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Biography: general

Paperback. A biography of noted Indiana businessman John Purdue, whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's greatest land-grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. The book incorporates research efforts by previous writers with facts gleaned from newspapers and official documents. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557532879
ISBN
9781557532879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGF; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816666799
ISBN
9780816666799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062351944
ISBN
9780062351944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.82

Paperback. A hilarious book on sport, television and our love/hate relationship with both. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
On Demand
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447219552
ISBN
9781447219552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Giving voice to dozens of architects who knew and worked with (and sometimes against) Mies van der Rohe, this comprehensive biography tells the compelling story of how Mies and his students and followers created some of the most significant buildings of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 512 pages, 145 halftones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226151458
ISBN
9780226151458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.46

hardcover. A survey of the bibliographic material generated by Miguel Delibes' writing. The author provides biographical information about Delibes, a bibliography of his writing, an annotated bibliography of criticism, and an evaluative look at the trends in Delibes criticism. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 photograph, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BG; DSBH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780810836266
ISBN
9780810836266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.53

Paperback. Mike captures Pearson's intellect, his sense of humour, and his humanity, offering a charming look at the youth of a great statesman. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615649
ISBN
9781442615649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Paperback. This volume of Mike covers Pearson's election as leader of the Liberal Party, his years in opposition to the Diefenbaker government, and his achievements as prime minister. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615663
ISBN
9781442615663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

paperback. This is an absorbing account of the life and work of one of Russia's most inventive and exuberant novelists and playwrights. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781780237411
ISBN
9781780237411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.19

paperback. Mikhail Gorbachev is the man who changed everything. It was Gorbachev's initiative that raised the Iron Curtain; his actions that resulted in one of the era's most symbolic events, the demolition on the Berlin Wall; his reforms that set in train events leading to the fall of Communism. This book tells the human story. Num Pages: 1056 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 61. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Doubleday
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385613293
ISBN
9780385613293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AJCR; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Insight Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608877522
ISBN
9781608877522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. 'LISTEN. The greatest feeling I ever had in my life -- with my clothes on -- was when I first heard Diz and Bird back in 1944. I've come close to matching the feeling of that night, but I've never quite got there. I'm always looking for it, trying to always feel it in and through the music I play ..' Num Pages: 432 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330313827
ISBN
9780330313827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006530268
ISBN
9780006530268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

paperback. Here is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Num Pages: 594 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Regnery United States
Number of pages
594
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780895260048
ISBN
9780895260048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Meyer takes a symptomatological approach to the evolution of Rudolf Steiner's thinking, pinpointing specific moments in his biography, whilst making numerous links to contemporary issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999827
ISBN
9781906999827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628086676
ISBN
9781628086676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.72
€ 156.76

Paperback. With his lightning-quick wit, unbridled creativity and his ear for the absurd, Milligan revolutionised British comedy. Throughout his life, Milligan also wrote prolifically - scripts, poetry, fiction, as well as several volumes of memoir, in which he took an entirely idiosyncratic approach to the truth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955956
ISBN
9780241955956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Adolf Hitler, Monty, Mussolini, Rommel (who?) - all played their modest parts in the Second World War and the shaping of human destiny, but we all know where the real action was.. The most scurrilous, bizarre and certainly the most hilarious military career embarked upon by any bombardier of the 56th heavy regiment, royal artillery, ever. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; HBG; HBWQ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780140110821
ISBN
9780140110821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardcover. As Milosevic faces trial in The Hague for war crimes, this biography by one of Serbia's greatest writers presents a story of tragic, near-Shakespearean proportions. Stevanovic, with the knowledge of an insider, tells how a fractured country and a shattered society could raise such a man to such power. Translator(s): Filipovic, Zlata. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648427
ISBN
9781860648427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.16

Hardcover. Andrzej Franaszek's award-winning biography of Czeslaw Milosz winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature recounts the poet's odyssey through WWI, the Bolshevik revolution, the Nazi invasion of Poland, and the USSR's postwar dominance of Eastern Europe. This edition contains a new introduction by the translators, along with maps and a chronology. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 16. .
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674495043
ISBN
9780674495043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

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