×


 x 

Shopping cart

Biography

Results 145 - 168 of 13731

Biography

Paperback. 8vo. Very good copy.. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans.. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Aherlow Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310310
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. This volume of intellectual biography takes the Polish economist Michal Kalecki (1899-1970) from the shattering of his prosperous childhood, in Tsarist Lodz in the 1905 Revolution, to Cambridge and the failure of his co-operative research with John Maynard Keynes's supporters in Cambridge. Series: Palgrave Studies in History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230211865
ISBN
9780230211865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.24
€ 72.29

paperback. An investigative odyssey from Samuel Johnson-shortlisted author David Grann to unravel twelve great, real-life mysteries Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
New
SKU
9781849830669
ISBN
9781849830669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463537
ISBN
9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear and minor nicks, sunning to spine. Light yellowing on FFEP, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Odhams Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0013812
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611683080
ISBN
9781611683080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.28

Paperback. An introduction to the life and work of Walter Benjamin, the German-Jewish philosopher and literary and cultural critic. The text offers insight into Benjamin's complex relationships with Adorno, Brecht, Jewish Messianism and Western Marxism. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084001
ISBN
9780520084001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. The 1995 Open Champion and legendary wild man of golf recalls the best and worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US and European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course and his addiction to gambling and drink; and the trashed hotel rooms and spectacular marital problems. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007229024
ISBN
9780007229024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.37

Hardcover. Presents stories about sports persons: sports stars, less-known athletes and relatively unknown physical education teachers and sports scientists. This work presents essays that deal with problems associated with writing sport biographies - how does an author navigate among myths and truths? Editor(s): Christensen, Mette Krogh. Num Pages: 191 pages, tables. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779340848
ISBN
9788779340848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. From the idyll of his Sardinian childhood to the transformative experience of the anti-Fascist resistance, and from postwar militancy to the dismal regression of Italian culture, the author captures memories that are intensely personal and inseparable from political and intellectual experience. Translator(s): Elliot, Gregory. Series: Italian List. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420817
ISBN
9780857420817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives. This book tells the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison - from terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with the Birdman. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornerstone
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784750664
ISBN
9781784750664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WH Allen
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003283
ISBN
9780753556801
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. In this volume, the circumstances and reasoning behind Adams's bold moves in the spring of 1781 are presented in full, showing him to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Shea, Jennifer; Taylor, C. James; Walker, Celeste. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011366
ISBN
9780674011366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.01
€ 126.62

Paperback. 8vo.Original printed wrappers with label removed
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Louis MacNeice
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0307309
ISBN
9780571176878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. Born in Slaton, Texas, some 15 miles southeast of Lubbock, the author has lived the kind of life that qualifies as a rock 'n' roll folktale. This title offers a picture of the coming-of-age of rock 'n' roll itself while celebrating how his raw talent and outsized personality have elevated him from sideman to a rock 'n' roll icon. Editor(s): Ditenhafer, Bill. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619021068
ISBN
9781619021068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 12.60

hardcover. This seventh volume of the collected letters of Joseph Conrad covers Conrad's letters during the period 1920-22. Editor(s): Davies, Laurence; Stape, J. H. (Universite Versailles/Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines). Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of Joseph Conrad. Num Pages: 722 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1007.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
722
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521561969
ISBN
9780521561969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.32

Hardcover. General Ioan Emanoil Florescu modernized the Romanian army in the second half of the 19th century, following the union of the Romanian principalities but predating the war for Romanian independence. This title stresses the role of General Florescu, whose model for modernization was primarily the French army. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336130
ISBN
9780880336130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Limelight Editions United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574672022
ISBN
9781574672022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.66

Hardback. Providing a close examination of Milton's wide-ranging prose and poetry at each stage of his life, Barbara Lewalski reveals a rather different Milton from that in earlier accounts. * Provides a close analysis of each of Milton's prose and poetry works. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176657
ISBN
9780631176657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.65

Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813136882
ISBN
9780813136882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. James Cracknell and Ben Fogle's hardback smash of Christmas 2006 becomes a massive paperback bestseller in summer 2007. 'Read this.. Two very different men fight, play games and nearly lose their lives.' The Times Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x4 b/w & colour integrated. BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSB; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. Conquering the Atlantic in the World's Toughest Rowing Race. 288 pages, 2x4 b/w & colour integrated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QSA; BTP; WSB; WSSN7. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545125
ISBN
9781843545125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar! Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120582
ISBN
9781409120582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.24

Offers insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. This book links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric; acting as host of its television program, GE Theater, and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy - to his conversion to conservatism. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138604
ISBN
9780231138604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.12
€ 72.54

paperback. Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman. He took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet - to swim non-stop across seven of the world's deadliest oceans wearing only swim trunks, cap and goggles. It is not a test for the faint-hearted. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSE; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781786062529
ISBN
9781786062529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 9.13

Page 7 of 573

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!