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Biography
Hardback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509513314
- ISBN
- 9781509513314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000992
- ISBN
- 9780691000992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.26€ 56.40
€ 73.26
€ 56.40
Paperback. Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121246
- ISBN
- 9780691121246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.26€ 56.40
€ 73.26
€ 56.40
paperback. Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York & Norfolk. This book looks at who Warbeck really was, how he was used by those in power in Burgundy, France, Italy, Scotland and Ireland, and the progress of the conspiracy itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939898
- ISBN
- 9780750939898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
paperback. A new edition--now with a new Afterword--of the honest and hilarious recovery memoir by the famously neurotic comedian and regular guest star of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- 1st Public Affairs Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486044
- ISBN
- 9781586486044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
Hardback. MATCH OF THE DAY 2 presenter Mark Chapman's brilliant exploration of the relationship between parents and children in sport. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; VFX; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781409163282
- ISBN
- 9781409163282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 5.80
€ 18.99
€ 5.80
Hardback. From the author of the No. 1 bestseller WEDLOCK, the story of two pioneering men of science, and a nation in thrall to mesmerism.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474602297
- ISBN
- 9781474602297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 5.80
€ 23.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life. This work portrays the life and genius of a man widely known as the "Bohemian Caesar" quite apart from his chess dominance. Annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis. Num Pages: 539 pages, photographs & facsimiles, diagrams, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 539
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786428465
- ISBN
- 9780786428465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.50
€ 65.50
Paperback. In the last decades of the British Empire, Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of England, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades and rose gardens. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268348
- ISBN
- 9780140268348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.80
€ 12.99
€ 11.80
hardcover. From planning to preparation, to training to execution, the author shares his thoughts on his sacrifices, his heroes, and the people who have supported him along the way as well as what's to come as he heads towards the twilight of his stellar career. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224100465
- ISBN
- 9780224100465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 6.75
€ 25.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. An insider's account of life with Sinatra during the heady years of the Rat Pack that's as cool, original and dazzling as the man himself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pan
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330412292
- ISBN
- 9780330412292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.44
€ 12.99
€ 5.44
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- PAN MACMILLAN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447238348
- ISBN
- 9781447238348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.79
€ 12.99
€ 11.79
hardcover. A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to the beginning of her political career in the early 1960s Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b/w bound as 2 x 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- PAN Macmillan Adult
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447256779
- ISBN
- 9781447256779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 5.70
€ 29.99
€ 5.70
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- SKU
- 9781910536698
- ISBN
- 9781910536698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
paperback. Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans's witty memoir about embracing middle age. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APT; APW; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780229201
- ISBN
- 9781780229201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
paperback. Lets you share the author's 'terror of humiliation' as she enters 'hairdresser country' and follow her dilemma as she wanders through the quandary of illegible handwriting on examination papers and 'longing for the next dyslexic' - on whose paper the answers are typed, not handwritten. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Profile Books(GB)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846685361
- ISBN
- 9781846685361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.54
€ 19.99
€ 11.54
hardcover. This is a full-length study of one of the major political figures of 20th-century America, Hiram Johnson (1876-1945). Johnson fought for decades against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, and from his deathbed voted in 1945 against American entry into the United Nations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804720816
- ISBN
- 9780804720816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.26
€ 86.26
hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726368
- ISBN
- 9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.08
€ 107.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 738 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1951
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 738
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014749
- ISBN
- 9780674014749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.81€ 187.84
€ 213.81
€ 187.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 840 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1203.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014787
- ISBN
- 9780674014787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.81€ 187.84
€ 213.81
€ 187.84