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Biography
Hardcover. You Fascinate Me So takes readers into the world and work of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer/performer Cy Coleman, exploring his days as a child prodigy in the 1930s, his time as a hot jazz pianist and early television celebrity in the 1950s, and his life as one of Broadway's preeminent composers Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480355903
- ISBN
- 9781480355903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.00
€ 34.99
€ 33.00
Paperback. Tells the story of the remarkable life and career of John A. Lomax, pioneering American folklorist, canny businessman, influential educator, and patriarch of an extended family of artists, performers, and scholars. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780252069710
- ISBN
- 9780252069710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.21€ 55.20
€ 56.21
€ 55.20
Paperback. "An amazing story [told] with clarity and intelligence .. colorful and insightful."-Martin Rubin, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 512 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393333596
- ISBN
- 9780393333596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.41
€ 20.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074622
- ISBN
- 9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader (Black Americans of Achie...
Jakoubek, Robert, Wagner, Dr Heather Lehr
A biography of Martin Luther King Junior, which features useful features, including color and black-and-white photographs, an index, chronology, and sidebars. It includes a selection of quotes from Martin Luther King Junior and helpful fact boxes, which encourage further reading. Series: Black Americans of Achievement - Legacy Edition S. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791081617
- ISBN
- 9780791081617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. This is the first biography of the musician, conductor, and director Sarah Caldwell, an indomitable force for opera in America, and the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859470
- ISBN
- 9780810859470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.17
€ 145.17
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803294332
- ISBN
- 9780803294332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.38
€ 34.99
€ 28.38
Hardcover. The death of Philip Gould, former Labour Party Communications Director, in 2011 deprived Britain of one of its most acute and well-respected political minds. In this book his friends and colleagues including David Miliband and Lord Mandelson discuss his life from his early years in the Labour Party to his ultimately doomed fight against cancer. Editor(s): Kavanagh, Dennis. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281128
- ISBN
- 9781137281128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.64
€ 53.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Ahrar, Ahmad. Translator(s): Jahanpour, Farhang. Num Pages: 514 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140739
- ISBN
- 9781588140739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.59€ 56.23
€ 72.59
€ 56.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781987915167
- ISBN
- 9781987915167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.99
€ 18.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869404192
- ISBN
- 9781869404192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. A rare perspective on the business savvy and future of a business icon Jack Welch transported GE into the new economy with his management style, his forward-thinking approach to new technology, and by encouraging creativity among his employees. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJM; KNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471255222
- ISBN
- 9780471255222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.57
€ 29.99
€ 23.57
paperback. Demythologizing Sutter while giving him a more secure place in western history, this collective portrait exemplifies revisionist scholarship at its best. Editor(s): Owens, Kenneth N. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 photograph, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803286184
- ISBN
- 9780803286184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.31
€ 17.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season in grand prix racing, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 col plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007270064
- ISBN
- 9780007270064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240. The Woman Who Shaped the Events of 1066. 288 pages, ill. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747579687
- ISBN
- 9780747579687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.68
€ 19.99
€ 15.68
Hardcover. Written for younger readers, this is a look at the life of Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsin's first female lawyer. Telling Goodell's story from 1858, when she first decided to become a lawyer, to her place as an actual attorney in the courtroom, it recounts Goodell's hard work and determination. Num Pages: 112 pages, 5 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JH; BGH; JFSJ1; LN; YNH; YNK; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967178738
- ISBN
- 9780967178738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. A story of the Bailey family's escape from the gruelling Corbin Glow mines in 1930 to find a better life in Letcher, Kentucky. This account recounts the lives of the mining people whose religion and 'family values' buttressed and sustained them. It is three dimensional account containing humour, but lacking sentimentality. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335362
- ISBN
- 9780897335362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
In this first book-length study of Etheridge Knight and his complete body of work, Michael Collins examines the poetry of a complex literary figure who, following imprisonment, transformed his life to establish himself as a charismatic voice in American poetry and an accomplished teacher. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611170665
- ISBN
- 9781611170665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.69
€ 47.99
€ 39.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Koury, Ronald. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: B; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610786
- ISBN
- 9780815610786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.90
€ 26.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160048
- ISBN
- 9781574160048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
Hardback. An attempt to draw together the important details of Woolf's working life in a single volume, allowing the reader to trace her development as novelist, feminist and literary journalist against the background of the age. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333388556
- ISBN
- 9780333388556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.61
€ 186.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890967164
- ISBN
- 9780890967164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. A memoir with a message, this book shares the angst of a boy growing up without a father and how he found his way. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444701319
- ISBN
- 9781444701319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. A self-portrait of a man of letters driven by a restless hunger for adventure, it takes the readers on a voyage, from a gas-lit big-house childhood in 1930s Tipperary, to college days at Cambridge, enraptured by Carl Jung and Wilhelm Reich, to commando training and naval service in the World WarII, protecting Allied convoys from Uboat attack. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510703
- ISBN
- 9781843510703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34