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Biography
Hardback. The former editor of Russia's eminent Mir publishing house provides reminiscences of a former employee who has risen to become Boris Yeltsin's chief political rival. This work is both a biography of a powerful politician and an analysis of Russia's current social and moral breakdown. Num Pages: 198 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102100
- ISBN
- 9780231102100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.87€ 55.54
€ 71.87
€ 55.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700604524
- ISBN
- 9780700604524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. A testimony of a period of the history of 20th century mathematics. It includes recollections on the author's participation in the formation of the Bourbaki Group, tells of his meetings and conversations with mathematicians, and reflects his views on mathematics. It describes an extraordinary career of an exceptional man and mathematicians. Translator(s): Gage, Jennifer Curtiss. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764326500
- ISBN
- 9783764326500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.87
€ 136.87
Paperback. Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630915
- ISBN
- 9780745630915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.48
€ 22.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 739200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DND; BJ; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 181 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 739200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892450
- ISBN
- 9788772892450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.40€ 69.23
€ 90.40
€ 69.23
Paperback. A revealing portrait of a major poet of the SF Renaissance and a gripping account of late '50s gay life. Series: City Lights/Grey Fox. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Edition
- NONE, Expanded
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865907
- ISBN
- 9780872865907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.87
€ 13.99
€ 13.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975003
- ISBN
- 9781403975003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470643686
- ISBN
- 9780470643686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.86
€ 23.86
Hardcover. The Following Game is about passion and obsession. It's about cricket, family and poetry, but most of all it's about a father following his son's career in the public eye and the close relationship they have. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420. 232 pages. The Following Game is about passion and obsession. It's about cricket, family and poetry, but most of all it's about a father following his son's career in the public eye and the close relationship they have. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSJC. Dimension: 212 x 153 x 24. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Catt Educational Ltd,
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908095015
- ISBN
- 9781908095015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.92
€ 26.92
Hardcover. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044039
- ISBN
- 9780268044039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.74
€ 113.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; BGR; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411357
- ISBN
- 9781572411357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718894955
- ISBN
- 9780718894955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.88
€ 54.88
Paperback. Illuminating the life of Simon Cowell and delving into backstage scandal, tabloid rumour and the cut-throat worlds of music and television, this book presents a detailed insider's account of entertainment mogul Simon Cowell's rise to meteoric fame and all of the controversial highs and lows along the way. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571278374
- ISBN
- 9780571278374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 4.99
€ 19.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AN; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559360951
- ISBN
- 9781559360951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.32
€ 13.32
paperback. This text looks at the life of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the reconstruction era. It looks at his life in the army, and his work with the Freedman's Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist newly freed slaves. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823219384
- ISBN
- 9780823219384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; JFFE; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Milo Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854457
- ISBN
- 9781903854457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. Biography of Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers star quarterback during the Vince Lombardi era (1959-1968). Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793156
- ISBN
- 9781589793156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.92
€ 17.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. Part memoir, part comic monologue, this is an ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes that reveal the ups and downs of one woman's life. Relentlessly self-deprecating, Sylvia Smith's diary relays the humdrum, everydayness of living, yet it steadily gains momentum as a darker undertone gathers force. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KRF0025833
- ISBN
- 9781841952079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: BT; WSB; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393308655
- ISBN
- 9780393308655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.50
€ 19.99
€ 11.50
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838647
- ISBN
- 9781843838647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.20
€ 45.99
€ 38.20
Turning his journalistic eye on his own life, the author offers a series of sketches that describes the events and people he encounters. He narrates both the daily and the legendary events at "Time", offering readers a glimpse into the world of magazine writing and publishing before the age of the computer. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608479
- ISBN
- 9780815608479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.83
€ 23.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadside Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062311221
- ISBN
- 9780062311221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.68
€ 16.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Blends biography, social history, and critical race theory to illuminate the fascinating life of Lawrence Dennis, a complex and enigmatic man Num Pages: 229 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737330
- ISBN
- 9780814737330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.18
€ 34.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JFSR1; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469614656
- ISBN
- 9781469614656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.31
€ 54.31