Biography

Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world's great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world What did Jane Austen wear?...

Jane Eisner traces the professional accomplishments and personal challenges of pop icon Carole King, exploring her unique contribution to American music Carole King's extraordinary career has defined American popular music...

"Nada Prouty served her country loyally, with distinction, and, as universally acknowledged by her colleagues, with great personal courage as a CIA covert officer. This tale of rampant trampling of...

The aim of this study is to resolve discrepancies and correct errors in previous biographies and to attempt to fill serious and long-existing gaps in the story of Hazlitt's life....

'The pages sing in this beautiful book.' Bono 'Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery.' The Irish Times You're falling...

Award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir takes readers through time and around our changing world to confront the biggest threats to life as we know it and...

Gina Miller came to prominence when she brought one of the most significant constitutional cases ever to be heard in the British Supreme Court. Gina successfully challenged the UK government's...

A South Seas classic since 1966, this is the story of one New Zealander brave enough to do what we have all now and then dreamed of doing - live...

A memoir about belonging and motherhood, told through the author's lifelong passion for wild food When Helen Lehndorf moves to the city after a childhood living off the land in...

Funny and heartwarming stories from a Northland country vet In the rolling green hills of Kaipara, Scottish vet Rory Dean and his two fox terriers, Scrappy and Alfie, are on...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA heartwarming memoir, A Smile For My Parents chronicles the profound impact of familial bonds and the enduring power of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis biographical work, Saint-Saëns, chronicles the remarkable life and enduring musical legacy of the celebrated French composer....

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Starting in the Navy Seabees at the end of WWII, Samuel C. Florman made his way as a general contractor in New York City through the period of explosive development,...

Translated by Marion Wiesel A profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of his life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of our time. Eighty-two...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling art history volume, The World Of Rembrandt, chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic journey of the Dutch Master, Rembrandt van...

A fascinating biography of the drugmaker Albert Barnes, whose pioneering collection of modern art was meant to transform America's soul From prominent critic and biographer Blake Gopnik comes a compelling...

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When identical twin brothers Logan and Noah Miller's homeless father died alone in a jail cell, they vowed come hell or high water that their film, Touching Home, would be...

"Truth is always stranger than fiction... A stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows." #1 International Bestselling Author Don Winslow The gripping true story, that reads...

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Secondhand Biography & History Bargain Book Box This collection of fifteen volumes offers a factual survey of historical developments, spanning from the imperial court of Russia and the Baroque age...

Secondhand Politics & Constitutional History Bargain Book Box  This collection provides a rigorous survey of 19th and 20th-century political history, focusing on the machinery of government, constitutional law, and the...

Secondhand Biography & Literary History Bargain Book Box This collection of seventeen volumes offers a profound look at the lives of individuals who shaped literature, art, and science across the...

Secondhand Biography & History Bargain Book Box This collection of eighteen volumes offers a scholarly journey through the social, political, and cultural shifts of British and Australian history. You will...

Secondhand Biography & History Bargain Book Box This curated collection of seventeen volumes offers a deep dive into the lives of the thinkers, rebels, and leaders who shaped the course...