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Biography
Paperback. "Remarkable..a richly detailed, affecting account..Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate..Which of these men is the "true American" of the title? That there is no simple answer to that question is Giridharadas's finest accomplishment."--Ayad Akhtar, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; BTP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350791
- ISBN
- 9780393350791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Presents the world of rhythm and blues from the perspective of an insider. This book features anecdotes about such R&B legends as Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and Dionne Warwick. It chronicles the 'Iceman's' journey from rural Mississippi to Chicago and the founding and eventual breakup of the legendary Impressions vocal group. Series: Black Music and Expressive Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 41 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217042
- ISBN
- 9780253217042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
A Portuguese navigator whose initial voyage to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Series: Explorers of New Lands S. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791086117
- ISBN
- 9780791086117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b/w photos, 4 b/w drawings, & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811732482
- ISBN
- 9780811732482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.57
€ 20.99
€ 17.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678082
- ISBN
- 9780816678082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.84
€ 32.99
€ 32.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): McCaslin, Dr Richard B (High Point University). Series: Voices of the Civil War. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572336131
- ISBN
- 9781572336131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.67
€ 50.29
€ 46.67
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Schwokowski, C. Num Pages: 125 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; CB; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Steinkopff Darmstadt Germany
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783798509931
- ISBN
- 9783798509931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.79
€ 73.79
Description: This important work is a three part study that includes a legal and historical review of the unique place of law reviews in American legal education as well as the nature and stature of the reviews and the varying careers the top reviews have had in the 20th century. Thirdly Gutterman has written of his own law review career. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: BG; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academica Press United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781930901520
- ISBN
- 9781930901520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Hardcover. In post-WWII America, stranger to her own past, Colette Inez survives a harrowing adolescence and a menacing, abusive adoptive family by defining her solace in a passion for literature. This memoir, spans two continents, a trail of discovery, and a buried secret that allowed her to reconcile her past, present and finally come of age as an artist. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299214203
- ISBN
- 9780299214203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.51
€ 40.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Tavis Smiley recounts the story of his friendship with Maya Angelou Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Back Bay
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTJ8038655
- ISBN
- 9780316341776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Hardcover. The biography of an important medieval ruler who built a state in the west of the French Kingdom which provided a foundation for the vast Angevin empire later constructed by his descendants. The study shows how Nerra adopted Roman ideas and tactics in order to consolidate his power. Num Pages: 412 pages, 4 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 302 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079960
- ISBN
- 9780520079960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.60€ 55.91
€ 72.60
€ 55.91
Paperback. Commonplace Book of William Byrd II of Westover Editor(s): Lockridge, Kenneth A. Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469615233
- ISBN
- 9781469615233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.63€ 48.70
€ 52.63
€ 48.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Titletown Publishing, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982720622
- ISBN
- 9780982720622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.05
€ 19.99
€ 18.05
Hardback. Explores the full saga of Loretta Young's professional and personal life. She made her film debut at age four, became a star at fifteen, and many awards and accolades later, made her final television movie at age seventy-six. This biography withholds none of the details of her affair with Clark Gable and the daughter that powerful love produced. Series: Hollywood Legends Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, 28 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617030796
- ISBN
- 9781617030796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Viking
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003075
- ISBN
- 9780670922277
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810520
- ISBN
- 9781591810520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
Hardcover. This chronology traces the progress of Lawrence's life from its beginnings in the English Midlands through his world-wide travelling until his death in 1930. Details of the composition of his works in many forms and of the controversies that often followed their publication are included. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333531334
- ISBN
- 9780333531334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: B; VFV; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780986035555
- ISBN
- 9780986035555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. Unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations, genealogy, tables. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141006550
- ISBN
- 9780141006550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621656
- ISBN
- 9781900621656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.04€ 50.74
€ 55.04
€ 50.74
Paperback. Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091937515
- ISBN
- 9780091937515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.99
€ 16.99
€ 10.99
Hardback. Joyce Gould's memoirs take us through eighty years of political and social change, identifying her role as part of that change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849549752
- ISBN
- 9781849549752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.83
€ 33.99
€ 23.83
paperback. Hell-raiser Shane MacGowan's acclaimed and surprisingly lucid memoir. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780283072048
- ISBN
- 9780283072048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341549
- ISBN
- 9781625341549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.49
€ 37.99
€ 32.49