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Biography

Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226434780
ISBN
9780226434780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. This unique collection of twenty-two papers was written by Northrop Frye during his student years. Made public only after Frye's death in 1991, all but one of the essays are published here for the first time. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 992.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626867
ISBN
9781442626867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.24
€ 57.31

Hardcover. Covers Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter's achievements and setbacks in light of what has been at once his greatest asset and flaw: his stubborn, faith-driven integrity. This book includes the energy crisis, the Iran hostage situation, the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal and other treaties, and the diplomatic emphasis on human rights. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329147
ISBN
9780820329147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589799059
ISBN
9781589799059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.96

Paperback. No. 2 in the series, co-authored by Ron Fritts, Ella Fitzgerald: The Chick Webb Years & Beyond 1935-1948, chronicles Ella's life from her discovery and development by Chick Webb, the shock of Webb's early death, her years as a bandleader, her success as a solo singer, marriage to Ray Brown, and her first tour of England. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848818
ISBN
9780810848818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.97

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810884182
ISBN
9780810884182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.11

Paperback. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) is acknowledged as one of the significant and multifaceted composers. This work captures Schoenberg at critical periods of his career: during the first decades of the century, primarily in his native Vienna; from 1926 to 1933, in Berlin; and from 1933 on, in the US. Editor(s): Frisch, Walter. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048611
ISBN
9780691048611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Morawetz, C.S. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 616 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817632694
ISBN
9780817632694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.91

Hardback. Editor(s): Morawetz, C.S. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 963.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817632687
ISBN
9780817632687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Rubens, Paul. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590175866
ISBN
9781590175866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241251850
ISBN
9780241251850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. In late 1888, only weeks before his final collapse into madness, Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to compose his autobiography, and 'Ecce Homo' remains one of the most intriguing yet bizarre examples of the genre ever written. Translator(s): Hollingdale, R. J. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; JMA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
141
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445152
ISBN
9780140445152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. One of Germany's greatest poets, Johann Christian Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) was also a prose writer of intense feeling, intelligence and perception. This title includes translation of selected letters and essays that traces the life and thoughts of this extraordinary writer. Editor(s): Adler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447088
ISBN
9780140447088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Frida Leider, the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the pre-war period, has a permanent place in operatic history. In this, her own memoirs, Leider recreates the fascinating operatic world of her day and her association with many great musical figures of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Osborne, Charles. Series: Overture Music Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. .
Publisher
Overture Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714543802
ISBN
9780714543802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. In this new critical biography Frida Beckman traces Gilles Deleuze's remarkable intellectual journey, mapping the encounters from which his life and work emerged. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237312
ISBN
9781780237312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

hardcover. Unavailable for many years the famous Freud/Jung Letters reveal two of the twentieth century's greatest minds at work. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph; Hull, R. F. C. Num Pages: 692 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JMAF; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
Edition
New edition
SKU
V9780415119825
ISBN
9780415119825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A.; Kresge, Stephen; Wenar, Leif. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977402
ISBN
9780865977402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3; JNA; JNU; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807052440
ISBN
9780807052440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Freedman, Diana P.; Frey, Olivia; Zauhar, Frances Murphy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312925
ISBN
9780822312925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HPX; PDZ; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980317
ISBN
9780141980317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

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