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Biography: general
Hardcover. Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the true giants of American film history. For years, however his life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Lennig has scoured European and American archives for details concerning Stroheim's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121383
- ISBN
- 9780813121383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Paperback. Tells of Arthur Koestler's travels through Russia and remote parts of Soviet Central Asia and of his life as an exile. This book puts in perspective his experiences in Franco's prisons under sentence of death and in concentration camps in Occupied France, and ends with his escape from there in 1940 to England, where he found stability and a home. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics London
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099490685
- ISBN
- 9780099490685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.12
€ 19.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. A new edition of Arthur Koestler's gripping tale of arrest, imprisonment, and subsequent escape to London from Nazi-occupied France. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871491
- ISBN
- 9780907871491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. In this second edition of his classic biography, the leading authority on the classical world introduces a fresh generation of student, scholars and readers to a pivotal figure of Rome. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415336611
- ISBN
- 9780415336611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.84
€ 52.84
Paperback. Based on exhaustive research in the Poe family archive, Quinn extracts the life from the legend, and describes how they both were distorted by prior biographies. " Num Pages: 866 pages, 48, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801857300
- ISBN
- 9780801857300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.33
€ 44.99
€ 37.33
The Scottish-born William Dunbar (1750-1810) was a man of many abilities and professions - surveyor, botanist, zoologist, astronomer, planter, architect, inventor. This work looks at Dunbar's fascinating, varied life and career. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124551
- ISBN
- 9780813124551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349949854
- ISBN
- 9781349949854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.11
€ 139.11
Hardback. In Norma Fox Mazer: A Writer's World, Reed chronicles her discovery that, although Mazer's husband and his work are thoroughly intertwined with and complimentary to her own, the author "is fiercely independent-a feminist." Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838147
- ISBN
- 9780810838147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.59
€ 96.59
Hardback. Up-close, behind-the-scenes biography of the winningest coach in college basketball history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563525407
- ISBN
- 9781563525407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.16
€ 25.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 254 x 6. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974257
- ISBN
- 9781894974257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.49
€ 24.99
€ 17.49
Hardcover. The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279063
- ISBN
- 9780230279063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. The unforgettable survival story of the year -- the astonishing, day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743495806
- ISBN
- 9780743495806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story - his terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; BGA; BTP; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KSG0005415
- ISBN
- 9781849833905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
CD-Audio.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442353275
- ISBN
- 9781442353275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.20
€ 32.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Schwarzenegger's TOTAL RECALL is a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and entertaining life in and out of the public eye. Num Pages: 656 pages, 4 x 16pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGFA; BGHA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 55. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849839730
- ISBN
- 9781849839730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
paperback. This volume traces Langston Hughes' life from his birth in Missouri in 1902 to the winter of 1941. Portraying his association with a range of political activists, patrons and artists, Arnold Rampersad offers a sweeping panorama of culture and history in the early 20th-century. Num Pages: 528 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146424
- ISBN
- 9780195146424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.22
€ 53.22
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446585
- ISBN
- 9780752446585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AMC; AN; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1923.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364614
- ISBN
- 9781559364614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 98.14
€ 112.88
€ 98.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752438078
- ISBN
- 9780752438078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. This book tells the story of the woman whose marriage to King Henry VII ended the Wars of the Roses and inaugurated the 118-year Tudor dynasty. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618275
- ISBN
- 9780230618275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19