Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. P O Brondsted (1780-1842) was the father of classical archaeology in Denmark, and his writings won great acclaim all over Europe. This work features interviews with Ali Pasha that show Brondsted's interest and fascination in the man. Editor(s): Brondsted, Peter Oluf; Isager, Jacob. Num Pages: 87 pages, 21 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAG; BGH; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888408
- ISBN
- 9788772888408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.14
€ 15.14
Paperback. Controversial and revelatory biography of the South African-born cricketer who played for England and was banned from touring his native country Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751534887
- ISBN
- 9780751534887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Hardcover. Presents an absorbing study of Knighton-Hammond's life and work, bringing the achievements of this artist to a wider readership, and establishing his name among the major British painters of the 20th century. This book also includes reproductions of many of his best works. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 275 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718828240
- ISBN
- 9780718828240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.06
€ 97.06
Paperback. For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. This biography focuses on Robespierre's formative years and the development of an iron will in a frail boy conceived outside wedlock. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197242
- ISBN
- 9780300197242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. Offers an account of an Englishman's life abroad. This book describes among other curiosities, a school for noses in Haute Provence, the mysterious death of an oversexed butcher, the quest for the finest bouillabaisse and an assortment of the characters who lie in wait in bars and on boules courts. Num Pages: 256 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140242669
- ISBN
- 9780140242669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296037
- ISBN
- 9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
Hardback. As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055995
- ISBN
- 9780674055995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.93
€ 45.99
€ 37.93
Paperback. "First California paperback, 2000"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Foreword by Marc Grossma
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282506
- ISBN
- 9780520282506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.28
€ 27.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003333
- ISBN
- 9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Describes the author's early life in a farm-labour camp in Livingston, California, and the path that took him, through naval service and graduate school, far beyond Livingston. This book describes decades of toil and progress before the Filipino community entered the socio-political mainstream. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986425
- ISBN
- 9780295986425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x16pp B&W & Colour. BIC Classification: BGBA; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRF2233039
- ISBN
- 9781471164750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler, SS-Reichsfuhrer, Nazi Interior Minister, and Chief of Police, whose name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1344.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199651740
- ISBN
- 9780199651740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.50
€ 45.99
€ 32.50
Paperback. Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitler's most loyal acolytes. But how did this club-footed son of a factory worker rise from obscurity to become Hitler's malevolent minister of propaganda, most trusted lieutenant and personally anointed successor? This book answers these question. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 47. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523697
- ISBN
- 9780099523697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Roy Orbison's music - whether heard in his own recordings or in cover versions of his songs - is a significant part of contemporary American culture despite the fact that he died almost a generation ago. This book looks at the long span of Orbison's career and probes into the uniqueness of his songs, singing, and performance style. Series: Sound Matters. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130375
- ISBN
- 9781592130375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.61
€ 31.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621656
- ISBN
- 9781900621656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.66€ 51.29
€ 55.66
€ 51.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cathcart, Kevin J. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558033
- ISBN
- 9781904558033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.66€ 51.10
€ 55.66
€ 51.10
Hardcover. Volume three of a collection of surviving letters written by Peter le Page Renouf covering his varied career from his days as a student in Oxford until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. This volume covers Renouf's years in Dublin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621908
- ISBN
- 9781900621908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.66€ 51.29
€ 55.66
€ 51.29
Paperback. Presents the voices of young Americans - former soldiers who have opted out of the war - who draw their power from wrenching honesty about first hand experiences. This book provides a direct account from soldiers that turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves in the conflict in Iraq. Num Pages: 254 pages, b/w illustrations integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; BTM; HBJK; HBLW3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KMK0007987
- ISBN
- 9781844543632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905147571
- ISBN
- 9781905147571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. Mark Twain was not only a legendary author and humorist; he was also a successful businessman in a variety of ventures. He founded his own publishing house where he made a killing of $2. 5 million in today's dollars by publishing General Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs. Num Pages: 278 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471933373
- ISBN
- 9780471933373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88