Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Armed with only early boyhood memories, the author begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to try to find his late grandfather's old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. This title tells the tale of the ensuing journey, at once a detective story and a moving historical memoir. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389493
- ISBN
- 9780226389493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.11
€ 36.11
Paperback. Presents a provocative view of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), one of the leading figures of the Scientific Revolution, by revealing his avid and lifelong pursuit of alchemy. This title shows that his alchemical quest positions him more accurately in the intellectual and cultural crossroads of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050829
- ISBN
- 9780691050829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 45.86
€ 58.63
€ 45.86
Paperback. How did Billy Durant come to exercise so broad an influence in the emerging auto industry? And why has he been virtually forgotten for decades? This title provides material in the form of autobiographical notes, letters, and Durant's personal papers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 88 b&w photographs, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033027
- ISBN
- 9780472033027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.77
€ 19.77
Hardback. Alexander Hamilton is one of the Founding Fathers of the American republic. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028776
- ISBN
- 9780842028776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.31
€ 156.31
Paperback. Alexander Hamilton is one of the Founding Fathers of the American republic. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028783
- ISBN
- 9780842028783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Sutin, Lawrence. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 253 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970702
- ISBN
- 9781907970702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555973049
- ISBN
- 9781555973049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.65
€ 21.99
€ 20.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, B+W images throughout. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632867186
- ISBN
- 9781632867186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.13
€ 40.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. An issue facing transitional democracies around the world has been what to do with the security apparatuses left over from the old regime. This text explores this using true stories of torture victims in Brazil and Uruguay who, faced with the paralysis of the new regime, settled their own accounts. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSU; BG; JHM; JPH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893945
- ISBN
- 9780226893945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.51
€ 30.99
€ 24.51
Hardcover. Ayii Tendulkar, a young journalist from a small town in Maharashtra, traveled to Germany to pursue a doctorate in statistics. In Berlin, Ayii became a well-known journalist, and he met and fell in love with the renowned filmmaker Thea von Harbou, the writer of the classic films "Metropolis" and "M" and former wife of legendary director Fritz Lang. Series: Zubaan Books. Num Pages: 250 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKA; BK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017661
- ISBN
- 9789381017661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.81
€ 15.99
€ 13.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781393
- ISBN
- 9780762781393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.34
€ 30.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551526003
- ISBN
- 9781551526003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Hardcover. Shedding new light on Mandate Palestine and the Jewish experience in Soviet Moscow, this book reveals the remarkable story of a woman living through some of the most pivotal events of twentieth-century history. Editor(s): Arielli, Nir. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBP; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530808
- ISBN
- 9781784530808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 53.95
€ 58.63
€ 53.95
Paperback. The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history. But beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555285
- ISBN
- 9780099555285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. With the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, Jony Ive has become the most important person at Apple. Some would argue he always was. Steve Jobs discovered Ive in 1997, when he found the scruffy British designer toiling away in a studio surrounded by hundreds of sketches and prototypes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJC; KJD; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Portfolio Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670923243
- ISBN
- 9780670923243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. Singapore
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789810548322
- ISBN
- 9789810548322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. An explosive account of one man's experiences in the Lord's Resistance Army as the bodyguard of reviled warlord Joseph Kony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 biography, 10 black & white halftones, 1 index, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; BTM; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783608126
- ISBN
- 9781783608126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. The inspiring and untold story of Ledley King, one of English football's most lauded and recognised talents, and the heartbreaking account of a career cruelly cut short. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782069072
- ISBN
- 9781782069072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Hardback. Lee Brown was an African-American labour activist who was jailed in the 1950s for protesting against the House Un-American Activities Committee. This is the story of Brown's life from his political awakening as a youth from the rural South to his rise to leadership, time of imprisonment and beyond. Series: Voices and Visions: People & Events That Made a Dfference in American Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691913
- ISBN
- 9780847691913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.67
€ 30.99
€ 26.67
paperback. This work examines the career of Lloyd Morrisett - a television executive who developed the successful children's television programme "Sesame Street", with the aim of teaching pre-school children the basics of literacy. His other media and journalistic achievements are also listed. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823220410
- ISBN
- 9780823220410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59