Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. This reader contains nearly 800 excerpts of Thomas Jefferson's writing. From the glory of crafting the Declaration of Independence, through his moral struggle with slavery and the agony of losing his young wife and daughter, Jerry Holmes chronicles Jefferson's life through his own words. Editor(s): Holmes, Jerry. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521162
- ISBN
- 9780742521162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.33
€ 92.33
Hardback. Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism highlights Wilsons sharp departure from the traditional principles of American government, most notably the Constitution. Ronald J. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515161
- ISBN
- 9780742515161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.25
€ 200.25
hardcover. Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers. Editor(s): Yancy, George. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513419
- ISBN
- 9780742513419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.48
€ 178.48
paperback. This autobiography of historian, Ienaga Saburo, traces his childhood, education, wartime experiences, academic career and two major battles that occupied his later years. One was the fight against the relocation of Tokyo University of Education; the other was the fight against certification. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509894
- ISBN
- 9780742509894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42
hardcover. Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508101
- ISBN
- 9780742508101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.20
€ 171.20
Hardback. In this text, Lillian Feder explores V.S. Naipaul's writings to deliver an analysis of her subject. She describes Naipaul's methods for discovering the truth about himself and the world he explores, and she concludes that his literature has earned a place in the upper echelons of the modern canon. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508088
- ISBN
- 9780742508088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.56
€ 42.99
€ 35.56
Paperback. This is the memoir of a South Korean dissident who was unjustly accused of spying for the North Koreans and jailed for 19 years as a political prisoner. It traces Suh Sung's experiences as a Korean citizen of Japan before his incarceration, his time in prison, and his subsequent release. Translator(s): Inglis, Jean. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; BG; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501225
- ISBN
- 9780742501225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.18
€ 59.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739172704
- ISBN
- 9780739172704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.27
€ 146.27
Hardback. Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739150535
- ISBN
- 9780739150535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.53
€ 135.53
Hardback. Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand Interviewed provides sharp insights on a vast range of cultural issues that are totally unique and original, yet instantly recognizable as Ayn Rand. The collection is philosophical and intellectual, yet accessible to the general public. Editor(s): Podritske, Marlene; Schwartz, Peter. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739131947
- ISBN
- 9780739131947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
Hardback. This collection presents and comments on the 1913-1945 correspondence between Harry Hopkins, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's advisor and New Deal Administrator, and his first wife of 17 years, Ethel gross. Editor(s): Giffen, Allison (Assistant Professor of English, Western Washington University, USA); Hopkins, June. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105023
- ISBN
- 9780739105023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.28
€ 147.28
Hardback. Based on archival research in Europe and the USA, this study tells the story of the French watchmaker, Caron de Beaumarchais, and the role that he played in the American War of Independence as an owner and outfitter of ships and as an arms merchant. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104682
- ISBN
- 9780739104682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.59
€ 157.59
paperback. A senior journalist for "Time Magazine, " Aikman profiles six figures who embody specific virtues including Bill Graham, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II and others. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; G; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780739104385
- ISBN
- 9780739104385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64
Hardback. A biography of diplomat William Smith Clark, an exponent of the modernization of Japan in the nineteenth century and founder of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104170
- ISBN
- 9780739104170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.72
€ 157.72
hardcover. Including personal letters to Kurt Wolff from Hannah Arendt and Hermann Bloch, this text portrays a fertile mind's reckoning with pre-phenomenal being in a way that dances between the realms of the intellectual consideration and the surrender of will to the intoxication of lived experience. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739103906
- ISBN
- 9780739103906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.49
€ 115.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: BG; G; HB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739100059
- ISBN
- 9780739100059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.79
€ 61.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062309921
- ISBN
- 9780062309921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.94
€ 16.99
€ 14.94
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062297112
- ISBN
- 9780062297112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.94
€ 16.99
€ 14.94
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062259578
- ISBN
- 9780062259578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.18
€ 16.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. The author has entertained millions of Americans every weekday morning over the years hosting, in various incarnations, the popular show � �"Live with Regis and Kelly� �". In this book, he reveals the many influences that have shaped his life philosophy and career. It also includes anecdotes, laugh-out-loud tales, and awkward celebrity moments. Num Pages: 336 pages, Two Sixteen-Page Inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062109767
- ISBN
- 9780062109767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.79
€ 16.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062105066
- ISBN
- 9780062105066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.80
€ 17.99
€ 15.80
Hardback. When her mother became the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 2008, Bristol Palin was instantly propelled into the national spotlight, becoming the focus of intense public and national media scrutiny at the age of seventeen. This title gives readers an intimate behind-the-scenes look at her life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16-Page Colour Photo Insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JMC; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062089373
- ISBN
- 9780062089373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.87
€ 26.99
€ 22.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061915420
- ISBN
- 9780061915420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.18
€ 23.99
€ 21.18
paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780061809552
- ISBN
- 9780061809552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27