Biography
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Biography
Hardcover. Keywords: "1941-1950, English, autobiography, Genreal"
- Publisher
- YALE UNIV PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1943
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS0070165
Hardback
Condition:
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786763
- ISBN
- 9780762786763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.69
€ 15.99
€ 13.69
Hardback. Biography...Conor Cruise O'Brien. 356pp. Essays and two early poems adress topics from African politics, to Yeats, to modern American culture
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- 9780801430879
- ISBN
- 9780801430879
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 19.95
€ 19.95
Paperback. One of the most revered of contemporary filmmakers, Werner Herzog kept a diary during the making of "Fitzcarraldo", the lavish 1982 film that tells the story of a would-be robber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill to access a rich rubber territory. This title offers a glimpse into the mind of Herzog during the making of the film. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: APFB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- ECCO Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061575549
- ISBN
- 9780061575549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.58
€ 18.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. Conrad Kain's letters provide insights into the life and thoughts of this exemplary Austrian-Canadian mountaineer. Editor(s): Robinson, Zac. Translator(s): Koch, John; Koch, Marianna. Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120042
- ISBN
- 9781772120042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.67
€ 40.99
€ 28.67
hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine and showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Glendale Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0023965
- ISBN
- 9780907606161
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
paperback. A collection of essays from one of the most influential philosophers of the last 30 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; CFA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521597449
- ISBN
- 9780521597449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.76
€ 45.76
Paperback. The author found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old Russia: he decided to lock himself alone in a cabin in the middle taiga, on the shores of Baikal, for six months. This title shares his experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JMG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975481
- ISBN
- 9780141975481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718830588
- ISBN
- 9780718830588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.22
€ 35.22
Hardcover. 'For years, the illicit love affair between Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and Venetia Stanley was concealed. Shocking events in our family led me to uncover the story of their forbidden love.' Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BTH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 642. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Metro Books,London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0015930
- ISBN
- 9781843583721
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KKD0003610
- ISBN
- 9781856352512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. John Constable and Maria Bicknell might have been in love but their marriage was a most unlikely prospect. For seven long years the couple were forced to correspond and meet clandestinely. But it was during this period of longing that Constable developed as a painter. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w integrated. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141031965
- ISBN
- 9780141031965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Hardcover. "Biography at its best aims at resurrection. Anne Boyd Rioux has brought the novelist Constance Fenimore Woolson back to life for us. Hurrah!"?Robert D. Richardson, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism Num Pages: 432 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393245097
- ISBN
- 9780393245097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036780
- ISBN
- 9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.66
€ 75.66
Paperback. The fascinating story of the decadent and thrilling world of Oscar Wilde's wife Constance, and the world of scandal which would betray her Num Pages: 384 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848541641
- ISBN
- 9781848541641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Acknowledged as one of the major sculptors and avant-garde artists of the twentieth century, Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) also remained one of the most elusive. This book looks beyond the mythology of the artist to show us Constantin the Romanian student, as well as Brancusi the celebrated artist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896520
- ISBN
- 9781861896520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.66
€ 25.66
An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine Num Pages: 368 pages, 55 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199755868
- ISBN
- 9780199755868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.12
€ 40.99
€ 36.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 251 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962698
- ISBN
- 9780750962698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Editor(s): Werenskiold, Marit. Num Pages: 190 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274772861
- ISBN
- 9788274772861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.57€ 39.93
€ 50.57
€ 39.93
Hardcover. This is the spiritual autobiography of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, the 13th-century Shi'i philosopher and scholar. It appears in English translation together with the Persian text. The author contributed to different fields of learning, including astronomy, theology and philosophy. Translator(s): Badakhchani, Seyyed Jalal Hosseini. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRAB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850439080
- ISBN
- 9781850439080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 48.87
€ 52.92
€ 48.87