Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. Max Esser, a native of Cologne, Germany, played a leading role in the establishment of large-scale cocoa and other plantations in the early stages of Germany's colonial adventures in Cameroon. The main body of this work consists of translated selections of Esser's book An der Westknste Afrikas that Editor(s): Chilver, E.M.; Roschenthaler, Ute. Num Pages: 2 maps, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819888
- ISBN
- 9781571819888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.65
€ 154.65
Paperback. Famous comedian, funniest judge on "Britain's Got Talent", irresistible ladykiller and high-achieving sportsman, the author is a man of many talents. Launched to fame with the record-breaking "Little Britain", his characters - Lou, Florence, Emily, amongst others - became embedded in our shared popular culture. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957721
- ISBN
- 9780241957721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A biography of the intriguing life of the unknown Liberal British Prime Minister. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950561
- ISBN
- 9781904950561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Albert Camus is among the most significant French writers of the twentieth century. Opening with his impoverished childhood in Algiers, this biography presents the historical context, focusing on Camus' later agonising conflict between sympathy for the working class Algerians and for the French colonials with a stake in their adopted land. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099749110
- ISBN
- 9780099749110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913-60) is still regarded as one of the most influential and fascinating intellectuals of the twentieth century. This biography explores the connections between his literary work, his philosophical writings, and his politics. It also highlights the contemporary relevance of an extraordinary man. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075679
- ISBN
- 9780226075679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre first met in 1943, during the German occupation of France. Intellectual as well as political allies, they grew famous overnight after Paris was liberated. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGL; FA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226000244
- ISBN
- 9780226000244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. An irreverent, witty memoir from one of the most renowned sports journalists in the business Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; DNJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472119841
- ISBN
- 9781472119841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Canada's Prime Ministers: Macdonald to Trudeau - Portraits from the Di...
. Ed(S): Fraser, Robert L.; Cook, Ramsay; Bel...
paperback. Told through the lives of Canada's leading politicians this is a remarkable, engrossing, documented account of modern Canadian history. Editor(s): Fraser, Robert L.; Cook, Ramsay; Belanger, Real. Series: Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802091741
- ISBN
- 9780802091741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.17
€ 50.99
€ 45.17
Paperback. The life of Seager Wheeler is one of the most significant--albeit nearly forgotten--Canadian success stories. He was North America's most celebrated wheat developer, whose varieties in the 1920s made up 40 percent of the world's wheat exports, and contributed wealth to most facets of the Canadian economy. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; HBJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771871
- ISBN
- 9780889771871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Canada s Voice is the first comprehensive biography of a diplomat and scholar who shaped foreign policy during Canada s golden age as a middle power. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816724
- ISBN
- 9780774816724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926695068
- ISBN
- 9781926695068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864398
- ISBN
- 9781894864398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Hardback. Juanita Slusher, aka Candy Barr was once a notorious burlesque dancer known for her athletic choreography and live music accompaniment, commanding as much as $2,000 a week in 1950s Vegas. But growing up as Juanita, her troubled life began when her sister sold her virginity for a dollar. This book presents her story. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793415
- ISBN
- 9781589793415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.70
€ 26.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. The second, revised edition of a classic, 19th-century work which captures the pleasures of camping and canoeing in the Adirondacks. The letters of George Washington Sears should interest not only the wilderness lover, but also the boater and craftsman who longs to own the perfect canoe. Editor(s): Brenan, Dan; Lyon, Robert L.; Bond, Hallie (Curator of Collections and Boats, Adirondack Museum, New York, USA). Num Pages: 180 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WSSN5; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625940
- ISBN
- 9780815625940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.72
€ 26.72
Paperback. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight in Grams: 744. 1120 pages. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight: 888.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 1120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953809
- ISBN
- 9781841953809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107569850
- ISBN
- 9781107569850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.65
€ 25.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. This is the long-awaited biography of the man who invented electric blues, rising from the cotton fields to Chicago's South Side, and then on to international stardom. It follows Muddy through scores of women, hits, and moments of divine grace. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310. The Life and Times of Muddy Waters. 432 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857868695
- ISBN
- 9780857868695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.81
€ 21.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. Jo Brand continues her extraordinary story in the second volume of her autobiography Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. BRAND
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KRF0022571
- ISBN
- 9780755355280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Samuel Wachtman´s Sons, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941905128
- ISBN
- 9781941905128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run make up the Ironman triathlon. So what possesses an overweight, thirty-something librarian who can't swim, doesn't own a bike and has two dodgy knees to take on the hardest one-day endurance race in the world? The inspirational, epic and life-changing journey from ordinary bloke to Ironman. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848187436
- ISBN
- 9781848187436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages, 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pitkin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841656908
- ISBN
- 9781841656908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.92
€ 8.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Around 120 colour photographs, plans and paintings. BIC Classification: BGH; HB; WMQL; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909881549
- ISBN
- 9781909881549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Hardback. The 2008 recession restored Keynes to prominence. This account elaborates the misinformation that led to his repeated resurrection and interment since his death in 1946. Keynes was more open-minded about capitalism than is commonly believed, and his nuanced views offer an alternative to the polarized rhetoric evoked by the word "capitalism" today. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057753
- ISBN
- 9780674057753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. * A fascinating exploration of the troubled life of one of America's greatest writers. Num Pages: 656 pages, Integrated: 16. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 44. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349105451
- ISBN
- 9780349105451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96