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Biography

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NewSouth Publishing Australia
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742235240
ISBN
9781742235240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.74

Paperback. A biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, that is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer's friends and associates. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. black-&-white section of illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187762
ISBN
9780300187762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.28

Hardcover. This new addition to the Author Chronologies series details the tumultuous and tragic life of Katherine Mansfield (she died from tuberculosis aged only thirty-four) and sheds new light on her approach and attitudes to writing. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525597
ISBN
9780230525597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.78

Paperback. The Prussian general and military theoretician Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz spent much of his life combatting Napoleon's army, recording his martial insights in the demanding book On War. Parkinson details the events of Clausewitz's life, and aids readers in understanding Clausewitz's writings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 58. BIC Classification: BG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412335
ISBN
9780815412335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. At the age of fifty Stephane Mallarme (1842-98) spoke of his published work as very precise reference points on my mind's journey. In this book, the author charts that journey, blending a biographical account of the poet's life with a detailed analysis of his evolving poetic theory and practice. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861896599
ISBN
9781861896599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.62

Hardback. Provides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; GBCR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833845
ISBN
9780810833845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.86

Hardcover. Editor(s): Durham, Roger S; Carmichael, Professor Peter S. Series: Voices of the Civil War. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572332768
ISBN
9781572332768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.54

Hardcover. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Heimdal
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9782840484523
ISBN
9782840484523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.74
€ 62.92

Paperback. Born in Ireland in 1864 Roger Casement acted as British Consul in various parts of Africa (1895-1904) and Brazil(1906-11) where he denounced atrocities among Congolese and Putumayo rubber workers. This title takes us deep into the mind of the bravest, most selfless and practical humanitarian of the Edwardian age. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; BGHA; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712673754
ISBN
9780712673754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Written in limpid prose, these autobiographical essays provide an insight into the mind and personality of Roger Scruton. This is a quiet, witty but also serious and moving account of the ways in which life brought him to think what he thinks, and to be what he is. His moving vignettes of his childhood and later influences illuminate this book. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826480330
ISBN
9780826480330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.20

Paperback. Bert Ramelson is best known as the Communist Party's industrial organiser Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFC; KNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907103414
ISBN
9781907103414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. Series: History Makers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRC; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Christian Focus Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845501204
ISBN
9781845501204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Hardcover. The world's leading reggae scholar has spent forty years interviewing Bob Marley and his closest confidants. This is the definitive telling of Marley's life. Num Pages: 480 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393058451
ISBN
9780393058451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JPA; JPHC; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510726925
ISBN
9781510726925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.11

Paperback. The extraordinary life and assassination of a Mormon king on Michigan's Beaver Island Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472084548
ISBN
9780472084548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400206131
ISBN
9781400206131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. Illustrated with maps, sketches and more than fifty photographs, this book uncovers the secret locations featured in Arthur Ransome's original "Swallows & Amazons" adventures. It contains numerous quotations from Arthur Ransome, which support both text and photographs. Num Pages: 136 pages, 60+ half-tones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGL; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 201 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Sigma Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850588399
ISBN
9781850588399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. True South African Stories. 158 pages. No longer skewed by political agendas, this is collection of true accounts of people, events and incidents that helped to shape the current political situation in South Africa, retold in order to bring history back into balance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BT; FYB; JFHF. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 11. Weight: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
David Philip, Publishers
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864864871
ISBN
9780864864871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGFA; BM; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Ireland
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473614161
ISBN
9781473614161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. William "Willie" Pearse was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the Rising. He followed his brother into the Irish Volunteers and the Republican movement, taking part in the Easter Rising in 1916 at the General Post Office. Following the surrender he was court-martialled and sentenced to be shot. He was executed on the 4 May 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172679
ISBN
9781847172679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.09

This text provides a first-hand account of Ronald Neame, who began his career as assistant cameraman on Hitchcock's first talkie, "Blackmail", and went on to direct Maggie Smith, Judy Garland, and Walter Matthau, amongst others. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 45 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844902
ISBN
9780810844902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.98

Paperback. Includes the interviews, given between 1962 and 1980, that speak about the development of the author's thought, explaining why and how he wrote his many books, paying tributes to philosophers, linguists, novelists, poets, painters and film-makers who have inspired him, and discussing how his life became dedicated to an exploration of semiotics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CF; HPK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528340
ISBN
9780099528340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.67

Paperback. A revision of an English icon through the formative decade of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571222629
ISBN
9780571222629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardback. Series: Hendrickson Classic Biographies. Num Pages: 441 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGX; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Hendrickson Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619706040
ISBN
9781619706040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.68

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