Biography - Secondhand

The first account of the remarkable eighteen-month journey of Lorena Hickok, intimate friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, throughout the country during the worst of the Great Depression, bearing witness to the...

Pat Fahrenfort knows about hard work. Her background meant factory floors from age fifteen in a country where jobs were still advertised for "Fair-Skinned Coloureds". But young Pat had other...

Woody Allen is not only one of the great movie directors but one of the foremost creative artists of our time. In over forty-five movies, from Annie Hall to Midnight...

When Alexandra Kuykendall became a mother it was the beginning of a soul-searching journey that took her into her past and made her question everything she'd experienced-and a lot of...

The book titled Brief Lives by the author John Aubrey. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The creator of Mapp and Lucia, E.F. Benson (always known as Fred) ranks with P.G. Woodhouse as one of Britain's greatest humourists. He was born into one of the most...

Following the bestselling "Summer of a Dormouse", Sir John Mortimer - playwright, novelist, octogenarian and erstwhile QC - offers up more lessons in living and growing old disgracefully. What would...

A varied and comprehensive collection of letters written in the English language from 1578 to 1939. The engrossing anthology contains letters from Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth I, Hemingway, Freud, E.B....

On the eve of a new century, an up-and-coming Theodore Roosevelt set out to transform the U.S. into a major world power. The Spanish-American War would forever change America's standing...

When Arthur Gelb joined"The New York Times" in 1944, manual typewriters, green eyeshades, spittoons, floors littered with cigarette butts, and two bookies were what he found in the city room....

When we consider the Herculean figures on the long road to reason and the contributions they have made to our modern worldview, it is only natural to wonder what drove...

By the early eighteenth century, France and Italy had impressive lexicons, but there was no authoritative dictionary of English. Sensing the deficit, and impelled by a mixture of national pride...

Chris Moon knows about tough' - The Times 'This man is a hero for our times' - Daily Mail While supervising mine-clearance in Mozamique in 1995, Chris Moon was blown...

Most biographical dictionaries only provide a bald and arid listing of their subjects' dates of birth, life histories and major achievements, offering scant idea of what the individuals were like...

A charming book for little learners that's bursting with facts about inspiring explorers, adventurers, daredevils, and pioneers An exciting introduction to the awesome adventures of the eager explorers, dynamic daredevils,...

Offering a clear analysis of the danger of nuclear terrorism and how it can be prevented, The Partnership sheds light on one of the most divisive security issues facing Washington...

The book titled Coastwise Lights by the author Alan Ross. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Like Pepys and Evelyn, John Aubrey is not only part of the landscape of the English past, but one of the eminences from which we view it. His fame rests...

Author: W. J. DraperBinding: HardbackPublished: The Herald and Weekly Times, Melbourne, 1991Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: mildewing on spine; rubbing and wear of cloth cover; inside...

'Every woman on Earth should read it' Caroline Overington, Weekend Australian Having lived through the humiliation and bewildering complexity of heartbreak in her twenties, Nikki Gemmell eventually resurfaced, reclaimed space...

This is a biography of the first family of anthropology - Louis, Mary and Richard Leakey, whose discoveries have laid the foundations for much of our knowledge about the origins...

In this book Max Hastings investigates what this norm might be -- and how it has changed over the centuries. While celebrating feats of outstanding valour, he also throws a...

The book titled Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1710-1715: The Bastards Triumphant by the author Lucy Norton. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

The book titled Sleeping Dogs and Other Lies by the author Joe Bennett. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

First rocketing to fame when he 'purchased' a 13-year-old girl as part of a campaign against child prostitution, W. T. Stead was the pioneer of investigative reporting. As criminal convict,...

Roy Miles is one of the most prolific, talented and knowledgeable art dealers in the world. He once owned one of the largest galleries in London: from Canaletto to Gainsborough,...

Georgia Governor Zell Miller has devoted his adult life to public service, first as a teacher and later as a politician. In both capacities he has witnessed the erosion of...

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER In Amy Poehler's highly anticipated first book, Yes Please , she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on...

John Sergeant's mordant analysis of Margaret Thatcher's career and the legacy she has left to the conservative party. 'Maggie' takes us from the glory days of three successive election victories...

Introduced by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Ubuntu collection is a unique series of exquisitely produced small-format books that take inspiration from Ubuntu and are each founded on the work and...

The book titled Himmler: Reichsfuhrer S.S. by the author Peter Padfield. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

John Rentoul's first biography of Tony Blair appeared in 1995, not long after the politician's election as leader of the Labour Party - the culmination of a meteoric rise. Two...

Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation,...

This impeccably researched and "adventure-packed" ( The Washington Post ) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus's son to create the greatest library in the world is "the stuff...

'We had no idea how my brother had been executed. Not until later when we saw the thick blue line scoured into his neck.' Jets screaming low over the roof...

CrimeSon is the extraordinary story of Justin Gardner's life. Saved from the dark streets of death and crime in Melbourne, he was called by God to reach out to the...

Author: Henry NoyesBinding: HardbackPublished: CHINA BOOKS & Periodicals Inc., 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir, China Born: Adventures Of A Maverick Bookman,...

Author: James GleesonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Blue cloth slightly worn. Name penned on fep. Signed by the...

Author: Tacita DeanBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2023Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image-

Author: Sampson LowBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: dust cover worn; cloth cover in good condition; some marks on...

Author: Auguste PiccardBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the extraordinary...

Author: Daniel ThomasBinding: HardbackPublished: Wakefield Press, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear and foxing of dust cover; some yellowing to edges of inside pages; in...

Recounts Keith Adams' Tasmanian childhood in the Great Depression and fifty years of extraordinary desert and crocodile safaris in an old Buick to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Borroloola.

I Know an Artist is a collection of 84 illustrated portraits that reveal the fascinating connections between the worlds most famous artists. Whether through teaching, as in the case of...

It's a story everyone thinks they know ... about the young boy from the back streets of Belfast who grew up to be the most famous footballer in the world,...

This dramatic record of the key figures of the 20th century is a powerful and provocative look at the giants of our time - the groundbreakers, thought-provokers, heroes, visionaries, tyrants,...

Author: Francis L. RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: CLARENDON PRESS - OXFORD, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Remainder markThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive study of the Venetian Renaissance painter...