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Biography

hardcover. A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 illus. throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Scribner
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476731902
ISBN
9781476731902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.78

Establishes that Basil Wilson Duke (1838-1916) was in fact the brilliant tactician behind much of the success of John Hunt Morgan's legendary cavalry unit. Author Gary Robert Matthews not only offers an in-depth study of Duke's celebrated Civil War exploits but also traces his varied postwar literary, legal, and political careers. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123752
ISBN
9780813123752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0008319
ISBN
9781856355001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609520809
ISBN
9781609520809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. The shocking story of how exceptionally violent abuse turned one girl to desperate self-harm before turning her life around. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340937372
ISBN
9780340937372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. This account of Jean Piaget's childhood and adolescence reveals a relatively unknown aspect to the well-known developmental psychologist. The portrayal of his struggle to reconcile science and faith in his youth adds a new dimension to the understanding of his life, thought and work. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674667167
ISBN
9780674667167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.92
€ 81.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
9781444795189
ISBN
9781444795189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399163340
ISBN
9780399163340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000992
ISBN
9780691000992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.28
€ 54.68

Paperback. A story of a boy from modest beginnings who confounded the critics and made his mark with talent in football, boyish good looks and, above all, an integrity that has helped him move from the teen market to a broader, adult audience. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 109 x 24. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0014223
ISBN
9780091878481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471423515
ISBN
9780471423515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. This work gathers together texts by contemporaries of Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) - including artists, critics and writers - that illuminate the painter's philosophy of art, particularly in his later years. Editor(s): Doran, Michael S. Translator(s): Cochran, Julie Lawrence. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520225190
ISBN
9780520225190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.87

hardcover. Editor(s): Albanese, Catherine L. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HRAX; HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 641.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780253022431
ISBN
9780253022431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, colour illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HYPERION
Condition
New
SKU
9781401310790
ISBN
9781401310790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.18

"A visionary and a madman" was how one British statesman, Lord Carteret, described Theodore von Neuhoff. This exciting biography, Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man behind the Legend by Julia Gasper, traces the unlikely career of the German baron who in 1736 had himself proclaimed and crowned King of Corsica. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1DFG; 3JF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611494402
ISBN
9781611494402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.21

paperback. Tie-in edition of Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Phoenix
Condition
New
SKU
9780753827871
ISBN
9780753827871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.80

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0017543
ISBN
9780316027106
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Provides fresh insights into both famous and little-known episodes in Thomas Mann's life and into his writing - the only realm in which he ever felt free. This book shows how love, death, religion, and politics were not merely themes in "Buddenbrooks", "The Magic Mountain", and other works, but were woven into the fabric of his existence. Translator(s): Willson, Leslie. Num Pages: 752 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070698
ISBN
9780691070698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.35

Paperback. Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1890-1936) holds the distinction of being the first South Asian immigrant to have a successful career in the United States as a man of letters. This reissue of his autobiography, with a new introduction and afterword, seeks to revitalize interest in Mukerji and his work. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G.; Gupta, Akhil; Manekar, Purnima. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804744348
ISBN
9780804744348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Covers Isabel Allende's three books "City of the Beasts", "Portrait in Sepia: A Novel", and "Daughter of Fortune". This book includes four interviews in which Allende discusses her spiritual adventure and political interests. Editor(s): Rodden, John. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702110
ISBN
9780292702110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 494 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 709.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215218
ISBN
9780823215218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. From the publishers of the bestselling BORN ON A BLUE DAY and MARLEY AND ME: the moving and bestselling story of how a devoted family dog helped free a little boy from the prison of his autism. Num Pages: 352 pages, Two B&W photos/drawings. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246. Nice copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002711
ISBN
9780340934029
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Richard B Russell, a Southern Democrat, used his positions of power to force an otherwise liberal internationalist foreign policy establishment to heed his non-interventionist, militarist, and Southern nationalist approaches to international crises. This book takes another look at Russell's role as foreign policy maker during the Cold War. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742544970
ISBN
9780742544970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590330685
ISBN
9781590330685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.78
€ 47.07

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