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Billion Dollar Painter: The Triumph and Tragedy of Thomas Kinkade, Pai...
Bettina Gilois G. Eric Kuskey
Hardcover. The unbelievable true story of artist Thomas Kinkade, self-described "Painter of Light," and the dramatic rise -- and fall -- of his billion-dollar gallery and licensing business. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8-page photo insert. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 487.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Weinstein Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602862449
- ISBN
- 9781602862449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.51
€ 27.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott tells his life story, from his childhood in Houston and growing up in Los Angeles, to his early professional career, creation of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, and his work to build and serve L.A.'s black community. Editor(s): Isoardi, Steven. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362715
- ISBN
- 9780822362715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Now in Paperback! Legendary music manager, Ron Weisner, finally shares his story of what it was like to work with Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Paul McCartney, among others, while also witnessing huge changes in the music industry Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 20.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493008568
- ISBN
- 9781493008568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.26
€ 17.99
€ 15.26
Hardcover. This biography of Bernard Baruch considered to be renowned as the definitive story about the notorious financial wizard and presidential advisor. Baruch's political policies are discussed briefly, and James Grant includes a detailed account of Baruch's trading and investment gains and losses. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471170754
- ISBN
- 9780471170754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.25
€ 59.42
€ 50.25
Hardback. Like most authors, Mark Twain wrote from personal experience, but, unlike many authors, he left behind a wealth of autobiographical material recording those personal experiences. His autobiography, letters, speeches, and notebooks contain many references to events similar to those presented in Tom Sawyer. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819190598
- ISBN
- 9780819190598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.28
€ 88.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100583
- ISBN
- 9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JH; BGL; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637631
- ISBN
- 9780691637631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.54
€ 106.54
Hardcover. Colonel John Henry Patterson was an Irish-born soldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, man-about-town, and Zionist. This biography traces Patterson's life from his days as a British socialite to his command of the Jewish Legion of volunteers who helped drive the Turks out of Palestine. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609278
- ISBN
- 9780815609278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.71
€ 29.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's. Translator(s): Taylor, J. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096300
- ISBN
- 9780231096300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
hardcover. Translator(s): Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada. Num Pages: 450 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780887407185
- ISBN
- 9780887407185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.33
€ 44.99
€ 31.33
Series: American Warriors. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJF; HBWS1; HBWS2; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813144511
- ISBN
- 9780813144511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.39
€ 28.39
paperback. Here is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Num Pages: 594 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Regnery United States
- Number of pages
- 594
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780895260048
- ISBN
- 9780895260048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardcover. Experiences of twentieth century history and major literary trends are reflected in the excellent but little-known writings of the Austrian-Czech physician and novelist Ernst Weiss (1882-1940). This book assesses the life and legacy of this important voice from mid twentieth century Central Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academica Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933146720
- ISBN
- 9781933146720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99
€ 49.99
paperback. The author does not divine a purpose in the accidental opportunities he has encountered. Rather he accepts the mystery of their almost haphazardness and stresses the importance of seizing the opportunities that the opening doors present. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Brunswick Books Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552662366
- ISBN
- 9781552662366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 202 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316382953
- ISBN
- 9780316382953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.34
€ 18.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. In 1851, nine members of the Oatman family set out for California on the old Santa Fe Trail. Seventy miles from the California border they were attacked by Indians, who massacred the entire family, except a boy, Lorenzo (mistakenly left for dead), and two girls, Ann and Olive. This book describes the Oatman family and their fateful journey. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803291393
- ISBN
- 9780803291393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.77
€ 20.77
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rudahl, Sharon. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389850
- ISBN
- 9781934389850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.06
€ 17.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Rippey, Theodore F. Series: Brecht Yearbook/Das Brecht-Jahrubuch. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APT; BGL; DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985195618
- ISBN
- 9780985195618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.57
€ 80.57
The Essential Chaplin. Perspectives on the Life and Art of the Great C...
Richard . Ed(S): Schnickel
Hardback. Editor(s): Schnickel, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636827
- ISBN
- 9781566636827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.57
€ 36.57
Hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. This book chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Burns, Stewart; Carson, Susan; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 598 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079526
- ISBN
- 9780520079526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.87€ 57.54
€ 74.87
€ 57.54
Hardback. "A marvelous story.. will be consulted as long as World War II and the Spanish Civil War are studied.. Cane is a very good writer." Frank F. Mathias, author of The GI Generation: A Memoir Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 268 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222513
- ISBN
- 9780823222513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.00
€ 56.00
Paperback. 'The remarkable story of one woman's triumph over years of appalling violence and abuse' DAILY EXPRESS Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828250
- ISBN
- 9780753828250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
paperback. Explores the life of America's 16th president through his use of language as a vehicle both to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This book discusses the growth and development of Lincoln's career as a writer. It focuses on the elements that shaped Lincoln's mental and imaginative world. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780060773366
- ISBN
- 9780060773366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.88
€ 19.99
€ 17.88
paperback. In a re-evaluation of Mao Zedong's leadership, Feigon seeks a more informed perspective on one of the most important political leaders of our time. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781566635226
- ISBN
- 9781566635226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.33
€ 17.33