Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback. Jean Harlow's looks and shockingly blatant sexuality made her Hollywood's first and most sensational sex goddess. In all the history of Hollywood since her death in 1937, no star has made such an impression. This book reveals the truth behind the star, including the circumstances behind her death. Num Pages: 471 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747409885
- ISBN
- 9780747409885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.25
€ 19.25
Paperback. Warm, funny and perceptive, brimming with wisdom and insight, My Life in Agony is a meditation on the subjects that tend to concern and confuse us the most - from mother-daughter relationships through to eating disorders, office politics and those perennial areas of interest: love and sex. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; KNTJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846883552
- ISBN
- 9781846883552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.97
€ 13.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241293928
- ISBN
- 9780241293928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062415837
- ISBN
- 9780062415837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.72
€ 17.99
€ 12.72
Paperback. When tragedy touched the adult life Irene Kacandes had constructed for herself, she realized she had to confront her family's wartime past. Daddy's War brings new understanding to how trauma, like the revenge of Greek gods, can visit each generation and offers a model for breaking the cycle. Num Pages: 408 pages, 51 illustrations, 1 glossary, 6 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240056
- ISBN
- 9780803240056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.47
€ 21.99
€ 21.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- CF4K
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857928372
- ISBN
- 9781857928372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.20
€ 8.20
Paperback. CZ;SK Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024623795
- ISBN
- 9788024623795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.63
€ 17.99
€ 15.63
Paperback. An eyewitness and harrowing account of the brutal life in a Soviet labour camp. An unwavering determination to survive against the odds. The heroic sacrifice and bravery of the Polish Resistance and the Warsaw Uprising. The role of Polish soldiers in the Italian campaign, notably the Battle of Monte Cassino. Num Pages: 160 pages, including 32pp colour section, numerous photos and documents. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952644
- ISBN
- 9781849952644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.90
€ 24.99
€ 21.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414339368
- ISBN
- 9781414339368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.85
€ 17.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. Collects the fascinating memories of some of radio's most vivid personalities: Himan Brown, Axel Gruenberg, Fletcher Markle, Arch Oboloer, and Robert Lewis Shayon. They explain in their own words their journey through radio broadcasting, how it affected their lives, and how they saw it impacting upon the consciousness of a country. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 236 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APW; BG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834835
- ISBN
- 9780810834835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.49
€ 86.49
Hardback. Collects the fascinating memories of some of radio's most vivid personalities: Himan Brown, Axel Gruenberg, Fletcher Markle, Arch Oboloer, and Robert Lewis Shayon. They explain in their own words their journey through radio broadcasting, how it affected their lives, and how they saw it impacting upon the consciousness of a country. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 236 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APW; BG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834729
- ISBN
- 9780810834729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.94
€ 113.94
Paperback. In this joyful, moving, and often funny memoir, Ira Berkow describes his path from Maxwell Street marketplace hawker to Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Timeswriter. "A master of his trade."-Studs Terkel. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637558
- ISBN
- 9781566637558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.96
€ 17.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. Drawing on a series of new sources, this biography of Ezra Pound outlines his contribution to modernism through a detailed account of his development, influence and continued significance. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333582572
- ISBN
- 9780333582572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.64
€ 121.64
Hardback. Drawing on a series of new sources, this biography of Ezra Pound outlines his contribution to modernism through a detailed account of his development, influence and continued significance. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333582565
- ISBN
- 9780333582565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Paperback. This comprehensive biography uses extensive theater and film archives to reveal Mamet's ideas on writing, acting, and directing, covering his beginnings in Chicago, his relationship to Judaism and reputation for machismo, as well as discussions of and excerpts from early plays and stories that have never before been referenced in print. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; ANF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230378711
- ISBN
- 9780230378711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.77
€ 34.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. A fascinating study of the Queen's life and her reign, as seen through her own speeches over the last 75 years Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471150982
- ISBN
- 9781471150982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.85
€ 11.99
€ 9.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Dalaker, Ingrid Loe. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Akademica Publishing Norway
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788232102617
- ISBN
- 9788232102617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.52
€ 49.99
€ 35.52
Paperback. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) is one of the great figures of early modern Europe, and one of the least understood. This biography establishes him once and for all as a peer of Erasmus, Shakespeare, and Galileo - a thinker whose vision of the world prefigures ours. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730240
- ISBN
- 9780226730240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.87
€ 19.87
Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the great heroes of the Second World War Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848665965
- ISBN
- 9781848665965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.21
€ 21.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. * Ingrid Betancourt's astonishing, powerful and deeply moving account of her six-year ordeal in the Colombian jungle as a hostage of the terrorist organisation FARC Num Pages: 608 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086139
- ISBN
- 9781844086139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. Biography of Harold Lowe, Fifth Officer of RMS Titanic, who was described by another survivor as 'the real hero of the Titanic.' After taking an active role in the evacuation, Lowe took command of a raft of lifeboats, distributing passengers among them so he could return to the wreckage and look for survivors - the only officer to do so. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752469966
- ISBN
- 9780752469966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Hardback. Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, was both a brilliant and controversial man. This biography offers a nuanced account of this morally ambiguous man. Drawing on Hamsun's extraordinary private archives and on his psychoanalyst's notes, it delves into Hamsun's personal life and character. Translator(s): Skuggevik, Erik; Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 b/w. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300123562
- ISBN
- 9780300123562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.82
€ 42.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. A biography of Lennie Tristano, the blind pianist who was one of jazz's most extraordinary innovators. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532819
- ISBN
- 9781845532819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.59
€ 40.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954423308
- ISBN
- 9780954423308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.03
€ 17.99
€ 17.03