind and complicated...

The fascinating life of one of the great entertainment icons of the 20th century.

"The first biography of a management phenomenon, Tom Peters - guru, corporate messiah, author and fashion accessory - Corporate Man to Corporate Skunk uncovers the truth behind the hype, the...

This issue is a tribute to a brilliant career. There are contributions from academic colleagues, many of them grateful ex-students. There are contributions from senior writers who remain grateful for...

The much-anticipated sequel to the international bestseller IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE by cancer survivor and five-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, now in B format. Lance Armstrong is...

Across the UK, into Europe and further afield, these are the training rides, races and journeys closest to his heart. From one-day classics in the Peak District and Snowdonia to...

"A Chip off the Old Block" is a 1996 book by Australian author and sportsman Max Walker, detailing the lives of his son, also named Max, and himself. The book...