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Biography
Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083349
- ISBN
- 9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 71.21
€ 94.08
€ 71.21
Hardback. Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) produced an unparalleled body of work, including the iconic "The Artist in His Museum". He was a revolutionary soldier, a radical activist, an impresario of moving pictures, a natural historian, an inventor, and the proprietor of one of the first modern museums. This book presents his autobiography. Num Pages: 260 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239609
- ISBN
- 9780520239609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 63.58
€ 83.50
€ 63.58
Paperback. A memoir presents David Powell's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. Series: UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation. Num Pages: 354 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PSPM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239173
- ISBN
- 9780520239173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
paperback. Suetonius has often been used as if he were an historian, and at the same time criticised for not being one. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, p. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856685385
- ISBN
- 9780856685385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.54
€ 33.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962971
- ISBN
- 9780750962971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.40
€ 21.99
€ 20.40
Hardback. From the publication of his second novel, "A Bad Man, in 1967" to his death in 1995, Elkin was tormented by the desire for both material and artistic success. This book presents a complete biography of Stanley Elkin, a pre-eminent novelist who consistently won high marks from critics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035081
- ISBN
- 9780252035081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.37
€ 50.37
Paperback. A story of wartime intelligence, super-power relations and spies and their handlers - seen through the experience of Melita Norwood. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838876
- ISBN
- 9781843838876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. Bowie's pioneering sexual experimentation, cracked actor showmanship and ability to embrace every musical genre from glam rock to drum'n'bass have made him into the biggest commercial success in rock history since the Beatles and the Stones. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2x8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753510025
- ISBN
- 9780753510025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hazelden Information & Educational Services United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592853076
- ISBN
- 9781592853076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.80
€ 18.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) presided over a period of great political and social change. This title gives full weight not only to his foreign policy achievements, but also to his domestic political activity, political thought, life as a landlord, and private life and affairs. Num Pages: 584 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177961
- ISBN
- 9780300177961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Hardback. This biography of statesman Edmund Burke (1729-1797), covering three decades, is the first to attend to the complexity of Burke's thought as it emerges in both the major writings and private correspondence. David Bromwich reads Burke's career as an imperfect attempt to organize an honorable life in the dense medium he knew politics to be. Num Pages: 474 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPA; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729704
- ISBN
- 9780674729704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.65
€ 47.99
€ 39.65
Hardcover. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ0041666
- ISBN
- 9780812930993
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Knowleden, Martin. Num Pages: 126 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: BG; FA; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350. 126 pages, 5ill. Illustrator(s): Knowleden, Martin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; FA; WSXH. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight: 354.
- Publisher
- Coch-Y-Bonddu Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 126
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953364862
- ISBN
- 9780953364862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.83
€ 21.83
Paperback. For generations of adventurers, from Mallory to Hilary, Norgay to Krakauer, Mount Everest and the world's greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But as the public's fascination with mountaineering reaches an all time high, the question remains - why climb? Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour plate section, photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953908
- ISBN
- 9781841953908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.75
€ 21.99
€ 15.75
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454566
- ISBN
- 9780752454566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. This fascinating history covers all varieties of crime on the railways and how it has changed over the years, from assaults and robberies, to theft, murder, vandalism, football and crowd activity, suicide on the line, fraud and white collar crime, and also looks at the use of railway crime in film and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 65 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982696
- ISBN
- 9780750982696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 256 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Cheeky Guides Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956130334
- ISBN
- 9780956130334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Radio broadcasts from the Cotton Club from 1927 onwards brought national recognition to Duke Ellington and his band; recordings of his compositions - particularly Saddest Tale, Echoes of Harlem, Black and Tan Fantasy, and Mood Indigo - spread their fame internationally. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 183 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 193 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292. Good copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0011723
- ISBN
- 9781904341666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. His inimitable voice, the poetry of his trumpet and his mastery of improvisation made Louis Armstrong 'Mr Jazz'. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 170 pages, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. 170pp. Signed and inscribed
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KLN0023156
- ISBN
- 9781904341468
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This volume presents a many-faceted view of the great Oxford philosopher R. G. Collingwood. At its centre is his Autobiography of 1939, a cult classic for its compelling 'story of his thought'. That work is accompanied here by previously unpublished writings by Collingwood and eleven specially written essays on aspects of his life and work. Editor(s): Boucher, David; Smith, Teresa. Num Pages: 640 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: BGA; HB; HP; JFCX. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801207
- ISBN
- 9780198801207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18