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Biography
Paperback. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 39 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGF; HBTB; JFMX; WSNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813168449
- ISBN
- 9780813168449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.70
€ 28.70
Hardback. 8vo.Good copy in original cloth
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Kennikat Press
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0259027
- ISBN
- 9780804612128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African in Europe in the 18th Century, his rags to riches life, and the fact that he was the great grandfather of Russia's greatest writer, Alexander Pushkin, makes him of even greater interest. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w and coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Books of Africa Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956638038
- ISBN
- 9780956638038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, "Sunday Times" journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and loner. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006186
- ISBN
- 9780099289975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way factories are run, how domestic tasks are completed, and how consumers are "sold" on a product Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813347639
- ISBN
- 9780813347639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15
€ 51.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; BG; JFSK2; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cleis Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627780360
- ISBN
- 9781627780360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.90
€ 18.99
€ 16.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Zacharias, Greg W.; Anesko, Michael. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 illustrations, chronology. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 38. Weight in Grams: 943.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285477
- ISBN
- 9780803285477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.50
€ 103.50
Paperback. This expanded edition features new photographs and a new epilogue on the impact of the discovery of Karl Plagge-especially the story of 83-year-old Alfons von Deschwanden, who, after fifty years of silence, came forward as a veteran of Plagge's unit. His testimony is now part of this growing witness to truth. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224418
- ISBN
- 9780823224418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324143
- ISBN
- 9780393324143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.63
€ 23.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. Desperately sensitive, sexually confused and socially awkward, Hans Christian Andersen found grace and acceptance through the creation of a distinct and beguiling literary world. This biography demonstrates the unity of his troubled life and the soaring achievement of his work. Num Pages: 552 pages, 12pp b&w illustrations, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140283204
- ISBN
- 9780140283204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.58
€ 24.99
€ 18.58
Hardcover. Contains the letters that trace young Sam Clemens' remarkable self-transformation from a footloose, irreverent West Coast journalist to a popular lecturer and author of "The Jumping Frog", soon to be a national and international celebrity. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet Elinor; Bucci, Richard; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 703 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 703
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520036697
- ISBN
- 9780520036697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.35€ 94.53
€ 124.35
€ 94.53
paperback. An accessible but comprehensive political biography of the extraordinary feminist, socialist and anti-racist campaigner, Sylvia Pankhurst. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315188
- ISBN
- 9780745315188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.97
€ 40.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780922915996
- ISBN
- 9780922915996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.81
€ 18.99
€ 17.81
Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; BGX; HRCC7; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023814
- ISBN
- 9780884023814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
In this autobiography, Rafkin recounts his behind-the-scenes experience working in over 80 different television series. He recounts how directing strung-out actors and dodging their blows made life on the set a world unto itself. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605423
- ISBN
- 9780815605423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.82
€ 29.99
€ 25.82
Hardback. A Leadership for Peace is about Edwin Ginn's personal attempt to change world attitudes regarding the dangers of arming for war by appealing to logic, reason, and common sense. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; GTJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754552
- ISBN
- 9780804754552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.30
€ 83.30
Paperback. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. Thid book tells her story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 106 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250055453
- ISBN
- 9781250055453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.58
€ 20.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Although Frederick Douglass is best known for the first volume of his autobiography, there has never before been a collection of his inspiring speeches and editorials. Noted historian Milton Meltzer has gathered together a unique selection of Douglass's eloquent and impassioned speeches and writings against slavery and other moral injustices. Editor(s): Barnes, L. Diane. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: B; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934365
- ISBN
- 9780813934365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.70
€ 32.70
Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199539079
- ISBN
- 9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.41
€ 19.99
€ 7.41
Hardback. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Num Pages: 740 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1158. 740 pages, Illustrations. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 740
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253285
- ISBN
- 9780520253285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 64.66
€ 84.08
€ 64.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, Black & White photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Canterbury University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877257599
- ISBN
- 9781877257599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.69
€ 23.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396426
- ISBN
- 9780888396426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hoover, Adrian. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631292
- ISBN
- 9780816631292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402204
- ISBN
- 9781845402204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44