Biography
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Biography
Paperback. An account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. 60 years later, his daughter sets out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway, meeting some of the people who helped him along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954913731
- ISBN
- 9780954913731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.13
€ 14.13
Paperback. He swore an oath to King and Empire.. but they forgot him Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780747118
- ISBN
- 9781780747118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.23
€ 16.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585422821
- ISBN
- 9781585422821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.56
€ 15.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004195
- ISBN
- 9781856354042
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Celebrates the special circumstance of being born and reared in a household where being a woman of mixed race could be a fundamental source of strength, vitality, and courage. This book traces Day Shepherd's journey to Bronzeville, the epicenter of black Chicago during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318233
- ISBN
- 9780226318233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.34
€ 18.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 x 16 page B&W inserts B&W art throughout. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620408001
- ISBN
- 9781620408001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.31
€ 21.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. This text presents the life story of one of America's best known and most popular photographers and environmentalists of the 20th century. Adams has also been a teacher, musician and crusader over the last six decades. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: AJB; BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Ansel Adams
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821222416
- ISBN
- 9780821222416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.33
€ 25.99
€ 20.33
hardcover. Maine humor icon Tim Sample gives us a new collection of short essays and monologues about his growing up and living in Maine and throughout his long entertainment career. Part whimsical anecdote, part hard-won wisdom, these stories are imbued with Sample's distinct wry Yankee wit. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608933686
- ISBN
- 9781608933686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.06
€ 24.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. The highly acclaimed, award-winning biography of Sir Anthony Blunt - aesthete, homosexual, communist, spy. Num Pages: 600 pages, 32 black & white halftones, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330367660
- ISBN
- 9780330367660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.80
€ 26.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. Presents a study of the career of Anthony Mann (1906-1967) that argues Mann's prominence and influence alongside contemporaries like John Ford. This book features a filmography and 50 movie stills and photographs. Num Pages: 303 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786438396
- ISBN
- 9780786438396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718827076
- ISBN
- 9780718827076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.78€ 54.16
€ 58.78
€ 54.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: BG; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602477
- ISBN
- 9780815602477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Hardcover. Clean copy in good dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- International Textbook
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0225344
- ISBN
- 9780249440058
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- International Textbook
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KLN0001809
- ISBN
- 9780249440058
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 87pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- International Textbook
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS1028855
- ISBN
- 9780249440058
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. First English-language study of Anton Heiller (1923-1979), one of the twentieth-century's most influential organists Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464970
- ISBN
- 9781580464970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. This collection of true stories illuminates the experiences of a young Polish boy before World War II, through the gathering storm of Nazism, into the death camps, to poignant reunions many years later. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863103
- ISBN
- 9780801863103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.63
€ 37.63
Paperback. Antonia Augusta - daughter of Mark Antony, mother of Claudius, grandmother of Caligula and great-grandmother of Nero - spent her life close to the seat of power and was an important figure in Imperial Rome. This biography uses inscriptions, coins, papyri and sculpture to illuminate her life. Num Pages: 290 pages, 109 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Libri Publications
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901965056
- ISBN
- 9781901965056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.43
€ 36.43
Paperback. A new, critical biography of enigmatic French theorist, writer, actor and artist Antonin Artaud examining Artaud's work in relation to his life, as well as the many influential figures he came into contact with. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235707
- ISBN
- 9781780235707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714542041
- ISBN
- 9780714542041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. Best-known as Mozart's envious nemesis, Antonio Salieri was actually among the leading opera composers of his age. This study seeks to restore Salieri's musical reputation, and identifies some orchestration, melodic style and form as distinctly "Salierian". It includes many excerpts from his works. Num Pages: 664 pages, 2 colour plates, 51 halftones, 223 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226711256
- ISBN
- 9780226711256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.20€ 111.45
€ 135.20
€ 111.45
Paperback. The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of CAESAR. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828632
- ISBN
- 9780753828632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.54
€ 21.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Their blending of politics and sex led to the ruin of both, since their main rival Octavian-Augustus was able to portray Cleopatra as the arch enemy of Rome and Antony as her consort. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443836
- ISBN
- 9780752443836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Anwar al-Sadat, one of the most transformative figures in Middle Eastern and world history. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190248987
- ISBN
- 9780190248987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37