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Biography
Hardback. At the time of his death in 1998, Alfred Kazin was considered one of the most influential intellectuals of postwar America. This title includes journals that collectively tell the story of Kazin's journey from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighbourhood to his position as a dominant figure in twentieth-century cultural life. Editor(s): Cook, Richard M. Num Pages: 512 pages, 9 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300142037
- ISBN
- 9780300142037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180077
- ISBN
- 9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Series: Major Figures in Spanish and Latin American Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BGL; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180824
- ISBN
- 9780300180824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.97€ 45.80
€ 57.97
€ 45.80
Paperback. Bob Dylan is an iconic figure in American music and cultural history. This book considers Dylan from four perspectives: his complicated relationship to blackness, the underrated influence of his singing style, his fascinating image in films, and his controversial songwriting methods that have led to charges of plagiarism. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181876
- ISBN
- 9780300181876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.72
€ 13.00
€ 12.72
Paperback. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Edward Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable resume as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of his works in natural history, Bancroft was unanimously elected to the Royal Society. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187458
- ISBN
- 9780300187458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. In 1798 Robert Morris - "financier of the American Revolution", confidante of George Washington, recent US Senator - plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtor's prison and public contempt. Setting Morris' tale in the context of the nation's founding, this title focuses on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196047
- ISBN
- 9780300196047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.45
€ 43.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules of modern-day boxing. This biography of the marquess, also known as John Sholto Douglas, paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205206
- ISBN
- 9780300205206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.51
€ 16.99
€ 13.51
Hardcover. In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman-and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 280 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393071658
- ISBN
- 9780393071658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.83
€ 32.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Solomon Northup's harrowing autobiography is based on the 1853 first edition. It is accompanied by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s introduction and detailed explanatory footnotes. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393264241
- ISBN
- 9780393264241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. "A masterpiece..[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation's past." -New York Newsday Num Pages: 512 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393313765
- ISBN
- 9780393313765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. A love story and a journey across the continents of marriage. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324471
- ISBN
- 9780393324471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.19
€ 24.99
€ 22.19
Paperback. "[Makes] history, with all its messiness, ugliness, and even humanity, come vividly alive."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326062
- ISBN
- 9780393326062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.92
€ 32.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. "This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."-Larry McMurtry Num Pages: 544 pages, 62 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJG; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338188
- ISBN
- 9780393338188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.96
€ 37.99
€ 31.96
Hardcover. Featuring sixty-nine handpicked fraud cases, Fraud Casebook: Lessons from the Bad Side of Business reveals the many faces of fraud, how frauds are detected, and how perpetrators are brought to justice. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470134689
- ISBN
- 9780470134689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.23
€ 89.23
Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379202
- ISBN
- 9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.54
€ 16.99
€ 14.54
Hardcover.
An intimate look at the founding father of the modern leadership movement Warren Bennis is an acclaimed American scholar, successful organizational consultant and author, and an expert in the field of leadership. His much awaited memoir is filled with insights about the successes and failures from his long and storied life and career. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; BM; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470432389
- ISBN
- 9780470432389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.03
€ 30.99
€ 24.03
Hardcover. By examining the family and financial circumstances of Wordsworth s early years, this illuminating biography reshapes our understanding of the great Romantic poet s most creative period of life and writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655443
- ISBN
- 9780470655443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Paperback. The compelling story of Walker Stacey -- a child who triumphed over his autistic tendencies with the dedicated help of his family When in 1996, Patricia Stacey gave birth to her second child, a baby boy, she quickly noticed an emptiness in his gaze -- a vacant quality that emphasized her sense that he was ill at ease in his own body. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; JNSG2; VFJD; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470869796
- ISBN
- 9780470869796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.06
€ 17.06
Hardcover. Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of Americaa s Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business readers will be swept away. Num Pages: 400 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471024651
- ISBN
- 9780471024651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.36
€ 46.99
€ 36.36
Hardcover. A classic American success story with a twist Like J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field was one of the overlords of triumphant capitalism in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century. However, his phenomenal wealth and generous philanthropy masked a disastrous personal life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BGB; KJV; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471024934
- ISBN
- 9780471024934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.57
€ 41.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. A gripping account of Soviet life as experienced by an American who lived for 50 years on an absolutely equal basis with Russians. Packed with details of everyday life from giving birth in a Soviet hospital to living in a Moscow communal apartment. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471028772
- ISBN
- 9780471028772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.12
€ 26.99
€ 22.12
Hardcover. Chronicles the experiences of an American stock-market trader from his first job as a quotation boy in a Boston brokerage firm to his influential position on Wall Street in the 1920s. The author provides his observations about the markets and the minds and motivations of a typical trader. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; KFFM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471059684
- ISBN
- 9780471059684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.45€ 144.90
€ 177.45
€ 144.90
Paperback. Written simply and gracefully, Buffalo Bill Cody explores the life behind this larger-than-life figure of the frontier, whose legendary exploits inspired hero worship among people of all ages. This is the first complete biography in over thirty years of Cody, the most intriguing buffalo hunter of his time. Num Pages: 512 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471077800
- ISBN
- 9780471077800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.07
€ 27.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Advance Praise for Louis Breger's FREUD "Louis Breger's rich and readable study of Freud offers a thoughtfully complex account of a great but flawed man. Everyone with an interest in psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytic movement will enjoy exploring, grappling with, arguing about, and learning from this absolutely fascinating book. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471078586
- ISBN
- 9780471078586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.98
€ 31.99
€ 24.98