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Biography: general
Paperback. In Einstein: A Biography, Jurgen Neffe presents a clear and probing portrait of the man behind the myth. He recounts Einstein's life with detail and accuracy, presenting a comprehensive account of the educational, religious, psychological and historical conditions that enabled Einstein to become the ber-physicist of all time. Translator(s): Frish, Shelly. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642215
- ISBN
- 9780745642215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 20. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713030
- ISBN
- 9780804713030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.03
€ 77.03
Hardback. Presents a study of Plutarco El'as Calles and the Mexican Revolution. This book traces the remarkable life story of a key figure in Mexico's history. It draws on an array of archival evidence from Mexico, US, and Europe to explore Calles's origins and political trajectory, leading to his reformist, yet authoritarian presidency from 1924 to 1928. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537484
- ISBN
- 9780742537484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.81
€ 173.81
Paperback. "Previously published as The gambler's tale"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568365046
- ISBN
- 9781568365046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.12
€ 13.99
€ 12.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532392
- ISBN
- 9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, geneal tables, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007463404
- ISBN
- 9780007463404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927527139
- ISBN
- 9781927527139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 50 b/w photos & 4 maps. BIC Classification: BG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974271
- ISBN
- 9781894974271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.24
€ 25.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. In this account of Emmeline Pankhurst's life both before and after the campaign for women's suffrage, historian June Purvis documents her early political work, her active role within the suffrage movement and her role as a wife and mother. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415325936
- ISBN
- 9780415325936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
paperback. Written with exceptional beauty throughout, Soldier stands and delivers an eloquent, heart-breaking, hilarious and hopeful, witness to the beginnings of a truly extraordinary, American life. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Civitas Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465036820
- ISBN
- 9780465036820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.30
€ 36.30
Paperback. In Ireland, 1951, the young June Goulding took up a position as midwife in a home for unmarried mothers run. It was a place of secrets, lies and cruelty. This memoir tells the story of twelve women's experiences in this home and of the hardships they endured, but also the kindness June offered them, and the hope she was able to bring. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091902056
- ISBN
- 9780091902056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. This biography of Reinhold Niebuhr seeks to reveal the man in all of his humanity, warmth and charm, as well as his intellectual prowess as a theological giant. The author, who knew Niebuhr well, chronicles his career and contributions to ethics, theology and political thought. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF; HPQ; HRCM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819187314
- ISBN
- 9780819187314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.10
€ 104.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 317 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553392159
- ISBN
- 9780553392159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.62
€ 30.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. The first ever biography of Michael Buble Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp of colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Piatkus Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749941437
- ISBN
- 9780749941437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. All families have their myths and Juliet Nicolson's was no different: her flamenco dancing great-great-grandmother Pepita, the flirty manipulation of her great-grandmother Victoria, the infamous eccentricity of her grandmother Vita, her mother's Tory-conventional background. This book takes us through seven generations of women. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099598039
- ISBN
- 9780099598039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529691
- ISBN
- 9780714529691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.59
€ 26.99
€ 23.59
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529554
- ISBN
- 9780714529554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786763
- ISBN
- 9780762786763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.77
€ 16.99
€ 13.77
paperback. Born into a free black family in 1766, James Forten served in the Revolutionary War and later went on to become vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and more, taking his place as one of the African Americans who helped to shape America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; YNH; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195163407
- ISBN
- 9780195163407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Paperback. The warm, moving and utterly entertaining autobiography by the nation's best-loved actress. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826089
- ISBN
- 9780753826089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. This demonstrates how the Doukhobors employed both "classic" and alternative forms of autobiography to communicate their views about communal living, vegetarianism, activism, and spiritual life, as well as to pass on traditions to successive generations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBC; BGA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810302
- ISBN
- 9780774810302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. In February 1874, Jack Gowlland RN and his sister Celia left England to travel across the Continent. From there they sailed via the newly opened Suez Canal to Australia. Celia never returned to England. Spanning twelve years, the letters to Celia - Birdie - that form this volume are from Celia's favourite brother, Richard, and his wife Jessie. Editor(s): Joscelyne, Juliet. Num Pages: 268 pages, fully illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106357
- ISBN
- 9781843106357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.79
€ 20.79
Traces the early origins of organizing in the decades following the US-Mexican War, when Mexicans in the Southwest established mutualista associations for their protection. Further, she traces the ways in which these efforts have been invoked by contemporary Latino civil rights leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491284
- ISBN
- 9781623491284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.74
€ 43.74
hardcover. When their native Virginia had become hostile to men unafraid to speak out against slavery, the Remley family had taken refuge in the Midwest. This collection of two brothers' letters to and from home sharply portrays the human costs of the Civil War. Editor(s): Holcomb, Julie. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875803197
- ISBN
- 9780875803197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.85
€ 45.99
€ 45.85