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Biography
Paperback. Currently an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords, Robert Washington Shirley, the 13th Earl Ferrers, served in five British governments under Prime Ministers from Harold MacMillan to John Major. In this book he recalls his long and varied political career as he relates the events that have shaped his life. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0012822
- ISBN
- 9781849542913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893026
- ISBN
- 9780718893026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.71
€ 55.71
Hardcover. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004395
- ISBN
- 9780300063745
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. States that Charles Schulz, widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist, is also one of the most misunderstood figures in popular culture. This book presents a biography of Schulz that is at once a creation story, a portrait of a hidden genius, and a chronicle contrasting the private man. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2 16-page black and white photo inserts; 243 comic strips throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 62. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060937997
- ISBN
- 9780060937997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.63
€ 23.99
€ 22.63
hardcover. In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. This book features a portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814767658
- ISBN
- 9780814767658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 8.29
€ 24.99
€ 8.29
Hardcover. A guide to the English burial places of over 350 prominent historical and royal figures, including Diana, Princess of Wales, with a brief biography of each, ninety illustrations and a useful index by county of the various graves mentioned. It is suitable for those who are interested in the lives of famous people. Num Pages: 416 pages, 90 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 484. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Constable London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008779
- ISBN
- 9781845293055
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Answers the question, 'how does one read an author', by undertaking an experiment in critical biography. This book provides an original way of reading, one that captures with variety and subtlety the personality that exists only in Woolf's works and in the minds of her readers. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138121
- ISBN
- 9780691138121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball's coaching hierarchy. Num Pages: 450 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259980
- ISBN
- 9780803259980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. A cross between Nora Ephron and David Sedaris, longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik has a way of looking at life that's both relatable and remarkable. Her experience of being single in middle age will strike a chord as her willingness to share her personal humiliations leaves readers shocked, awed, and laughing out loud. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762787135
- ISBN
- 9780762787135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.72
€ 23.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. aeoProvides a fresh and provocative assessment of one of the leading figures of British history. aeo Interweaves interpretative narrative of Cornwalla s life with an in--depth assessment of his long--term historical narrative. aeo Draws from original source material throughout, explaining the difficulties faced in handling contemporary evidence. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204800
- ISBN
- 9780631204800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.78
€ 45.99
€ 45.78
Hardback. The Letterbooks of John Evelyn, a collection of more than eight hundred letters selected by Evelyn himself, constitutes an essential new resource for scholars of seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 1328 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 184 x 77. Weight in Grams: 2520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 1328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647862
- ISBN
- 9781442647862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.05
€ 212.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613731598
- ISBN
- 9781613731598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.09
€ 29.99
€ 27.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; BM; VSZ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062223715
- ISBN
- 9780062223715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.65
€ 20.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A.; Kresge, Stephen; Wenar, Leif. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865977402
- ISBN
- 9780865977402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.35
€ 17.35
Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001104
- ISBN
- 9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.65€ 78.49
€ 94.65
€ 78.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Edition
- Translated by Cyril and Rena Clarke
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486491073
- ISBN
- 9780486491073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.55
€ 23.55
Paperback. Paints a vivid portrait of a woman gloriously out of the step with the conventions of her time. Over the course of a dozen years, Scottish plant collector Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889-1982) explored northern latitudes from the Lofoten Islands of Norway to the far reaches of the American Aleutians. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BG; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803273443
- ISBN
- 9780803273443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545566
- ISBN
- 9781594545566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.02€ 76.40
€ 110.02
€ 76.40
Paperback. In this authorised biography of one of the most remarkable Irishmen of the twentieth century, Richard Aldous is independent in his judgements and frank in his examination of his subject's shortcomings and eccentricities. But most of all, he writes with verve and pace. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717165520
- ISBN
- 9780717165520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.41
€ 15.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MME media
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620456869
- ISBN
- 9780620456869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.42
€ 14.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241963654
- ISBN
- 9780241963654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 542 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BG; DN; DQ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 1043. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821413241
- ISBN
- 9780821413241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - Biography - Social & Health Issues - Teaching & Learning,Subjects - Study Books - Teachers Resource - Education Studies & Teaching - Management & Administrati"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Constable London
- Edition
- 1st.ed.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KHS0065780
- ISBN
- 9780094782006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343117
- ISBN
- 9780764343117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.71
€ 20.99
€ 15.71