Biography
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Biography
Hardback. Editor(s): Gelles, Edith B. (Senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University). Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; BJ; DN; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- The Library of America
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598534658
- ISBN
- 9781598534658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.16
€ 41.99
€ 35.16
Paperback. In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to 'Miss Adorable', Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. This collection invites readers to experience the founding of a nation and the partnership of two strong individuals. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 color illustrations, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057050
- ISBN
- 9780674057050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.08
€ 31.99
€ 27.08
Paperback. Astrophysicist and space pioneer James Van Allen, for whom the Van Allen radiation belts were named, was among the principal scientific investigators for twenty-four space missions. This book blends space science drama, military agendas, cold war politics, and the events of Van Allen's career to create a biography of this influential physicist. Num Pages: 396 pages, 52 photos. BIC Classification: BGT; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587297953
- ISBN
- 9781587297953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Paperback. Humanitarian, philanthropist, and campaigner for Jewish emancipation on a grand scale, Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) was the preeminent Jewish figure of the nineteenth century - and one of the first truly global celebrities. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 560 pages, 46 halftones, 4 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064195
- ISBN
- 9780674064195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.14
€ 34.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Now, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281074297
- ISBN
- 9780281074297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Hardcover. The first full biography of Joy Davidman brings her out from C. S. Lewis's shadow to reveal a powerful writer and thinker. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 42. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281074273
- ISBN
- 9780281074273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.11
€ 27.99
€ 24.11
Paperback. A rigorous introduction to the infamous despot and one of the key figures of modern history Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780749136
- ISBN
- 9781780749136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745475
- ISBN
- 9780804745475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.17
€ 44.99
€ 39.17
Hardcover. No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of the terrible suffering caused by the Civil War. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504837
- ISBN
- 9780674504837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.06
€ 44.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227048
- ISBN
- 9780300227048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. An American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era Berlin Editor(s): Collomp, Catherine; Groppo, Bruno. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075599
- ISBN
- 9780252075599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. A story about male friendship and drug addiction, told by a doctor who watched his young friend and student, a brilliant tennis player, destroy his life with cocaine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099735014
- ISBN
- 9780099735014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. In How We Elected Lincoln, originally published in 1916 and appearing now for the first time in paperback, we have the only firsthand account of Lincoln's political campaigns. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219142
- ISBN
- 9780812219142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.26
€ 25.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297433
- ISBN
- 9789652297433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.71
€ 23.99
€ 16.71
Num Pages: 754 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 754
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813136080
- ISBN
- 9780813136080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.86
€ 51.86
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Anchor Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400077762
- ISBN
- 9781400077762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.22
€ 18.99
€ 17.22
Hardcover. The History of Akbar by Abu'l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. It is at once a biography of the Mughal Emperor Akbar that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674427754
- ISBN
- 9780674427754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.07
€ 38.99
€ 33.07
Hardcover. "The History of Akbar" by Abu l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. In this volume, Humayun s turbulent reign ends, and Akbar ascends his father s throne." Translator(s): Thackston, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Wheeler M (Harvard University). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504943
- ISBN
- 9780674504943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.15
€ 38.99
€ 33.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928337294
- ISBN
- 9781928337294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.86
€ 15.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. A Marine squadron commander prepares his men for combat and on the second day of the Gulf War, is shot down by a Surface to Air Missile and captured by the Iraqis. As a pilot, senior Marine and squadron Commanding Officer, Acree is a goldmine of the tactical information that the iraqis so desperately needed. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574883701
- ISBN
- 9781574883701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14