Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is famous for his work in physical geography, botanical geography, and climatology, and his role as a popularizer of the sciences. This volume traces Humboldt's biographical identities through Germany's collective past to shed light on the historical instability of our scientists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- University of Chicago Press Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731490
- ISBN
- 9780226731490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Hardback. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists. Num Pages: 400 pages, 146 color illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; BGT; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072558
- ISBN
- 9780674072558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.49
€ 38.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807485
- ISBN
- 9780875807485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.97
€ 32.99
€ 29.97
Hardback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617647
- ISBN
- 9780748617647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.66€ 132.71
€ 137.66
€ 132.71
Paperback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617654
- ISBN
- 9780748617654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.63
€ 40.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 733.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608463688
- ISBN
- 9781608463688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.18
€ 25.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. Inspiring autobiography of a Western-Canadian Mennonite's determined rise to become Dean of Harvard Medical School. Num Pages: 480 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: BGTA; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551957005
- ISBN
- 9781551957005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 26.02
€ 34.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. The hidden life of Alfred C. Kinsey, the principal architect of the sexual revolution. Num Pages: 938 pages, 30 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 938
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393327243
- ISBN
- 9780393327243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.15
€ 18.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did this fearful figure become the one of the most respected film directors of the twentieth century? This book answers this question. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287667
- ISBN
- 9780099287667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace wrote to Charles Darwin: he had worked out a theory of natural selection. Within two weeks, his outline and Wallace's paper were presented jointly in London. A year later, with Wallace still on the opposite side of the globe, Darwin published "On the Origin of Species". This work is a biography of Wallace. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37 b/w plates. 23 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press Group Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102405
- ISBN
- 9780691102405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Paperback. Born in Usk, Gwent, in 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace left school at fourteen and in his mid-twenties spent four years in the Amazon collecting for museums and wealthy patrons, only to lose all his finds in a shipboard fire in mid-Atlantic. This title reveals Wallace as a courageous and unconventional explorer. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PD; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665773
- ISBN
- 9780712665773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.42
€ 20.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Translator(s): Keynes, Simon. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444094
- ISBN
- 9780140444094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.11
€ 16.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. In an era darkened by the terror of the Viking invasions, England's first and greatest king was a beacon of light. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pp b/w plus map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566660
- ISBN
- 9780719566660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.13
€ 16.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece, but not allowed to accept the crown. While touring Australia in 1868 he narrowly escaped assassination. His last years were clouded by alcoholism, ill-health, and the suicide of his only son and heir. Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553190
- ISBN
- 9781781553190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alfred Music
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Pcr Crds
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781470618568
- ISBN
- 9781470618568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.55
€ 9.55
Hardback. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn; Kelley, David. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- A Seven Stories Press 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583220504
- ISBN
- 9781583220504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.87
€ 35.87
Paperback. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn; Kelley, David. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583225165
- ISBN
- 9781583225165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
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€ 16.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613735329
- ISBN
- 9781613735329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.06
€ 32.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Place of distribution from distributor's website. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPL; BGS; WSBX; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942952190
- ISBN
- 9781942952190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 58461st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486098
- ISBN
- 9780801486098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.46
€ 22.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGB; KJE; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062413413
- ISBN
- 9780062413413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.17
€ 14.99
€ 11.17
Paperback. Alice Cooper: Golf Monster is the full account of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Num Pages: 280 pages, b/w illustrations throughout, 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240. How a Wild Rock'n'roll Life Led to a Serious Golf Addiction. 280 pages, b/w illustrations throughout, 8pp colour illustrations. Alice Cooper: Golf Monster is the full account of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; WSJG. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight: 270.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845133580
- ISBN
- 9781845133580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.99
€ 23.99
€ 16.99
Hardback. Series: Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts. Num Pages: 239 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313265259
- ISBN
- 9780313265259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.95€ 57.30
€ 61.95
€ 57.30
Paperback. Alice Hamilton (1869-1970), a pioneer in the study of diseases of the workplace, a founder of industrial toxicology in the United States, and Harvard's first woman professor, led a long and interesting life. This title gives her biography. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071522
- ISBN
- 9780252071522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
€ 31.99
€ 29.02