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Biography: general

Paperback. America's hottest, funniest, most controversial young Jewish memoirist .. blackly hilarious, groundbreaking' The Times Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330453547
ISBN
9780330453547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Edition
First, Hardcover
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823508
ISBN
9781933823508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.02
€ 57.73

Paperback. The inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993. Editor(s): Makdisi, Jean Said; Asser, Martin. Translator(s): Al-Hout, Hader; Othman, Laila. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; BGHA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328836
ISBN
9780745328836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

paperback. Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. This biography does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 704 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300178029
ISBN
9780300178029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Frederick Fell United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883910269
ISBN
9780883910269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.03

Paperback. Presents the autobiography of Seve Ballesteros who was a Spanish professional golfer and a leading sports figure. This book reveals his story of his carrier and his victores. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224082570
ISBN
9780224082570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. First paperback edition of the celebrated insider study of William Brennan (1906-1997), widely considered the Supreme Court's most influential twentieth-century justice, as well as its greatest liberal and preeminent strategist. The Washington Post called this "Perhaps the best judicial biography ever written." Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619122
ISBN
9780700619122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.09

Paperback. Rooted in the age-old problem of the fraught relationship between fathers and sons, this title is about the power of books and theater, the excitement of stories in a young man's life, and the transformative magic of words and performance. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142234
ISBN
9780226142234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.50

Hardcover. "A child is a man in small letter," wrote Bishop John Earle in the seventeenth century. "His father hath writ him as his own little story." In this title, the writer acknowledges the author of his story while simultaneously reminding us that we all confront the blank page of life on our own, as authors of our lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014418
ISBN
9780226014418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158501
ISBN
9780691158501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. In the autumn of 1961, a KGB assassin defected to West Germany. Bogdan Stashinsky had already travelled on numerous occasions to Munich, where he had singlehandedly tracked down and killed the enemies of the communist regime. His weapon was a specially designed secret it killed without leaving any trace. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786071767
ISBN
9781786071767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Sergio Ramirez was Vice President of Nicaragua from 1984 to 1990. This title covers the turbulent years that toppled the Samoza dictatorship in 1979 and the triumphs and shortcomings of the Sandinista National Liberation Front that was charged with national reconstruction and social transformation in this country and region. Translator(s): Skar, Stacey Alba D. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; BG; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350873
ISBN
9780822350873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Ramirez, Sergio. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 556 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJG; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637471
ISBN
9780691637471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 280.65

Hardback. Sergey Prokofiev, a compulsive diarist and gifted and idiosyncratic writer, possessed an incorrigibly sardonic curiosity about individuals and events. When he left Russia after the 1917 Revolution, his diaries were recovered from the family flat in.. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGFA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801445408
ISBN
9780801445408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.41

Hardback. Covering the years 1915 to 1922, this title describes the genesis and the problematic path to performance of major works in the author's canon, and the life-changing experiences of living in war-torn and revolutionary Russia, and deciding to leave for the mythic America he had long dreamed of visiting. Editor(s): Phillips, Anthony. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 162 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
784
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571226306
ISBN
9780571226306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. Editor(s): Khrushchev, Sergei. Num Pages: 1176 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1798.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
1176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029351
ISBN
9780271029351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.37
€ 61.96

Hardback. A biography of Lev Shternberg (1861-1927) that illuminates the development of professional anthropology in late imperial and early Soviet Russia. It explores the scholarly and political aspects of Shternberg's life and how they influenced each other. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 574 pages, 22 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 46. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803216037
ISBN
9780803216037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.51

Paperback. An indispensable and captivating document, now back in print! Series: Russian Music Studies. Num Pages: 520 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214218
ISBN
9780253214218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Benson, Shirley. Num Pages: black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271021706
ISBN
9780271021706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05
€ 45.02

Paperback. This is a historical biography of Hannibal, the military leader of Carthage responsible for waging a dramatic onslaught against Rome during the Punic Wars, and one of the most fascinating figures of ancient history. It is told from a pro-Hannibal, rather than pro-Roman, perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218487
ISBN
9780631218487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

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