Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. Comprising a brief biography and chapters written by those who worked with him, such as Janet Baker and Alfred Brendel, this is a celebration of an exceptional, creative life. Editor(s): Simeone, Nigel; Tyrrell, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839668
- ISBN
- 9781843839668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.88
€ 40.99
€ 33.88
Paperback. Charles Stewart Parnell has proved a compelling figure in his own time and to ours. A Protestant landlord who possessed few of the gifts that inspire mass adoration, he was the unlikely object of popular veneration. This revision considers Parnell's career within the context of his times, Anglo-Irish affairs, and theoretical perspectives. Series: Historical Association of Ireland Life and Times New Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359331
- ISBN
- 9781906359331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.50
€ 18.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Yerkes' impact upon London was seismic and his legacy controversial. He made his fortune in the Chicago Street railways but his shady deals and turbulent private life led him to London seeking a new playground, having married his latest mistress, 40 years his junior. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; KFF; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446226
- ISBN
- 9780752446226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; ASDC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813147215
- ISBN
- 9780813147215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.07
€ 49.07
Hardback. A lively and readable literary biography of a remarkable personality who was a central member of the Inklings, this book rediscovers the dramatic and contradictory life of a brilliant writer and publisher from a poor London background who became a ground-breaking theologian, fantasy novelist and poet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16-page plates section. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 48. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199284153
- ISBN
- 9780199284153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Hardback. Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) produced an unparalleled body of work, including the iconic "The Artist in His Museum". He was a revolutionary soldier, a radical activist, an impresario of moving pictures, a natural historian, an inventor, and the proprietor of one of the first modern museums. This book presents his autobiography. Num Pages: 260 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239609
- ISBN
- 9780520239609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 64.94
€ 84.08
€ 64.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 407 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFH; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- AMMO Books LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 407
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934429822
- ISBN
- 9781934429822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.74
€ 32.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. This book offers Peter Ackroyd's biography that turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287568
- ISBN
- 9780099287568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. In praise of Charlie D. "Falloon's eloquent explication of the life of the legendary Charlie D delivers a good read while exposing that most under-publicized commodity of them all-a mega-trader with a low public profile whose superhuman trading abilities were exceeded by only one thing-the extended reach of his heart and soul. " -Patrick H. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471156727
- ISBN
- 9780471156727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.69
€ 32.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. This new book on the Brontes concentrates on the way in which the literary interests and expressions of Charlotte and Emily were built up. It makes use of recent research into background and reading matter to investigate the development of the authors' poetry and novels. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 152 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333421987
- ISBN
- 9780333421987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.63
€ 122.63
Hardcover. This new book on the Brontes concentrates on the way in which the literary interests and expressions of Charlotte and Emily were built up. It makes use of recent research into background and reading matter to investigate the development of the authors' poetry and novels. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333421970
- ISBN
- 9780333421970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963661
- ISBN
- 9780241963661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Viking
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003075
- ISBN
- 9780670922277
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * From the highly acclaimed author of Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft comes this extraordinary analysis of Charlotte Bronte Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 149 x 39. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084722
- ISBN
- 9781844084722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) was a remarkable personality who inspired all who knew her. From the 1880s onwards, Mason has been venerated across the USA primarily by home-schooling evangelical parents, valuing the Christian underpinning of her educational ideas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 502 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718894023
- ISBN
- 9780718894023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.18
€ 57.18
Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald's fascinating portrait of the tragic poet and her life at the heart of the Bloomsbury set. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007142743
- ISBN
- 9780007142743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463898
- ISBN
- 9781580463898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.70
€ 37.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. A biography of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935): Beecher-descendent, zealous reformer, exhilarating lecturer, prolific writer, scandalous divorcee, "unnatural mother," international celebrity, and life-long controversialist. Num Pages: 568 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804738897
- ISBN
- 9780804738897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, 360 images. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300100723
- ISBN
- 9780300100723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.67
€ 59.21
€ 46.67
Paperback. From birth to jail, from triumph to tragedy - the sensational story of Oscar Pistorius, from the acclaimed author of Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus). Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGS; BTC; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393290
- ISBN
- 9781782393290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01