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Biography: general
Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035710
- ISBN
- 9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardcover. This text on Bernardino considers the preacher's inflammatory role in Renaissance social issues. It takes the reader into the social underworld of early Renaissance Italy to discover how one influential figure helped to dramatically increase fear, hatred and intolerance for society's margins. Num Pages: 378 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226538549
- ISBN
- 9780226538549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.69€ 44.93
€ 52.69
€ 44.93
Paperback. Before she was a glamorous actress, before she was a war-time pin-up star, even before she was Carole Landis, she was Frances Lillian Ridste, an insecure young girl from Wisconsin. This work examines Landis's life and career in Hollywood, focusing on how her movie career affected her short, unhappy life. Num Pages: 304 pages, photos. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786422005
- ISBN
- 9780786422005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.64
€ 40.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8-pg colour photo sections. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062517180
- ISBN
- 9780062517180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.78
€ 16.99
€ 15.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 503 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864738967
- ISBN
- 9780864738967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.57
€ 40.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 219 x 8. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727468
- ISBN
- 9780916727468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.34
€ 25.34
Hardcover. Written in tightly constructed rhymed quatrains, this is the first biography of internationally acclaimed Texas jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Beginning in 1963 with Dorham's recordings in Denmark, this book-length poem traces the story of the Texan's career performing with the greatest musicians of the bop and hard bop eras in jazz history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727956
- ISBN
- 9780916727956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.24
€ 20.99
€ 20.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817915742
- ISBN
- 9780817915742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.03
€ 32.99
€ 28.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850365887
- ISBN
- 9780850365887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
paperback. The author does not divine a purpose in the accidental opportunities he has encountered. Rather he accepts the mystery of their almost haphazardness and stresses the importance of seizing the opportunities that the opening doors present. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Brunswick Books Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552662366
- ISBN
- 9781552662366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Paperback. A biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War commander known for his "destructive war" policy against Confederates and as a consummate soldier. It traces Sherman's involvement in the Mexican War in late 1840s, his years battling prospectors and deserting soldiers in gold-rush California, and his 1850 marriage to his foster sister, Ellen. Num Pages: 680 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327850
- ISBN
- 9780809327850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
€ 35.99
€ 30.46
Hardcover. Focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during some of the most turbulent times in American and world history. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1311.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874808223
- ISBN
- 9780874808223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. Packed with amazing details about life in the Old West, these colorful escapades are once again available to a new generation of readers. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874808346
- ISBN
- 9780874808346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
€ 35.99
€ 30.46
Hardcover. F Holland Day (1864-1933) was a central figure in artistic circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Day was best known for his brilliantly executed, and sometimes controversial photographic images of blacks, children, and allegorical subjects. This biography covers the historical and cultural contexts in which Day lived and worked. Num Pages: 304 pages, 75 black-&-white & 32 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496682
- ISBN
- 9781558496682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572337176
- ISBN
- 9781572337176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. This is the author's memoir of moving through childhood to gay adulthood through visceral encounters with Hollywood movies: "Hello Dolly!", "The Poseidon Adventure", "Dog Day Afternoon" and "The Sound of Music" Oz". Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGA; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299161644
- ISBN
- 9780299161644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. A classic wartime trilogy originally published in the 1960s, this book is the author's account of his service on HMAS Perth, his account of life as a POW in Burma and coal mining in Nagasaki before the atom bomb freed them. Num Pages: 951 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1M; BTM; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 951
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522850673
- ISBN
- 9780522850673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.98€ 50.86
€ 54.98
€ 50.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFV; 3JMC; BGHA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522860795
- ISBN
- 9780522860795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Hardcover. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633587
- ISBN
- 9780815633587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.80
€ 50.29
€ 46.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Morton, Lindsey. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; CFF; DQ; GBA; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Unisa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868886647
- ISBN
- 9781868886647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66