Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. This book is a memoir by William Kornbluth which traces his life in pre-World War II Poland, his survival in four concentration camps, and his postwar life in the United States. Illustrated. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD; HBTD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223300
- ISBN
- 9780934223300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.31
€ 130.31
paperback. Alain Prost is France's only F1 world champion. Ayrton Senna is the mercurial kid from a privileged background in Sao Paolo. As the great rivals raced to victory, their relationship deteriorated badly, beginning with the breaking of a gentleman's agreement. This title provides us an account of one of the all-time classic sporting rivalries. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528098
- ISBN
- 9780099528098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990869
- ISBN
- 9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.02
€ 33.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718193508
- ISBN
- 9780718193508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.54
€ 14.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. Points out that Senda Berenson's (1868-1954) pioneering role in the history of women's athletics was more a matter of accident than destiny. Senda Berenson and her brother, Bernard Berenson wrote frequently to each other over the course of their lives. Drawing on their correspondence, this book creates portrait of this remarkable American woman. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSJ1; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495685
- ISBN
- 9781558495685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.38
€ 38.38
Paperback. Iconic actress Kathleen Turner gives a true masterclass in taking the lead in life in this inspiring memoir Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Headline Springboard
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755317073
- ISBN
- 9780755317073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. The story of Senator Joseph McCarthy's rise to unprecedented power and the decline of his influence is a dramatic one. This title documents the process by which a clever, power hungry individual came to mislead and manipulate members of Congress and the American public and to damage countless lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204720
- ISBN
- 9780520204720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.80
€ 35.99
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804798
- ISBN
- 9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
Paperback. When Dr. Martin Luther King arrived in Selma, Alabama, in January, 1965 to organize peaceful demonstrations against discriminatory voting, Sheyann Webb was aged eight and Rachel West Nelson aged nine. This is their account of the events of the winter of 1965 which changed American history. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308988
- ISBN
- 9780817308988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.18
€ 19.99
€ 19.18
Hardcover. Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222179
- ISBN
- 9781905222179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.69
€ 21.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. An autobiography, in which the author - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141195506
- ISBN
- 9780141195506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. My Year Disguised as a Man. 288 pages. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 286.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843545040
- ISBN
- 9781843545040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. At the age of 15, with only a hand-held camera and a Wi-Fi connection, the author started to build his media empire. This book shares his own story and some of the things he has learned, in order to inspire other young people to get some self-belief and turn their dreams and ideas into reality. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555392
- ISBN
- 9780753555392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280. 168 pages. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight: 280.
- Publisher
- Nottingham Trent University
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842330494
- ISBN
- 9781842330494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- SIGNET CLASSICS
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451531865
- ISBN
- 9780451531865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.05
€ 10.99
€ 10.05
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813523200
- ISBN
- 9780813523200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.67
€ 111.67
Paperback. William Empson is one of the foremost writers and critics of the twentieth century. This correspondence shows him working out his ideas and gives the fullest possible picture of his robust interactions with many other prominent writers, including the likes of F. R. Leavis, Helen Gardner, Frank Kermode, Christopher Norris, and I. A. Richards. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539864
- ISBN
- 9780199539864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.72
€ 74.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Brands, H. W. Num Pages: 668 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 668
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550490
- ISBN
- 9780742550490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203587
- ISBN
- 9780872203587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.89
€ 34.99
€ 25.89
Hardback. Editor(s): Sexton, James. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636292
- ISBN
- 9781566636292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.95
€ 36.99
€ 34.95