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Biography

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847841295
ISBN
9780847841295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199659241
ISBN
9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTP; RGV; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140280395
ISBN
9780140280395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553815399
ISBN
9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

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
€ 13.63

Hardcover. Keyword: D.H. Lawrence 652pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0011796
ISBN
9781856192439
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: B; P; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472035649
ISBN
9780472035649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.32

Illuminates the life, career, and political activism of Jarrico, the recipient of an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for "Tom, Dick, and Harry" (1941) and the producer of the only film ever blacklisted, "The Salt of the Earth" (1954). Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124537
ISBN
9780813124537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158501
ISBN
9780691158501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2 Revised
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036663
ISBN
9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.33
€ 63.77

Paperback. In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or his eighth victim in the bizarre and shocking Ratcliffe Highway Murders? In this reconstruction, the authors draw on forensics, public records, and newspaper clippings to shed new light on this infamous Wapping mystery. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571258086
ISBN
9780571258086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. A look at how a small town farmers' son became one of the most globally recognised fighters of his generation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473648005
ISBN
9781473648005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. A look at how a small town farmers' son became one of the most globally recognised fighters of his generation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473648029
ISBN
9781473648029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. A fond and fascinating tribute to George Finch (1888-1970), mountaineer, scientist, inventor and polymath, who pioneered the use of the artificial oxygen that enabled Everest to finally be conquered thirty years after his own attempt. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b+w insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760113490
ISBN
9781760113490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849638883
ISBN
9781849638883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. One of the most captivating and influential actors in Hollywood writes not just about his life, but about life itself. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743403863
ISBN
9780743403863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. "Randel is endlessly fascinating, and Holloway's biography tells his life with great skill."-Steve Weinberg, USA Today Num Pages: 384 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347906
ISBN
9780393347906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725478
ISBN
9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.04
€ 57.82

Paperback. A true-life thriller completely exposes the network behind the illegal trade in ancient artifacts - and features a rich cast of rogues and some of the world's most prestigious art institutions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABK; AC; BTC; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586484385
ISBN
9781586484385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Num Pages: 448 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099522973
ISBN
9780099522973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

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