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Biography: general

Paperback. Ray Manzarek co-founded "The Doors" with Jim Morrison in 1965. Their original mix of jazz, classical, Californian surf, Flamenco guitar and Chicago blues made a great impact on the music of the day. Manzarek's story illuminates the dark myths and lays to rest the rumours about the band. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099280651
ISBN
9780099280651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonalds is the personal story behind founder Ray Croc's amazing success. The Founder, is a major motion picture based on Ray Kroc's life, to be released on August 5th, 2016 in wide distribution Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGB; KNDF; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781250130280
ISBN
9781250130280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231822
ISBN
9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. The intimate yet unsparing biography of the world's first and most iconic rock star. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474604574
ISBN
9781474604574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGD; BGXA; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591811701
ISBN
9781591811701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612194219
ISBN
9781612194219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120737334
ISBN
9788120737334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807088975
ISBN
9780807088975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Darf Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772989
ISBN
9781850772989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. The fully illustrated edition of Britain's greatest living polar explorer's memoirs, with personal photographs, maps and diaries of his adventures. Num Pages: 256 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTNG; 1MTS; BGA; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781471153556
ISBN
9781471153556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Explorer and bestselling author Sir Ranulph Fiennes takes a journey around his vast and eccentric family tree, and reveals an amazing family history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340925041
ISBN
9780340925041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444722468
ISBN
9781444722468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. John Wayne remains a constant in American popular culture. Middle America grew up with him in late 1920s and 1930s, went to war with him in 1940s, matured with him in 1950s, and kept the faith with him in the 1960s and 1970s.. This is a biography that reveals the changing scene in Hollywood and America from Great Depression through Vietnam War. Num Pages: 762 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
762
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803289703
ISBN
9780803289703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.70

Paperback. Based on audiotapes he recorded during the war and sent home to his family, Randy Zahn's Snake Pilot recounts his experiences flying AH-1 Cobra helicopters during the Vietnam War. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and loaded with a formidable arsenal of weaponry, the Cobra was the first helicopter designed from inception as an attack aircraft. Num Pages: 302 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574886115
ISBN
9781574886115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. Nestled at southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil fields, and a brand of country music called Bakersfield Sound. This title offers an exploration of what social and economic factors led to this country music hotbed and looks at the stars who rose to fame with roots in Bakersfield. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 277 x 8. Weight in Grams: 494. Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country. 96 pages, col. Illustrations. Nestled at southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil fields, and a brand of country music called Bakersfield Sound. This title offers an exploration of what social and economic factors led to this country music hotbed and looks at the stars who rose to fame with roots in Bakersfield. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 277 x 8. Weight: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Country Music Hall of Fame
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915608065
ISBN
9780915608065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Hardcover. A collection of little known, behind the secens, stories from Don Randi a hugely influential keyboard musican who played for some of the greatest names in music Num Pages: 256 pages, Two 4-colour photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495008825
ISBN
9781495008825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.67

William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a Baptist slave-holder, became one of the most out-spoken liberals during his lifetime. This biography examines his beliefs, such as his advocacy for prohibition and for the teaching of evolution in schools, and his support for eugenics. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121550
ISBN
9780813121550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842600
ISBN
9781597842600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044231
ISBN
9780141044231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 486 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: BG; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Himalayan Institute Press United States
Number of pages
486
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780893891565
ISBN
9780893891565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.35

Paperback. First printed in 1918, Ralph Werther's ""Autobiography of an Androgyne"" charts his emerging self-understanding as a member of the ""third sex"" and documents his explorations of queer underworlds in turn-of-the-century New York City. This work also traces how this autobiography engages with the invention of homosexuality across class lines. Editor(s): Herring, Scott. Series Editor(s): Verter, Bradford J.M. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813543000
ISBN
9780813543000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. This final volume marks the twilight years of this American writer's life. These letters, including many to Henry David Thoreau, William Henry Furness, Margaret Fuller, and Thomas Carlyle among others offer an intimate portrait of Emerson. Num Pages: 515 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 10
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101837
ISBN
9780231101837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.63
€ 112.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 653 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 8
Number of pages
653
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075169
ISBN
9780231075169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.63
€ 112.66

Hardback. This is the penultimate volume in the continuation of Ralph L. Rusk's 1939 edition of Emerson's letters. Vol 9 covers the years 1860-1869, when Emerson switched from using small, local publishers to the prestigious firm of Ticknor and Fields. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 9
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081023
ISBN
9780231081023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.63
€ 112.66

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