Biography
Results 12281 - 12300 of 15519
Biography
Paperback. In the last decades of the British Empire, Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of England, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades and rose gardens. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268348
- ISBN
- 9780140268348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life. This work portrays the life and genius of a man widely known as the "Bohemian Caesar" quite apart from his chess dominance. Annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis. Num Pages: 539 pages, photographs & facsimiles, diagrams, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 539
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786428465
- ISBN
- 9780786428465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Hardback. From the author of the No. 1 bestseller WEDLOCK, the story of two pioneering men of science, and a nation in thrall to mesmerism.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474602297
- ISBN
- 9781474602297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 5.80
€ 23.99
€ 5.80
Hardback. MATCH OF THE DAY 2 presenter Mark Chapman's brilliant exploration of the relationship between parents and children in sport. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; VFX; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781409163282
- ISBN
- 9781409163282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 5.80
€ 18.99
€ 5.80
paperback. A new edition--now with a new Afterword--of the honest and hilarious recovery memoir by the famously neurotic comedian and regular guest star of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- 1st Public Affairs Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486044
- ISBN
- 9781586486044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
paperback. Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York & Norfolk. This book looks at who Warbeck really was, how he was used by those in power in Burgundy, France, Italy, Scotland and Ireland, and the progress of the conspiracy itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939898
- ISBN
- 9780750939898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121246
- ISBN
- 9780691121246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.92
€ 72.92
€ 55.92
Paperback. Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000992
- ISBN
- 9780691000992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.92
€ 72.92
€ 55.92
Hardback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509513314
- ISBN
- 9781509513314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardback. This is the first biography of Abel-Smith. It takes a historical perspective to analyse the development of health and social welfare systems since the 1950s, exposing the critical impact of long-running debates on poverty and state responsibility, especially in Britain. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314844
- ISBN
- 9781447314844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.38
€ 55.38
paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 23 illus. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887485572
- ISBN
- 9780887485572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.95
€ 25.99
€ 20.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644568
- ISBN
- 9780816644568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller worked tirelessly for human rights and other political issues. Series: The Radical Lives of Helen Keller. Num Pages: 193 pages, 15 illustrations halftones over 15 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758144
- ISBN
- 9780814758144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.95
€ 27.99
€ 26.95
Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- None ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813538068
- ISBN
- 9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.83
€ 168.83
Hardback. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacharias, Greg W. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269859
- ISBN
- 9780803269859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.88
€ 101.88
Hardback. "The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1843 journals, which includes recently discovered and previously unpublished journal entries detailing his last expedition along the upper Missouri River"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Patterson, Jerry Daniel. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; RBKF; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244986
- ISBN
- 9780803244986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.97
€ 85.97
Paperback. Chronicles the author's travels in the rugged mountain forests of Japan's Shiretoko National Park, on a vision quest in Death Valley, and to the sacred waters of the Ganges. This book also features the landscape of his marriage, both its initial sweetness and its eventual failure. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232143
- ISBN
- 9780803232143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803211483
- ISBN
- 9780803211483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.64
€ 35.99
€ 31.64
Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807302
- ISBN
- 9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Hardback. Covers a period of twenty-two months during which Thomas Jefferson spent most of his time at Monticello, where in his short-lived retirement from office he turned in earnest to the renovation of his residence and described himself as a 'monstrous farmer'. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 744 pages, 8 duotones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090436
- ISBN
- 9780691090436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.00€ 125.02
€ 167.00
€ 125.02