Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. This title paints a portrait of the life and times of this towering figure, taking him from his youth in the black middle-class enclave of Washington, DC, to the heights of worldwide acclaim. Num Pages: 720 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112633
- ISBN
- 9780226112633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cronin, James W. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121116
- ISBN
- 9780226121116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.15
€ 124.15
Hardcover. Interweaving biographical insight with psychoanalytic criticism, this title takes us on an exploration of Claude Monet's (1840-1926), conflicted relationships with women. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 colour plates, 73 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACVT; AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284804
- ISBN
- 9780226284804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.52
€ 100.52
Paperback. This work offers a detailed examination of one of the most influential American theologians of the 20th century. Gilkey dissects the interplay of Niebhur's theology and his political theories, as informed by the Depression. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293424
- ISBN
- 9780226293424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.61
€ 43.61
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
€ 40.69
€ 40.69
Hardcover. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of Chicago stepped down, leaving behind a city that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy we are only beginning to evaluate. The author chronicles the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449470
- ISBN
- 9780226449470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.01
€ 34.99
€ 32.01
Hardcover. A memoir about growing up as a daughter of Lithuanian immigrants. It revisits the troubles that surfaced in the wake of her cultural assimilation: the constricting expectations of her family and community, her problems with alcoholism and depression, and her sometimes contentious but always loving relationship with her mother. Num Pages: 200 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226505305
- ISBN
- 9780226505305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.39
€ 36.39
Hardcover. Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226679808
- ISBN
- 9780226679808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Paperback. Arguing against Andy Warhol's apparently superficial "pop" image, this study seeks to show that Warhol was deeply engaged with the people around him, and that this was reflected in his art. It looks at the underground culture of poets, artists and film-makers who regularly interacted with Warhol. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 colour plates, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AGB; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226904931
- ISBN
- 9780226904931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
Paperback. A biography and critical investigation of Alec Wilder's music. Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white photographs, 18 musical examples, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079139
- ISBN
- 9780252079139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.76
€ 31.76
Paperback. A book that comes with a cover design. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- The University of Wisconsin Pres
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299012144
- ISBN
- 9780299012144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.18
€ 29.18
Paperback. This collection of essays focuses on the contribution of American women to the writing of autiobiography. The authors trace editions of women's life-writing through three and a half centuries, from the narratives of Puritan women to contemporary multicultural literature. Editor(s): Culley, Margo. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3J; BGA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299132941
- ISBN
- 9780299132941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.35
€ 23.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 161 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299144746
- ISBN
- 9780299144746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.30
€ 18.30
Hardcover. Investigating the way one breaks through taboos and becomes a self-realized adult, this memoir traces the author's childhood in rural Arizona, his relationship with a physically shrinking father, his eccentric teenage friendships, and his growing awareness of his sexuality among young gays. Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299162603
- ISBN
- 9780299162603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.30
€ 18.30
Paperback. Dictated in an idiomatic, associative style, this book exposes the doubleness of Carson McCullers's life. A mine of information for anyone interested in McCullers and American literary life in the 1950s, these memoirs are also a testament to the courage and love of life of their author. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299164447
- ISBN
- 9780299164447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.40
€ 25.40
Hardcover. An account of the life of Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko, Pulitzer Prize winner, best-selling author and a journalist considered by many to personify Chicago. Drawing on interviews with Royko's family and intimates, the book chronicles his rise to one of the top names in US journalism. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299165406
- ISBN
- 9780299165406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. Eamonn Wall arrived in the US in the 1980s as part of a wave of young, educated immigrants who became known as the "New Irish". In this book he wrestles with his own identity, and comments on the poetry, fiction, essays, and memories of both the New Irish and Americans of Irish heritage. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; BG; DNF; DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Wisconsin Pres
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299167240
- ISBN
- 9780299167240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.33
€ 20.33
Hardcover. In this volume, Betty Berzon tells the story of her journey from psychiatric patient on suicide watch to her role as a therapist and gay pioneer. She discusses her mental breakdown and suicide attempts, her hospitalization and recovery, and her own coming out as a lesbian at the age of 40. Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSK; JMP; MMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299176204
- ISBN
- 9780299176204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.48
€ 31.48
Living at the Edge: A Biography of D. H. Lawrence and Frieda von Richt...
Lynn K. Talbot Michael Squires
Hardcover. This double biography explores Lawrence and von Richthofen's collision with an industrial world they hated and chronicles their stormy marriage. The strong sexual vitality that inspired Lawrence's art brought both joy and anguish to his marriage. Num Pages: 496 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299177508
- ISBN
- 9780299177508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.57
€ 38.57
Hardcover. Of the Rosenbluth family, only the older children, Faiga and Luzer, had gone into hiding before the SS rounded up the Jews of Kanczuga, Poland. "Hidden" is Faiga and Luzer's story. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299180607
- ISBN
- 9780299180607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.51
€ 28.51