Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0001970
- ISBN
- 9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an account of John and Gerardine Gleeson's quest to conceive, of the serious physical damage Gerardine suffered as a result of in-vitro fertilization, and of her tragic death. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sitric Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0007521
- ISBN
- 9781903305027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As a player, manager and football pundit, Gordon Strachan is one of the most popular names in football today. This is his story and his take on the game he loves. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, Colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KLN0016860
- ISBN
- 9780751537482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A biography of Eddie Collins, one of baseball's most consistently good batters, its best bunter and hit-and-run man, one of its craftiest base runners and finest defensive second basemen. It tells how, during his career, he was repeatedly referred to as the game's smartest player, both on and off the field. Num Pages: photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786432875
- ISBN
- 9780786432875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24
€ 53.24
Paperback. The life of Karl Dane was a Cinderella story gone horribly wrong. The immigrant from Copenhagen was transformed from a machinist to a Hollywood star after his turn as the tobacco-chewing Slim in "The Big Parade". This biography tells the tale of a daring yet tragic man who aimed for his wildest dreams and succeeded, if only for a short time. Num Pages: 230 pages, ca. 55 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786442072
- ISBN
- 9780786442072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.69
€ 40.99
€ 40.69
paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. This book examines the evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534. Clean copy with light reading wear. Newspaper clippings pasted to inside front cover and half-title page by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022766
- ISBN
- 9780747566779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
paperback. Editor(s): Reichard, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636228
- ISBN
- 9780816636228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.56
€ 19.56
Good-Bye to Old Peking: The Wartime Letters Of U.S. Marine Captain Joh...
Letcher, John Seymour; Jeans, Roger B.; Lyle,...
hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821412282
- ISBN
- 9780821412282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- HarperOne United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060529925
- ISBN
- 9780060529925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.37
€ 18.99
€ 17.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- Eighteenth Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060626457
- ISBN
- 9780060626457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.23
€ 21.99
€ 20.23
Paperback. Series: The journals of Thomas Merton. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060654832
- ISBN
- 9780060654832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. Bishop Spong, author of "Jesus for the Non Religious" and "Why Christianity Must Change or Die", is known for his controversial ideas and fighting for minority rights. As a Southerner, Spong also has a natural gift for storytelling. This autobiography describes his lifelong struggle with the questions of God and death. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060778422
- ISBN
- 9780060778422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.21
€ 20.99
€ 19.21
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BGXA; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062226310
- ISBN
- 9780062226310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.55
€ 19.99
€ 16.55
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062367723
- ISBN
- 9780062367723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.41
€ 20.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Singapore
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814423861
- ISBN
- 9789814423861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- William Morrow United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062226297
- ISBN
- 9780062226297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062473622
- ISBN
- 9780062473622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- HarperOne United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062507310
- ISBN
- 9780062507310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.42
€ 24.99
€ 21.42
hardcover. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009326
- ISBN
- 9780802009326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.35
€ 89.35
Hardback. All the correspondence selected for this volume - most of it hitherto unpublished - relates to Bernard Shaw's theatre dealings and theatrical interest, at the same time attesting to the 'histrionic instinct' and 'theatrified imagination' (his own phrases) of the man who penned them. Editor(s): Laurence, Dan H. Series: Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802030009
- ISBN
- 9780802030009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Paperback. Deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297555
- ISBN
- 9780803297555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.45
€ 17.99
€ 17.45
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628674
- ISBN
- 9780816628674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.35
€ 17.99
€ 17.35
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFSF; TV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631056
- ISBN
- 9780816631056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.45
€ 18.99
€ 18.45
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636853
- ISBN
- 9780816636853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.37
€ 17.99
€ 17.37