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Biography
Hardcover. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Blast Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780922233465
- ISBN
- 9780922233465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.27
€ 24.27
Paperback. Born in 1931, the illegitimate child of an abandoned mother, Thomas Bernhard was brought up by an eccentric grandmother and adored grandfather. He ran away from home at 15 and at 18, was put in a hospital ward for the old and terminally ill when he caught pneumonia. This volume tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099442530
- ISBN
- 9780099442530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. "Profoundly evocative and altogether admirable.. The writing and detail are so brilliant that I found the volume revelatory."-Tim Page, Washington Post Num Pages: 608 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350807
- ISBN
- 9780393350807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. Buergenthal arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781254004
- ISBN
- 9781781254004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.72
€ 15.99
€ 11.72
Hardcover. A book on Virginia Woolf that contends psychobiography has much to gain from a closer engagement with science. It demonstrates how Woolf used her illness intelligently and creatively in her theories of fiction, of mental functioning, and of self structure. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520072800
- ISBN
- 9780520072800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.02€ 49.59
€ 63.02
€ 49.59
Hardcover. Fedor Chizhov built the first railroad owned entirely by Russian stockholders, created Moscow's first bank and mutual credit society, and launched the first profitable steamship line based in Archangel. In this valuable book, Thomas Owen vividly illuminates the life and world of this seminal figure in early Russian capitalism. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 292 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015494
- ISBN
- 9780674015494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 76.62
€ 84.36
€ 76.62
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Marquette University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874620177
- ISBN
- 9780874620177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.13
€ 79.13
Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124001
- ISBN
- 9780813124001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.90
€ 41.90
Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124018
- ISBN
- 9780813124018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Paperback. Offers an account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. This autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes the author's surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London, along with the nightmares, despair and paranoia to which he became prey. Editor(s): Milligan, Barry. Num Pages: 352 pages, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439014
- ISBN
- 9780140439014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Once upon a time, opium was easily available over chemist's counter. The secret of happiness, about which philosophers have disputed for so many ages, could be bought for a penny, and carried in waistcoat pocket. Paradise! So thought, the author, but he soon discovered that 'nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium'. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528593
- ISBN
- 9780099528593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Suspiria de Profundis, and 'The English Mail-Coach' are De Quincey's finest essays in autobiography, published here with three appendices containing a wealth of related manuscript material and a comprehensive introduction and notes. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600618
- ISBN
- 9780199600618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143585
- ISBN
- 9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardback. Documents the craft of organbuilder Gerhard Brunzema (1927-1992) and looks at how his instruments and his approach to organbuilding influenced music history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b&w photographs & 41 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780810833661
- ISBN
- 9780810833661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.53
€ 131.53
Hardcover. The timely dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell - 20th century champions of British democracy and freedom Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715652374
- ISBN
- 9780715652374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardback. The most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870. This book presents these letters in their entirety. In these letters, Eakins speaks openly and frankly about human relationships, male companionship, marriage, and women. Editor(s): Homer, William Innes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: ACV; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138084
- ISBN
- 9780691138084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138611
- ISBN
- 9780231138611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605364
- ISBN
- 9780691605364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.97€ 53.97
€ 68.97
€ 53.97
Paperback. From Civil Rights to Human Rights examines King's lifelong commitments to economic equality, racial justice, and international peace. Drawing upon broad research in published sources and unpublished manuscript collections, Jackson positions King within the social movements and momentous debates of his time. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220896
- ISBN
- 9780812220896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. A highly entertaining account of a middle-aged man's love affair with sailing, an elegant and introspective meditation on the nature of obsession, and an insightful reflection on the years of learning and practice that molded author Tom Froncek into an expert sailor. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574091793
- ISBN
- 9781574091793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.02
€ 26.99
€ 24.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807461
- ISBN
- 9780875807461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765602442
- ISBN
- 9780765602442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. Soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Georgia fell prey to a series of power struggles, rampant crime and corruption, secessionist wars, and the spillover of the war in neighboring Chechnya. This book presents the author's experiences in the strife-ridden Republic of Georgia. Num Pages: 344 pages, maps, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; BM; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765617118
- ISBN
- 9780765617118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. A compelling portrait of the time when freedom of speech and the need to throw off censorship came to the fore, told through its great trials, from Lady Chatterley's Lover to Howard Marks. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BG; LAQ; LAZ; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444799750
- ISBN
- 9781444799750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33