Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691036663
- ISBN
- 9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 62.95
€ 82.32
€ 62.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617136573
- ISBN
- 9781617136573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Hardback. Ringo: With a Little Help, is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617131202
- ISBN
- 9781617131202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.68
€ 33.99
€ 31.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955584
- ISBN
- 9780750955584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.36
€ 19.99
€ 18.36
Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195148305
- ISBN
- 9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.86
€ 38.86
Paperback. In "The Adventures of Henry Thoreau," the years Thoreau spent at Walden Pond are a prism through which to view the ideas and forces that inspired him, and his huge impact on American thought. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620401972
- ISBN
- 9781620401972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.45
€ 14.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. A biography of Dickens that uncovers Dickens the man through the profession in which he excelled. Drawing on a study of this prodigiously brilliant figure, it explores the personal and emotional life, the high-profile public activities, the relentless travel, the charitable works, the amateur theatricals and the astonishing productivity. Num Pages: 720 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations + 60 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 42. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170931
- ISBN
- 9780300170931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. Was Charles Dickens the secret lover of young actress Nelly Ternan? How would a man of his renown have hidden such an affair? This book offers a complete account of the scandal that threatened to ruin Dickens - now dramatised as The Invisible Woman, a 2014 BBC film starring Ralph Fiennes. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205282
- ISBN
- 9780300205282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. The first comprehensive biography in a generation of the great explorer Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780747071
- ISBN
- 9781780747071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. This revised pictorial biography celebrates the life of Tom Crean, a great Irish hero of Antarctic exploration in an age of epics of endurance and survival against the odds. Supported by complementary text, diary extracts and maps plus new information on Tom Crean's life, this is a lasting celebration of a true hero. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891197
- ISBN
- 9781848891197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.37
€ 10.37
Paperback. Presents history in words and pictures of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. This book includes family trees and details of where and when each monarch was born, where they were crowned, the dates they reigned and where they are buried. Series: Pitkin Guides. Num Pages: 32 pages, 56 Colour photographs, 4 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 177 x 4. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Pitkin
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 22nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853724506
- ISBN
- 9780853724506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.22
€ 8.99
€ 8.22
Paperback. William Shakespeare was England's greatest bard. Yet who was this sublime genius? Where did this universal talent have its origins? Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; DSGS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 6th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841650005
- ISBN
- 9781841650005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.23
€ 8.99
€ 8.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRA; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Subsequent
- SKU
- V9781556434679
- ISBN
- 9781556434679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.28
€ 15.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Introduces readers to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools, whose career included, seducing Heloise, being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic, as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214441
- ISBN
- 9780631214441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.90
€ 48.99
€ 48.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600781957
- ISBN
- 9781600781957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.61
€ 16.61
Paperback. Taking account of the research, to which Vivaldi himself has made important contributions - including the discovery in 1973 of an unknown set of violin sonatas - this book examines the life and works of this remarkable musician, in their Venetian, Italian, and international settings. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp black and white halftones, 32 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198164975
- ISBN
- 9780198164975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 159 pages, 237 b/w and color images. BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1146. A Guide to the Lives and Burial Places of British Monarchs. 159 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1. Dimension: 287 x 224 x 19. Weight: 1152.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341298
- ISBN
- 9780764341298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89
Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; BK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347023
- ISBN
- 9780764347023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Six months before the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, Field Marshal The Lord Bramall warned that an operation to remove Saddam Hussain would produce a display of massive, dynamic United States activity, which provides one of the mainsprings of motivation for terrorist action in the Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942393
- ISBN
- 9780750942393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.29
€ 12.29
Paperback. In the darkest days of World War II, English-born Greer Garson became Hollywood's most inspiring icon of strength and courage. In this first-ever biography of Garson, Troyan sweeps away the many myths that even today veil her life. Num Pages: 518 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191508
- ISBN
- 9780813191508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.07
€ 36.07