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Biography: general
Paperback. From her days as a youthful minx at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to her post-studio reign as America's lustiest middle-aged movie queen, Elizabeth Taylor has defined the very essence of Hollywood stardom. This book offers an intimate look at this girl who grew up with fame, who learned early - and well - how to be famous. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 114 x 39. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237081
- ISBN
- 9780571237081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.32
€ 6.32
Paperback. Charts the journey by which Kathy Hepburn of Hartford, Connecticut, became the star who dazzled audiences for decades in the company of such luminaries as Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and, most memorably, Spencer Tracy, with whom she made nine movies and conducted a long off-screen romance. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571229789
- ISBN
- 9780571229789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 38. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062383341
- ISBN
- 9780062383341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.79
€ 23.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271024516
- ISBN
- 9780271024516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.11
€ 26.99
€ 22.11
Paperback. By the author of the bestselling Duncton Wood chronicles, William Horwood's THE BOY WITH NO SHOES is an imaginative memoir of exceptional power, destined to make literary history Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Review
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755313181
- ISBN
- 9780755313181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. A story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos, surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home and can't understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w photos, 14 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653556
- ISBN
- 9780875653556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.89
€ 26.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. When Brautigan took his own life in September of 1984 his close friends and network of artists and writers were devastated though not entirely surprised. To many, Brautigan was shrouded in enigma, erratic and unpredictable in his habits and presentation. This title offers portraits of a man destroyed by his genius. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619021051
- ISBN
- 9781619021051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.88
€ 38.99
€ 27.88
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a child prodigy and his remarkable entrepreneurial accomplishments If anyone has "been there, done that" in starting and managing businesses, it's William Saito. Saito is a truly unique personality, and his remarkable story, An Unprogrammed Life, is the compelling tale of a young entrepreneur. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118077030
- ISBN
- 9781118077030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.49
€ 31.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Bamford, Andrew. Series: Reason to Revolution. Num Pages: 164 pages, 3 b/w ills, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BGHA; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512325
- ISBN
- 9781911512325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself. Num Pages: 688 pages, 17 b/w, 8 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007147205
- ISBN
- 9780007147205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.45
€ 25.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007228867
- ISBN
- 9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.87
€ 23.99
€ 15.87
hardcover. A memoir by William H. Whyte. The battle for control of Guadalcanal in 1942 and what the Americans learned from it forms the heart of the book. The battle was the first real test of land combat between the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 145 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823220076
- ISBN
- 9780823220076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.06
€ 103.06
paperback. Brings together the author's "encounters" with Kenneth Burke - brief talks, position papers, rethinking and reformation of earlier ideas, and analyses of individual texts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252063503
- ISBN
- 9780252063503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Douglas L.; Davis, Rodney O. Series: The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252039812
- ISBN
- 9780252039812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Paperback. Presents a history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics such as Galileo, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. This title also offers portraits of their great moments of discovery, their bitter feuds, their relations with family and friends, their religious beliefs, and education. Num Pages: 512 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173246
- ISBN
- 9780195173246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.27
€ 28.27
paperback. Revised and Expanded with two new chapters on Hillary Clinton's career as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362302
- ISBN
- 9780822362302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
This work reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122595
- ISBN
- 9780813122595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.31
€ 60.31
Paperback. William Graves conveys the texture of life in Majorca, where he lived from the age of five in the household of his father, the poet Robert Graves. The book is also a portrait of Robert Graves, his "Muses" and his entourage, and a study of how the son of a famous father finds his own identity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712601160
- ISBN
- 9780712601160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. From the writer of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "All the President's Men" and "Marathon Man", Oscar-winning screen writer William Goldman presents his memories and views of movie-making, and of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman and Hoffman. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349107059
- ISBN
- 9780349107059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.50
€ 9.50
Paperback. Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to football: quite simply, the best there has ever been. Merckx was a machine. It wasn't just the number of victories (445); it was his remorseless domination that created the legend. He didn't just beat his opponents, he crushed them. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224074513
- ISBN
- 9780224074513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48