Biography: general
Results 6937 - 6960 of 10491
Biography: general
Paperback. Italo Calvino once said that he preferred to give false details about his biography since he felt that even the genuine data of a writer's life shed no light on the creative work. This volume of posthumously collected personal writings is the closest we may ever come to the autobiography of this most private of writers. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189758
- ISBN
- 9780141189758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083349
- ISBN
- 9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.15€ 73.14
€ 95.15
€ 73.14
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810884182
- ISBN
- 9780810884182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.52
€ 137.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635095
- ISBN
- 9780691635095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.77
€ 193.77
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606316
- ISBN
- 9780691606316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.85€ 48.31
€ 61.85
€ 48.31
Hardback. Revealed is Goering's role in creating the Luftwaffe and the German prewar economy during 1935-37 that set the stage for the launching of WWII in 1939. Also revealed are his second marriage to a popular stage actress, occupation of the Rhineland, diplomatic missions to Poland and Italy, hunting career, and the top-secret Hossbach war conference. Series: The Personal Photograph Albums of Hermann Goering. Num Pages: 272 pages, 290 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media LLc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625450197
- ISBN
- 9781625450197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.49
€ 43.99
€ 39.49
Hardback. Series: The Personal Photograph Albums of Hermann Goering. Num Pages: 224 pages, 300 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; AJC; BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media LLc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625450333
- ISBN
- 9781625450333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.83
€ 33.99
€ 23.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 400 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJF; AJC; BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media LLc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625450463
- ISBN
- 9781625450463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.46
€ 33.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. The concluding volume of Herman Melville: A Biography confirms Hershel Parker's position as the world's leading Melville scholar, demonstrating his unrivaled biographical, literary, and historical imagination and providing a rich new portrait of a great-and profoundly American-artist. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 63, 63 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801881862
- ISBN
- 9780801881862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.36
€ 50.99
€ 42.36
Paperback. Now, exploring the psychological narrative implicit in that mass of documents, Parker recreates episode after episode that will prove stunningly new, even to Melvilleans. Num Pages: 998 pages, 40, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801881855
- ISBN
- 9780801881855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.44
€ 50.99
€ 42.44
hardcover. This volume includes alphabetically arranged entries for all of Melville's works and characters, and for his family members, friends and acquaintances. It gives special attention to the 19th-century women who influenced Melville. An chronology overviews the main events in Melville's life. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 985.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313290114
- ISBN
- 9780313290114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.77
€ 94.77
Hardcover. The biography of a titan of American higher education Num Pages: 488 pages, 44 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; BG; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357205
- ISBN
- 9780253357205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.91
€ 57.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300738
- ISBN
- 9780764300738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.75
€ 53.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Here is the first full biography of Herge available for an English-speaking audience, offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199837274
- ISBN
- 9780199837274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona. Translator(s): Kover, Tina A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AKLC; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404547
- ISBN
- 9781421404547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Paperback. The definitive biography of the famous English outlaw who rebelled against William the Conqueror Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445604770
- ISBN
- 9781445604770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Hardback. Series: Hendrickson Classic Biographies. Num Pages: 441 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGX; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Hendrickson Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619706040
- ISBN
- 9781619706040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.85
€ 26.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. The soundtrack of Harrison's spiritual journey begins with the explosions of battle and ends with the harmonies of eternal peace. This work sheds light on the most mysterious of the Beatles, George Harrison, and provides a portrait of the man through his music and spiritual quest. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553817966
- ISBN
- 9780553817966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.69
€ 16.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619025417
- ISBN
- 9781619025417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.58
€ 24.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. Translator(s): Rossabi, Mary. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207509
- ISBN
- 9781442207509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.60
€ 153.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143128021
- ISBN
- 9780143128021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.71
€ 23.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. Herbert I. Schiller (1919-2000) has been called America's most original and influential media analyst of the left in the twentieth century. Maxwell's timely book fuses biography and history in a digest of Schiller's major works to reveal their continuing relevance for critical communication studies. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518476
- ISBN
- 9780742518476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.10
€ 144.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893026
- ISBN
- 9780718893026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.53
€ 58.53
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640594
- ISBN
- 9780691640594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.77
€ 193.77