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Biographic ABBA - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Viv Coot
22.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that ABBA (1972-1982) were a Swedish band who became one of the world's most successful pop groups after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Waterloo." What, perhaps, they don't know is that they have sold more than 380 million albums and singles; that their name w ...Show more
Biographic: Bowie - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Liz Flavell
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that David Bowie (1947-2016) was an iconic singer, songwriter and actor, whose lyrics, performances and ever-changing persona were at the heart of pop culture for over five decades. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he smoked 80 cigarettes a day, acted in 27 films, sold over 140 mi ...Show more
Biographic - Einstein - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Brian CLEGG
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the creator of the theory of relativity that revolutionized modern science. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he did not learn to speak until he was 4 years old; that he was asked to become the President of Israel in 1952, but refused; that he w ...Show more
Biographic: Hendrix - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Liz Flavell
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was a pioneering guitarist and songwriter whose electric playing and performances were at the heart of Sixties pop culture. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he trained as a paratrooper in the Army; that his first guitar cost only $5, while the guitar ...Show more
Coco: Great Lives in Graphic Form by Sophie Collins
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was a prolific French fashion designer and founder of the House of Chanel, who ruled over Parisian haute couture for almost six decades. What, perhaps, they don't know is that, she was taught to sew by nuns and started Chanel by making hats; that ...Show more
Kahlo (Biographic) by Sophie Collins
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir | Series: Biographic
Many people know that Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican artist, a feminist icon who lived in the famous Blue House and whose work includes The Two Fridas. What, perhaps, they don't know is that 55 of her 143 artworks are self-portraits; that her painting Roots holds the record for a Latin American a ...Show more
Leonardo (Biographic) by Andrew Kirk
23.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction | Series: Biographic
Many people know that Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian polymath, one of the great creative minds of the Italian Renaissance and the painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. What, perhaps, they don't know is that his original notebook Codex Leicester, was sold to Bill Gates for $30 milli ...Show more
Shakespeare Biographic Great Lives in Graphic Form by Viv Croot
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir | Series: Biographic
The Biographies series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid snapshots. The result is a quickfir ...Show more
Sherlock - Great Lives in Graphic Form by V. I. V. CROOT
23.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Sherlock Holmes was an enigmatic detective who, with his companion Dr. Watson, pursued criminals through Victorian and Edwardian England. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he investigated 60 fully documented cases, including 37 murders; that 46 of those cases began in his offi ...Show more
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