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Biography: general

Paperback. One of France's most high-profile writers and a Nobel Prize-winner, Albert Camus experienced both public adulation and acrimonious rejection during his career, which was cut short by a fatal car accident in 1960. Edward J. Hughes unravels the life of a complex personality whose work and stance were the subjects of intense interest and scrutiny. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234939
ISBN
9781780234939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479076
ISBN
9780801479076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448058
ISBN
9780801448058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Paperback. "Published under the auspices of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation." Editor(s): Aichelburg, Peter C.; Sexl, Roman U. Num Pages: 220 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PD; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528084257
ISBN
9783528084257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.29

Paperback. Offers a selection of personal papers. This title includes rhymes, an exchange with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium about fine music, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism. Editor(s): Dukas, Helen; Hoffmann, Banesh. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; BJ; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New foreword by Ze'ev Rosenkranz
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160238
ISBN
9780691160238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. The second edition of this biography of humanitarian Albert Schweitzer has been updated to include documents discovered since the work was originally written. These include letters between Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau from the ten years before their marriage. Series: The Albert Schweitzer Library. Num Pages: 516 pages, 34 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HRCX7; M. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606758
ISBN
9780815606758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.86

Paperback. A biography of Albert Speer, an important figure of the Nazi High Command. An architect and an intellectual, he was seen to be a humane man, but, as Minister for Armaments, how could he not have known about the concentration camps? This book examines such moral issues about Speer and the Nazis. Num Pages: 784 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; AM; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330346979
ISBN
9780330346979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Lone Pine Publishing,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551055114
ISBN
9781551055114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 1216 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 254 x 100. Weight in Grams: 2482.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300210842
ISBN
9780300210842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.59
€ 113.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BGH; HBWP; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198589
ISBN
9781845198589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.61

Paperback. An authoritative and ground-breaking biography of the 8th Century theologian and statesman Alcuin of York, revealing his importance for the period. Num Pages: 226 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGX; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227173466
ISBN
9780227173466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Paperback. * Fascinating and perceptive new biography of one of the most brilliant writers of his age: novelist, essayist and born-again mystic Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), author of BRAVE NEW WORLD and EYELESS IN GAZA Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113487
ISBN
9780349113487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. A biography and critical investigation of Alec Wilder's music. Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white photographs, 18 musical examples, discography. BIC Classification: AVG; AVGC6; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252037603
ISBN
9780252037603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. Aled: My Story reveals the man behind the music in a frank, heart-warming and funny account of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APT; AVGN; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183257
ISBN
9781784183257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Hardback. A biographical history of Aleister Crowley's activities in Berlin from 1930 to 1932 as Hitler was rising to power. Num Pages: 432 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620552568
ISBN
9781620552568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Blowing the myths wide open, this exciting exploration of the notorious Aleister Crowley, packed with previously unpublished information, is the true story of a poet, explorer, mystic, mountaineer, philosopher, prophet and spy Num Pages: 496 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Watkins Media Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780283845
ISBN
9781780283845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.17

Mixed media pr. CD included Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843813
ISBN
9780810843813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.87

Paperback. Alejandro Tsakimp tells of his lives and relationships, the practice of shamanism, and the many challenges and triumphs he has encountered since childhood. Series: Fourth World Rising. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSE; BG; HRLK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803289888
ISBN
9780803289888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Alek Wek, supermodel, campaigner, spokesperson and entrepreneur, tells her amazing story, from war-torn Sudan to the catwalks of London, Paris and New York Num Pages: 224 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KLN0016368
ISBN
9781844084425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Alek Wek, supermodel, campaigner, spokesperson and entrepreneur, tells her amazing story, from war-torn Sudan to the catwalks of London, Paris and New York Num Pages: 224 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0016451
ISBN
9781844084425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

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