Biography
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Biography
Paperback. In 1989, J. Michael Bishop and Harold Varmus were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery that normal genes under certain conditions can cause cancer. In this book, Bishop reveals how he and Varmus made their momentous discovery. Series: The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 halftones, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016255
- ISBN
- 9780674016255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.01
€ 35.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. Helps you in understanding the history of late ancient and medieval Christianity and the history of Christian piety. This title reveals highly developed devotion to Mary's compassionate suffering at the Crucifixion, anticipating by several centuries an influential medieval style of devotion known as "affective piety". Translator(s): Shoemaker, Stephen J. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300175042
- ISBN
- 9780300175042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.96
€ 33.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. A biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. It describes his struggle with political questions that were in reality aspects of a fervent religious search. It features his experiments with communism in turbulent Greece, his visits to Soviet Russia, and the publication of his epic "Odyssey" in 1938. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128801
- ISBN
- 9780691128801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.76
€ 46.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Edward Gibbon was one of the world's greatest historians and a towering figure of his age. When he died in 1794 he left behind the unfinished drafts of his memoirs, which were posthumously edited by his friend Lord Sheffield. Recounting Gibbon's sickly childhood in London, he distils his genius for history into a remarkable gift for autobiography. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QSM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432176
- ISBN
- 9780140432176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Kim Ku was highly involved in the struggle for Korea's independence from Japan, and now the autobiography of this celebrated national figure, before only available in Korean, Chinese, or Japanese, has been translated into English. Kim's writings detail the rise of Korea, from inception to the modern 'Two Koreas.' Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; G; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761821588
- ISBN
- 9780761821588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.99
€ 116.99
Hardback. A broad view of the opportunities afforded to those in the library profession and of an activist whose influence resonated at a critical time. Num Pages: 27 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810832411
- ISBN
- 9780810832411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.39
€ 162.39
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814625357
- ISBN
- 9789814625357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.01
€ 11.99
€ 11.01
Hardcover. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. This edition contains a fresh Latin text based on the last manuscript written in Pius's lifetime. Editor(s): Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello (Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Wesleyan University, USA). Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011649
- ISBN
- 9780674011649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Personal narrative of a German woman surviving five years in Russian prison camps. Editor(s): Marshall, Heather. Translator(s): Gahler, Hans Rudolf, MD. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; BM; HBJD; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120387
- ISBN
- 9781772120387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.51
€ 40.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. A powerful examination of the passage of time, love, the power of music, and the power of dreams. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785355561
- ISBN
- 9781785355561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.33
€ 14.99
€ 14.33
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243583
- ISBN
- 9780803243583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Paperback. This collection of biographies in Western literature is devoted to women. It affords a glimpse of a moment in history when mediaeval attitudes toward women were beginning to give way to more modern views of their potential. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BG; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011304
- ISBN
- 9780674011304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.11
€ 40.99
€ 34.11
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Newleaf
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- SKU
- KOC0026771
- ISBN
- 9780952112204
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The dazzlingly funny second volume of Danny Baker's memoirs: the television years. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226088
- ISBN
- 9781780226088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681773285
- ISBN
- 9781681773285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.85
€ 31.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 142 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781795194
- ISBN
- 9781781795194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.82
€ 42.82
Paperback. This book chronicles the life of Keith Duckworth OBE, the remarkable engineer famous for being co-founder of Cosworth Engineering and creating the most successful F1 engine of all time, the DFV. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787111035
- ISBN
- 9781787111035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.19
€ 46.99
€ 33.19
Paperback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620470
- ISBN
- 9780748620470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.33
€ 42.99
€ 38.33
Paperback. Early nineteenth-century insights into Cairo life from the sister of famed Orientalist Edward Lane Editor(s): Kararah, Azza. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167621
- ISBN
- 9789774167621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.92
€ 28.92
Paperback. This study of the life and works of Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, assesses Cyril's thought in the context of fourth-century theological developments and includes up-to-date translations of a selection of his writings. Series: The Early Church Fathers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC1; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415199049
- ISBN
- 9780415199049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62