Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. Written in tightly constructed rhymed quatrains, this is the first biography of internationally acclaimed Texas jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Beginning in 1963 with Dorham's recordings in Denmark, this book-length poem traces the story of the Texan's career performing with the greatest musicians of the bop and hard bop eras in jazz history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727956
- ISBN
- 9780916727956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.89
€ 19.99
€ 19.89
Hardcover. This is the story of William Preston, a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916968335
- ISBN
- 9780916968335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780920576816
- ISBN
- 9780920576816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.94
€ 18.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. Emerging from the South American wilderness after adventures related in The Incredible Voyage, Tristan Jones finally makes it home to Britain to find his vessel, the tiny, nearly indestructible Sea Dart, impounded by customs officials because he cannot pay the tax. In his quest for the means to liberate his boat, he takes any work he can get. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Sheridan House
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924486302
- ISBN
- 9780924486302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.38
€ 16.38
Paperback. The is the story of lifetime adventure between man and boat, capturing some of the best elements of traditional sail. The narrative moves through a backcloth of change from the area of Liverpool Docks to Felixstowe and the forging of strong links with Holland in joint classic boat events. Illustrator(s): Kemsley, Walter; Wainwright, Jon. Num Pages: 336 pages, line drawings, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953818037
- ISBN
- 9780953818037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.74
€ 16.99
€ 16.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Nova, Lily; Lourie, Iven. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Artemis Books United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780964518193
- ISBN
- 9780964518193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.71
€ 12.71
Num Pages: 245 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Titletown Publishing, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982000991
- ISBN
- 9780982000991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.72
€ 26.99
€ 24.72
Paperback. An intimate look at the writing life, the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, the fickle publishing world, and an extraordinary friendship with Frank Conroy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tin House Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982504895
- ISBN
- 9780982504895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. Betsy's failed quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous "belle of Baltimoreinto a shrewd and successful businesswoman determined to protect her family. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984213504
- ISBN
- 9780984213504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.70
€ 36.99
€ 36.70
Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- LibertyTree Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780988655614
- ISBN
- 9780988655614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.84
€ 27.99
€ 25.84
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a child prodigy and his remarkable entrepreneurial accomplishments If anyone has "been there, done that" in starting and managing businesses, it's William Saito. Saito is a truly unique personality, and his remarkable story, An Unprogrammed Life, is the compelling tale of a young entrepreneur. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118077030
- ISBN
- 9781118077030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.71
€ 30.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118158067
- ISBN
- 9781118158067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.63
€ 15.99
€ 15.63
Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive political biography of Kingsley Ozuomba Mbadiwe, (1915-1990), a central figure in Nigerian political history for more than forty years. Num Pages: 294 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002617
- ISBN
- 9781137002617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Hardcover. Derfler explores the patterns in the lives of three twentieth-century heads of state who fell from power, then rose again: Charles de Gaulle, Juan Peron, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027856
- ISBN
- 9781137027856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardcover. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi transformed education theory and practice worldwide. Daniel Trohler connects Pestalozzi's work to its context in Europe's late 18th- and early 19th-century republican movement, offering readers a way to understand the sociopolitical significance of education and its central role in the development of modern societies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBLL; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371829
- ISBN
- 9781137371829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.70
€ 54.99
€ 43.70
Hardback. The career of Joseph Chamberlain continues to fascinate historians of Empire, British politics and Midland identity. This volume is the first attempt to create a multi-faceted study of his unique and innovative career, which left the two major political parties of the age shattered and British politics transformed. Editor(s): Cawood, Ian; Upton, Chris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137528841
- ISBN
- 9781137528841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comedy. Num Pages: 141 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZB; BGF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596277
- ISBN
- 9781137596277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Gratefu...
Kreutzmann, Bill; Eisen, Benjy
Paperback. The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white photograph, 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250034007
- ISBN
- 9781250034007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.44
€ 19.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. The amazing and forgotten story of Wall Street's first black millionaire in pre-Civil War New York. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; BGB; HBJK; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250099815
- ISBN
- 9781250099815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.26
€ 19.99
€ 18.26
Hardcover. Fifty years ago Malcolm X told a white woman who asked what she could do for the cause, 'Nothing.' Michael Eric Dyson believes he was wrong. Now he responds to that question. If society is to make real racial progress, people must face difficult truths, including being honest about how Black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250135995
- ISBN
- 9781250135995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.39
€ 25.99
€ 22.39