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Biography: general
Hardback. Fritzsche traces twentieth-century history through the remarkable diaries of an ordinary Berliner. Franz Goll wrote of hungry winters during WWI, the Berlin bombing, rapes by Russian soldiers, shockwaves cast by Darwin, Freud, and Einstein, the flexing of U.S. superpower, and the strange lifestyles that marked Germany's transition to modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055315
- ISBN
- 9780674055315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.50
€ 47.99
€ 39.50
Paperback. Presents an account of the controversial "Geronimo Campaign" of 1885-86, which offers a firsthand picture of the famous Chiricahua warrior and the men who finally forced his surrender. The author knew most of the people involved in the campaign and was himself in charge of Indian scouts. Num Pages: 265 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258402
- ISBN
- 9780803258402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.69
€ 23.69
Paperback. Series: Step into Reading. Num Pages: 365 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679861669
- ISBN
- 9780679861669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.93
€ 6.99
€ 6.93
Paperback. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422. Series: Canons. 576 pages, Illustrations, port. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Canons Imprint Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857863515
- ISBN
- 9780857863515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Recounting the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors, these accounts show that despite the worst of circumstances it is possible to heal with time. Each account describes the social background and circumstances that helped to shape the survivor's destiny. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033651
- ISBN
- 9780268033651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. From Lyndon Johnson's closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which has been called "a joy to read" (Stephen Ambrose) Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pg b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476798790
- ISBN
- 9781476798790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285637474
- ISBN
- 9780285637474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. The scandalous life of one of England's great eccentrics. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780878782
- ISBN
- 9781780878782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017461
- ISBN
- 9781493017461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.07
€ 25.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. A series of recollections that concern both the childhood and work of the writer John Fowles. For him, the tree is the best analogue of prose fiction, symbolising the wild side of our psyche, and he stresses the importance in art of the unpredictable, the unaccountable and the intuitive. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282839
- ISBN
- 9780099282839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Hardcover. Star Quality. 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). The Treasures of Noel Coward is a celebration of the life and work of this legendary figure, still a household name today, nearly 40 years after his death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ANB; AVH; BGF; DSG. Dimension: 301 x 257 x 35. Weight: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233003498
- ISBN
- 9780233003498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. Offers an account of life in late eighteenth-century India. This book presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JF; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207172
- ISBN
- 9780520207172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Hardcover. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610502
- ISBN
- 9780815610502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.24
€ 30.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. This new biography of George Eliot is not just the story of her life. It gives an account of what it means to become a novelist, and to think like a novelist. Philip Davis enables you not only to see through George Eliot's eyes, but also feel what it is like to be seen by her, in the imaginative involvement of her readers with her characters. Num Pages: 432 pages, With 42 illustrations, including a 16-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199577378
- ISBN
- 9780199577378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Paperback. With detractors ranging from paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould to modern-day creationists and advocates of intelligent design, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) is better known as a divisive figure than as a pioneering biologist. This biography rehabilitates Haeckel - focusing on his science and art. It also gives an account of Haeckel's eventful life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGT; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712161
- ISBN
- 9780226712161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.38
€ 37.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. A transcript of the first original play by a woman to be published in England. Included with the play is a biography, also written in the 1600s, by one of the playwright's daughters, which enriches contemporary knowledge of both domestic and religious conflict in the 17th century. Editor(s): Weller, Barry; Ferguson, Margaret W. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079694
- ISBN
- 9780520079694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.25
€ 35.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNW0007880
- ISBN
- 9781906964023
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A Muslim girl, imprisoned by her religion and severe disability, is healed and set free by God. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310256885
- ISBN
- 9780310256885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.10
€ 9.99
€ 9.10
Paperback. The second part of the Nobel Prize winner's classic autobiography, reissued by Granta in a stunning new paperback edition. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083579
- ISBN
- 9781847083579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. The first part of the Nobel Prize winner's classic autobiography, reissued by Granta in a stunning new paperback edition. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083562
- ISBN
- 9781847083562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79