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Biography: general
Hardback. Edith Alicia Muller (1918-1995) was the IAU General Secretary from 1976 to 1979, the first woman to have this responsibility. This title includes the memories about Edith from many friends, students and colleagues, and others who have met her at different occasions. Editor(s): Appenzeller, Immo; Chmielewski, Yves; Pecker, Jean Claude; Reza, Ramiro de la; Tammann, Gustav; Wayman, Patrick A. W. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347897
- ISBN
- 9780792347897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.62
€ 130.62
Paperback. 'A skilful, moving, even humorous book. It is more than an elegy for a lost mother or the charting of one human being's decline .. It is an investigation of memory, which concludes that "Memory, I have come to understand, is everything, it's life itself"' Scotland on Sunday Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082695
- ISBN
- 9781847082695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. "Although Reminiscences. was first published some seventy years ago, its take on crowd psychology and market timing is a s timely as last summer's frenzy on the foreign exchange markets. Series: Wiley Investment Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471770886
- ISBN
- 9780471770886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.17
€ 29.99
€ 23.17
Hardcover. Chronicles the experiences of an American stock-market trader from his first job as a quotation boy in a Boston brokerage firm to his influential position on Wall Street in the 1920s. The author provides his observations about the markets and the minds and motivations of a typical trader. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KFFM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471059684
- ISBN
- 9780471059684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.23€ 146.50
€ 178.23
€ 146.50
Reminiscences of the Vienna Circle and the Mathematical Colloquium
Menger, Karl; Golland, Louise (University Of ...
Paperback. Series: Vienna Circle Collection. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328735
- ISBN
- 9780792328735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.50
€ 130.50
Hardback. Teddy Reig (1917-1984) was a larger-than-life character, a self-described hustler who had a profound effect on the music world from the 1940s to the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the work of dozens of leading jazz innovators. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 238 pages, 53ill. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- The Life and Times of a Jazz Hustler
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823266
- ISBN
- 9780810823266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.84
€ 106.84
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- LID Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911498292
- ISBN
- 9781911498292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283562
- ISBN
- 9780226283562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569637
- ISBN
- 9781566569637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.36
€ 21.99
€ 19.36
Hardback. In 1941, Jane Pohl took a chance on an unpredictable and dangerous army horse. While those around her failed to see the potential in Fitzrada, Jane became one of the first female jumpers in history and rode the horse into the spotlight, breaking both records and barriers in the process. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793798
- ISBN
- 9781589793798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.78
€ 27.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799585
- ISBN
- 9781589799585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.86
€ 18.99
€ 18.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742558434
- ISBN
- 9780742558434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742558441
- ISBN
- 9780742558441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.36
€ 18.99
€ 18.36
hardcover. In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. This book features a portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814767658
- ISBN
- 9780814767658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 8.29
€ 24.99
€ 8.29
Paperback. An autobiography that presents the author's take on the ups and downs of a band as notorious for its in-house fighting as for its great music; and on a life that has endured prison in America, drugs, bankruptcy, divorce, and the often bleak results of a legendary thirst. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141028668
- ISBN
- 9780141028668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322776
- ISBN
- 9780940322776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.11
€ 31.99
€ 21.11
Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823476
- ISBN
- 9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTV; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Barricade Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569808122
- ISBN
- 9781569808122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.99
€ 21.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. Using biographical sketches, this book aims to create a composite portrait of the United States during and immediately after the Civil War. Subjects covered include Stephen A. Douglas, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Stonewall Jackson and Thaddeus Stevens. Series: Representative Americans. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521698
- ISBN
- 9780742521698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.08
€ 70.08
Hardback. One of America's leading pediatric researchers recounts his first year as a young intern at Massachusetts General Hospital. An intriguing topic with vast appeal, written with moving accounts of an education that medical school does not provide. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762794539
- ISBN
- 9780762794539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.95
€ 27.99
€ 21.95
Hardback. A memoir by Glenn Close's sister Jessie about the challenges of living with severe bipolar disorder with chapters by Glenn Close. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455548828
- ISBN
- 9781455548828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.64
€ 43.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844745173
- ISBN
- 9781844745173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- KMW Studio
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780997391619
- ISBN
- 9780997391619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 4.56
€ 11.99
€ 4.56
Paperback. The definitive biography of the Queen of Soul from acclaimed music writer David Ritz. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316196819
- ISBN
- 9780316196819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40