Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. Unscrupulous, devilishly ambitious and undeniably charismatic, Domenico Barbaja was the most celebrated Italian impresario of the early 1800s and one of the most intriguing characters to dominate the operatic empire of the period. Dubbed the 'Viceroy of Naples', Barbaja managed both the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323255
- ISBN
- 9781908323255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.33
€ 40.99
€ 26.33
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive biographical study of Bartok as man, composer, and folklorist, including the background and development of his unique musical language and the impact of his pioneering investigations of multinational musical folklore on his composed works. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes, tables. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840768
- ISBN
- 9780810840768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.33
€ 100.33
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BGXA; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062226310
- ISBN
- 9780062226310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.55
€ 19.99
€ 16.55
CD-Audio. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZB; BGA; BGFA; BM; DN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405932455
- ISBN
- 9781405932455
CD
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.96
€ 27.99
€ 18.96
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- William Morrow United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062226297
- ISBN
- 9780062226297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827949
- ISBN
- 9780753827949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991306
- ISBN
- 9781926991306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. I was abused and forced to marry I was pregnant at thirteen When I escaped my brother tried to kidnap me .. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564628
- ISBN
- 9780719564628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Knife-edge decisions, extreme weather, heart-stopping races - they are all in a day's work for Ben Ainslie. Against all odds, in the London 2012 Olympics Ben Ainslie thrillingly won a fourth successive gold medal, making him the greatest ever Olympic sailor and a British hero, chosen from many to be the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224082945
- ISBN
- 9780224082945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages, chiefly col. illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389485
- ISBN
- 9781934389485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.62
€ 17.99
€ 16.62
hardcover. An insightful study of the inner life of the Zionist leader responsible for the creation of the state of Israel Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180459
- ISBN
- 9780300180459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.12
€ 26.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. A rip-roaring, life-enhancing, hilarious memoir from a football cult hero; very much in the same vein as recent bestsellers from Paul Merson and Jeff Stelling. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365524
- ISBN
- 9780755365524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. This collective biography records the contributions of 11 women educators and social activists concerned with issues of difference in schools and society during the last 100 years. It reveals their importance to contemporary debates about gender, pluralism and education in a democracy. Editor(s): Crocco, Margaret Smith; Davis, O. L., Jr. Num Pages: 304 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; JHBA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691128
- ISBN
- 9780847691128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
Paperback. An epic true story of survival at sea that inspired Moby Dick and is now the focus of new feature film Heart of the Sea. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JH; BGHA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843915607
- ISBN
- 9781843915607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.37
€ 15.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. Michael Phelps is one of history's greatest Olympic champions and may be the greatest swimmer of all time. In this book, Michael Phelps relives the glory of the 2004 Olympics and his record-breaking eight gold medals in 2008. It chronicles his journey from awkward teen to media-savvy superstar. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613210635
- ISBN
- 9781613210635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 558 pages, 25 black and white drawings, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756461
- ISBN
- 9780814756461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MX Publishing
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780924366
- ISBN
- 9781780924366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.42
€ 18.42
Paperback. Included in the Sunday Times' 100 Makers of the 21st Century as 'the next Sir Laurence Olivier', Benedict's star is only set to shine brighter as he join luminaries Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Day-Lewis and Anthony Hopkins as one of Britain's most defining actors. This is his illuminating biography. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784183325
- ISBN
- 9781784183325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.92
€ 15.99
€ 14.92
Paperback. A portrait of the life and work of Benjamin Britten. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714847719
- ISBN
- 9780714847719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.09
€ 19.09
Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846142338
- ISBN
- 9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099537366
- ISBN
- 9780099537366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.38
€ 24.99
€ 18.38
Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900307
- ISBN
- 9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Paperback. The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer and a bon vivant. This biography offers a compact and provocative portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300101621
- ISBN
- 9780300101621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.40
€ 25.99
€ 19.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333846
- ISBN
- 9781590333846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.90€ 70.71
€ 92.90
€ 70.71