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Biography: general
Paperback. Prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighbourhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an 'only in America' story of a life of achievement. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817912550
- ISBN
- 9780817912550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.83
€ 46.83
Hardcover. Prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighbourhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an 'only in America' story of a life of achievement. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817912543
- ISBN
- 9780817912543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.26
€ 72.26
Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; HB; PDA; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1965
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401035637
- ISBN
- 9789401035637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Paperback. This study evaluates the life and reign of the pivotal Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). Num Pages: 372 pages, 9 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564. 372 pages, 9 b/w illus. 10 maps. This study evaluates the life and reign of the pivotal Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521036986
- ISBN
- 9780521036986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.78
€ 40.99
€ 38.78
hardcover. Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Center for American History United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976669739
- ISBN
- 9780976669739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.10
€ 35.10
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900314
- ISBN
- 9781903900314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Paperback. Collects Walter Bonatti's classic writings detailing his exploits on numerous expeditions to different mountains of the world, as well as the real story behind the controversy over the events on K2 that changed his life. Translator(s): Marshall, Robert. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192918
- ISBN
- 9780141192918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 246 x 8. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600788161
- ISBN
- 9781600788161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.43
€ 17.43
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614946
- ISBN
- 9780691614946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.48€ 64.03
€ 83.48
€ 64.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864428
- ISBN
- 9781894864428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.30
€ 10.99
€ 9.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807331
- ISBN
- 9780875807331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.17
€ 51.99
€ 46.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16-pp color insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; BGH; BGL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805311080
- ISBN
- 9784805311080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.74
€ 14.99
€ 14.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BGHA; HRAM9; HRH; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Arcade Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628726756
- ISBN
- 9781628726756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.42
€ 26.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. * This source book presents fresh new translations of the most important ancient writings on the life and legacy of Alexander the Great. * Provides comprehensive coverage of Alexander, from his family background to his military conquests, death and legacy. Editor(s): Heckel, Waldemar; Yardley, J. C. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228219
- ISBN
- 9780631228219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
Hardcover. The incisive memoir of the first woman to become general director of Cairo's Egyptian Museum Translator(s): Stockman, Russell. Num Pages: 280 pages, 61 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; GM; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774168253
- ISBN
- 9789774168253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.94
€ 26.99
€ 24.94
Charlotte Hawkins Brown and Palmer Memorial Institute: What One Young ...
Wadelington, Charles W.; Knapp, Richard F.
paperback. This biography of Charlotte Hawkins Brown tells how she arrived in Guilford County in 1901, black, single and 18 years old, to begin a job as a teacher at a small school for African Americans and how, when the school was closed, she founded the Palmer Memorial Institute for African Americans. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; BG; JFSL1; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847947
- ISBN
- 9780807847947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.86
€ 45.86
Paperback. For George Mallory as for all of his generation, death was but 'a frail barrier that men crossed, smiling and gallant, every day'. As climbers they accepted a degree of risk unimaginable before the war. What mattered now was how one lived, and the moments of being alive. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 43. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563839
- ISBN
- 9780099563839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.73
€ 25.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. This biography provides a comprehensive reappraisal of Henry II, the man and king. W.L. Warren explores a whole range of contemporary sources to illuminate the king's policy and personality, as well as the events of his reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 730 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300084740
- ISBN
- 9780300084740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.76
€ 29.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. This account of King John's reign is a study both of the king and his political misfortunes, and also of his times. John is set against the background of his predecessors, of the society in which he lived and of the problems posed by continuities independent of his making. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073744
- ISBN
- 9780300073744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 24.38
€ 28.99
€ 24.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781900621779
- ISBN
- 9781900621779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.45
€ 24.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. Following in the footsteps of Thoemmes Press's "Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century British Philosophers (1999) and "Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century British Philosophers (2000), this work is a research source in this history of ideas. Editor(s): Mander, W. J.; Sell, Alan P. F. Num Pages: 525 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BG; GBC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 126. Weight in Grams: 2780.
- Publisher
- Thoemmes Continuum
- Number of pages
- 525
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855069558
- ISBN
- 9781855069558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 811.59€ 727.61
€ 811.59
€ 727.61
Hardcover. Roger Casement was tried for treason and executed for securing German rifles to help the 1916 Rising in Ireland. He has been a focus of controversy since the 1930s, largely due to his so-called Black diaries, allegedly forged by British intelligence in c.1916. This work examines his legacy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6pp b&w illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 2. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621762
- ISBN
- 9781900621762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.49€ 50.22
€ 54.49
€ 50.22
Paperback. Translator(s): Hyams, P.; Richards, L. Series: Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401010443
- ISBN
- 9789401010443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316. A Childhood in Argentina. 248 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSA; BG. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871743
- ISBN
- 9780907871743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46