Biography
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Biography
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€ 17.66
€ 19.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608464609
- ISBN
- 9781608464609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.49
€ 21.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. "Columbia is lost; there are no survivors" -- President George W Bush, 1 February 2003. Ramon's life stands as a beacon to those who despair of triumph in a difficult world. Num Pages: 64 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BG; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652293169
- ISBN
- 9789652293169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Hardback. The biography of a man who came to occupy a major position in the history of North American palaeontology. Using personal letters, archives and accounts from those who knew Matthew, this volume presents a portrait of his excavations, travels, research and family life. Num Pages: 275 pages, 61 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079648
- ISBN
- 9780231079648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 72.40
€ 93.97
€ 72.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017362
- ISBN
- 9781493017362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.42
€ 27.99
€ 25.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888399762
- ISBN
- 9780888399762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.15
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. Explains how and why Margaret Mead became the best-known anthropologist and female public intellectual in twentieth-century America. Using photographs, films, television appearances, and materials from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals, this title explores the ways in which Mead became an American cultural heroine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 halftones. 15 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148083
- ISBN
- 9780691148083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. A wonderfully romantic memoir from a young shepherdess. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; BM; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780751547399
- ISBN
- 9780751547399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.70
€ 11.99
€ 9.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143119395
- ISBN
- 9780143119395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.48
€ 17.99
€ 15.48
Hardback. A compilation of one hundred mini-biographies of outstanding aviators, including men like John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; and others. Editor(s): Iliff, Jay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943839
- ISBN
- 9781904943839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Mount Cross Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0025036
- ISBN
- 9780952667407
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A biography of one half of the partnership responsible for films such as "The Red Shoes", "Colonel Blimp" and "The Tales of Hoffman". Written by his grandson, the book includes material from Emeric Pressburger's diaries and attempts to show what he brought to the Pressburger/Michael Powell films. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- V9780571178292
- ISBN
- 9780571178292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.06
€ 26.99
€ 18.06
Hardback. In the 1970s, a group of California visionaries developed an interest in lightweight, low-powered machines. Scientist and engineer, Paul MacCready, pulled them together to build a plane capable of winning a long-standing prize for human powered flight. This title tells the story of the individuals who made up this group. Num Pages: 251 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554504
- ISBN
- 9781893554504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.37
€ 27.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. A shaman and visionary - not a poet in any ordinary sense - Maria Sabina lived out her life in the Oaxacan mountain village of Huautla de Jimenez. This work includes a presentation from Sabina's recorded chants and an English translation of her oral autobiography, her vida, as written and arranged in her native language. Editor(s): Rothenberg, Jerome. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239531
- ISBN
- 9780520239531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1890-1936) holds the distinction of being the first South Asian immigrant to have a successful career in the United States as a man of letters. This reissue of his autobiography, with a new introduction and afterword, seeks to revitalize interest in Mukerji and his work. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G.; Gupta, Akhil; Manekar, Purnima. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804744348
- ISBN
- 9780804744348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. "Kentucky Traveler" is a warm and honest memoir from the musical prodigy and legend who revived modern bluegrass music. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dey Street Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061917349
- ISBN
- 9780061917349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.68
€ 20.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619025462
- ISBN
- 9781619025462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardcover. The first and only account of the Chequered Flag race team and its charismatic founder, Graham Warner. Accompanied by 150 photographs, many previously unpublished, this is a unique story of a fascinating life in motorsport. Num Pages: 130 pages, 140. BIC Classification: BGS; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845844134
- ISBN
- 9781845844134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.96
€ 40.99
€ 35.96
hardcover. Sherlock Holmes was still an undergraduate when Squire Trevor pointed out the direction of his future life's work, telling him that all the detectives of fact and of fancy would be children in your hands. His prediction was right on the mark: so it was then, and so it remains more than a century later. Num Pages: 421 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823212217
- ISBN
- 9780823212217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Paperback. Candid, combative and entertaining, Conduct Unbecoming is a compelling account of an extraordinary career. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717168309
- ISBN
- 9780717168309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. Tells the story of a young writer's experiences as a Spitfire pilot in training and during the Battle of Britain, and of the life he led after being shot down. This book describes carefree days at Trinity College, Oxford, training as a fighter pilot, aerial combat and then, after being shot down and cruelly burnt by the flames, of a slow recovery. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pippin Publishing Corporation Canada
- Edition
- Commemorative edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887511035
- ISBN
- 9780887511035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
Paperback. In 1948, at the age of 15, Manu Dibango left Africa for France, bearing three kilos of coffee for his adopted family and little else. This autobiography chronicles his life, from his birth in Cameroon to his achievements as a composer, producer, performer, film-score writer and humanitarian. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 158 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226144900
- ISBN
- 9780226144900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.75
€ 27.99
€ 22.75
Hardback. This revised edition interprets Hegel's 'postmodern' as the dissemination of the liberating spirit in the capillaries of democratic lifeworlds. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521360
- ISBN
- 9780742521360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.51
€ 155.51
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016047
- ISBN
- 9780271016047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.85€ 51.46
€ 59.85
€ 51.46