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Paperback. The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847390547
ISBN
9781847390547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their work, and in their day - this book provides insights into the lives of the two critical figures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034525
ISBN
9780674034525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. An unusual biography of Einstein, delving into his marriage in this greatest of scientific romances Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002083
ISBN
9780747561699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605364
ISBN
9780691605364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 53.63

Paperback. From the bestselling author of E=mc^2, Einstein's Greatest Mistake is a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern science. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b/w photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349142029
ISBN
9780349142029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In Einstein: A Biography, Jurgen Neffe presents a clear and probing portrait of the man behind the myth. He recounts Einstein's life with detail and accuracy, presenting a comprehensive account of the educational, religious, psychological and historical conditions that enabled Einstein to become the ber-physicist of all time. Translator(s): Frish, Shelly. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642215
ISBN
9780745642215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120768420
ISBN
9788120768420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.12

Paperback. Diego - a poor boy from a Buenos Aires shanty-town, his genius with a ball took him to the heights of European and World football, and his struggle with the pressures of life inside and outside the game pulled him right back down again. This is the story of Diego Armando Maradona in his own words. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780224071901
ISBN
9780224071901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. "Gato's head snapped back.. We could make out the shots of several 9mms, a couple of 38s and one or two 45s. I hurled myself through the doorway and into the room. I didn't look back." Caught in an Ecuador hotel room with 8kg of cocaine, Pieter Tritton was no mule or dupe. He had planned and organised everything. The consequence.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785035616
ISBN
9781785035616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. El Sicario, a fugitive in the US with a $250,000 price tag on his head. He has executed hundreds of people, is an expert in torture, spent years working for the state police, and received training from the FBI. This title offers a series of his confessions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGA; JKVG; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559955
ISBN
9780099559955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 x 16 page B&W plate. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408852897
ISBN
9781408852897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of great intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126189
ISBN
9781842126189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages, and also one of the most controversial. Having inherited a vast feudal domain stretching from the Loire to the Pyrenees, she was one of the greatest heiresses in history. This biography offers a perspective on this woman. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523550
ISBN
9780099523550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201014
ISBN
9780631201014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

Paperback. Proud daughter of a distinguished French dynasty, Eleanor of Aquitaine married the king of France, Louis VII, then the king of England, Henry II, and gave birth to two sons who rose to take the English throne - Richard the Lionheart and John. This title offers an account of the most important queen of the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Paberback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300178203
ISBN
9780300178203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. The untold story of the remarkable woman behind England's greatest medieval king, Edward I. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660264
ISBN
9781445660264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. This is a biography of Eleanor of Provence. It draws on the rich sources available, to reveal the interaction of the private and public facets of the queen's life, the cultural and spiritual influences to which she responded and the character of her queenship. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227397
ISBN
9780631227397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.26

Paperback. Biography...Eleanor, Countess of Desmond. 232pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780717148288
ISBN
9780717148288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. Rising from a small-time vaudeville career in the States, Loie Fuller attained international celebrity as a dancer, inventor, and one of the first women filmmakers in the world. This book demonstrates that Fuller was an artist of great psychological, emotional, and sexual expressiveness whose work illuminates the centrality of dance to modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: APFB; ASD; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141091
ISBN
9780691141091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. This is the oral account of the city's most influential bands, including Kraftwerk, NEU!, DAF, Die Krupps and many more. Num Pages: 448 pages, 25 x black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGV; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785581199
ISBN
9781785581199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

Hardback. This study of Eleftherios Venizelos, a towering figure in European diplomacy and Greece's greatest statesman in the twentieth century, brings together a narrative of the drama of high politics with critical political analysis and judgement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624782
ISBN
9780748624782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 114.08

Paperback. In 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. She was one of the 158,000 victims of the Greek Civil War. Her crime had been to help her children escape from the Communist guerrillas who occupied their village. Her son, Nicholas Gage, was then eight years old. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860463464
ISBN
9781860463464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardback. Eleonora Abbagnato is the prima ballerina at the Opera de Paris. This volume reveals her artistic versatility through the photographs of four celebrated ballets. It opens with an original interview by Valeria Crippa, journalist and ballet critic. Num Pages: 160 pages, 105 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 247 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857217871
ISBN
9788857217871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.97

Paperback. During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. This book tells the story of a preacher's kid from North Dakota who grew up to be one of the most innovative leaders of our time. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; VSC; WSD; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753556382
ISBN
9780753556382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

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