Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. A comprehensive and authorised biographical companion to the works of Agatha Christie covering books, films, TV and plays - revised and updated edition. Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b/w plates (32pp), Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531722
- ISBN
- 9780006531722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. This book retraces the life and work of Nobel Laureate Wolfgang Pauli, one of the great physicists of the 20th century. Pauli spent most of his professional life in Zurich where he was a professor at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH, and where he was in close contact with the psychology of C.G. Jung. Num Pages: 584 pages, 39 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588152
- ISBN
- 9780199588152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846813658
- ISBN
- 9781846813658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Presents a portrait of King Juan Carlos. This text covers the period from his childhood, his years as Franco's chosen successor as the Head of State of an authoritarian regime, to his achievements in promoting and defending the new democracy after Franco's death in 1975. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333649299
- ISBN
- 9780333649299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Hardback. Presents a portrait of King Juan Carlos. This text covers the period from his childhood, his years as Franco's chosen successor as the Head of State of an authoritarian regime, to his achievements in promoting and defending the new democracy after Franco's death in 1975. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; BGR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333547267
- ISBN
- 9780333547267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Paperback. This fascinating biography, filled with biblical and historical insights, takes you on an unforgettable journey through the complex and provocative life of Jesus of Nazareth. Series: Great Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCG; HRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400202584
- ISBN
- 9781400202584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.13
€ 21.99
€ 20.13
paperback. This study places the reign of Edward IV in the context of late-medieval power politics, and analyzes the methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne and re-assert the power of a monarchy weakened by the feeble rule of Henry VI. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 506 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300073720
- ISBN
- 9780300073720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.21
€ 29.99
€ 24.21
paperback. An account of the life of Richard III. It studies the context of his violent age and addresses issues such as: why and how Richard Plantagenet usurped the throne; the belief that he ordered the murder of the princes in the Tower; and the events leading to the Battle of Bosworth. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations facsimiles, genealogy, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300079791
- ISBN
- 9780300079791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.09
€ 32.99
€ 24.09
Paperback. A vivid biography of John Lee Hooker, from a critically acclaimed journalist Num Pages: 656 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 454. The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century. 656 pages, ill. A vivid biography of John Lee Hooker, from a critically acclaimed journalist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight: 452.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857862037
- ISBN
- 9780857862037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBWJ; JM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171328
- ISBN
- 9780231171328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.36
€ 52.36
Paperback. At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (1904-67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. This title traces the making - and unmaking - of Oppenheimer's wartime and postwar scientific identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226798462
- ISBN
- 9780226798462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Mixed media pr. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810851399
- ISBN
- 9780810851399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.37
€ 115.37
Hardback. Designed as a text for the second half of the US history survey course, this title is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes of "Human Tradition in America". Editor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 332 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051286
- ISBN
- 9780842051286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.81
€ 147.81
paperback. Designed as a text for the second half of the US history survey course, this title is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes of "Human Tradition in America". Editor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051293
- ISBN
- 9780842051293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.62
€ 70.62
Mixed media pr. CD included Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810843813
- ISBN
- 9780810843813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.80
€ 141.80
Paperback. Jochen Peiper was notorious for his participation in the massacre of American soldiers at Malmedy in December 1944, he might have felt he had paid the price when he was released from prison in 1957. But as Charles Whiting vividly demonstrates, a grisly end still awaited him. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848610
- ISBN
- 9781848848610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827024
- ISBN
- 9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
paperback. This biography of General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) provides insight into 20th-century political and military history, from World Wars I and II, through the 1960s and the Vietnam War. It also details de Gaulle's relationships with other 20th-century figures, including Churchill and Roosevelt. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780471180715
- ISBN
- 9780471180715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 22.66
€ 34.99
€ 22.66
Num Pages: 256 pages, over 280 b/w photographs, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWN; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1662.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307492
- ISBN
- 9780764307492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.68€ 39.78
€ 54.68
€ 39.78
Num Pages: 300 pages, over 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGHA; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1682.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318795
- ISBN
- 9780764318795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.09€ 54.12
€ 76.09
€ 54.12
Hardback. John McCarthy MBE, of McCarthy and Stone, is a self-made multimillionaire. He and his family have been long-term members of The Times Rich List. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harriman House Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857191175
- ISBN
- 9780857191175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. The most authentic and moving account of a prostitute's life and a hidden world of sex and violence that you'll ever read, from the publishers of the Number One bestseller BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0007966
- ISBN
- 9780340899779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The most authentic and moving account of a prostitute's life and a hidden world of sex and violence that you'll ever read, from the publishers of the Number One bestseller BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0017914
- ISBN
- 9780340899779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. An updated edition of the bestselling autobiography of Charlie Kray, elder brother of the Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie, who are brought to the screen this autumn in a major motion picture. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 368. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Updated edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTG0017923
- ISBN
- 9780007275816
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99