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Biography

Hardcover. Editor(s): Scott, J. Series: Makers of America S. Num Pages: 157 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Facts On File Inc
Number of pages
157
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KST0018333
ISBN
9780816033973
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Lebow, Richard Ned. Series: Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice. Num Pages: 195 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HPS; JMH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319341491
ISBN
9783319341491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. The first rigorous psychoanalytic investigation into the heart and mind of Nixon explores the forces and events that shaped his complex personality, presenting an enlightening portrait of a troubled man whose insecurities doomed him to suffer the most sensational downfall in American political history. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 223 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108553
ISBN
9780231108553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.52

Hardback. In this re-examination of Nixon and the Watergate scandal, Liebovich draws extensively from a range of sources, including the Nixon Oval Office tapes, to shed new light on the Nixon debacle and its long-lasting, corrosive effect on presidential and popular politics. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275979157
ISBN
9780275979157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25
€ 61.49

Paperback. A collection of Richard Nixon's, America's most controversial president, important writings that demonstrates why he has had such a profound impact on American life. It includes some of the famous addresses in American history, from Nixon's 'Checkers' speech and 'Last Press Conference', to the 'Silent Majority' speech and White House farewell. Editor(s): Perlstein, Rick. Series: The James Madison Library in American Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 119 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136998
ISBN
9780691136998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. In the mid-1850s, no scientist in the British Empire was more visible than Richard Owen. This is a biography of Owen. Num Pages: 356 pages, 20 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731773
ISBN
9780226731773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGB; JKSN1; KNTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742169606
ISBN
9781742169606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Richard Moore Rive (1930-1989) was a writer, scholar, literary critic and college teacher in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his short stories written in the late 1950s and for his second novel, 'Buckingham Palace', District Six, in which he depicted the well known cosmopolitan area of District Six, where he grew up. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: B; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868147434
ISBN
9781868147434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.36

Paperback. General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia. For four months, Ewell was Stonewall Jackson's most trusted subordinate. This title examines Ewell's life before and after the Civil War, offering a portrait of one of the South's most important leaders. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 680 pages, 48 illustrations, 22 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858172
ISBN
9780807858172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Paperback. Using widely scattered and previously unknown primary sources, Parrish's biography of Confederate general Richard Taylor presents him as one of the Civil War's most brilliant generals, eliciting strong performances from his troops in the face of manifold obstacles in three theaters of action. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469615035
ISBN
9781469615035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.91

Paperback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620470
ISBN
9780748620470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.74

Hardback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620463
ISBN
9780748620463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.12
€ 160.24

Paperback. Series: Lifelines Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 194 x 1. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780852631775
ISBN
9780852631775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231822
ISBN
9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.14

Hardback. Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as the Flying Dutchman. This book explores key ideas in Wagner's life and works. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 halftones, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924618
ISBN
9780226924618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403973214
ISBN
9781403973214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Paperback. Consistently an outsider - a child of the fundamentalist South, a self-taught intellectual, a black man married to a white woman - Richard Wright nonetheless became the unparalleled voice of his time. This title chronicles his journey from a sharecropper's shack in Mississippi to international renown as a writer and outspoken critic of racism. Num Pages: 638 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
638
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226730387
ISBN
9780226730387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. The first ever biography of slave turned bare-knuckle boxing legend Bill Richmond (1763-1829). Num Pages: 264 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGS; JFSL3; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445644899
ISBN
9781445644899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.41

Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128078
ISBN
9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173283
ISBN
9780691173283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.01

Paperback. The first book to uncover the full story behind the so-called Ricin terror plot, which exposes the extent of government spin around security. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329277
ISBN
9780745329277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. Hyman G. Rickover was not long removed from his Jewish roots in Poland when he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1922. After a respectable career spent mostly in unglamorous submarine and engineering billets, he took command of the U.S. Series: Military Profiles. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JWF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887044
ISBN
9781574887044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. * The astonishing and bestselling autobiography of Ricky Tomlinson, one of Britain's best-loved actors and entertainers. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 24, b/w. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 338. Clean copy showing some wear to spine and cover. Small tears to top and bottom of spine but remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0002204
ISBN
9780751534030
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas .. what could possibly go wrong? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472223494
ISBN
9781472223494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

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