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Biography

Paperback. Bernard Berenson: Formation and Heritage explores the intellectual world of Berenson (1865-1959), who put the connoisseurship of Renaissance art on a firm footing at the turn of the twentieth century. Essays explore his relationships with various cultural figures including William James, Jean Paul Richter, Katherine Dunham, and many others. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACND; BGA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674427853
ISBN
9780674427853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.44

Paperback. The incredible true story of the FBI's most successful undercover agent now reissued as a Great Read Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340922651
ISBN
9780340922651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Trinity University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595347886
ISBN
9781595347886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Tracing Fred Astaire's life from his birth in Omaha to his death in his late eighties in Hollywood, this book discusses his early days with his talented and outspoken sister Adele, his gifts as a singer, and his many movie dance partners, among them Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Betty Hutton. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDT; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158441
ISBN
9780300158441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610328
ISBN
9780815610328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.93

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn; Macintyre, Angus. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 704 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300023145
ISBN
9780300023145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 960 pages, illustrations, plan. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 79. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300023718
ISBN
9780300023718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 941 pages, illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300024180
ISBN
9780300024180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlick, Kenneth; Macintyre, Angus. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 270 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300027686
ISBN
9780300027686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlick, Kenneth; Macintyre, Angus. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations, 2plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300028591
ISBN
9780300028591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlick, Kenneth; Macintyre, Angus. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 77 x 77 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1325.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300031249
ISBN
9780300031249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.08

Hardcover. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300031836
ISBN
9780300031836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.59

Hardcover. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300032703
ISBN
9780300032703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.59

Hardcover. This index volume to Joseph Farrington's diary provides access to Farington's fascination with criminal trials, elections and frequent Royal scandals of the day, as well as the recurrent subject of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars in Europe. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 1058 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AFF; BGA; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Edition
Indexed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300075779
ISBN
9780300075779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.96

Paperback. Carefully preserving the original work's acclaimed narrative style and combination of biography, intellectual history, and literary criticism, this title illuminates the author's works from his first novel "Poor Folk" to "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov" by setting them in their personal, historical, and ideological context. Num Pages: 984 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
984
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155999
ISBN
9780691155999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. Excavating the reality behind the myth, this work delves into the exploits and ego that defined Wild Bill Hickok, a notorious character of the Wild West, and shows how the man was overtaken by his own legend. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615230
ISBN
9780700615230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.18

hardcover. Num Pages: 576 pages, group port. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Praeger United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780837138152
ISBN
9780837138152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.74
€ 121.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641492
ISBN
9780691641492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.92

Paperback. Deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803297555
ISBN
9780803297555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.25

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814625357
ISBN
9789814625357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558446
ISBN
9781904558446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. 146pp. Keywords: Jewish studies, history, religion, biography
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Robin Mass Jerusalem
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1942
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1009106
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

paperback. This is the true story of 450 US soldiers, early in the Vietnam War, who found themselves surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese regulars in the Ia Dang Valley, in what became the first major battle of the extended conflict. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BTM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is clear and remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039102
ISBN
9780552150262
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.43

Paperback. The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, Joseph Luzzi straddles these two perspectives in My Two Italies to link his family's dramatic story to Italy's north-south divide, its quest for a unifying language, and its passion for art, food, and family. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374535391
ISBN
9780374535391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.95

Hardcover. Recounted by an ordinary Confederate soldier turned Southern guerrilla, this memoir provides a perspective on the fighting that took place behind Union lines in Federal-occupied northwest Arkansas during the American Civil War. It contains descriptions of military campaigns and Bailey's observations on the causes and nature of the guerrilla war. Editor(s): Baker, T. Lindsay. Num Pages: 157 pages, 3 photographs, 1 illustration, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288387
ISBN
9781557288387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Hardcover. A memoir about the author's father, whose courageous defense of a black man accused of rape calls to mind To Kill a Mockingbird. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393285826
ISBN
9780393285826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225002
ISBN
9780571225002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 15.75

Hardcover. At twenty-five, Orson Welles (1915-1985) directed, co-wrote, and starred in "Citizen Kane", widely considered the best film ever made. But Welles was such a revolutionary filmmaker that he found himself at odds with the Hollywood studio system. This book reassesses Welles' final period in the context of his entire life and work. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124100
ISBN
9780813124100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

paperback. Encompassing and illuminating John Ford's myriad complexities and contradictions, the author traces the trajectory of Ford's life from his beginnings as "Bull" Feeney, the nearsighted, football-playing son of Irish immigrants, to his recognition, after a long, controversial, and much-honoured career, as America's national myth maker. Num Pages: 848 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604734676
ISBN
9781604734676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

paperback. In this first full-scale, in-depth biography of Spielberg, Joseph McBride reveals hidden dimensions of the filmmaker's personality and shows how deeply personal even his most commercial work has been. This new edition adds four chapters to Spielberg's life story, chronicling his extraordinarily active and creative period from 1997 to the present. Num Pages: 640 pages, 68 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604738360
ISBN
9781604738360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.92

Paperback. Covers the network of international mobsters and hackers who use the Internet to extort money from businesses, steal from tens of millions of consumers and attack government networks. This title takes readers into the murky hacker underground, travelling the globe from San Francisco to Costa Rica and London to Russia. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586489076
ISBN
9781586489076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.02

paperback. The real story--and human price--of US/Mexico border enforcement. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 225 pages, 36 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: BTC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
City Lights Publishers United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864863
ISBN
9780872864863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DVT; 3JJH; BGH; HBT; JPVR; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007309252
ISBN
9780007309252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Hardcover. Series: Amazing and Extraordinary Facts. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3J; AN; BGL; DSGS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 130 x 17. .
Publisher
Rydon Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910821060
ISBN
9781910821060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.84

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Rydon Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910821077
ISBN
9781910821077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.84

Paperback. Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin. Series: Signet Classics. 269 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531582
ISBN
9780451531582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Urim Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789655241624
ISBN
9789655241624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809333295
ISBN
9780809333295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979988660
ISBN
9780979988660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.84

Mentoring intersects with memoir in this volume, as 31 psychotherapists share the origins of their professional ambitions and, mixing authority with levity, describe their professional odysseys. The psychotherapists include Martin A. Schulman, Jeffrey Seinfeld and Martha Stark. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765701701
ISBN
9780765701701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.20