×


 x 

Shopping cart

Biography: general

Results 7281 - 7300 of 10477

Biography: general

Paperback. A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes' epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years. Num Pages: 848 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 54. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007204588
ISBN
9780007204588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.22

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780283072703
ISBN
9780283072703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. A biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War commander known for his "destructive war" policy against Confederates and as a consummate soldier. It traces Sherman's involvement in the Mexican War in late 1840s, his years battling prospectors and deserting soldiers in gold-rush California, and his 1850 marriage to his foster sister, Ellen. Num Pages: 680 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809327850
ISBN
9780809327850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardcover. Reviving the life and work of a neglected master, this biography establishes Shirley Jackson as a towering figure in American literature. Num Pages: 624 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 244 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871403131
ISBN
9780871403131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. A candid and provocative memoir by the Oscar-winning actress and beloved Partridge Familyicon, Shirley Jones. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 page 4-C insert. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476725963
ISBN
9781476725963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630760120
ISBN
9781630760120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Nur, E.N.D-.; Herman, Lisa; Nur, Eliyah Nike De-. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gateways Books & Tapes,US United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895561138
ISBN
9780895561138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Infused with Carrie Fisher's trademark incisive wit and following the success of Wishful Drinking, another rollicking ride into her crazy life Num Pages: 176 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847390363
ISBN
9781847390363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Offers an account of Eugene Shoemaker's life and the way it has shaped our thinking about the universe. This book reconstructs the journey that began with a young geologist's desire to go to the moon in the late 1940's. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: BG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113258
ISBN
9780691113258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: APFX; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953634
ISBN
9780750953634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. This is a wide-ranging examination of Britain s Second Reform Act of 1867 and its impact, which doubled the electorate and propelled the country into the age of mass politics. It discusses the political world that the Second Reform Act created, as well as the intellectual forces which brought it into being. Editor(s): Saunders, Robert. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119387923
ISBN
9781119387923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.68

This work is based upon Soule's wartime journals. With no previous military experience, he was assigned to set up the U.S. Marine Corps' first photographic field unit and led it into battle. He provides closeups of generals, sergeants, and privates, everyone he met along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJH; AJC; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121376
ISBN
9780813121376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.74

Paperback. Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, was always getting into trouble. When she wasn't choking back fits of giggles at Holy Communion or eating Chappie dog food for a bet, she was accidentally setting fire to the local school. Mary was a trouble magnet. And, unlike her brothers, somehow she always got caught.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGBA; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160319
ISBN
9781784160319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

paperback. Editor(s): Baldauf, Anette. Translator(s): Baldauf, Anette. Num Pages: 328 pages, 71. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 254 x 38. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517902100
ISBN
9781517902100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. Zola called Selfridges a 'great cathedral of shopping', and its high priest was Harry Gordon Selfridge, father of modern retailing, philanderer, gamble dandy and the greatest showman the consumer world has ever known. The charismatic Selfridge had created nothing less than a lavish 'theatre of retail'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGB; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
TV tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250587
ISBN
9781781250587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. In 1909 London's first dedicated department store built from scratch opened in a glorious burst of publicity. In his eponymous store Selfridge created nothing less than 'the theatre of retail'. This book tells the story of a revolution in shopping and the rise and fall of a retail prince. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
V9781861971692
ISBN
9781861971692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Includes a travel book and a biography of its author. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DN; BGH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432695
ISBN
9780140432695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Presents a study of the great composer, Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries. This work covers the composer's life from his early successes to his struggles under the Stalinist regime, and his international recognition as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 49. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571220502
ISBN
9780571220502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346113
ISBN
9780820346113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.22

Hardback. From the publication of his second novel, "A Bad Man, in 1967" to his death in 1995, Elkin was tormented by the desire for both material and artistic success. This book presents a complete biography of Stanley Elkin, a pre-eminent novelist who consistently won high marks from critics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252035081
ISBN
9780252035081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!