Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. Presents a different view of Richard Wagner based on research that does not shy away from some truths about this controversial composer. This book tells what Wagner did, said, and wrote. It suggests that an estimation of Wagner does not lie in an all too easy condemnation of his many provocative actions and ideas. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 table, 31 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254534
- ISBN
- 9780520254534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.62€ 46.81
€ 59.62
€ 46.81
Paperback. This biography of the logician and philosopher Kurt Godel is an in-depth account to integrate details of his personal life with his work. Based on the author's intensive study of Godel's papers and surviving correspondence, the author examines the life of this driven man. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGT; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568812564
- ISBN
- 9781568812564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.01
€ 58.01
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791072233
- ISBN
- 9780791072233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.33
€ 50.33
Paperback. The 1995 Open Champion and legendary wild man of golf recalls the best and worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US and European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course and his addiction to gambling and drink; and the trashed hotel rooms and spectacular marital problems. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007229024
- ISBN
- 9780007229024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; KNT; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615936
- ISBN
- 9780691615936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.09€ 62.64
€ 81.09
€ 62.64
Hardcover. Peter of Blois pursued the life of a twelfth-century intellectual with vigor and passion tinged with anxiety. This book offers a study of Peter of Blois' life, thought, and writings. It explores how Peter brought classical, patristic, monastic, and scholastic traditions into an uneasy synthesis, and deployed them in letters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGL; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216768
- ISBN
- 9780813216768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.52
€ 87.52
Paperback. Translator(s): Crockett, John. Num Pages: 271 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGA; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877276118
- ISBN
- 9781877276118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.84
€ 30.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Discusses the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII. This book shows how in 1933 Hitler became his negotiating partner, an agreement was arranged that granted religious and financial payments to the Catholic Church in exchange for their withdrawal from political privilege, ensuring the rise of Nazism. Num Pages: 464 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780140266818
- ISBN
- 9780140266818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Winner of the 2013 Agatha, Anthony and the Macavity Awards for Best Crime Non-Fiction. The world's greatest mystery writers on the world's greatest mystery novels. Editor(s): Connolly, John. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: BG; CB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 234 x 55. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473612181
- ISBN
- 9781473612181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.02
€ 33.99
€ 23.02
Paperback. A man of action and unflagging energy, with exceptional determination, imagination and compassion, John Wilson changed millions of people's lives for the better by developing systems and techniques for preventing and curing blindness. This work tale of how one remarkable man travelled the world and transformed countless lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b/w & line illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357258
- ISBN
- 9781900357258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.07
€ 23.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Tells the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099580089
- ISBN
- 9780099580089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Presents John Cheever's journals that reveal the inner life of this remarkable writer and the contradictions that drove him. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099529538
- ISBN
- 9780099529538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Ivan Mauger Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457192
- ISBN
- 9780752457192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.90
€ 30.99
€ 25.90
Paperback. Series: X Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 96 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853616986
- ISBN
- 9780853616986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.23
€ 15.99
€ 15.23
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Insight Editions, Div of Palace Publishing Group, LP United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608870288
- ISBN
- 9781608870288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.93
€ 43.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Insight Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608874798
- ISBN
- 9781608874798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780922915972
- ISBN
- 9780922915972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Hardback. The sensational insider story of Oscar Pistorius, by the acclaimed author of Invictus. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393269
- ISBN
- 9781782393269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.99
€ 23.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius will rivet the world's attention in a way no other case has since another famous sportsman, O J Simpson, was tried for the murder of his ex wife in 1994. Written by the acclaimed author of Invictus, this title tells the sensational insider story of Oscar Pistorius. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2X8pp plates. BIC Classification: BGS; HBTB. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393276
- ISBN
- 9781782393276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. From birth to jail, from triumph to tragedy - the sensational story of Oscar Pistorius, from the acclaimed author of Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus). Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGS; BTC; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393290
- ISBN
- 9781782393290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. William Golding was born in 1911 and educated at his local grammar school and Brasenose College, Oxford. He published a volume of poems in 1934 and during the war served in the Royal Navy. Afterwards he returned to being a schoolmaster in Salisbury. This title introduces Golding. Num Pages: 592 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231645
- ISBN
- 9780571231645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his journey from an ordinary background to Oxford's oldest literary professorship. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571310937
- ISBN
- 9780571310937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Traces the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge to Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservative party and her eventual removal from power. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 36. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099575160
- ISBN
- 9780099575160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.88
€ 17.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. Roy Jenkins was probably the best Prime Minister Britain never had. But though he never reached 10 Downing Street, he left a more enduring mark on British society than most of those who did. His biography is the story of an well-filled and well-rounded life. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532620
- ISBN
- 9780099532620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.47
€ 33.99
€ 24.47