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Biography: general
Paperback. One of Britain's favourite TV presenters and novelists brings us his wonderfully evocative and often hilarious childhood memoir Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340831182
- ISBN
- 9780340831182
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 130. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 928. The Weimar Years, 1848-61. 656 pages, 28 b&w illustrations, 2 maps, 100 musical examples. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 39. Weight: 910.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497216
- ISBN
- 9780801497216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 92. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780801494215
- ISBN
- 9780801494215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 29.39
€ 49.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583673560
- ISBN
- 9781583673560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. This is an essential travel companion for a journey through the landscapes and places associated with Wallace in Scotland and Northern England, and a vibrant new insight into the reality of Scotland's most famous battlefield hero. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456386
- ISBN
- 9780752456386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.91
€ 26.99
€ 23.91
Paperback. Elvis & the Memphis Mafia is the first book to capture the King - the man and the phenomenon - in his full complexity. Num Pages: 806 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 53. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845131289
- ISBN
- 9781845131289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.99
€ 99.99
Hardback. The autobiography in words and pictures of one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray Num Pages: 312 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1662. 312 pages, Colour throughout. The autobiography in words and pictures of one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA. Dimension: 267 x 252 x 25. Weight: 1656.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956404
- ISBN
- 9781841956404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 48.61
€ 59.41
€ 48.61
Paperback. Are you happy? Does it matter? Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, the author looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. He writes too of what he has learned from the recent death of his best friend. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099579823
- ISBN
- 9780099579823
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. A revealing and entertaining book by a charismatic and gifted young cricketer, including the full story of the 2009 Ashes triumph. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x colour plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444709780
- ISBN
- 9781444709780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardback. Editors of v. 3-5: J. Goebel, Jr. and J.H. Smith. Editor(s): Goebel, Julius, Jr. Num Pages: 957 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 957
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089456
- ISBN
- 9780231089456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.43€ 149.45
€ 198.43
€ 149.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; BGA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Eye Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903070857
- ISBN
- 9781903070857
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. 'One January morning in 1941, only a fortnight or so after his seventy-first birthday, the bearded and bespectacled French artist Henri Matisse was lying in a hospital bed preparing to die.' Diagnosed with cancer, the acclaimed painter, and rival of Picasso, seemed to be facing his demise. Then something unexpected happened. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241969083
- ISBN
- 9780241969083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
paperback. Gives an anaylsis of the social themes and cultural perspectives of modern American autobiographies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812211276
- ISBN
- 9780812211276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Every document in "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein" appears in the language in which it was written. This title presents the English translations of those non-English materials. Editor(s): Schulmann, Robert; Janssen, M.; Illy, Jozsef. Translator(s): Engel, Alfred; Schucking, Engelbert. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017341
- ISBN
- 9780691017341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.67€ 57.47
€ 73.67
€ 57.47
Hardback. Contains the scientific work Einstein published during the first decade of his career, and includes some of the most significant achievements of twentieth-century physics. This work includes the famous paper that set forth the special theory of relativity, solving some long-standing difficulties. Editor(s): Stachel, John; Cassidy, David C.; Renn, Jurgen; Schulmann, Robert. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 696 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691085265
- ISBN
- 9780691085265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.93€ 142.44
€ 188.93
€ 142.44
Paperback. Offers a selection of personal papers. This title includes rhymes, an exchange with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium about fine music, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism. Editor(s): Dukas, Helen; Hoffmann, Banesh. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; BJ; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New foreword by Ze'ev Rosenkranz
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160238
- ISBN
- 9780691160238
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000992
- ISBN
- 9780691000992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.67€ 57.63
€ 73.67
€ 57.63
Paperback. Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121246
- ISBN
- 9780691121246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.67€ 57.63
€ 73.67
€ 57.63
paperback. The theories of Albert O. Hirschman have had a major influence on modern political economics. In this work, Hirschman casts an analytical eye on his own ideas, questioning and qualifying some of his propositions on social change and economic development. A brief autobiography is also included. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674715585
- ISBN
- 9780674715585
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.41
€ 48.99
€ 41.41
Paperback. Moving from examinations of narratives about disability and illness, the stigmatizing things that healthcare providers unwittingly say to their patients, and communication problems in the intensive care unit, to more personal reflections on anger, isolation, and stories of tragedy, tis work also discusses disability in the workplace. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 407. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396769
- ISBN
- 9781566396769
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. President Jimmy Carter, this edition features a new foreword by Lachlan Forrow, president of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. Translator(s): Lemke, Antje Bultmann. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGHA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 60th Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894121
- ISBN
- 9780801894121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.82
€ 35.99
€ 34.82
Paperback. The classic account of Nazi Germany by Hitler's Armaments Minister and right-hand man. Num Pages: 832 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 47. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127353
- ISBN
- 9781842127353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. This work paints a dark picture of Justice Holmes as a distasteful man who, among other things, espoused Social Darwinism, favoured eugenics, and as he himself acknowledged, came "devilish near to believing that might means right". Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226015217
- ISBN
- 9780226015217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 4 (English): The Swiss...
Albert; Anna Beck (Transl.) Einstein
paperback. Presents Einstein's writings from the final period of his work in Switzerland. The material in this volume documents Einstein's search for a relativistic theory of gravitation, a search that ended in Berlin in the fall of 1915 with the completion of the general theory of relativity. Translator(s): Beck, Anna; Howard, Don. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0021478
- ISBN
- 9780691026107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.00
€ 50.00