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Biography: general
Hardcover. Emily Austin followed the trails of the western frontier to Texas, where she saw the burgeoning young colony erupt in revolution, establish a proud republic, and usher in the period of antebellum statehood. Emily's journey was one of remarkable personal change as the rigors of frontier life shaped her into a uniquely self-reliant southern woman. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 b/w photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653518
- ISBN
- 9780875653518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.44
€ 30.99
€ 28.44
Hardback. Hale has written intellectual and career biography of an eminent Mexican jurist and politician from the old regime whose ideas survived the Mexican Revolution of 1910-20, despite years of opposition and exile. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758765
- ISBN
- 9780804758765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.13
€ 87.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, portraits, maps. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826316202
- ISBN
- 9780826316202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AKLC; APFV; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637457
- ISBN
- 9780691637457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.34
€ 219.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGL; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633572
- ISBN
- 9780691633572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.76
€ 144.76
Paperback. Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in the history of American thought, religion, and literature. The vitality of his writings and the unsettling power of his example continue to influence us more than a hundred years after his death. This work gives us a portrait of the whole man. Num Pages: 684 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBF; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206892
- ISBN
- 9780520206892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.07
€ 38.99
€ 28.07
paperback. A biography of one half of the partnership responsible for films such as "The Red Shoes", "Colonel Blimp" and "The Tales of Hoffman". Written by his grandson, the book includes material from Emeric Pressburger's diaries and attempts to show what he brought to the Pressburger/Michael Powell films. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- V9780571178292
- ISBN
- 9780571178292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.36
€ 26.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRA; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Subsequent
- SKU
- V9781556434679
- ISBN
- 9781556434679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.06
€ 16.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. Translator(s): Yanovsky, I.; Yanovsky, V.S. Num Pages: 330 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875801193
- ISBN
- 9780875801193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Paperback. When George Klein was thirteen, he couldn't have known how important the new kid in class - the one with the guitar, the boy named Elvis - would become in his life. But from the first time GK (as he was nicknamed by Elvis) heard this kid sing, he knew that Elvis Presley was someone extraordinary. This is a memoir of George Klein. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Virgin Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753539538
- ISBN
- 9780753539538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.79
€ 21.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715649985
- ISBN
- 9780715649985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Elvis & the Memphis Mafia is the first book to capture the King - the man and the phenomenon - in his full complexity. Num Pages: 806 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 53. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845131289
- ISBN
- 9781845131289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.99
€ 99.99
Paperback. The hardcover spent months as a #1 national bestseller with over 820,000 copies in print. Now it's in paperback and promises to be an even bigger success! Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425091036
- ISBN
- 9780425091036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. The achievements of Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, two of the greatest popular musical figures of the Twentieth Century have been extensively documented. This book describes the artists' early years, comparing their backgrounds and influences, chronicling their meetings and examining the many amazing parallels in their lives. Num Pages: 160 pages, 54 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951988855
- ISBN
- 9780951988855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
paperback. Including personal documents and family photographs, this illustrated book also features interviews with family and friends by celebrated Rolling Stone founder, David Dalton. From personal diary entries to artefacts, this book reveals the private dreams and truths of the extraordinary and complex man, who became the king of Rock and Roll. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497974
- ISBN
- 9780099497974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. From its medieval and Tudor beginnings, through the destruction of many of its royal buildings in the 17th century, up to its state and purpose today, this is a detailed history of Eltham Palace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 66 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMKH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 247 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955546
- ISBN
- 9780750955546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. Elsie Clews Parsons was a pioneering feminist, eminent anthropologist and ardent social critic who challenged Americans to develop flexible and dynamic gender, family and social arrangements. This biography examines the connections linking Parsons' intellectual commitments to her life experience. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 538 pages, 52 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139081
- ISBN
- 9780226139081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a 30-year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in bottle-green Dunhill leathers, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant 18-year- old mechanic, living at home and borrowing tools from her brother. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the WWI. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Preface Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848091351
- ISBN
- 9781848091351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241966860
- ISBN
- 9780241966860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753555644
- ISBN
- 9780753555644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.08
€ 15.99
€ 12.08