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Biography: general
Paperback.
The comic genius of English writing takes on Hollywood, delusion, celebrity and last century's ultimate glamour couple: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.
Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 234 x 153. .- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381736
- ISBN
- 9780857381736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Hardcover. Experiences of twentieth century history and major literary trends are reflected in the excellent but little-known writings of the Austrian-Czech physician and novelist Ernst Weiss (1882-1940). This book assesses the life and legacy of this important voice from mid twentieth century Central Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academica Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933146720
- ISBN
- 9781933146720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.57
€ 34.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172828
- ISBN
- 9780691172828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.91
€ 54.99
€ 39.91
Paperback. A biography of the German-Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945), a leading figure on the Weimar intellectual scene and one of the last and finest representatives of the liberal-idealist tradition. It traces the development of Cassirer's thought in its historical and intellectual setting. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152356
- ISBN
- 9780691152356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. Examines the genesis of Ernest Newman's major publications in the context of prevailing intellectual trends in history, criticism and biography Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271900
- ISBN
- 9781783271900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.75
€ 80.75
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 588 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691622859
- ISBN
- 9780691622859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.11€ 68.78
€ 89.11
€ 68.78
Paperback. A thoroughly researched, balanced new biography of author, journalist and adventurer Ernest Hemingway. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235783
- ISBN
- 9781780235783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Hardcover. Ernest Gruening is perhaps best known for his vehement fight against US military involvement in Vietnam, where he set himself apart by casting one of two votes against the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964. This political biography examines American dissenting thought through his 60-year career. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674260603
- ISBN
- 9780674260603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.86€ 78.22
€ 87.86
€ 78.22
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844677580
- ISBN
- 9781844677580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.38
€ 32.99
€ 28.38
Hardback. Richardson was one of the foremost library scholars and innovators of early librarianship in the U.S. Appendix and bibliography. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: BG; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826724
- ISBN
- 9780810826724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.73
€ 105.73
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439520
- ISBN
- 9780801439520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. A unique and very funny account of the real story behind Whisky Galore. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780273815
- ISBN
- 9781780273815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49
paperback. Hitler's Master Strategist. 320 pages, 16-pg photo section. To many students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the conflict, if not the entire 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000596
- ISBN
- 9781612000596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.53
€ 32.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- SportsBooks Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907524363
- ISBN
- 9781907524363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
€ 14.16
Paperback. "In his tragically short life (1928--1964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or "new thing") from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity an" Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306805240
- ISBN
- 9780306805240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. This autobiography describes the story of the author's personal and professional journeys. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Arrow Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099505495
- ISBN
- 9780099505495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. The author is considered to be one of the greatest darts player of all time. This work reveals how darts proved a salvation from his early life as a cat burglar, shoplifter and thug, introducing him to a new world of beer, babes and undreamed of success. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532798
- ISBN
- 9780099532798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Erasmus Darwin is now recognized by many as one of the most extraordinary figures of the 18th century - a many-sided genius, almost as prolific in invention as Leonardo and whose insights are still moulding the 20th century. This volume documents his life, works and influence. Num Pages: 448 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PD; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357081
- ISBN
- 9781900357081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.24
€ 33.99
€ 22.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171564
- ISBN
- 9780231171564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Jan Carew's memoirs, compiled, edited and expanded by Joy Gleason Carew offer an unparalleled insight into the life and work of this pioneering global, multifaceted man and his multiple lives as a novelist, activist, shaper of Black Studies, actor, playwright, painter, agricultural evangelist, advisor to Heads of State and much more. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234. .
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845232450
- ISBN
- 9781845232450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Hardcover. Offers the first complete biography in English of Epiphanius, lead bishop of Cyprus in the late fourth century CE and author of the Panarion , a massive encyclopaedia of heresies. Young Richard Kim studies the bishop as a historical person and a self-constructed persona, as mediated within the pages of the Panarion . Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBLA1; HRCC1; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119547
- ISBN
- 9780472119547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.34
€ 100.34
Paperback. This remarkable memoir is written with extraordinary care, intelligence, and honesty. . . . In short, it s fully alive. Phillip Lopate" Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490439
- ISBN
- 9781631490439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.89
€ 17.99
€ 16.89
Hardback. The Epidemic tells how a vain and reckless businessman became responsible for a typhoid epidemic in 1903 that devastated Cornell University and the surrounding town of Ithaca, N.Y. Eighty-two people died, including 29 Cornell students. Protected by influential friends, William T. Morris faced no retribution for this outrage. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; BGB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762760084
- ISBN
- 9780762760084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.47
€ 24.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. An intellectual biography of Ephraim Squier (1821-88) and his contributions to the development of the nascent disciplines of archeology and anthropology. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 444 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803227842
- ISBN
- 9780803227842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66