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Biography: general

Hardcover. Randolph Caldecott established a new standard of taste in children's picture books. Colour plates from the author's personal collection. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551952093
ISBN
9781551952093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. Although Samuel Johnson succeeded in becoming one of the leading literary figures of his age, he always suffered from a heightened sense of failure. In this account of his life, DeMaria describes his subject in terms of Johnson's own personal and professional hopes for himself. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866646
ISBN
9781557866646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Hardcover. Ernest Gruening is perhaps best known for his vehement fight against US military involvement in Vietnam, where he set himself apart by casting one of two votes against the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964. This political biography examines American dissenting thought through his 60-year career. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674260603
ISBN
9780674260603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.76
€ 79.96

Paperback. A revisionist biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson which traces his life from his childhood to his election as John F. Kennedy's Vice-President. Num Pages: 754 pages, 16 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
754
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195079043
ISBN
9780195079043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.91

Paperback. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2013 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062065858
ISBN
9780062065858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199754366
ISBN
9780199754366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.04

Paperback. A single-volume biography of John F Kennedy that reveals more than we ever knew about Jack Kennedy, forever changing the way we think about his life, his presidency and his legacy. Num Pages: 864 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141976587
ISBN
9780141976587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448058
ISBN
9780801448058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873387453
ISBN
9780873387453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.59

Paperback. Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in the history of American thought, religion, and literature. The vitality of his writings and the unsettling power of his example continue to influence us more than a hundred years after his death. This work gives us a portrait of the whole man. Num Pages: 684 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBF; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206892
ISBN
9780520206892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. The definitive biography of David Dubinsky, one of the most controversial and influential labour leaders in 20th-century America Num Pages: 436 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770368
ISBN
9780814770368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141718
ISBN
9780691141718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.17

paperback. No writer is more charismatic than Robert Burns. To his international admirers Burns was a genius, a hero, a warm-hearted friend; yet to the mother of one of his lovers he was a wastrel, and to his political enemies a 'traitor'. This biography presents the remarkable life, loves and struggles of this great poet. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781844139309
ISBN
9781844139309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.68

Hardback. This work presents the accomplishments of Roger Nash Baldwin, who - in his 30-year tenure as director of the ACLU - marked the period when the modern understanding of the Bill of Rights came into being. Spearheaded by Baldwin, volunteer attorneys transformed the constitutional landscape. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 608 pages, 37 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119726
ISBN
9780231119726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.96

Hardback. A journey through the life and thought of George Orwell, from public school satirist and imperial policeman to Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680801
ISBN
9780199680801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1D; AJB; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375753961
ISBN
9780375753961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. A complete biography based on a wide range of previously untapped primary sources, covering Wrighta s private life, architecture, and role in American society, culture, and politics. Views Wrighta s buildings as biographical as well as social statements, analyzing his work by type, category, and individual structure. Num Pages: 464 pages, 150 illustrations, photographs, line drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AM; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471857976
ISBN
9780471857976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. "To my mind, the most significant single scholarly contribution made to date, anywhere, to the history of Soviet power."-George F. Kennan Num Pages: 752 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
728
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393308693
ISBN
9780393308693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. Documents and assesses Wesley's broad dependence on Puritan source material by considering selected areas of theological concern shared by Wesley and the Puritans in their application of the gospel to a believer's daily life. Series: Pietist & Wesleyan Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC95; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836372
ISBN
9780810836372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.45

hardcover. As the first great Jewish player in the major leagues and the first African American to play major-league baseball during the twentieth century, respectively, Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson are forever linked because of the barriers they encountered, the discrimination they endured, the athletic gifts they exhibited, and especially the .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597978422
ISBN
9781597978422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Leitz, Robert C. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGL; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635323
ISBN
9780691635323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.75

Hardcover. The Lewinsky scandal provided President Clinton with a stern challenge to his political credibility in 1998-99. Robert Busby explains how and why Clinton survived the most serious Constitutional crisis since Watergate. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333912508
ISBN
9780333912508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.95

Paperback. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight in Grams: 744. 1120 pages. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight: 888.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
1120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953809
ISBN
9781841953809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pallas Athene
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680765
ISBN
9781843680765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.40

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