Biography
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Biography
Based on newly unearthed source material, this book follows the career of clergyman William Richardsona and assesses his impact on politics, science and agriculture nationally and internationally. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085185
- ISBN
- 9780719085185
Condition: New
€ 150.94
€ 150.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004281
- ISBN
- 9781859182611
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. How to get on well with people, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live? This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought. This biography of Montaigne relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099485155
- ISBN
- 9780099485155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. A celebration of the life of the much-loved cricket icon, Richie Benaud Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473627444
- ISBN
- 9781473627444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813168456
- ISBN
- 9780813168456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.58
€ 35.58
Paperback. From his memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume Abraham Lincoln was a national hero rather than a controversial president. Drawing on an array of material, this is a study of the role Lincoln's reputation and memory has played in American life. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- University of Chicago Press, 2000
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226741987
- ISBN
- 9780226741987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
paperback. Suetonius has often been used as if he were an historian, and at the same time criticised for not being one. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, p. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856685385
- ISBN
- 9780856685385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.26
€ 33.99
€ 31.26
paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780061547768
- ISBN
- 9780061547768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. Isamu Noguchi was one of the most prolific yet enigmatic figures in the history of twentieth-century American art. This book features his biography. It draws on Noguchi's letters, his reminiscences, and interviews with his friends and colleagues to cast light on his youth, his creativity, and his relationships. Translator(s): Duus, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127828
- ISBN
- 9780691127828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Written by the author who was President Bill Clinton's Press Secretary, this book tells how when Clinton was elected, she was told she would act as his Press Secretary, but only for the transition. But in January of 1993, she did become Press Secretary in spite of the odds. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061140419
- ISBN
- 9780061140419
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.43
€ 17.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. A celebrated warrior who led his people to victory on the battlefield, Red Cloud was also a skilled diplomat who transitioned the Oglala Sioux to reservation life. In Red Cloud: Oglala Legend , John D. McDermott examines Red Cloud's early years, his rise to prominence, and his struggle to protect his people from cultural domination. Series: South Dakota Biography Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941813027
- ISBN
- 9781941813027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.77
€ 25.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789461535511
- ISBN
- 9789461535511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.02
€ 20.99
€ 17.02
Hardcover. Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226871820
- ISBN
- 9780226871820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
The Letters and Papers of Jan Hendrik Oort. As Archived in the Univers...
J. K. . Ed(S): Katgert-Merkelijn
Hardback. The astronomer, Jan Hendrik Oort (1900-1992) left behind a collection of notes and correspondence, both on his research and on matters that concerned him in a variety of official functions. This collection forms a source of information on many aspects of twentieth-century astronomy, in which Oort played such an important role. Editor(s): Katgert-Merkelijn, J. K. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; BG; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345428
- ISBN
- 9780792345428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
paperback. Infused with wit and lyricism, this memoir centres on the 1950's when the author and her friends were teenagers. She describes the past vividly and without complaint as the years of hard labour for herself, parents and siblings, were also filled with fun in the close knit community. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0031554
- ISBN
- 9780863221125
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Human rights workers have achieved positions of formidable power. They have done much good. But the moral ambiguity of their work and questions about whether they can sometimes cause real harm endure. This book tackles those questions. It presents a tale of the bright sides and the dark sides of the humanitarian world built by good intentions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141381
- ISBN
- 9780691141381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Hardback. Collected by the Ronald Reagan Foundation, this book includes both Reagan's own original writing that honors a lifetime of work in the arts and politics, and includes his favorite quotations, proverbs, and excerpts from speeches, poetry, and literature. It encapsulates a lifetime of reflections on work, marriage, and family in classic one liners. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062065131
- ISBN
- 9780062065131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.84
€ 32.99
€ 25.84
Hardback. C.R. Ashbee was, some would say, the key man in the British Arts and Crafts movement during the early decades of the 20th century. While much has been written about him, little has been said of his wife. Now Felicity Ashbee breaks the silence in a book about her mother, Janet. Num Pages: 216 pages, 49 b&w and 10 colour photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACVN; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0006469
- ISBN
- 9780815607311
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The three stories in this volume are derived from real-life experiences, mostly during Arieh Larkey s more than forty years of living out his dream in the Jewish Homeland. The first story, An Improbable Zionist Recollections, is a light autobiographical sketch of life's twists and turns. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Number of pages
- 62
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296054
- ISBN
- 9789652296054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AS; AVG; BG; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556524936
- ISBN
- 9781556524936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Red Hen Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0001708
- ISBN
- 9780955292088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859834329
- ISBN
- 9781859834329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.73
€ 4.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345524478
- ISBN
- 9780345524478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.07
€ 24.99
€ 24.07
Paperback. Presenting the author's thoughts about where food is going and an appeal for sustainable cuisine, this book is suitable for those with an interest in food and cooking. Num Pages: 480 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552157315
- ISBN
- 9780552157315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.05
€ 12.99
€ 11.05