Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Keats's letters are 'the most notable and most important ever written by any English poet' (T. S. Eliot). This new edition revises and updates Robert Gittings's selection and includes 170 letters, a new introduction and notes, list of correspondents and full index Editor(s): Gittings, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Critical ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555734
- ISBN
- 9780199555734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.44
€ 14.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. In a period of great letter-writing, Keats' letters are outstanding. They begin in summer 1816, as he approached his twenty-first birthday, and were written over the next four years until his early death. This edition includes an introduction and notes, as well as a map of Keats' Scottish walking tour and reproductions of his letters. Editor(s): Barnard, John. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192796
- ISBN
- 9780141192796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.27
€ 16.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSD; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241977682
- ISBN
- 9780241977682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473632981
- ISBN
- 9781473632981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
hardcover. A study of the life and work of the 9th-century Irish scholar Johannes Scottus Eriugena. It includes an extended summary of his most important work, "Periphyseon", a remarkable attempt at a synthesis between the Bible and Neoplatonist philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; BG; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198266747
- ISBN
- 9780198266747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.44
€ 211.44
Paperback. Presents a portrait of the writers and wrestlers who played a mentor role in John Irving's development as a novelist, a wrestler and a wrestling coach. This book also gives a picture of a father's dedication to his children. It also details the interrelationship of the disciplines of writing and wrestling. Num Pages: 160 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552996808
- ISBN
- 9780552996808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Hardcover. A collection of letters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It is the first edition to be published since 1929, and since that date the number of known letters has almost doubled. This volume contains 308 letters by the artist to friends, family and patrons, all accompanied by detailed notes. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 318 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300087338
- ISBN
- 9780300087338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardcover. The first biography of the man who launched the self-help phenomenon. Based on contemporary sources, many previously unexamined. Addresses timeless questions - of progress and freedom, success and failure, work and happiness, the individual and the state. A story rich in present-day relevance - topical and controversial. Num Pages: 336 pages, yes. BIC Classification: BGL; JFFM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856835124
- ISBN
- 9780856835124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.22
€ 26.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099279655
- ISBN
- 9780099279655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Black & white pictures. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Bristol Books CIC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909446021
- ISBN
- 9781909446021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.27
€ 16.99
€ 15.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- Third Edition, Third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727680
- ISBN
- 9780916727680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.89
€ 25.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. Sir William Garrow was born in Middlesex in 1760 and called to the Bar in 1783. He was the dominant figure at the Old Bailey from 1783 to 1793, later becoming an MP, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General and finally a judge and lawmaker within the Common Law Tradition. This title tells the story of Sir William Garrow. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Waterside Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904380696
- ISBN
- 9781904380696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.93
€ 31.93
Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321644
- ISBN
- 9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. "First published by Anthony Nelson in 1985"--T.p. verso. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 232 pages. "First published by Anthony Nelson in 1985"--T.p. verso. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight: 306.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011109
- ISBN
- 9781906011109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 1 x 1 x 19. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226223
- ISBN
- 9781583226223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.26
€ 17.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFH; VXFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240000
- ISBN
- 9781634240000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.92
€ 19.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. This book serves as an introduction to Newman's Anglican years, as a man and as a Christian, revealed through a selection of his prose. Series: Fyfield Books. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781857545456
- ISBN
- 9781857545456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.94
€ 19.99
€ 18.94
Hardback. John F. Kennedy was not only a president, but also a symbol for America's most cherished ideas. Not the history of a man's life but the biography of his idea, The Kennedy Obsession traces the creation of Kennedy's image as an inspired-and inspiring-fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107983
- ISBN
- 9780231107983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 81.41
€ 108.20
€ 81.41
Hardcover. John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, has long been regarded as one of Britain's greatest generals as well as a key English political figure in the first decade of the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Hattendorf, John B.; Veenendaal, Augustus J.; Hovell tot Westerflier, Rolof van. Num Pages: 408 pages, colour photographs Select bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Karwansaray BV Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789490258047
- ISBN
- 9789490258047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.91
€ 80.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510717022
- ISBN
- 9781510717022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.27
€ 27.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200+ illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909360266
- ISBN
- 9781909360266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.33
€ 21.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. A monograph on Fox Talbot, universally recognised as the father of modern photography. Series: Lifelines Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 3rd New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747803515
- ISBN
- 9780747803515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.21
€ 8.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555973063
- ISBN
- 9781555973063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.92
€ 17.99
€ 15.92
Hardback. Features letters between Eliot and his associates, family and friends - his correspondents range from the Archbishop of York and the American philosopher Paul Elmer More to the writers Virginia Woolf, and Ralph Hodgson - that shows the ways in which his Anglo-Catholic convictions could, at times, prove a self-chastising and even alienating force. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571316328
- ISBN
- 9780571316328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 40.65
€ 58.80
€ 40.65