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Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471362708
- ISBN
- 9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471529422
- ISBN
- 9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.88
€ 53.24
€ 45.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations, 13 maps. BIC Classification: BG; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022628
- ISBN
- 9780271022628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.69
€ 40.99
€ 31.69
Paperback. Now available in paperback with a new preface by the author, this acclaimed biography will appeal to historians of technology and science, as well as to scientists and engineers who wish to learn more about this remarkable man. Num Pages: 360 pages, 62, 49 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Johns Hopkins Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869099
- ISBN
- 9780801869099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00€ 39.80
€ 42.00
€ 39.80
paperback. A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule. Series: Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126509
- ISBN
- 9781842126509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143126065
- ISBN
- 9780143126065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.86
€ 20.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143117995
- ISBN
- 9780143117995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.75
€ 20.99
€ 15.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143122210
- ISBN
- 9780143122210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.64
€ 23.99
€ 15.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499109
- ISBN
- 9780752499109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Finished only weeks before his death in 1994, this autobiography traces the trajectory that led Feyerabend him from an isolated, lower-middle-class childhood in Vienna to the height of international academic success as one of this century's most influential intellectuals. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226245324
- ISBN
- 9780226245324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Hardback. From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most prominent political figures. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348148
- ISBN
- 9781612348148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.81
€ 39.81
Paperback. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? This book focuses on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MJCL; MNN; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784701994
- ISBN
- 9781784701994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.67
€ 15.99
€ 11.67
paperback. Aided by the author's extensive prison diaries, this book reveals the true horror of life inside Los Teques: a shocking underworld behind bars where inmates pay protection money to stay alive, prostitutes do the rounds and vast amounts of cocaine are smuggled in for cell-block bosses to sell on to prisoners for huge profits. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576077
- ISBN
- 9781780576077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.61
€ 16.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846142338
- ISBN
- 9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. A reissue of acclaimed writer Paul Kimmage's classic bestselling sports biography of Tony Cascarino. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471110603
- ISBN
- 9781471110603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. The shocking, controversial, moving story of Matt Hampson, the rugby player who dislocated his neck and was paralysed in a England training session Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847393142
- ISBN
- 9781847393142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Presents the life story of a professional athlete. This book is an account that breaks the law of silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport. It is suitable for anyone who is interested in sports. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSDX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224080170
- ISBN
- 9780224080170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Paul Lake was Manchester born, a City fan from birth. His footballing talent was spotted at a young age and, in 1983. Earmarked as an England captain in the making, Paul became a target for top clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool, but he always stayed loyal to his beloved club. But then, in September 1990, disaster struck. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553250
- ISBN
- 9780099553250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. Werner Heisenberg's task was to build an atomic bomb for Nazi Germany. What precisely did Heisenberg know about the physics of the atomic bomb? How deep was his loyalty to the German government during the Third Reich? Assuming that he had been able to build a bomb, would he have been willing? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 372 pages, 1 black-and-white photograph, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBT; JWMN; PDX; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229266
- ISBN
- 9780520229266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Hardcover. A memoir by Paul Lendvai, a Hungarian Jew who was arrested by the Nazis as a teenager. He became a communist activist in post-war Budapest, was imprisoned by the communists, and fled to Vienna after the 1956 Revolution. He became a leading journalist and commentator on eastern Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st English Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860642685
- ISBN
- 9781860642685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 54.35
€ 59.15
€ 54.35
Paperback. First substantial overview of the life and career of Pharrell Williams, the foremost producer of the modern era, and performer in his own right. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVGR; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783057894
- ISBN
- 9781783057894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.47
€ 17.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300228304
- ISBN
- 9780300228304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.75
€ 30.99
€ 22.75
Hardback. Stephen Crane's short, compact life--"a life of fire," he called it--is surrounded by myths, distortions, and fabrications. Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most accurate account of the poet and novelist to date. Num Pages: 452 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049536
- ISBN
- 9780674049536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729303
- ISBN
- 9781560729303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.77
€ 34.99
€ 25.77