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Biography: general
Hardback. Follows Mary Decker and Zola Budd through their lives and careers, telling the story behind the controversy of their collision at the 1984 Olympics. Olympic Collision relives one of the most famous incidents in Olympic history, its legacy, and what has happened to both athletes since. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803290846
- ISBN
- 9780803290846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Paperback. In 1851, nine members of the Oatman family set out for California on the old Santa Fe Trail. Seventy miles from the California border they were attacked by Indians, who massacred the entire family, except a boy, Lorenzo (mistakenly left for dead), and two girls, Ann and Olive. This book describes the Oatman family and their fateful journey. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803291393
- ISBN
- 9780803291393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This biography of Crockett includes an introduction by Michael Lofaro. Editor(s): Shackford, John B. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803292307
- ISBN
- 9780803292307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; DSA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JPFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292611
- ISBN
- 9780803292611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Born in slavery, Charles Young was the third black graduate of West Point, the first black US military attache and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. This biography of Young's years at West Point chronicles the challenges that Young faced, and provides a window into life at West Point in the 1880s. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803293151
- ISBN
- 9780803293151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Marion Yorck von Wartenburg was involved in the Nazi resistance group known as the Kreisau Circle, whose cofounder was her husband, Peter. The Kreisau Circle participated in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. Editor(s): Winter, Julie M. Translator(s): Winter, Julie M. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803299153
- ISBN
- 9780803299153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804011679
- ISBN
- 9780804011679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5106 x 3175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1945
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804706063
- ISBN
- 9780804706063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714327
- ISBN
- 9780804714327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. This volume explores the life of John Randolph Haynes (1853-1937) who, for four decades, was at the forefront of social-reform crusades and political action in Los Angeles and California with his legacies in the fields of direct leglisation and public ownership of utilities. Num Pages: 348 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720670
- ISBN
- 9780804720670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardcover. "This is a 3-in-1 bargain: a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804721233
- ISBN
- 9780804721233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. This book documents the Cambodian refugee experience through powerful first-person narratives of men, women, and children who survived the holocaust and have begun new lives in America. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; BGH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723725
- ISBN
- 9780804723725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.84
€ 43.99
€ 38.84
paperback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724418
- ISBN
- 9780804724418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This first comprehensive account of the early life of longtime Chinese premier Zhou Enlai shows how the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of his formative years established clear patterns for his future personal and political orientations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727006
- ISBN
- 9780804727006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This is an intellectual biography of Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709-85), who emerges as a central figure in the history of republican thought in the era of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727891
- ISBN
- 9780804727891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. These letters tell the story of a young American woman of Japanese descent who, along with over 10,000 other Japanese Americans, was stranded in Japan during World War II. Editor(s): Lee, Robert G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804729673
- ISBN
- 9780804729673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.74
€ 43.99
€ 38.74
Hardback. This is the story of Lady Sarah Cowper, based on a diary that she kept from 1700 to 1716. She reveals not only her personal life, but also her thoughts about religion, politics, and society, weaving her own words with unattributed quotations from conduct manuals, sermons, periodicals, and other sources. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734189
- ISBN
- 9780804734189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736534
- ISBN
- 9780804736534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.84
€ 43.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. A biography of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935): Beecher-descendent, zealous reformer, exhilarating lecturer, prolific writer, scandalous divorcee, "unnatural mother," international celebrity, and life-long controversialist. Num Pages: 568 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804738897
- ISBN
- 9780804738897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1890-1936) holds the distinction of being the first South Asian immigrant to have a successful career in the United States as a man of letters. This reissue of his autobiography, with a new introduction and afterword, seeks to revitalize interest in Mukerji and his work. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G.; Gupta, Akhil; Manekar, Purnima. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804744348
- ISBN
- 9780804744348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. This is a poineering study of the 19th centruy Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of its most controversial and influential leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life are echoed by the contradictory and highly critical opinions of his personal charachter and leadership. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; HBG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744683
- ISBN
- 9780804744683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Hardback. This work tells the tale of the prolific architect, inventor, farmer, writer and engineer, Gaetano Ciocca, whose career took him from the battlefronts of World War I to Stalin's Russia, Mussolini's Italy, FDR's America and finally to postwar liberal-democratic Italy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AMB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748773
- ISBN
- 9780804748773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.85
€ 98.85
Hardback. Fred Terman was an outstanding American engineer, teacher, entrepreneur and manager. Terman was also deeply devoted to his students, to engineering, and to Stanford University. This biography focuses on the weave of personality and place across time. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JNM; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749145
- ISBN
- 9780804749145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Hardback. Although Irene Nemirovsky was Jewish, she frequented authors and politicians on the extreme right. This biography analyzes the discrepancy between Nemirovsky's real and imagined identities, and explores a literary work that revisits in a different way Jewish identity, exile, betrayal, and the solidarity of persecuted people. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804754811
- ISBN
- 9780804754811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00