Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardcover. Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the true giants of American film history. For years, however his life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Lennig has scoured European and American archives for details concerning Stroheim's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121383
- ISBN
- 9780813121383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Hardback. Albert Finney was a Salford-born, homework-hating bookie's son who broke the social barriers of British film. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 294 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750978866
- ISBN
- 9780750978866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.53
€ 26.99
€ 23.53
Paperback. Hailed by the Boston Globe as "one of the best boxing books ever penned," Strong Boy is the rags-to-riches story of one of America's first ethnic heroes, the nation's first million-dollar athlete, a sports hero decades before Babe Ruth, and the forefather of boxing and sports celebrity as we know them today-John L. Sullivan, "The Boston Strong Boy" Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788385
- ISBN
- 9780762788385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.51
€ 19.51
Hardback. Lee Brown was an African-American labour activist who was jailed in the 1950s for protesting against the House Un-American Activities Committee. This is the story of Brown's life from his political awakening as a youth from the rural South to his rise to leadership, time of imprisonment and beyond. Series: Voices and Visions: People & Events That Made a Dfference in American Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691913
- ISBN
- 9780847691913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.67
€ 30.99
€ 26.67
hardcover. This is biography of Agoston Haraszthy, an immigrant who apart from his efforts to establish a wine industry in California, holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the USA. Num Pages: 596 pages, 36 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731454
- ISBN
- 9780804731454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.81
€ 180.81
Paperback. Karren Brady is an inspiration to women everywhere, and her incredible success is borne of her passion, impressive business instinct, ambition, and her very genuine, honest, down-to-earth outlook. Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp). BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007416141
- ISBN
- 9780007416141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. The extraordinary story of how Jason Padgett was transformed from an aimless thirty-two-year old to a mathematical genius following a vicious mugging outside a karaoke bar. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJN; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755364602
- ISBN
- 9780755364602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. This book is an appreciation of and a close analysis of the films of Stuart Erwin, a versatile, complex actor whose work has for many years been unfairly neglected. Additionally, this study places Erwin's career within a social, cultural, literary, and historical context. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840225
- ISBN
- 9780810840225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.49
€ 106.49
Hardback. Stuart Hall is the leading figure in cultural studies today -- no one else has had the same influence in the shaping of the field. This book is the first full--length study of Halla s work. It examines every aspect of his work and constitutes a major critical introduction and appraisal of Halla s contribution. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624808
- ISBN
- 9780745624808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Paperback. 'Stuart does not like the manuscript. He's after a bestseller, "like what Tom Clancy writes". "But you are not an assassin trying to frazzle the president with anthrax bombs," I point out. You are an ex-homeless, ex-junkie psychopath, I do not add.' Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007200375
- ISBN
- 9780007200375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Series: Student Guides. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551488
- ISBN
- 9781871551488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551709
- ISBN
- 9781871551709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.20
€ 16.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. Studs Terkel was an American icon who had no use for America's cult of celebrity. He was a leftist who valued human beings over political dogma. In scores of books and thousands of radio and television broadcasts, Studs paid attention - and respect - to "ordinary" human beings of all classes and colours Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; APW; BGF; JP; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 274 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583675939
- ISBN
- 9781583675939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Dewsbury, Donald A. Num Pages: 512 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144108
- ISBN
- 9780226144108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 49.58
€ 58.80
€ 49.58
Paperback. Evokes everyday life in a New York Jewish family and what it was like to grow up around an old fashioned family run restaurant. This work is a portrait of a fabulous family and a charming recreation of a lost era. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGBA; KNSH; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747561712
- ISBN
- 9780747561712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
hardcover. The highest-paid Hollywood stuntman of the 1960s and 70s and director of the classic Smokey and the Bandit tells incredible stories from his high-speed, high impact life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 241 x 1. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316078993
- ISBN
- 9780316078993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.80
€ 35.99
€ 25.80
Paperback. Bestselling football biographer Luca Caioli tackles his most controversial subject yet - Barcelona, Uruguay and former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906850777
- ISBN
- 9781906850777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.89
€ 10.99
€ 9.89
paperback. A biography of Mexican guerilla leader (in Chiapas) Subcommander Marcos that synthesizes his life, his career, and his influence. The first such study in English. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBTV; JPWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822339953
- ISBN
- 9780822339953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.64
€ 35.99
€ 32.64
Paperback. The iconic bass player tells the third, arguably the most important and certainly most controversial part of his story: the New Order years Num Pages: 768 pages, 3 x 8pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471132421
- ISBN
- 9781471132421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; BGFA; JPS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925495355
- ISBN
- 9781925495355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.67
€ 32.99
€ 23.67