×


 x 

Shopping cart

Biography: general

Results 481 - 500 of 9595

Biography: general

Paperback. Provides us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush, who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520412
ISBN
9780099520412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.44

Hardcover. Before his death in 1832, Charles Carroll of Carrollton - the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence - was widely regarded as one of the most important founders. This is his biography. Series Editor(s): Bunting, Josiah. Series: Lives of the Founders. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859897
ISBN
9781933859897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613731598
ISBN
9781613731598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.55

paperback. Like a real-life Scarface Jon was born into the upper levels of the Gambino crime family and witnessed his first murder at age seven. He became a one-man juvenile crime wave before joining an assassination squad in Vietnam. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780091949419
ISBN
9780091949419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 page colour insert. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101886212
ISBN
9781101886212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.69

Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001104
ISBN
9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardback. Details the experiences of an American family caught in Revolutionary Mexico. This memoir includes information about the Revolution, life as a foreign national in Mexico, and the silver mining industry. Editor(s): Herr, Robert Woodmansee; Herr, Richard. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 263 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027243
ISBN
9780842027243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307886064
ISBN
9780307886064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812973464
ISBN
9780812973464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.06

Hardcover. Norman Rockwell, as much as Walt Disney or Ronald Reagan, provided America with a mirror of its dreams and aspirations. As the star illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Rockwell portrayed a fantasy of civic togetherness, of American decency and good cheer. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations & 73 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKLB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 775.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374113094
ISBN
9780374113094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436495
ISBN
9780140436495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. An autobiography of Tony Curtis, without question a Hollywood legend and part of its Golden Age. It tells his story, from his hard-knock childhood growing up in the Bronx to his wild days as a Hollywood playboy, his destructive drug addiction and his life as an artist in his eighties. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8 colour section; integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753515723
ISBN
9780753515723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Anthony Slide examines Thomas Dixon's films and discusses the novels from which they were adapted; and chronicles Dixon's transformation from a major supporter of the original Ku Klux Klan in his early novels to an ardent critic of the modern Klan in his last film, "Nation Aflame". Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123288
ISBN
9780813123288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.70

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611631
ISBN
9780691611631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.97

Paperback. On the last, cold Sunday of February 1859, Daniel Sickles shot his wife's lover in Washington's Lafayette Square, just across from the White House. This title tells the story of that killing and its repercussions. It recreates an extraordinary period, when women were punished for violating codes of society that did not bind men. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002517
ISBN
9780099285991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The highly-acclaimed unauthorised biography of cult anti-hero comedian Bill Hicks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781447227069
ISBN
9781447227069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.99

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 924. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935. Series: Film and Culture Series. 576 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159043
ISBN
9780231159043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.32
€ 84.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062290793
ISBN
9780062290793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062401724
ISBN
9780062401724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062431646
ISBN
9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.26

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!