Biography
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Biography
Hardback. A biography and critical investigation of Alec Wilder's music. Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white photographs, 18 musical examples, discography. BIC Classification: AVG; AVGC6; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252037603
- ISBN
- 9780252037603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.71
€ 117.71
Paperback. Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly two thousand letters, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571239108
- ISBN
- 9780571239108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.47
€ 25.99
€ 17.47
Hardback. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelfwear with nicks to edges
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Falcon Educational Books
- Publication date
- 1952
- SKU
- KSG0004219
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.50
€ 16.50
Paperback. Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three times. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473828902
- ISBN
- 9781473828902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802142054
- ISBN
- 9780802142054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.57
€ 17.99
€ 17.57
Hardcover. Former CIA Deputy Director of Counterterrorism and FBI Senior Intelligence Adviser Philip Mudd recounts his involvement in the fight against Al Qaeda, revealing how intelligence analysts understand and evaluate potential terror threats and communicate with political leaders. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812244960
- ISBN
- 9780812244960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Paperback. A definitive illustrated history of the patron saint of Northern England. Num Pages: 96 pages, 105 colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3F; BGH; BGX; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304. 96 pages, 105 colour Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3F; BGH; BGX; HRCX8. Dimension: 164 x 233 x 9. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445603612
- ISBN
- 9781445603612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. The final word on music's greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, John Lennon: The Definitive Biography redefines a legend. Num Pages: 864 pages, 30 b/w, 20 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 49. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007197422
- ISBN
- 9780007197422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.44
€ 19.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. Illuminating biography of legendary composer, musician and performer Paul McCartney. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226408
- ISBN
- 9781780226408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. A miracle of still-plentiful hair, raw sex-appeal, and strutting talent . The frontman of one of the most influential and controversial groups of all time. A musical genius with a career spanning over four decades. He is a testament to British glamour, the ultimate architect and demi-god of rock. Num Pages: 640 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007329519
- ISBN
- 9780007329519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
hardcover. In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. This book features a portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814767658
- ISBN
- 9780814767658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 8.29
€ 24.99
€ 8.29
Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898485
- ISBN
- 9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897440
- ISBN
- 9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897983
- ISBN
- 9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Hardback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898478
- ISBN
- 9780859898478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.25
€ 138.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 500+. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 401 x 353 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1772.
- Publisher
- Porter Press International United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955006883
- ISBN
- 9780955006883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 49.75
€ 52.99
€ 49.75
Paperback. Living archaeology Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419251
- ISBN
- 9780752419251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. Herman Roth is eighty-six years old, a widower and retired insurance manager, suffering from a brain tumour and fighting death. In a remarkable act of memory, elegy and appreciation, the author creates his most irrepressible and irresistible hero - his father. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099914303
- ISBN
- 9780099914303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520962
- ISBN
- 9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. "A success story .. proof that one can rise above the disease and defy its so-called limitations on the brain."-Daily Beast Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343427
- ISBN
- 9780393343427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52