Biography
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Biography
Hardback. Part biography, part history, part critical examination of Babel's legacy in Russian, European, and Jewish cultural context, The Enigma of Isaac Babel offers the first comprehensive view of the great Russian Jewish author since the opening of Soviet archives. Editor(s): Freidin, Gregory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759038
- ISBN
- 9780804759038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.88
€ 86.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937557
- ISBN
- 9780813937557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.92
€ 23.99
€ 21.92
Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725478
- ISBN
- 9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.63€ 56.42
€ 62.63
€ 56.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811216654
- ISBN
- 9780811216654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. From fascination to disillusionment and back, a memoir of one man's quest for Zen and spirituality in America and Japan. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: BM; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611720112
- ISBN
- 9781611720112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.84
€ 15.99
€ 14.84
Paperback. Autumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing. John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. This title tells the story of the trader John Paulson who predicted the economic crash in 2008 - and made the biggest windfall in history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043159
- ISBN
- 9780141043159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.65
€ 13.00
€ 11.65
Hardback. This book is built around two recently discovered war diaries-one by a member of the 23rd Panzer Division which served under Manstein in Russia, and the other by a member of Rommel's AfrikaKorps. Together, along with detailed timelines and brief overviews, they comprise a fascinating "ground level" look at the German side of World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16-page photo section. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1HB; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149057
- ISBN
- 9781935149057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.34
€ 35.99
€ 31.34
Paperback. Begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at the University of Minnesota on election night 2008. This title follows not only recordings but performances, books, movies, and various manner of highways and byways in which Bob Dylan has made himself felt in our culture. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571254453
- ISBN
- 9780571254453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.16
€ 26.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in popular music for all time. This book captures the heady atmosphere of the recording studio in 1965 as witnessed by many clustered around the mercurial genius from Minnesota. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571223862
- ISBN
- 9780571223862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women recognizes the women who helped to shape the Lone Star State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 10.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762769827
- ISBN
- 9780762769827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.03
€ 17.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143109242
- ISBN
- 9780143109242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.49
€ 18.99
€ 16.49
paperback. Travelogue, cultural meditation, and love story, "On the Ice" casts a panoramic view on one of the oddest communities in one of the most extreme places on earth. Sent to Antarctica as an observer by the National Science Foundation, Gretchen Legler arrives at McMurdo Station where she is forced to confront her own fears. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571312822
- ISBN
- 9781571312822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.75
€ 16.99
€ 15.75
Hardback. We must see to it that we put the best of ourselves in our letters; for there is nothing to suggest that we shall see each other again soon. So wrote Walter Benjamin to Gretel Adorno in spring 1940 from the south of France, shortly before he took his own life. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636696
- ISBN
- 9780745636696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.01
€ 79.01
Hardback. A lively and readable literary biography of a remarkable personality who was a central member of the Inklings, this book rediscovers the dramatic and contradictory life of a brilliant writer and publisher from a poor London background who became a ground-breaking theologian, fantasy novelist and poet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16-page plates section. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 48. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199284153
- ISBN
- 9780199284153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Greville Janner. 161 p., [8] p. of plates ill., ports. 24 cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with bright gilt title on the spine, well defined edges and tight binding." Keywords: "Biography - Political - Britain,Biography - Political - Countries & Regions,Travel & Holiday - Countries"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Robson Books Dublin, Ireland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0070094
- ISBN
- 9781861052179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Translator(s): Carley, Lionel. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529615
- ISBN
- 9780714529615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.30
€ 26.99
€ 23.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Simonson, Harold P. Series: Masterworks of Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780808403098
- ISBN
- 9780808403098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94
€ 58.94
paperback. A memoir written by a performer and manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West tour in Europe Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 200 pages, 34 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; ASZX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803234659
- ISBN
- 9780803234659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.19
€ 17.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Spokesman Pr
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851246956
- ISBN
- 9780851246956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Hardback. From My Recent Past is a memoir written by Russian revolutionary Grigory Gershuni (1870-1908). The book depicts his revolutionary activities, arrest, tribunal, and years of imprisonment. It is presented here in English translation by Katya Vladimirov, with an introduction by Katya Vladimirov and an afterword by Jack Moran. Translator(s): Vladimirov, Katya. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; BM; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498522175
- ISBN
- 9781498522175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.52
€ 99.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, 360 images. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300100723
- ISBN
- 9780300100723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14€ 45.72
€ 59.14
€ 45.72
Paperback. An autobiography that tells Groucho Marx's rags-to-riches story with a difference. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages printed with text = 272pp total. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753519509
- ISBN
- 9780753519509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847391032
- ISBN
- 9781847391032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
paperback. Editor(s): Baldauf, Anette. Translator(s): Baldauf, Anette. Num Pages: 328 pages, 71. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 254 x 38. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517902100
- ISBN
- 9781517902100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35