Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadside Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062311221
- ISBN
- 9780062311221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.90
€ 17.99
€ 15.90
Hardback. Recipient of the America Award for best director Clint Eastwood stands alongside Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as one of the finest directors working in modern cinema. This title examines Clint Eastwood's entire body of work and chronicles his transition from a B-actor to a respected filmmaker. Series: Modern Filmmakers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313352478
- ISBN
- 9780313352478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Paperback. Revisits Clint Eastwood's career as an actor and director as it examines how he put his individual stamp on particular genres, extending the reader's understanding of his achievements. Editor(s): Engel, Leonard. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809008
- ISBN
- 9780874809008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCG0003471
- ISBN
- 9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Recounting his solitary childhood in the English countryside, the author presents affectionate portraits of his remote parents - an increasingly unconventional barrister father, whose blindness must never be mentioned, battling earwigs in the mutinous garden, and a vague and endlessly patient mother. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- SKU
- KSS0000121
- ISBN
- 9780140063837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. * The inspirational autobiography of Shirley Williams - a good and much-loved politician - out now in paperback Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084753
- ISBN
- 9781844084753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tomahawk Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956683472
- ISBN
- 9780956683472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. A biography offering a portrayal of Sir Cliff Richard. It marks fifty years of music from him. It features his fellow musicians, co-stars, directors, and himself talking about his musical ascendance, the women in his life, his religious beliefs, and his regret that he has never broken America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8 colour illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513347
- ISBN
- 9780753513347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.71
€ 21.99
€ 16.71
Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647418
- ISBN
- 9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.00€ 63.32
€ 75.00
€ 63.32
hardcover. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 maps, 10 halftones, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780801438677
- ISBN
- 9780801438677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Hardback. Cleopatra - a brave, astute, and charming woman - continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. This title includes essays that explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. Editor(s): Miles, Margaret M. Num Pages: 250 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472. A Sphinx Revisited. 250 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Miles, Margaret M. Cleopatra - a brave, astute, and charming woman - continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. This title includes essays that explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 21. Weight: 472.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243675
- ISBN
- 9780520243675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.33€ 45.58
€ 58.33
€ 45.58
Paperback. Few personalities from classical antiquity are more familiar yet more poorly grasped than Cleopatra (69-30 BC), queen of Egypt. In this work, Duane Roller has written the definitive biography of the queen, not as a figure in popular culture or even in the arts and literature of the last 500 years, but as the last Greek queen of Egypt. Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199829965
- ISBN
- 9780199829965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.22
€ 21.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA1; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Spanish Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857230788
- ISBN
- 9788857230788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.86
€ 30.99
€ 25.86
Paperback. Cleopatra was intimately involved in the critical years that saw the Roman Republic transformed into the Roman Empire. This title describes how this transition appeared to the Queen of Egypt, and deals with the part she played in it. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443362
- ISBN
- 9780752443362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. The Romans regarded Cleopatra as 'fatale monstrum', a tyrant to be crushed. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was Cleopatra, really? This biography discusses about Cleopatra. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979018
- ISBN
- 9781861979018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. This title presents a reconstruction of her life. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753539569
- ISBN
- 9780753539569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Clementine, Lady Spencer-Churchill died in 1977, aged 92. In this updated biography, her daughter, Mary Soames, throws new light on her mother, her 57-year marriage to Winston, her strongly held political views and a life that spans many of the major events of the 20th century. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385607414
- ISBN
- 9780385607414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.66
€ 33.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation in this new edition of his acclaimed biography of the man he argues was Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910376058
- ISBN
- 9781910376058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Series: Bomber crews. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332. The Life of Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom. Series: Bomber crews. 224 pages, b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; HB; JWG. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579182
- ISBN
- 9780907579182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.97
€ 10.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of one of the significant thinkers of modern Europe. This book combines social and military history and psychological interpretation with a study of Clausewitz's military theories and of his unduly neglected historical and political writing. It is useful for anyone interested in Clausewitz and his theories. Num Pages: 496 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131306
- ISBN
- 9780691131306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. The Prussian general and military theoretician Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz spent much of his life combatting Napoleon's army, recording his martial insights in the demanding book On War. Parkinson details the events of Clausewitz's life, and aids readers in understanding Clausewitz's writings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 58. BIC Classification: BG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815412335
- ISBN
- 9780815412335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.53
€ 19.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is acknowledged to be a great writer on war. Even though he wrote his work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant. This book explains his ideas in terms of his experiences as a soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 96 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 173 x 6. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802576
- ISBN
- 9780192802576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956240163
- ISBN
- 9780956240163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.46
€ 23.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Late in Claude Rains's distinguished career, a reverent film journalist wrote that Rains 'was as much a cinematic institution as the medium itself'. This biography includes more than thirty hours of Rains interviews. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192611
- ISBN
- 9780813192611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.75
€ 30.75