Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. Bernard Vorhaus recalls his days as a writer and director of silent films. Working for Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Vorhaus crossed paths with many Hollywood stars, such as Greta Garbo and John Wayne. A pioneer, he was the first director to use flash-backs in the storyline of a film. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838673
- ISBN
- 9780810838673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.00
€ 106.00
paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595587763
- ISBN
- 9781595587763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.43
€ 21.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Donald L. Hollowell was Georgia's chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. In Saving the Soul of Georgia, Maurice C. Daniels tells the story of this behind-the- scenes yet highly influential civil rights lawyer who defended the rights of blacks and advanced the cause of social justice in the US. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349817
- ISBN
- 9780820349817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.79
€ 40.79
Hardcover. Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345963
- ISBN
- 9780820345963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.70
€ 40.99
€ 35.70
Paperback. Described as "the hardest-working man in show business" James Brown's life story is that of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life. Anecdotes from a forty-year friendship and details of his life "at home" are featured in this comprehensive biography of The Godfather of Soul. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219646
- ISBN
- 9781599219646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.36
€ 15.36
Hardcover. Who was the greatest of all American guitarists? Bob Dylan called Davis "one of the wizards of modern music." This book takes readers through Davis' difficult beginning as the blind son of sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South to his decision to become an ordained Baptist minister and his move to New York in the early 1940s, and more. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234106
- ISBN
- 9780226234106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.99
€ 34.99
€ 27.99
Hardback. Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) is considered one of the most influential ideologues of radical Islamism. This biography rescues Qutb from the label of 'terrorist' by offering a sophisticated analysis of his thought. It offers a view into the world of British colonialism, the birth of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and the growth of radical Islam. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040068
- ISBN
- 9781849040068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. * The frank, shocking and inspiring autobiography of Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'the world's biggest band' (MOJO) * 'Book of the Year' N.M.E. Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 32, colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 35. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780751535662
- ISBN
- 9780751535662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.38
€ 12.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. The shocking story of how exceptionally violent abuse turned one girl to desperate self-harm before turning her life around. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340937372
- ISBN
- 9780340937372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860497292
- ISBN
- 9781860497292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632973
- ISBN
- 9781566632973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.28
€ 20.99
€ 20.28
Paperback. A thorough analysis of Julian Steward's life and work and the history of the discipline of anthropology during his lifetime Num Pages: 448 pages, 26 black & white photographs; 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BG; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252076350
- ISBN
- 9780252076350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.39
€ 30.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) is acknowledged as one of the significant and multifaceted composers. This work captures Schoenberg at critical periods of his career: during the first decades of the century, primarily in his native Vienna; from 1926 to 1933, in Berlin; and from 1933 on, in the US. Editor(s): Frisch, Walter. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048611
- ISBN
- 9780691048611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52€ 41.80
€ 53.52
€ 41.80
Paperback. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Narcissus Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Editor(s): Gillespie, Raymond; Fitzpatrick, David. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183380
- ISBN
- 9781859183380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Long out of print and now published together for the first time, these three volumes of autobiography of the Cornish author and schoolteacher Anne Treneer cover the period from her birth at Gorran in 1891 to her retirement from teaching in 1948. Num Pages: 600 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 1DBKEWC; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 37. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895125
- ISBN
- 9780859895125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.62
€ 35.62
Hardcover. The Education of the Presidents. 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton, this book features memoirs and souvenirs reflecting on their lives and formative experiences in youth, and brief summaries of their careers showing how each developed a special regard for schooling and the i. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPHL. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 14. Weight: 574.
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904832430
- ISBN
- 9781904832430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.54
€ 19.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. States that Charles Schulz, widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist, is also one of the most misunderstood figures in popular culture. This book presents a biography of Schulz that is at once a creation story, a portrait of a hidden genius, and a chronicle contrasting the private man. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2 16-page black and white photo inserts; 243 comic strips throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 62. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060937997
- ISBN
- 9780060937997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.91
€ 24.99
€ 23.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Todd, R. Larry. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635699
- ISBN
- 9780691635699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.93
€ 203.93
Hardback. Explores how science shaped Thomas Jefferson's views on politics, religion, economics, and social developments in America. This book examines Jefferson's contributions to anthropology, ethnology, comparative linguistics, paleontology, and medicine. It also demonstrates Jefferson's scientific talents, interests, and accomplishments. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 colour & 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928548
- ISBN
- 9780813928548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. A companion to "Lives of Eminent Men", this selection from "Brief Lives" includes biographical sketches of scientists, architects and other figures of Aubrey's day. Series: Hesperus Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843911692
- ISBN
- 9781843911692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.06
€ 17.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. The Atom Bomb was crucial to a world dominated by the Cold War. Yet the stories of those who gave atom secrets to Russia has never fully been told. Paul Broda's father and stepfather both passed secrets to the Russians. Here, Paul tells his compelling tale of three lives swept up in the great events of Communism, Fascism, World War II. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848766075
- ISBN
- 9781848766075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.17
€ 23.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. This is a collection of the anecdotes, tales and general excessive humour that George Best is renowned for. It recounts saucy tales, inside stories and embarrassing incidents from George himself, Bobby, Dennis, Nobby, Gazza, Fergie and Posh and Becks. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRA0003893
- ISBN
- 9780091890346
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Scotland's Pariah is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649286
- ISBN
- 9781442649286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.50
€ 75.50
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Price, Fiona. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115986
- ISBN
- 9781551115986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.00€ 30.98
€ 38.00
€ 30.98