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Paperback. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348. Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803. 252 pages, illustrations. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight: 348.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211582
ISBN
9780520211582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413474
ISBN
9781770413474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 133 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572336650
ISBN
9781572336650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.58

Paperback. The Sunday Times top ten bestselling memoir of Tracey Thorn's 30-year pop career with Marine Girls and Everything But The Girl, and her collaborations with Paul Weller, Massive Attack and Todd Terry. Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088683
ISBN
9781844088683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. * The charming story of five British nurses on a road trip around America in the 1950s Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751544046
ISBN
9780751544046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842600
ISBN
9781597842600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.34

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Revised
SKU
KNW0008281
ISBN
9780862780074
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241334140
ISBN
9780241334140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Survive and thrive memoir from blogger and social media influencer Laura Jane Williams. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473635586
ISBN
9781473635586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Survive and thrive memoir from blogger and social media influencer Laura Jane Williams. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Underlining
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473635609
ISBN
9781473635609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Co-authored by Fortune journalist Brent Schlender and Fast Company Executive Editor Rick Tetzeli, and containing exclusive material, this revelatory book will cast an entirely new light on the man behind the most successful company of all time. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; BGT; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762013
ISBN
9781444762013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 539.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062123329
ISBN
9780062123329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Church House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781400104
ISBN
9781781400104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Chronicles the making of an iconic American writer by exploring Ray Bradbury's childhood and early years of his long life in fiction, film, television, radio, and theatre. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079054
ISBN
9780252079054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.13

Hardback. Although he came to power in 2000 on the most controversial of slender minorities, the presidency of George W. Bush has been marked by determined policy initiatives and organizational confidence. John P. Burke examines this transition to power. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588262929
ISBN
9781588262929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.77
€ 50.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490322
ISBN
9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.72

Hardcover. This biography focuses upon Laura Ingalls Wilder's years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder's autobiographical novels, separating fact from fiction. Series: Missouri Biography S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826211675
ISBN
9780826211675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00
€ 57.86

Paperback. 'My name is Michael Pennington, and I am not a comic character. I'm often mistaken for one though. You might know him by another name. Johnny Vegas.' Num Pages: 384 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780007382712
ISBN
9780007382712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. A collection of memoirs of eleven historians who, born around the time of World War II, helped to transform both their discipline and the broader world of American higher education. Editor(s): Banner, James M., Jr.; Gillis, John R. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036588
ISBN
9780226036588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.18

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; BGX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219838
ISBN
9780300219838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Hardcover. International supermodel Cindy Crawford chronicles her life and career, sharing stories and lessons learned, and featuring her most memorable images. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846191
ISBN
9780847846191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. This is the autobiography of Anna Michener, who suffered physical and emotional abuse behind closed doors at the hands of her parents and grandmother. The account is of growing up under unspeakable conditions, not of mature reflection but an immediate account of unhealed wounds. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226524030
ISBN
9780226524030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HCI
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780757319044
ISBN
9780757319044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. A celebrated study of Elizabeth Bishop's genius, as revealed through her literary friendships Editor(s): Hemenway, R. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472087204
ISBN
9780472087204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.43

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