Biography
Results 385 - 408 of 15539
Biography
Paperback. "Psychologically rich.. Matteson's book restores the heroism of [Fuller's] life and work."-The New Yorker Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343595
- ISBN
- 9780393343595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.88
€ 19.99
€ 19.88
Hardcover. A biography of Ignaz Friedman that offers the reader the behind and the between of the life and career of this extraordinary pianist. It examines Friedman's life as a cultured Jewish musician in Poland; his studies in Leipzig and Vienna; his relationship with Manya Friedman; and, his performing career, teaching, and retirement in Australia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 b&w illus., 10 music exx. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253353108
- ISBN
- 9780253353108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.63
€ 70.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: BT; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394804
- ISBN
- 9780888394804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813537016
- ISBN
- 9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.85
€ 51.85
Hardback. Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. Clive is a fascinating and important historical figure: a lowly company employee who rose to great heights. Clive's position as both a servant of the East India Company and an agent of imperialism makes him a surprisingly resonant figure. Series: Military Profiles. Num Pages: 140 pages, 16 B 4 maps; chronology; notes; bibliographic essay; index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341682
- ISBN
- 9781612341682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.79
€ 25.99
€ 22.79
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804305
- ISBN
- 9781609804305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.56
€ 18.56
Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218684
- ISBN
- 9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KKD0002923
- ISBN
- 9780340823026
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Num Pages: 200 pages, over 100 black and white photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764313073
- ISBN
- 9780764313073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. A colorful biography of a leading female advocate for international peace Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035784
- ISBN
- 9780252035784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. The real lives of some of the hardest men on the planet. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849013673
- ISBN
- 9781849013673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. A biography of legendary baseball player Ed Delahanty (1867-1903). This book examines the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville," including the enigma surrounding his tragic and untimely death. Through Delahanty's story, it traces the evolving character of major league baseball and its effect on the lives and ambitions of its athletes. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated: 23 halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022914
- ISBN
- 9780268022914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Sam Kelly's story intersects with the major developments in twentieth-century African American history, from the rich culture of the Harlem Renaissance and the integration of the U.S. Army to the civil rights movement and the political turmoil of the 1960s. Num Pages: 30 illus. BIC Classification: BGA; JN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990613
- ISBN
- 9780295990613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.93
€ 131.93
Paperback. Charts the introduction of Christianity to Japan through the life of Uchimura Kanzo, was one of Japan's foremost thinkers, whose ideas influenced contemporary novelists, statesmen, reformers, and religious leaders. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811460
- ISBN
- 9780774811460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.79
€ 47.99
€ 47.79
hardcover. From the library of June Levine. Ownership details to ffep. Very good clothbound copy showing minor age and wear. Some foxing to page edges. Dust jacket present, shows only light wear, and light scoring to rear flap. Remains a very nice copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025722
- ISBN
- 9780224016018
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West. The events chosen are unique, have some surprising twist, serve as a landmark or benchmark event, or just stand out in the annals of western justice. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762796021
- ISBN
- 9780762796021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321217
- ISBN
- 9780822321217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
hardcover. Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography is the story of a distinguished writer whose works are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780802087416
- ISBN
- 9780802087416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.22
€ 72.22
Paperback. Biography of Michael O'Hanrahan, one of the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Rising. A journalist, novelist and fierce nationalist, he was quartermaster of the Irish Volunteers, in charge of getting and managing many of the arms used in the rebellion. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286. Nice clean copy with very minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038261
- ISBN
- 9781847173355
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 572 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621574583
- ISBN
- 9781621574583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.49
€ 20.49
hardcover. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009326
- ISBN
- 9780802009326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.35
€ 89.35
Paperback. In February 1874, Jack Gowlland RN and his sister Celia left England to travel across the Continent. From there they sailed via the newly opened Suez Canal to Australia. Celia never returned to England. Spanning twelve years, the letters to Celia - Birdie - that form this volume are from Celia's favourite brother, Richard, and his wife Jessie. Editor(s): Joscelyne, Juliet. Num Pages: 268 pages, fully illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106357
- ISBN
- 9781843106357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.64
€ 20.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 486 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923762
- ISBN
- 9780939923762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.82
€ 32.99
€ 21.82
Hardcover. "Reprint of the 1888 ed. Bibliography, by J. P. Anderson: p. [i]-[xxiv]. 214, xxiii, [1] p. 20 cm. Original cloth. A good clean copy. Firm binding."
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Kennikat Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0041025
- ISBN
- 9780804615709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99