Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Written with elegance, warmth, and humour, this highly original "teaching memoir" by William Zinsser gives you the tools to organise and recover your past, and the confidence to believe in your life narrative. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569243794
- ISBN
- 9781569243794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. This is a biography of A.P. Hill, a general in the American Civil War. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 illustrations, 7 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845486
- ISBN
- 9780807845486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
paperback. A biography of the Confederacy's boy artillerist. Num Pages: 198 pages, 29 illustrations, 6 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845493
- ISBN
- 9780807845493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.56
€ 34.56
Paperback. * The sequel to the no.1 bestselling THE ROAD TO NAB END. * ANGELA'S ASHES without the constant rain. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116228
- ISBN
- 9780349116228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. The Road to Nab End is a marvelously evocative account of growing up poor in a British mill town. From William Woodruff's birth in 1916 until he ran away to London at the age of sixteen, he lived in the heart of Blackburn's weaving community in the north of England, where the crash of 1920 left his family in extreme poverty. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394. A Lancashire Childhood. 400 pages. The Road to Nab End is a marvelously evocative account of growing up poor in a British mill town. From William Woodruff's birth in 1916 until he ran away to London at the age of sixteen, he lived in the heart of Blackburn's weaving community in the north of England, where the crash of 1920 left his family in extreme poverty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight: 394.
- Publisher
- Eland
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011260
- ISBN
- 9781906011260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.43
€ 19.99
€ 14.43
Hardback. William Wellman was the director of the World War I epic, "Wings". This is his biography, and it describes the war hero, family man, occasional prankster, and underestimated visionary who changed Hollywood forever. Written by William Wellman's son, it traces how the director used his own war experience to bring a war epic to the screen. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275985417
- ISBN
- 9780275985417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.25
€ 45.99
€ 38.25
Paperback. A beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472119773
- ISBN
- 9781472119773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. This reference study chronicles the significance of British theatre and a group of young playwrights between 1956-1995. It includes entries for 36 playwrights arranged alphabetically, with biographical information, production history, critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography, index of titles, index of names. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; AN; BGF; DSBH; DSG; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313287596
- ISBN
- 9780313287596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.13€ 67.32
€ 74.13
€ 67.32
Paperback. Gritty, deeply touching, fascinating, informative; these letters show the joys and heartbreaking challenges of family life in the fur trade. Editor(s): Munro, K. Douglas. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644602
- ISBN
- 9780888644602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408859612
- ISBN
- 9781408859612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913445
- ISBN
- 9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.31
€ 110.31
Hardcover. Thanks to Soviet secrecy, little was known about former premier Khrushchev during his career or after his ousting. Since the collapse of the USSR, archives have been declassified, allowing access to his memoirs and those of witnesses. A team including his son Sergei present their findings here. Editor(s): Taubman, Prof. William; Khrushchev, Sergei; Gleason, Prof. Abbott. Translator(s): Gehrenbeck, David; Kane, Eileen; Bashenko, Alla. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076356
- ISBN
- 9780300076356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.60€ 43.71
€ 55.60
€ 43.71
Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748186
- ISBN
- 9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.29
€ 51.99
€ 46.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 212212 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515870
- ISBN
- 9780873515870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.67
€ 18.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. How does a writer compose a suicide note? This account gives us a description of the author's descent into mental anguish, and his eventual success in overcoming a little-understood yet very common condition. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK; JM; VFJB; VFJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872618
- ISBN
- 9781784872618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.75
€ 7.99
€ 7.75
Paperback. With profound insight and remarkable candor, the author tracks the progress of his madness, from the smothering misery and exhaustion, to the agony of composing his own suicide note and his eventual, hard-won recovery. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSK; VSP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285571
- ISBN
- 9780099285571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653570
- ISBN
- 9780691653570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.99
€ 102.99
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691627618
- ISBN
- 9780691627618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: BGT; PSPM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307462213
- ISBN
- 9780307462213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.19
€ 20.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- REPRINT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181812
- ISBN
- 9781859181812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471151071
- ISBN
- 9781471151071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.51
€ 13.99
€ 10.51
Paperback. The official biography of the Queen Mother, published to great hardback acclaim, beautifully repackaged for mass-market paperback Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books / Random House
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330434300
- ISBN
- 9780330434300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.89
€ 32.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APTD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509811434
- ISBN
- 9781509811434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448348
- ISBN
- 9780801448348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.58
€ 37.58