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Biography: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGS; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771017551
ISBN
9780771017551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. Beyond question Shelley scholars and 19th-century specialists will value this usefully annotated and carefully produced edition; it may also be that anyone would enjoy the stories themselves.. and the accompanying original engravings. -- Diane Johnson, Washington Post. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801842184
ISBN
9780801842184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.27

Paperback. Though they were acquitted, these same defendants were soon being ostracized by their own neighbors, and within four months of Till's death, Southern blacks were staging the historic Montgomery bus boycott-the first major battle in the coming war against racial injustice that would lead to the passage of civil rights legislation a decade later. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; BGH; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843266
ISBN
9780801843266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.81

Paperback. For a million soldiers, sailors and marines, Hawaii was the "first strange place" on a journey to war - and to the new American post-war society. Drawing on documents, diaries, memoirs and interviews, this book shows how these changes were tested and explored in the environment of wartime Hawaii. Num Pages: 296 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBJM; HBTB; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801848674
ISBN
9780801848674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

A graceful writer and an expert biometrician, Bulmer details the eventual triumph of biometrical methods in the history of quantitative genetics based on Mendelian principles, which underpins our understanding of evolution today. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 3 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; MBX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874031
ISBN
9780801874031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.84

Comprehensive and elegantly composed, this biography makes clear the scope of Arthur Cayley's prodigious achievements, firmly enshrining him as the "Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age." Num Pages: 784 pages, 57, 50 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880117
ISBN
9780801880117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.57

She highlights the human side of what many view as that most arcane and otherworldly of intellectual endeavors, mathematics, which indeed answers to such diverse factors as religion, ego, and depression. Num Pages: 544 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882913
ISBN
9780801882913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.61

Ehler's sophisticated yet accessible study of the pluralist diocese of Valencia is a valuable contribution to the study of Catholic reform, moriscos, Christian-Muslim relations in early modern Spain, and early modern Europe. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9, 8 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883224
ISBN
9780801883224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.72

Paperback. The final section of the book depicts a spirited octogenarian whose contributions to American life continued even after more than a decade of official "retirement." Num Pages: 352 pages, 29, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892677
ISBN
9780801892677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.27

The first full-length account of the life and work of Joseph H. Lewis, the noted director of films such as My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and The Halliday Brand (1957). Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834071
ISBN
9780810834071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.07

The memoir of the late Lita Grey Chaplin (1908-1995), the only one of Chaplin's wives to have written an account of life with Chaplin. Her memoir is an extraordinary Hollywood story of someone who was there from the very beginning. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834323
ISBN
9780810834323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.70

A guide to the literary legacy of B. Traven. It contains a biographical sketch which traces the life of this elusive author and examines his career. It also contains a bibliography, with 1200 entries, providing information on the publication of over 1000 editions of Traven's books. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 140 plates, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836105
ISBN
9780810836105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.10

Terry Gibbs, jazz vibraphonist and bandleader, was 12 years old when he began his career as a professional musician. This autobiography tracks jazz from the turbulent post-war years through the rise of bebop, traversing its changes through the eyes of a practitioner. A discography is included. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 b&w photographs, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845862
ISBN
9780810845862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810856783
ISBN
9780810856783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.85

Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857063
ISBN
9780810857063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 2. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859128
ISBN
9780810859128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.07

Paperback. In George Seward: America's First Great Runner, Edward S. Sears seeks to restore Seward's standing among the greats of track and field. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810861336
ISBN
9780810861336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.69

Hardcover. In this new memoir, Anne Edwards-bestselling author of biographies on Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, and Ronald Reagan-turns the spotlight on herself, chronicling her 20-year exile from the United States from the 1950s until the early 1970s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881990
ISBN
9780810881990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.89

Hardcover. Translator(s): Garner, Fradley Hamilton. Series Editor(s): Morgenstern, Dan. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 346 pages, 33 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; APB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882096
ISBN
9780810882096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.75

Hardcover. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 722 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 36 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
722
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882645
ISBN
9780810882645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 286 pages, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APFB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810883956
ISBN
9780810883956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810884182
ISBN
9780810884182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 422 pages, 32 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810885202
ISBN
9780810885202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216654
ISBN
9780811216654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

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