Biography: general
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Biography: general
paperback. The pen of W. H. Davies, super-tramp and writer, reveals a fascinating picture of a vast, bustling continent intent on its own affairs and of a Britain on the cusp of change between old certainties and an uneasy future. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908946072
- ISBN
- 9781908946072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.59
€ 12.99
€ 9.59
paperback. A biography of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246. Paperback in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tempus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2233537
- ISBN
- 9780752447278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 4.99
€ 14.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In this reassessment of the career of Nelson A. Miles - which he began as a volunteer officer in the Civil War - the author suggests that comments made by his enemies influenced the way Miles's career has been viewed by historians and tries to readdress this. Num Pages: 568 pages, 23 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385947
- ISBN
- 9780873385947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.95
€ 56.95
paperback. Gives an anaylsis of the social themes and cultural perspectives of modern American autobiographies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812211276
- ISBN
- 9780812211276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. In 1821, at the age of seventy-seven, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, introduced here by historian Michael Zuckerman, gives us a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America's most influential personalities. Editor(s): Ford, Paul Leicester. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219012
- ISBN
- 9780812219012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick's brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w, 30 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007292486
- ISBN
- 9780007292486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
paperback. Shares everything that author has learnt from a lifetime of both wins and losses, and wisdom from greats like Cloughie and Ferguson. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785034572
- ISBN
- 9781785034572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.27
€ 19.99
€ 10.27
paperback. The explosive and compelling autobiography of Joey Barton, football's most intriguing personality, brought fully up to date Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781471147609
- ISBN
- 9781471147609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.27
€ 19.99
€ 10.27
mass_market. A former US Navy SEAL, the author tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the United States military, any branch, from 1776 to present. He also tells the story of the men of SEAL Team 3 who fought and died as brothers with him. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 106 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780062238863
- ISBN
- 9780062238863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 8.70
€ 16.99
€ 8.70
Paperback. A visionary painter best known for his murals, Diego Rivera explored Paris, Spain, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and his native Mexico, and counted Picasso, Cocteau, Trotsky and Rockefeller among his coterie of friends and enemies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 164 b&w illustrations, 39 line drawings. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410607
- ISBN
- 9780815410607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.73
€ 26.99
€ 25.73
Paperback. This is a chronological study of the musical life of the Beatles, from 1956 up to 1965. The main focus is on the materials and structures of the Beatles' melodies, harmonies, counterpoint, rhythms, and the ways these portray the themes of their poetry. The book also addresses performance practice, recording procedure, historical context and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, numerous music examples and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195141054
- ISBN
- 9780195141054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.36
€ 73.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white throughout. BIC Classification: B; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788189487935
- ISBN
- 9788189487935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.82
€ 24.99
€ 18.82
Hardcover. Helicopter pilots in Vietnam kidded one another about being nothing but glorified bus drivers. But these "rotor heads" saved thousands of American lives while performing what the Army classified as the most dangerous job it had to offer. One in eighteen did not return home. Tom A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970013
- ISBN
- 9781597970013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Paperback. Translator(s): Bachrach, David Stewart. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 239.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107586
- ISBN
- 9780300107586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.07
€ 19.00
€ 17.07
Hardcover. Translator(s): Klots, Yasha; Ufberg, Ross. Num Pages: 495 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; AN; APB; BGFA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804286
- ISBN
- 9780875804286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.61
€ 38.61
Hardback. Presents in a critical and scholarly edition the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language Editor(s): Zacharias, Greg W.; Walker, Pierre A. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 photographs, 1 figure, 6 family trees, biographical register, symbol and abbreviations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234574
- ISBN
- 9780803234574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.23
€ 103.23
Paperback. This definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, the revered and controversial Indian nationalist who struggled to liberate his country from British rule before and during World War II, moves beyond the legend to reveal the impassioned life and times of the private and public man. Num Pages: 448 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBTR; JPFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 319. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065963
- ISBN
- 9780674065963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. A psychological portrait of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, a man whose personal obsession with masculinity profoundly influenced the fate of a nation. This book argues that Theodore Roosevelt struggled, like many of his contemporaries, with what it meant to be a man in the modern era. Num Pages: 299 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226876092
- ISBN
- 9780226876092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. This text on Bernardino considers the preacher's inflammatory role in Renaissance social issues. It takes the reader into the social underworld of early Renaissance Italy to discover how one influential figure helped to dramatically increase fear, hatred and intolerance for society's margins. Num Pages: 378 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226538549
- ISBN
- 9780226538549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.68
€ 53.48
€ 45.68
Hardcover. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HPCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317762
- ISBN
- 9780226317762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.75
€ 95.07
€ 78.75