Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Offers a brief, attractively written account of Owain Glyndwr (1359-1415) and his Rebellion (1400-1415), one of the most exciting and romantic episodes in the history of Wales. Series: The Pocket Guide. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708319413
- ISBN
- 9780708319413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.45
€ 6.45
Franz Rosenzweig was a prominent figure in the development of Jewish existentialism and a major influence on the work Emil Fackenheim amongst others. This work offers an array of significant texts and presents Rosenzweig's life in an informative way. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Third Edition,3
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204294
- ISBN
- 9780872204294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614708759
- ISBN
- 9781614708759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.20€ 83.50
€ 121.20
€ 83.50
Paperback. One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Focusing on different parts of Sibelius' life, the author explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. Num Pages: 549 pages, 12 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DNF; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 549
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005478
- ISBN
- 9780226005478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardcover. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is one of the twentieth century's greatest composers. This biography explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. It traces Sibelius' relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304779
- ISBN
- 9780226304779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 79.37
€ 95.07
€ 79.37
Hardback. Goss' biography of Carol Robinson (1889-1979) presents the life of a serious American pianist within the larger context of American intellectual life. Num Pages: 285 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826267
- ISBN
- 9780810826267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.27
€ 116.27
Paperback. Of all the millions of words written in anger or certainty regarding arguably the greatest murder mystery of all time, the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, one testimony remains glaringly absent. Num Pages: 356 pages. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Empire Publications
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746372
- ISBN
- 9781901746372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. "Playing God" presents poems about the experience of being a doctor, for both doctors and patients. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 b&w half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DCF; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Hammersmith Press Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905140169
- ISBN
- 9781905140169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.56
€ 23.99
€ 20.56
hardcover. A survey of the bibliographic material generated by Miguel Delibes' writing. The author provides biographical information about Delibes, a bibliography of his writing, an annotated bibliography of criticism, and an evaluative look at the trends in Delibes criticism. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 photograph, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BG; DSBH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780810836266
- ISBN
- 9780810836266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.53
€ 139.53
Paperback. By the end of the 1960s, opposition to apartheid was in disarray. Yet in the space of a few short years. major and radical challenges developed that would set the country on a new path. This lively and original book tells the story of a generation of activists who embraced new forms of opposition politics that would have profound consequences. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431409716
- ISBN
- 9781431409716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.45
€ 18.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam. Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. In The Longest Rescue , Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813166216
- ISBN
- 9780813166216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.69
€ 24.69
Hardcover. In 1929, "The Goldbergs" debuted on the air, introducing Gertrude Berg - and her radio alter ego, Bronx housewife Molly Goldberg - to the nation. This biography provides a look at how Gertrude Berg carved a special place for herself in the annals of broadcast history. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608875
- ISBN
- 9780815608875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. On Mother's Day, 2002, the author was unmarried, addicted to drugs, booze, food and bad love. Her criminal record had grown steadily more muddied in her desperate quest for escapism. But by a strange twist of fate, it was on this day that she discovered she was pregnant. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718177362
- ISBN
- 9780718177362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. New York Times bestselling author, and founder of momastery.com, Glennon Doyle Melton's inspiring memoir of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage. Series: Oprah's Book Club. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473648630
- ISBN
- 9781473648630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. The legendary voice of the New York Knicks, Giants, and Jets writes also of his years as a Syracuse football star and a track Olympian who was denied his chance to compete in the 1936 Olympics due to anti-Semitism in Berlin, where he was dropped from the 400 metre relay team. Series: Sport & Leisure in America S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 47 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; KNTD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605744
- ISBN
- 9780815605744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.08
€ 20.99
€ 20.08
hardcover. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustwrapper
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th Printing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0025496
- ISBN
- 9780718148423
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. Gloria Hunniford's daughter, TV presenter Caron Keating, was 34 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died aged 41. This is Gloria's account of Caron's life. It is about the difficult bond between mothers and daughters, and about what happens to a family when one of its members gets taken over by a disease. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APT; BGF; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KRA0010959
- ISBN
- 9780141023779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; BGR; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411357
- ISBN
- 9781572411357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411593
- ISBN
- 9781572411593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826317094
- ISBN
- 9780826317094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.81
€ 31.81