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Biography: general

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Biography: general

Paperback. K E Tsiolkovskii was a science popularizer, novelist, technical inventor, and visionary, whose science fiction writings included futuristic drawings of space stations long before they appeared on any engineer's drawing board. This title shows that Tsiolkovskii was more than either a rocket inventor or a propaganda tool. Series: Centennial of Flight Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 b&w photos, 6 line art illustrations, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGT; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603441681
ISBN
9781603441681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.64

Hardback. The definitive study of the "Hungarian man of mystery", shadowy spymaster J. Peters Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035982
ISBN
9780252035982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

Paperback. A celebrated warrior who led his people to victory on the battlefield, Red Cloud was also a skilled diplomat who transitioned the Oglala Sioux to reservation life. In Red Cloud: Oglala Legend , John D. McDermott examines Red Cloud's early years, his rise to prominence, and his struggle to protect his people from cultural domination. Series: South Dakota Biography Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
South Dakota State Historical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941813027
ISBN
9781941813027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.77

Paperback. Through five case histories, the book provides a snapshot of political persecution in mid-twentieth century America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271795
ISBN
9780823271795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.31

Hardcover. Forrest McDonald is the NEH's sixteenth Jefferson Lecturer, an eminent historians and the author of numerous works on the early American republic, the Constitution, and the American presidency. Here he recounts and reconsiders his own career, mixing in equal measure autobiography with a sharp critique of the historical craft. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613298
ISBN
9780700613298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693867
ISBN
9780812693867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.89
€ 56.44

Paperback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693874
ISBN
9780812693874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231033213
ISBN
9780231033213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392783
ISBN
9780141392783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322363
ISBN
9780940322363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. Translator(s): Bethenfalvy, Balint. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583674499
ISBN
9781583674499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

Paperback. Beginning in 1970, with the transformative effects of the Kent State University shootings - which the band-members witness firsthand - and ending a decade later with Devo on the cusp of superstardom (with "Whip It"), this title traces the sounds and ideas that the group absorbed and in turn brought to prominence as unlikely rock stars. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour and black and white in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 775.
Publisher
Outline Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279392
ISBN
9781908279392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Holy Trinity Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884653592
ISBN
9780884653592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.57

Hardcover. This memoir begins in 1834, when Cornelia James Pond was born to one of the Old South's wealthiest plantation families, and it ends in 1875, when she was a 41-year-old wife and mother trying to cope in the post-Civil War south. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820320441
ISBN
9780820320441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 78 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; MBGR; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617611018
ISBN
9781617611018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 52.00

Paperback. "Born in 1905 in the center of the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire, Viktor Frankl was a witness to the great political, philosophical, and scientific upheavals of the twentieth century. In these stir" Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738203553
ISBN
9780738203553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.45

hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726368
ISBN
9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Text Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925355413
ISBN
9781925355413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. By the time she was 14, the author knew she had to get out of Akron, Ohio. Her perfect '50s American childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock 'n' roll, motorbikes and the 'get down boys' seen at gigs in and around Cleveland. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785031465
ISBN
9781785031465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - the author has gracefully but firmly done things her own way. This book presents her journey of nearly eighty years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFCA; WBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405912853
ISBN
9781405912853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Chronicles one man's journey through the fearful expanse of midlife in a quest for peace, parts, and a happy second fatherhood. With limited mechanical skills, and a cast of local experts, the author takes us down the rocky road of restoration to the headlong, heart-thrilling rush of open highway on his on his midnight-blue Millennium Flyer. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BG; WGCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803273580
ISBN
9780803273580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. From her turbulent marriage, her difficult pregnancy and birth to her beautiful baby Bunny, to her time in the Big Brother House, and the continued challenges of looking after her disabled son, the author finally lifts the lid on the trails and tribulations of the past few years. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598930
ISBN
9780099598930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

paperback. Series: Voices of resistance. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; BG; HBJF; JF; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853458234
ISBN
9780853458234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Hardback. Rising from obscurity to leading roles and Oscar nominations, the author has been both celebrated and vilified in the media; survived marriages, divorces, and a string of romances; was named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine; and suffered public humiliation over his drug and alcohol issues. This book offers a close-up look at the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 Page Four Colour Insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062219572
ISBN
9780062219572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.46

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