Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. Since 1966 the Australian Dictionary of Biography has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation. Num Pages: 654 pages, illustrations, corrigenda. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522841947
- ISBN
- 9780522841947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97
Paperback. A compilation of Irving Howe's interviews during the last fifteen years of his life. It presents what could be viewed as the sequel to Howe's intellectual autobiography, "A Margin of Hope". Editor(s): Goffman, Ethan; Rodden, John. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535511
- ISBN
- 9781557535511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.97
€ 46.97
Paperback. Revisits Clint Eastwood's career as an actor and director as it examines how he put his individual stamp on particular genres, extending the reader's understanding of his achievements. Editor(s): Engel, Leonard. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809008
- ISBN
- 9780874809008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Radicalized in a brutal era of repeated violence against hard-working men and women, Mother Jones criss-crossed the country to demand higher wages and safer working conditions. This work recounts her story explaining the dramatic times through which she lived and to which she contributed so much. Series: Women's Biography Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348104
- ISBN
- 9780826348104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.98
€ 29.98
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lackey, Professor Michael. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934860
- ISBN
- 9780813934860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.65
€ 51.65
Paperback. This personal account of the American Civil War by General Edward Porter Alexander, provides an assessment of people and events. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East and had frequent contact with the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Num Pages: 692 pages, 75 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847220
- ISBN
- 9780807847220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.52
€ 40.52
Paperback. A critical retrospective of Creeley's work from 1952 to 1982 Editor(s): Wilson, Reverend Dr John. Series: Under Discussion. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472063741
- ISBN
- 9780472063741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.12
€ 29.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Fleming, Lee. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559480
- ISBN
- 9781875559480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. From 1964 till his retirement in 1993, Harry Wardlaw was professor first of systematic then of philosophical theology at the Ormond College Theological Hall in Melbourne. This collection of articles, by appreciative friends, former students and colleagues both in Australia and overseas, is presented to Harry on his 77th birthday. Editor(s): Weeks, Ian; Reid, Duncan. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920691653
- ISBN
- 9781920691653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.52
€ 35.99
€ 26.52
mass_market. As the government of South Vietnam was collapsing and communist troops were closing in, American diplomat Francis Terry McNamara led more than 300 Americans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos down a tributary of the Mekong River to safety. This is his dramatic true account of leadership, courage, and commitment. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886931
- ISBN
- 9781574886931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.38
€ 17.99
€ 17.38
Paperback. Comrade Jack sketches the life of the late Jack Simons, an intellectual, distinguished academic, Marxist and archetypal revolutionary. The title is a social commentary that details the ideologies of this hero of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Editor(s): Sparg, Marion; Schreiner, Jenny. Num Pages: 257 pages, 31 photographs, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HB; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Real African Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919855028
- ISBN
- 9781919855028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.64
€ 20.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. Seven of the 20th century's greatest thinkers describe how they arrived at the ideas for which they are now known. The seven great thinkers are: A.J. Ayer, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Bertrand Russell, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Editor(s): Steele, David Ramsay; Mommer, Kerri. Num Pages: 464 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open Court
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695045
- ISBN
- 9780812695045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. When Chabani Manganyi published the first edition of selected letters twenty-five years ago as a companion volume to "Exiles and Homecomings: A Biography of Es'kia Mphahlele", the idea of Mphahlele's death was remote and poetic. That death has now come and we mourn it. This volume offers an account of Mphahlele's rich and varied life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144891
- ISBN
- 9781868144891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. InWomen: Models of Liberation, Marie Anne Mayeski presents women of spirit, intelligence and accomplishment from the Christian heritage. With this anthology of selected writings of well-known women, Mayeski recaptures the importance and relevance of these Christian heroines. Editor(s): Mayeski, Marie Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556120862
- ISBN
- 9781556120862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.42
€ 29.42
Hardcover. Al-Khalil was distinguished in his own time as a lexicographer, phonologist, grammarian, educator and musicologist. This is an interdisciplinary collection that explores the contributions to Arabic intellectual history of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, (d AH 175/AD 791). Editor(s): Ryding, Karin C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BG; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406630
- ISBN
- 9780878406630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Hardcover. The letters of Jane Lady Cornwallis Bacon detail the expansive life of a privileged woman and her family throughout the turbulent years of the early to mid-17th century. Complemented by extensive notes and 16 illustrations, this title is a useful contribution to our knowledge of Jacobean and Stuart family life. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838639856
- ISBN
- 9780838639856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.30
€ 161.30
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cuneen, Christopher. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Supplement
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522852141
- ISBN
- 9780522852141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13
€ 65.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 21 colour, 2 b& w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863357665
- ISBN
- 9783863357665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JM; ANB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Verlag fur Moderne Kunst Germany
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783903131484
- ISBN
- 9783903131484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.56
€ 55.56
Hardback. Translator(s): Rossabi, Mary. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207509
- ISBN
- 9781442207509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.05
€ 154.05
Paperback. 'My Vietnam' is Dave Morgan's story. A typical 20 year old, he was forced into extraordinary circumstances in Vietnam. The Vietnam War would expose Dave to an omnipresent danger and sheer terror that would impact him forever. Dave's story focuses on his time as a soldier and his return psychologically exhausted to a divided nation. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBWS2; MMZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Big Sky Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922132772
- ISBN
- 9781922132772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.41
€ 14.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. Deals with the next nine biographies from the Liber Pontificalis of the Roman Church down to AD 817. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846311543
- ISBN
- 9781846311543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.16
€ 36.99
€ 33.16