Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)


"Civil War Commanders"

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Offers concise biographies of the military leaders who served on land and water during the Civil War, 1861-1865. This book highlights the leaders' important campaigns and battles, and their rise through the ranks. It features more than 300 commanders including: Ames, General Adelbert Banks, General HiramBragg, and General Braxton Breckinridge. With 200 photos and illustrations. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 203 x 203 mm. Weight: 756g.
Author:  Pritchard, Russ A.
ISBN:  1906347328
Publisher:  Compendium Publishing
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"Over 300 Great Lives"

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Paperback, Weight: 436g.
Author:  Pustak Mahal
ISBN:  8122302734
Publisher:  Pustak Mahal,India
Date:  2007  (India)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"A Black Studies Primer"

Heroes and Heroines of the African Diaspora

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Paperback, 512 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 914g.
Author:  Sandiford, Keith A.P.
ISBN:  1906190062
Publisher:  Hansib Publications Limited
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Secondary Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults"

2000 Through 2004

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Hardback, 432 pages. Size: 216 x 140 mm. Weight: 588g.
Author:  Schon, Isabel
ISBN:  0810851962
Publisher:  Scarecrow Press
Date:  2004  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology"

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"Routledge Key Guides" series; This work introduces the life, thought, work and impact of fifty of the most influential figures who have shaped and developed modern psychology, including: Sigmund Freud, Noam Chomsky, William James, Carl Jung, Ivan Pavlov, Jean Piaget, Anne Anastasi, Abraham Maslow, Konrad Lorenz, and Hans Eysenck. With further reading. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 525g.
Author:  Sheehy, Noel
ISBN:  0415167752
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War"

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Full title: Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. With 16pp b&w plates. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 1019g.
Author:  Smart, Nicholas
ISBN:  1844150496
Publisher:  Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"International Rugby Who's Who"

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The only book with biographical details of more than 1000 top world rugby union players and coaches. A must have for the keen rugby fanatic. With illustrations, (some colour ). Paperback, 704 pages. Size: 210 x 148 mm. Weight: 628g.
Author:  Smith, Andy
ISBN:  1899807233
Publisher:  Sportsbooks Ltd
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"British Settlers in Natal"

A Biographical Register

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Attempts to record details of those British men and women who settled in Natal between 1824, when the first party of hunter-traders arrived, and the end of 1857, when a new wave of immigration was about to begin. With illustrations. Hardback, 266 pages. Size: 282 x 210 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author:  Spencer, Shelagh O'Byrne
ISBN:  0869805436
Publisher:  University of Kwazulu-Natal Press
Date:  1996  (South Africa)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"British Settlers in Natal 1824-1857"

A Biographical Register

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Attempts to record details of those British men and women who settled in Natal between 1824, when the first party of hunter-traders arrived, and the end of 1857, when a new wave of immigration was about to begin. With illustrations. Hardback, 400 pages. Size: 282 x 210 mm. Weight: 1315g.
Author:  Spencer, Shelagh O'Byrne
ISBN:  0869809695
Publisher:  University of Kwazulu-Natal Press
Date:  2001  (South Africa)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"Handbook to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (1921)"

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Full title: 'Handbook to the Most Excvellent Order of the British Empire, 1921'. New ed. Paperback, 708 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Thorpe, A.Winton
ISBN:  1843424584
Publisher:  Naval & Military Press Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"A New Dictionary of Saints"

East and West

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Offers coverage of Eastern, as well as Western, saints. This book contains approximately 7,000 Saints and Blesseds. It features entries in alphabetical order of name, date and place of birth and death as well as family background, education, activity for which the saints is remembered, and whether he/she is a patron saint. Paperback, 704 pages. Size: 244 x 169 mm. Weight: 1389g.
Author:  Walsh, Michael
ISBN:  086012438X
Publisher:  Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"World War Ii Commanders"

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"Commanders" series; Features the major military and political figures from the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Rumania, South Africa, and the USSR. This book covers over 300 important leaders including: Alanbrooke, Alexander, Arnold, Auchinleck, Badoglio, Bradley, Chiang Kai-shek, Churchill, and Clark. With 200. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 203 x 203 mm. Weight: 756g.
Author:  Westwell, Ian
ISBN:  190634731X
Publisher:  Compendium Publishing
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"The Who's Who of Colchester United"

The Layer Road Years

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Celebrates the players who played first-team football during the Layer Road years in Colchester United. This book lists various players and goal statistics listed, along with a career history and photographs. With 300 illustrations. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 260 x 195 mm. Weight: 1090g.
Author:  Whitehead, Jeff Drury, Kevin
ISBN:  1859836291
Publisher:  Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"Nobel"

A Century of Prize Winners

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A look at the achievement of 200 of the most famous, important or interesting Nobel prize winners of the 20th century -- arranged chronologically and illustrated by a portrait and in some cases explanatory diagrams. An appendix lists all winners. With 300 b+w & colour photographs. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 240 x 190 mm. Weight: 976g.
Author:  Worek, Michael
ISBN:  1554074169
Publisher:  Firefly Books Ltd
Date:  2008  (Canada)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Biography (Who's Who)

"The Book of Arabic Wisdom"

Proverbs and Anecdotes

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Proverbs have been the author's passion since childhood in his Lebanese village and later in Iraq. Here he has brought together over 4000 proverbs, humorous and wise anecdotes and popular quotations from throughout the Arab world. With b&w line drawings. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 210 x 148 mm. Weight: 390g.
Author:  (Al-Amily, Hussain M., ed.)
ISBN:  1904456030
Publisher:  New Internationalist Publications Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Dictionaries of Quotations

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