Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Roman Ungern von Sternberg was a Baltic aristocrat, a violent, headstrong youth posted to the wilds of Siberia and Mongolia before the First World War. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the Baron conquered Mongolia, the last time in history a country was seized by an army mounted on horses. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230242
- ISBN
- 9780571230242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Part biography, part business analysis, this study looks at Warren Buffett's approach to the allocation of capital. It reveals the real secret of how he has led Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to success. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448. Some minor wear from previous owner, but remains a very good to fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KTJ0025317
- ISBN
- 9781857883329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book chronicles the life of Effa Manley: the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSJ1; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578860012
- ISBN
- 9781578860012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.53
€ 40.99
€ 33.53
Hardback. Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JJ; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129273
- ISBN
- 9780691129273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.97€ 60.96
€ 79.97
€ 60.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGB; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781552663240
- ISBN
- 9781552663240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.20
€ 25.99
€ 22.20
paperback. The turbulent story of the Prince Regent's first wife Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light toning and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Constable & Robinson London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024757
- ISBN
- 9781841196169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Edwin Morgan is Britain's premier living poet. He has published many collections of poetry, criticism, essays and translations. His "A Book of Lives" was awarded the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Poetry Award for 2008. Num Pages: 496 pages, 64. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905207893
- ISBN
- 9781905207893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.85
€ 16.99
€ 12.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Paul Dry Books ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966491357
- ISBN
- 9780966491357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
Hardcover. Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222179
- ISBN
- 9781905222179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.35
€ 21.99
€ 16.35
paperback. This is James McBride's tribute to his remarkable, eccentric, determined mother, and an eloquent exploration of what family and the colour of your skin really means Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; AVH; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747538325
- ISBN
- 9780747538325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. An autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862414450
- ISBN
- 9780862414450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.62
€ 13.99
€ 10.62
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Johnson, Mary Parke; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933764
- ISBN
- 9780813933764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.24
€ 113.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18, 14 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449888
- ISBN
- 9780801449888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.24
€ 56.24
Paperback. This publication of the wartime letters of Roswell Lamson marks a major addition to US Civil War literature. Throughout the war, Lamson always seemed to be where the action was and these letters describe the part he played in these events. Lamson's correspondence reveals his deep ambivalence about the war. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KTG0005947
- ISBN
- 9780195130935
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Marking the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American story. Num Pages: 96 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195374520
- ISBN
- 9780195374520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.30
€ 15.99
€ 15.30
Hardback. A valuable portrait of one of the most powerful managers in American musical history. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 1 line drawing, 4 charts, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037412
- ISBN
- 9780252037412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Paperback. The definitive biography of a fascinating and enigmatic figure. Num Pages: 608 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 44. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857995015
- ISBN
- 9781857995015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. The definitive and long-awaited biography of the legendary Busby Babe who died in the Munich air disaster Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857207821
- ISBN
- 9780857207821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. The first of three abridged volumes of 'the greatest diarist of our times' Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566813
- ISBN
- 9780719566813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. In eight illuminating chapters we have the history of the Eternal City-Ancient Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo-the history of the buildings themselves, and Lees-Milne's inspired description and criticism of them as architectural masterpieces. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- New Amsterdam Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561310111
- ISBN
- 9781561310111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.03
€ 15.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. The New York Times best-selling biography of one of America's most storied military figures. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8 pages of illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393354201
- ISBN
- 9780393354201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.30
€ 22.30
Hardcover. A major new biography of one of America's most storied military figures. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8 pages of illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393241570
- ISBN
- 9780393241570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.70
€ 47.99
€ 39.70
Hardcover. A bibliography of the work of Jurgen Moltmann. It includes most of the theologian's early writings in either German or English up to the year 2001. It also contains a foreword and essay by Moltmann, and a bibliographic biography of his life, with works listed by title and place of publication. Series: ATLA Monograph Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; GBCR; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810844711
- ISBN
- 9780810844711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.32
€ 149.32
Hardcover. Before making a name for himself as an undisputed master of cinema, Charlie Chaplin first developed his acting, writing, and directing skills at Keystone Studios. This book examines each of these films, assessing the important early work of a comedian who became a timeless icon. Num Pages: 250 pages, 51 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882423
- ISBN
- 9780810882423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.65
€ 95.65