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Biography
Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Red Hen Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0001708
- ISBN
- 9780955292088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; BGH; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643236
- ISBN
- 9780691643236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.23
€ 111.23
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155073
- ISBN
- 9781903155073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.94
€ 20.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. A biography of the celebrated Chinese writer of the 20th century, Lu Xun. It seeks to set aside all the propaganda that has accrued over the decades since his death, and present him as a credible human being, neither aggrandized nor belittled. Brief sketches of Lu Xun's work are appended. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960605
- ISBN
- 9789629960605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035710
- ISBN
- 9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. Interviews mit F.L. Bauer, C. Floyd, J. Weizenbaum, N. Wirth und H. Zemanek Editor(s): Siefkes, Dirk; Braun, Anette. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540648574
- ISBN
- 9783540648574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.31
€ 31.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. A shaman and visionary - not a poet in any ordinary sense - Maria Sabina lived out her life in the Oaxacan mountain village of Huautla de Jimenez. This work includes a presentation from Sabina's recorded chants and an English translation of her oral autobiography, her vida, as written and arranged in her native language. Editor(s): Rothenberg, Jerome. Series: Poets for the Millennium S. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239531
- ISBN
- 9780520239531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Hardcover. Indian author Suvir Saran's move from NYC to a farm in upstate New York, where he raises livestock and grows much of his own food. The recipes, organised by season, include classic rustic American recipes made from the fruit of his land and livestock, as well as dishes that speak to Saran's Indian heritage. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811872331
- ISBN
- 9780811872331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.07
€ 31.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. In 1941, before America entered World War II, determined young LeRoy Gover signed on with Britain's Royal Air Force to fly the plane of his dreams, the fast, sleek Spitfire. When America joined the fight, he transitioned to the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt. Former USAF pilot and aviation historian Philip D. Series: Warriors. Num Pages: 430 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888447
- ISBN
- 9781574888447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.97
€ 10.97
Paperback. Through five case histories, the book provides a snapshot of political persecution in mid-twentieth century America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823271795
- ISBN
- 9780823271795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Hardback. When newly elected Virginia governor Linwood Holton escorted his children into an integrated Richmond public school in 1970, he delivered the coup-de-grace to the Byrd machine. This memoir offers a behind-the-scenes account of his private and public life at a critical juncture in the political history of Virginia and the nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927206
- ISBN
- 9780813927206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.49
€ 31.99
€ 27.49
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; KNT; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615936
- ISBN
- 9780691615936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.34€ 58.11
€ 75.34
€ 58.11
Hardcover. There is a preoccupation with religion in the work of Northrop Frye. This book shows that it played a greater role than assumed - religion was central to practically everything Frye wrote. It focuses on the works with which Frye began and ended his career - "Fearful Symmetry" and, 50 years on, his two studies of the Bible and "The Double Vision". Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922997
- ISBN
- 9780813922997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KKD0002927
- ISBN
- 9780297811022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. From the author who brought you the shocking true story that inspired Arsenic and Old Lace comes the horrific legacy of death and destruction in the gunmaking Colt family during the 19th Century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Oblong Box" but one that encompassed so much more.. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762763795
- ISBN
- 9780762763795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 21.54
€ 22.99
€ 21.54
Paperback. Presents an account of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. This title argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. It portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. It shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115292
- ISBN
- 9781405115292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.12
€ 43.99
€ 42.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJPL; BTC; JFFE; JFFX; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310444
- ISBN
- 9781627310444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.87
€ 13.99
€ 13.87
paperback. Raised in a sheltered, puritanical household in New England, Elaine Goodale Eastman (1863-1953) followed her conscience and calling in 1885 when she traveled west and opened a school on the Great Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. This biography draws on more than one hundred letters from Elaine that were collected by one of her sisters. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218321
- ISBN
- 9780803218321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.97
€ 31.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Day, Francis Martin; et al. Num Pages: 382 pages, Illustrations, facsims., 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ronsdale Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780921870616
- ISBN
- 9780921870616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972032
- ISBN
- 9780865972032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Hardcover. Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. This book presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. It explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202686
- ISBN
- 9780226202686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.59
€ 26.99
€ 21.59
Hardcover. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone was a Marine legend who received the Medal of Honor for holding off 3,000 Japanese on Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross posthumously for his bravery on Iwo Jima. This title presents the story of how a young man from Raritan, New Jersey, became one of America's biggest World War II heroes. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379417
- ISBN
- 9780470379417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Victorian traveller, Mary Kingsley, has been portrayed as a victim of 19th-century attitudes towards women, a brave and daring explorer, an anti-imperialist agitator and even a feminist heroine. In this biography the author examines and then confronts all these portraits. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JFFK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489208
- ISBN
- 9780333489208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.98
€ 122.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925363
- ISBN
- 9780813925363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23