Biography
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Biography
Chinese diplomat V.K. Wellington Koo was involved in virtually every foreign and domestic crisis in 20th century China. This biography gives a picture of one of the essential figures behind the creation of a modern China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123141
- ISBN
- 9780813123141
Condition: New
€ 53.45
€ 53.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, colour illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HYPERION
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781401310790
- ISBN
- 9781401310790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. An extraordinary wartime memoir, combining the best kind of adventure story with a coming of age testimony of unforgettable resonance and poignancy. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444760620
- ISBN
- 9781444760620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; 3JJG; BGH; JFSL4; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197896
- ISBN
- 9781845197896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.55
€ 36.99
€ 33.55
Paperback. The true story of Italy's most infamous murder, and the scandal that rocked the country. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. The Dark Side of Rome in the 1950s. 416 pages, ill. The true story of Italy's most infamous murder, and the scandal that rocked the country. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; BTC. Dimension: 128 x 195 x 27. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847676559
- ISBN
- 9781847676559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white plates, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497792
- ISBN
- 9780752497792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.17
€ 19.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47
Hardcover. Traces the forging of the author's identity from the clash of his youthful home life and the streets of his native mill town. This memoir reveals how a growing understanding of art, culture, friendship, spirituality, family, and class melded to create a man able to live fully in two distinct worlds. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609285
- ISBN
- 9780815609285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.89
€ 12.89
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857042910
- ISBN
- 9780857042910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. Presents the study of Kurt Weill's complete stage works. This title shows how Weill's experiments with a range of genres - from one-act operas and plays with music to Broadway musicals and film-opera - became an indispensable part of the reforms he promoted during his brief but intense career. Num Pages: 592 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 2 tables, 78 music examples. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271777
- ISBN
- 9780520271777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.61€ 41.40
€ 52.61
€ 41.40
Hardback. College presidents lead taxing and complex, though enormously fulfilling and rewarding, lives. The story that unfolds in College Presidents Reflect: Life in and out of the Ivory Tower is fashioned from the perspectives of over two-dozen retired former college presidents. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475807615
- ISBN
- 9781475807615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: BTC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510713017
- ISBN
- 9781510713017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Though they were acquitted, these same defendants were soon being ostracized by their own neighbors, and within four months of Till's death, Southern blacks were staging the historic Montgomery bus boycott-the first major battle in the coming war against racial injustice that would lead to the passage of civil rights legislation a decade later. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; BGH; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801843266
- ISBN
- 9780801843266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.81
€ 30.81
Paperback. Isambard Kingdom Brunel had strong associations with South Wales; chief engineer of the GWR, he was the same for the South Wales Railway Company, taking the railways across South Wales. This work focuses on his contribution to the maritime world, from his work on dry docks and shipping facilities to his steamships, including his 'great leviathan'. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGT; HBTK; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449128
- ISBN
- 9780752449128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.39
€ 33.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444723250
- ISBN
- 9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.69
€ 14.99
€ 11.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470120156
- ISBN
- 9780470120156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.56
€ 38.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529202
- ISBN
- 9780714529202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 976 pages, 2 x 8 b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 46. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027944
- ISBN
- 9780141027944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.74
€ 25.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BG; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610396325
- ISBN
- 9781610396325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.51
€ 19.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KLN0017854
- ISBN
- 9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49