Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Landscape with Machines: The First Part of his Autobiography Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970167
- ISBN
- 9780750970167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. Landscape with Canals: The Second Part of His Autobiography Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970174
- ISBN
- 9780750970174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.37
€ 19.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. This biography traces the life, times and monumental achievements of Brunel, the man who helped to build modern Britain. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; TB; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140117523
- ISBN
- 9780140117523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403916532
- ISBN
- 9781403916532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. This book traces Brunel's life and career, the man of immense energy who came to dominate civil engineering in the 19th century and whose legacy can still be seen nearly two centuries later. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942942
- ISBN
- 9780750942942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.18
€ 12.18
Hardback. Series: American Philological Association Philological Monographs. Num Pages: 676 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; DN; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555401115
- ISBN
- 9781555401115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.22
€ 116.22
Paperback. The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. It offers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the themes, preoccupations and narrative strategies of a diverse range of writers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGL; DQ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296367
- ISBN
- 9780230296367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Series: Fighter pilots. Num Pages: 200 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579779
- ISBN
- 9780907579779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.90
€ 10.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062274762
- ISBN
- 9780062274762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.36
€ 18.99
€ 18.36
Hardback. Part memoir, part cultural history, this book tells the history of homebuilding in America over the past 100 years, told through twelve modest houses that the author knows intimately. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w throughout, 10 drawings, 80 photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; WKDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taunton Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600854026
- ISBN
- 9781600854026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.69
€ 26.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. An account of the author's life with the atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, that covers Fermi's early childhood interest in science, and his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, their emigration to the United States in the 1930s, their experiences in America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 33 halftones, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA; PHM; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243672
- ISBN
- 9780226243672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.69
€ 31.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Kyra Vayne was born in Petrograd in 1916. Her White Russian parents fled to London when she was a small child, amid scenes of great chaos. She became a singer and at the height of her career Kyra appeared with some of the greats of the era including Gigli, Gobbi, Bergonzi and the young Janet Baker. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRA0010848
- ISBN
- 9781900850278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780873327732
- ISBN
- 9780873327732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardcover. The widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle shares their private journey, a moving and universal chronicle of love and family, service and patriotism, grief and sacrifice, faith and purpose. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062398086
- ISBN
- 9780062398086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 24.47
€ 25.00
€ 24.47
Hardback. Follows Mary Decker and Zola Budd through their lives and careers, telling the story behind the controversy of their collision at the 1984 Olympics. Olympic Collision relives one of the most famous incidents in Olympic history, its legacy, and what has happened to both athletes since. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803290846
- ISBN
- 9780803290846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.96
€ 32.96
Paperback. A bold innovator who redefined contemporary opera Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 4 charts, discography. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078873
- ISBN
- 9780252078873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.15
€ 28.15
Hardback. W. E. B. Du Bois never felt so at home as when he was a student in Berlin. Germany was the first place white people had treated him as an equal. But anti-Semitism was prevalent, and Du Bois' challenge, says Kwame Anthony Appiah, was to take the best of German intellectual life without its parochialism--to steal the fire without getting burned. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPS; JFSL3; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724914
- ISBN
- 9780674724914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Kurt Wolff (1887-1963) was a singular presence in the literary world of the twentieth century, a cultural force shaping modern literature itself and pioneering significant changes in publishing. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Ermarth, Michael. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 halftones, 2 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226104805
- ISBN
- 9780226104805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.05
€ 23.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. Peppered with insights, one-liners and missives to the likes of Norman Mailer, Gunter Grass and Bernard Malamud, the author is funny, wise and modest. As he himself said: 'I am an American fad-of a slightly higher order than the hula hoop.' This title deals with these works. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582946
- ISBN
- 9780099582946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Comic riffs and diatribes on the America of G.W. Bush from the author of Slaughterhouse 5 Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142. 160 pages. Comic riffs and diatribes on the America of G.W. Bush from the author of Slaughterhouse 5. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight: 118.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747586050
- ISBN
- 9780747586050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46