Biography

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA work of mid-twentieth-century fiction rooted in the political and cultural upheaval of post-colonial Africa, The Africans by Naomi Mitchison...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in sports history, Running With The Ball: Football's Foster Father chronicles the life and legacy of H.C.A. Harrison,...

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The fighter, the activist, the man, the icon. An officially authorized collection, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered is Jeter Publishing's intimate look at one of the most inspiring figures of our age....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of musicology, A Concise History of Modern Music: From Debussy to Boulez chronicles the sweeping transformation of...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis intimate epistolary collection presents a remarkable window into the private world of one of Victorian England's most celebrated poets,...

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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of autobiographical fiction and literary memoir, Confessions of a Young Man chronicles George Moore's formative years as an aspiring...

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Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Usual aging. A scholarly work of literary and biographical criticism, Shakespeare The Englishman argues that the genius of William Shakespeare...

Every Thursday for nearly a decade, Nagiub Mahfouz's brief column of recollection, refelction, and comment has appeared in the Al-Ahram Weekly. This celebratory volume, published on the occasion of the...

FAMILY BUSINESS is not only a personal glimpse into the life of one of the great US poets, but also the moving story of a relationship between a father and...

Black Livingstone is the first book to chronicle the remarkable life of William Henry Sheppard. As a twenty-four-year-old African American missionary in 1890, Sheppard departed for what was then the...

The book titled Golden Lilies by the author Kwei-li Liu. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A joyous celebration of Britain's rich bird life In Birdland , journalist and lifelong birder Jon Gower explores our intimate connection with the bird life around us. From the symphonic...