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Biography: general
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
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
You've Heard These Hands: From the Wall of Sound to the Wrecking Crew ...
Randi, Don, Nishimura, Karen "Nish"
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 148.63
€ 112.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- SIGNET CLASSICS
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451531865
- ISBN
- 9780451531865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
€ 10.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, this title lets us experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. It also includes adventures that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Illustrator(s): Shenton, Edward. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803281783
- ISBN
- 9780803281783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.69
€ 17.99
€ 17.69
Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034924
- ISBN
- 9780268034924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: APTX; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136914
- ISBN
- 9780231136914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. In his eight years as president from 1945-1953, Harry S Truman made some of the most important decisions in US history, particularly in foreign policy matters. This book contains transcripts of conversations with Truman from taped interviews in 1959. Editor(s): Weber, Ralph E. Num Pages: 388 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029216
- ISBN
- 9780842029216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.10
€ 70.10
Paperback. This monumental biography, written by Gandhi's grandson, is the first to give a complete and balanced account of his remarkable life, the development of his beliefs, his political campaigns and his complex relationship with his family. Written with unprecedented insights and access to family archives, this biography sheds new light on Gandhi's life Num Pages: 800 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598815
- ISBN
- 9781906598815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451469434
- ISBN
- 9780451469434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.64
€ 24.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 109 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394741048
- ISBN
- 9780394741048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.97
€ 13.99
€ 11.97
Hardback. Hiratsuka Raicho (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. This autobiography describes her childhood, early youth, and subsequent rebellion against the strict social codes of the time. Translator(s): Craig, Teruko. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138123
- ISBN
- 9780231138123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Paperback. Thousands of lives have been saved by this spaniel. He is a best friend in dog's clothing. An RAF dog with his mossy feet firmly on the ground. This book tells the story of a brave dog who has served his colleagues and his country with unstinting devotion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555798
- ISBN
- 9780753555798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06