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Biography

Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Dave. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 88 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679775
ISBN
9780816679775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BM; HBJK; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816683468
ISBN
9780816683468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; JFFH; MBD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697335
ISBN
9780816697335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.01

Hardback. Jacob Dolson Cox, a former divinity student with no formal military training, was among those who rose to the challenge. In a conflict in which "political generals" often proved less than competent, Cox, the consummate citizen general, emerged as one of the best commanders in the Union army. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420829
ISBN
9780821420829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BK; DNJ; JFD; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421772
ISBN
9780821421772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Biography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2744 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422014
ISBN
9780821422014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422335
ISBN
9780821422335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Gilbert, Allan. Num Pages: 499 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
499
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309468
ISBN
9780822309468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321644
ISBN
9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Paperback ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326670
ISBN
9780822326670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. A memoir recounting a family s efforts to locate and free a young Brazilian activist arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by the military dictatorship. Editor(s): Green, James N. Translator(s): Nielsen, Rex P. Num Pages: 208 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; BG; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347361
ISBN
9780822347361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532. South African Women Thinking in Jazz. Series: Refiguring American Music. 376 pages, 32 illustrations. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349143
ISBN
9780822349143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Sergio Ramirez was Vice President of Nicaragua from 1984 to 1990. This title covers the turbulent years that toppled the Samoza dictatorship in 1979 and the triumphs and shortcomings of the Sandinista National Liberation Front that was charged with national reconstruction and social transformation in this country and region. Translator(s): Skar, Stacey Alba D. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; BG; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350873
ISBN
9780822350873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott tells his life story, from his childhood in Houston and growing up in Los Angeles, to his early professional career, creation of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, and his work to build and serve L.A.'s black community. Editor(s): Isoardi, Steven. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362715
ISBN
9780822362715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Describes author's early education, uncanny sense of vocation, and development as a literary scholar and cultural critic. This title looks back at how author's career who was influenced by his experience, at the age of nine, of being a refugee from Nazi Germany in the Kinder transport. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823228331
ISBN
9780823228331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256532
ISBN
9780823256532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825444043
ISBN
9780825444043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.43

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851155906
ISBN
9780851155906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. This is the story of the world's exploitation motorway, the girls, the truckers who use them - and the brave few seeking to change things Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGX; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Edition
1st New edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857212542
ISBN
9780857212542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. The story of a boy from a poor farming background, whose books have become million-copy sellers and whose insights have changed lives across the world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857212948
ISBN
9780857212948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. Catherine's story of how, despite the heartbreak of nursing two daughters till they died, she was able to perceive God's mercy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRC; HRCS; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st New edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857214454
ISBN
9780857214454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.50

Paperback. Stories from a lifetime spent planting churches in Muslim communities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp colour photo section. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857215192
ISBN
9780857215192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ETT Imprint Australia
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861966974
ISBN
9780861966974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Hardcover. Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. This biography focuses on the complex forces that shaped Alexander's tumultuous reign. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 39. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804668
ISBN
9780875804668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.61

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