Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) is considered one of the most influential ideologues of radical Islamism. This biography rescues Qutb from the label of 'terrorist' by offering a sophisticated analysis of his thought. It offers a view into the world of British colonialism, the birth of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and the growth of radical Islam. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040068
- ISBN
- 9781849040068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.37
€ 36.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. Who was the greatest of all American guitarists? Bob Dylan called Davis "one of the wizards of modern music." This book takes readers through Davis' difficult beginning as the blind son of sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South to his decision to become an ordained Baptist minister and his move to New York in the early 1940s, and more. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234106
- ISBN
- 9780226234106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Described as "the hardest-working man in show business" James Brown's life story is that of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life. Anecdotes from a forty-year friendship and details of his life "at home" are featured in this comprehensive biography of The Godfather of Soul. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219646
- ISBN
- 9781599219646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.75
€ 14.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- IP Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783931624446
- ISBN
- 9783931624446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.83
€ 19.00
€ 15.83
Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748186
- ISBN
- 9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardcover. Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345963
- ISBN
- 9780820345963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.04
€ 40.99
€ 34.04
Paperback. Donald L. Hollowell was Georgia's chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. In Saving the Soul of Georgia, Maurice C. Daniels tells the story of this behind-the- scenes yet highly influential civil rights lawyer who defended the rights of blacks and advanced the cause of social justice in the US. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349817
- ISBN
- 9780820349817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595587763
- ISBN
- 9781595587763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.75
€ 20.99
€ 19.75
Hardback. Bernard Vorhaus recalls his days as a writer and director of silent films. Working for Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Vorhaus crossed paths with many Hollywood stars, such as Greta Garbo and John Wayne. A pioneer, he was the first director to use flash-backs in the storyline of a film. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838673
- ISBN
- 9780810838673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.33
€ 100.33
Paperback. Discusses the authors end to his time in Korn and how his faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life and his music. This book describes challenging but rewarding events over two years, and exposes the truth about how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 5/25/08
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061431647
- ISBN
- 9780061431647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.07
€ 17.99
€ 15.07
Paperback. What would you do if you owed USD20,000? Would you: a) Not tell your parents? b) Stop colouring your hair, having pedicures and buying Gucci? c) Start your own website that asks for money without apology? If you were Karyn Bosnak, you'd do all three.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 296. Clean copy, good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KST0016090
- ISBN
- 9780552151658
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; BGR; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411357
- ISBN
- 9781572411357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. "In all my whole career the Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in. It was the honky-tonk where levee workers would congregate every Saturday night and trade with the gals who'd s Num Pages: 248 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306802768
- ISBN
- 9780306802768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.39
€ 20.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife with a telephone cord. Num Pages: 320 pages, 75 Black and White Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062069047
- ISBN
- 9780062069047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.45
€ 21.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- SilverWood Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781324424
- ISBN
- 9781781324424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Award-winning novelist talks about family, culture, and place with disarming honesty and wry irony. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645593
- ISBN
- 9780888645593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. The more than 175 biographies in this volume together tell the story of writing in Saskatchewan. Editor(s): Hodgson, Heather. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771635
- ISBN
- 9780889771635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. This is a collection of biographical essays on the twelve premiers who led the province of Saskatchewan during the twentieth century. Editor(s): Barnhart, Gordon. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771642
- ISBN
- 9780889771642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.60
€ 25.99
€ 22.60
Paperback. The more than 275 biographies of Saskatchewan politicians from the past 100 years that are included in this volume represent but a fraction of those who have been elected to public office in the province. Editor(s): Quiring, Brett. Num Pages: 249 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771659
- ISBN
- 9780889771659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. In this volume are more than 125 biographies that together demonstrate the diversity and depth of Saskatchewan s First Nations community and the contributions of First Nations people to the province." Editor(s): Mlazgar, Brian; Thompson, Christian. Num Pages: 151 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771611
- ISBN
- 9780889771611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62