Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. An anthology of writings by one of the most influential black women in America Editor(s): McCluskey, Audrey Thomas; Smith, Elaine M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JFSJ; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780253215031
- ISBN
- 9780253215031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.09
€ 25.99
€ 24.09
Paperback. The only comprehensive biography of P.L. Travers, the fascinating woman who created Mary Poppins, which inspired Disney's movie Saving Mr. Banks. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2-8pp photo inserts, index. BIC Classification: BGL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Media Tie-In
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476762920
- ISBN
- 9781476762920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.14
€ 19.14
Paperback. On the night of 10 February 1567, an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Those arriving at the scene of devastation found, in the garden, the naked corpses of Darnley and his valet. Neither had died in the explosion, but both bodies bore marks of strangulation. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16pp b/w and colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099527077
- ISBN
- 9780099527077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. At last, this expertly edited, well researched and affordable edition makes Robinsons innovative and influential poetry accessible again to a wide audience. Paula Feldman, University of South Carolina Editor(s): Pascoe, J. Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551112015
- ISBN
- 9781551112015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.80
€ 40.99
€ 28.80
Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294977
- ISBN
- 9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.75
€ 15.75
Paperback. Beyond question Shelley scholars and 19th-century specialists will value this usefully annotated and carefully produced edition; it may also be that anyone would enjoy the stories themselves.. and the accompanying original engravings. -- Diane Johnson, Washington Post. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801842184
- ISBN
- 9780801842184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
A biography that situates Lady Mary Wroth in her family and court context, emphasizing the growth of the writer's mind in the sections on her childhood and youth, with a focus on her learned aunt, Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, as literary mentor, and on her Continental connections, Louise de Coligny, Princess of Orange. Num Pages: 430 pages, Includes 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 182 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754660538
- ISBN
- 9780754660538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718894955
- ISBN
- 9780718894955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.05
€ 54.05
Hardcover. Gathers 142 letters written by Mary Telfair of Savannah to her best friend Mary Few of New York. Telfair was born in 1791 to a wealthy, slaveholding family. Few, born in 1790, moved with her family from Savannah to New York in 1799. Self-exiled because of their antislavery views, the Fews never returned Georgia yet remained close to the Telfairs. Editor(s): Wood, Betty. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBFG; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329208
- ISBN
- 9780820329208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Paperback. "A complex and moving character study of a woman tragically out of step with her time and place."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393333039
- ISBN
- 9780393333039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.72
€ 20.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Daughter of Henry VIII, half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, the turbulent life of the first woman to rule England and the cruel fate of those who opposed her iron will. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312. 328 pages, 59 Illustrations including 14 colour. Daughter of Henry VIII, half-sister to the future Elizabeth I, the turbulent life of the first woman to rule England and the cruel fate of those who opposed her iron will. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 198 x 124 x 24. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608181
- ISBN
- 9781445608181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own right. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749909826
- ISBN
- 9780749909826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Mary Tudor is often written off as a twisted queen who tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in the process. This biography argues that Mary, neither boring nor basically bloody, was a hard-working, 'hands on', and decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415327213
- ISBN
- 9780415327213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.50
€ 50.99
€ 48.50
Paperback. Few English monarchs have a worse reputation than Mary Tudor. She has been seen both as a religious fanatic who tried against the will of her people to reverse the course of the Reformation and as the pawn of her husband, Philip II of Spain -- her infatuation with whom led her to betray Englanda s vital interests. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184492
- ISBN
- 9780631184492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Hardback. One of series of three volumes providing a critical assessment of the actual achievement of this university professor, who became the first President of Czechoslovakia. This volume gives a critical survey of some of the major issues of Masaryk's life, concentrating on the years after 1914. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333462478
- ISBN
- 9780333462478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926613680
- ISBN
- 9781926613680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.69
€ 27.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951805
- ISBN
- 9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.46
€ 15.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 455 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864734631
- ISBN
- 9780864734631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.50
€ 36.50
Hardback. The Dutch scientist Hendrik Kramers (1894-1952) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century. This work presents a comprehensive discussion of Kramers' scientific work, and reprints twelve of his most important papers. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 line illus. F024 6x9. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021416
- ISBN
- 9780691021416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78€ 94.11
€ 124.78
€ 94.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Process
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934170632
- ISBN
- 9781934170632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.22
€ 24.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGB; HBWS5; JWXN; KNSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061672712
- ISBN
- 9780061672712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BG; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610396325
- ISBN
- 9781610396325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.74
€ 19.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. Masters of Doom' is the true inside story of John Carmack and John Romero, co-creators of the most innovative and notoriously successful video games in history - Doom and Quake. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDH; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749924898
- ISBN
- 9780749924898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.65
€ 16.99
€ 12.65
Paperback. Before "Sex and the City" and Viagra[trademark], America relied on William Masters and Virginia Johnson to teach us everything we needed to know about what goes on in the bedroom. Including interviews with William Masters and Virginia Johnson, this title sheds light on the eternal mysteries of desire, intimacy, and the American psyche. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465079995
- ISBN
- 9780465079995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96