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Andrew Grove
Andrew Grove (1936-2016)

engineer, entrepreneur, professor, scientist

  • University of California, Berkeley, City University of New York

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Swimming across
High Output Management
Only the paranoid survive
One-on-one with Andy Grove
Nur die Paranoiden überleben. Strategische Wendepunkte vorzeitig erkennen
Physics and technology of semi conductor devices
Le management multiplicateur
Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Devices
Seuls les paranoïaques survivent
Las relaciones interpersonales en el trabajo
Physics and technology of semiconductor devices
Only the Paranoid Survive
Physics and technology of semiconductor devices
High Output (Product Code:C-10029)
Strategic dynamics
Hartmut Vinçon
Hartmut Vinçon (born 1940)

communication scholar, scientist

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Frank Wedekind
Frank Wedekinds Maggi-Zeit
Theodor Storm in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten
Theodor Storm
Topographie
Jean Paul, ein Klassiker?
Theodor Storm in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten
Kritik der Alltagskultur
Marc David Lewis
Marc David Lewis (born 1951)

neuroscientist, academic, psychologist

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Memoirs Of An Addicted Brain A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life On Drugs
Memoirs of an Addicted Brain
Memoirs of an addicted brain
Bedtiming
The Biology of Desire
Emotion, development, and self-organization
The Biology of Desire
The biology of desire
Cognition-emotion interactions in infancy
Infant-mother gaze in response to anger
Early socioemotional predictors of cognitive competence at four years
Bed Timing
Baby Sleep
Cognition-emotion interactions in infancy
The relationship of separation distress and reunion gaze aversion to cognitive development in infancy
Emotion, Development, and Self-Organization
Frank Northern Magill
Frank Northern Magill (1907-1997)

encyclopedist, editor, library scientist

  • Columbia University, University of Southern California

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Magill's survey of world literature
Magill's survey of American literature
Great Lives from History
Critical survey of long fiction
Critical survey of long fiction
Dictionary of World Biography
Critical Survey of Long Fiction
Critical survey of long fiction
English novel, Conrad to Woolf
Magill's Survey of World Literature
The American presidents
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1982 (Magill's Cinema Annual)
Great Women Writers
Great lives from history
Dictionart of World Biography Set (Dictionary of World Biography)
Magill index to masterplots
Critical survey of literary theory
Great lives from history
Critical survey of long fiction
Notable poets
Great women writers
Great lives from history
Short story writers
Magill index to critical surveys
The Nobel Prize winners
Great lives from history
The Middle Ages
Magill index to Great lives from history
Great lives from history
Cyclopedia of world authors II
Critical survey of poetry
Critical survey of drama
English literature--romanticism to 1945
Critical survey of poetry
Masterplots II
Magill index to critical surveys
Critical survey of poetry
The Ancient World
Great lives from history
Critical survey of long fiction
Critical survey of poetry
Critical survey of short fiction
The Great scientists
Great lives from history
Magill index to masterplots
Dictionary of world biography
Magill index to great lives from history
Great lives from history
Critical survey of long fiction
Critical survey of drama
The Nobel Prize winners
The Nobel Prize winners
Masterplots, 18 Volume Edition
Great Events from History II
Masterplots, Various Editions
Masterpieces of world literature in digest form
Cyclopedia of world authors
Chronology of Twentieth-Century History
Masterplots II
Masterplots, 15 Volume Combined Edition
Magill's Literary Annual, 1986: Essay-Reviews of 200 Outstanding Books Published in the United States During 1985
Magill's Literary Annual 1982
Magill's Literary Annual, 1988
Magill's Literary Annual, 1978
Masterplots II, Poetry Series
Magill's Literary Annual, 1987
Magill's Literary Annual, 1989
Magill's Literary Annual, 1985
Magill's Literary Annual, 1983
Magill's Literary Annual 1984: Essay-Reviews of 200 Outstanding Books Published in the United States During 1983
Masterpieces of Latino literature
Magill's Literary Annual 1979
Masterpieces of Christian literature in summary form
Masterplots II
Survey of Science Fiction Literature/With Bibliographic Supplement
Masterplots cyclopedia of world authors
Cyclopedia of literary characters II
Notable poets
Survey of contemporary literature
Cyclopedia of literary characters
Masterplots Ii/Volumes 7-8-9-10
Magill's survey of cinema--English language films, second series
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1983
Masterplots; combined editions
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1984
Masterplots 1965 annual
1,300 critical evaluations of selected novels and plays
Masterpieces of Catholic literature, in summary form
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1985
Magill's Quotations in Context, First Series
Magill's Survey of Cinema
Critical survey of long fiction
Masterplots 1967 annual
Masterplots II, Poetry Series
Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction
Masterplots 1966 annual
Magill's Cinema Annual 1995
Magill's quotations in context, second series
Masterplots 1968 annual
Masterplots
Masterplots 1969 annual
Critical survey of drama
Masterplots 1971 annual
Masterplots 1970 annual
Magill's Survey of American Literature
Magill's quotations in context
The Nobel Prize winners
Magill's Cinema Annual 1997
American literature, colonial age to 1890
Great events from history
Magill's Literary Annual 1994
The Nobel Prize Winners
Masterplots II
Magill's Literary Annual 1981 (Magill's Literary Annual)
Magill's survey of cinema--English language films, first series
Masterplots 1964 annual
Critical Survey of Short Fiction Authors Pas-Z
Tru - Z. - S. 7793-8507
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1990
Notable Poets
Masterplots II
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1989
Res - Sol. - S. 6385-7072
Magill's Literary Annual 1995
Great Events from History
Masterplots 2 (British & Commonwealth)
Survey of contemporary literature
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1988
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1993
Masterplots cyclopedia of literary characters
Masterplots II, Drama Series
Let - Mid, 4283-497O
Masterpieces of world philosophy in summary form
Critical Survey of Poetry English Language Series
Out - Res. - S. 5693-6384
Masterpieces of World Literature
Magill's Literary Annual, 1993: Essay-Reviews of 200 Outstanding Books Published in the United States During 1992
Masterpieces of Catholic literature
Magill's Literary Annual 1997
Magill's Cinema Annual 1994
I Kn - Let. - S. 3587-4282
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1991
Masterplots: English fiction series
Chronology of twentieth-century history
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1992
Critical survey of long fiction
Gar - I Do. - S. 2863-3586
Magill's survey of cinema, foreign language films
Survey of Science Fiction Literature
A - Bey. - S. 1-688
1994/1994
Masterpieces of world literature
English literature, Middle Ages to 1800
Magill's Cinema Annual 1986
Magill's bibliography of literary criticism
Masterplots II / Drama series
Critical Survey of Literary Theory
Survey of modern fantasy literature
Col - Edg. - S. 1413-2138
Magill's Survey of Science
Critical survey of drama
Magill's Literary Annual 1996
Masterpieces of World Literature in Digest Form, Series 2
Magill's Cinema Annual, 1987
Masterpieces of women's literature
Masterplots: European fiction series
Masterpieces of American literature
Masterplots
Mid - Out. - S. 4971-5692
Magill books index : all authorized editions, 1949-1980, by title and by author
Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
Magill Index to Masterplots
Masterplots II
Magill's Survey of Cinema English Language Films, First Series, Volume IV (Sca-Z, Indexes)
Cinema
Cyclopedia of world authors
Masterplots 1980 Annual. Grolier's Literary Annual Essay Reviews of 100 Outstanding Books Published in the United States During 1979
Masterplots II
Magill's History Annual, 1983
Great events from history: Ancient and medieval series
Masterplots 1973 annual
American literature, realism to 1945
Christian Spirituality
Great Events From History Volume 4
Masterplots II Women's Literature Series (Masterplots II)
The Renaissance (Dictionary of World Biography Series, Vol 3)
World Philosophy Essay Reviews of 225 Major Works
Magill's Literary Annual, 1992
Masterpieces of world philosophy
Magill's Bibliography of literary criticism
Critical Survey of Drama
*Great events from history
Magill's Literary Annual, 1990 (Magill's Literary Annual)
Masterpieces of world literature
Great Events from History 2
Chronology of twentieth-century history
English Literature
Critical survey of short fiction
Critical Survey of Drama Vol 5
Masterpieces of Catholic literature in summary form edited by Frank N. Magill with associate editors A. Robert Caponigri [and] Thomas P. Neill
Masterpieces of Christian literature
Magill's history of North America
Science fiction, alien encounter
Critical Survey of Poetry
Magill's survey of science
Great Events From History Volume 2
Magill's Survey of Science Applied Science Series Vol. 6 (Sti-Z) (Applied Science Series, Volume 6)
American novel, Crane to Faulkner
Masterplots II
Great events from history
American novel, Brown to James
Masterplots II
Masterplots 2
Critical Survey of Short Fiction
English novel, Richardson to Hardy
Magill's Literary Annual History and Biography, 1985
American Presidents the Office and the Men
Survey of social science
Magill's Cinema Annual
Great events from history
Masterplots
Great events from history: American series
U.S. Government Leaders
Survey of social science
Great events from history
Psychology Basics
Critical survey of drama
Masterplots 1981 Annual. Grolier's Literary Annual Essay Reviews of 100 Outstanding Books Published in the United States During 1980
Magill's Medical Guide
Magill Books Index
Magill's Literary Annual 1980
American Novel Brown to James (Magill Surveys)
The American presidents : the office and the men
Magill's American film guide
Magill's survey of science
Magill's Survey of Science. : b Applied Science. n Set. n 6 vols.
Masterplots II
Contemporary Literary Scene
Masterplots II, # 7.
Masterpieces of World Literature in Digest Form, Series 4
Masterplots; best Masterplots, 1954-1962
Critical Survey of Drama, Volume 2 - 423-864 Authors -COW-Gua
Magill Index to Great Lives from History: With Additional Citations for the "Principal Personages" Found in Great Events from History
Survey of social science
Buddhism (Magill Bibliographies)
Masterpieces of African-American literature
International Encyclopedia of Psychology
Magill's survey of science
20th Century Go-N
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Volume 3 (Foreign Language Series, Authors Lax-Sarr)
Magill's Literary Annual History and Biography 1984
International Encyclopedia of Government and Politics
Dictionary of World Biography
The Great Scientists (Grolier Fundamentals of Science Series)
Masterplots II
Magill's history of Europe
17th and 18th Centuries
Magill's survey of science
Literature and Film (Magill Bibliographies)
Masterplots
Magill's survey of science
Twentieth Century Great Athletes
Great Lives from History
Critical Survey of Drama, Volume 5 (English Language Series Authors Shaw - Z)
Cinema great directors
English Literature Middle Ages to 1800 (Magill surveys)
Magill's Survey of Science. Earth Science Series. (Physical Properties of Minerals- Rock Magnetism, Volume 4 1681-2224)
Masterpieces of Christian literature in summary form
English literature, Shakespeare
Masterplots; comprehensive library edition: two thousand and ten plot stories and essay reviews from the world's fine literature
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Volume 1 (Foreign Language Series, Authors A-Dod)
Psychology basics
Middle Ages
Masterplots: American Fiction Series
Critical survey of short fiction
20th Century O-Z
Masterpieces of Catholic literature in summary form
Chronology of European history, 15,000 B.C. to 1997
Cinema--the novel into film
Masterplots II Women's Literature Series
Great Events from History II
Critical Survey of Drama, Foreign Language Series (Foreign Language)
Masterplots: British Fiction Series
Victorian Political Biography (Magill Bibliographies)
Magill's survey of science
Survey of science fiction literature
Magill's survey of science
Masterpieces of world philosophy in summary form
Great Lives From History American Series Volume 5 Sit-Z
Masterplots II
Masterpieces of world literature in digest form
Critical Survey of Drama Vol 5
The Nobel Prize winners
Masterplots II
Magill's American film guide
Masterpieces of catholic literature in summary form. Ed. by Frank N. Magill. Associate ed. A. Robert Caponigri, Thomas P. Neill
Masterpieces of World Philosophy
American Novel, Crane to Faulkner
Chronology of Twentieth Century History
20th Century A-GI
Critical survey of mystery and detective fiction
Magill's survey of science
Masterplots 11
Magill's survey of science
Masterplots II. Poetry series
Magill's literary annual, 2007
Magill's cinema annual
Critical Survey of Drama, Volume 3 - Authors Hal-Mas
International Encyclopedia of Sociology
Magill's literary annual, 2006
The Nobel Prize winners
Magill Survey of Science Fiction Literature Volume IV
Great women writers
Religion
International encyclopedia of sociology
Great Lives From History American Series Volume 4 Mic-She
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Volume 2 (Foreign Language Series Authors Don - Lag)
Great Lives From History American Series Volume 2 Com-Ham
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Volume 5 (Foreign Language Series Essays, Index)
World Philosophy
Victorian Poetry (Magill Bibliographies)
Masterpieces of World Philosophy
Cyclopedia of world authors
Cinema the Novel into Film
Magill's literary annual, 1980
Magill's survey of science [v. 2]
Magill's American film guide
Critical Survey of Drama, Volume 1 - English Language Series - Authors - A-Con
Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Volume 4 (Foreign Language Series: Authors Sart-Z)
Magill's Survey of Science Applied Science Series Vol. 4 (Las-Pho) (Applied Science Series, 4)
World philosophy
Masterplots
Masterplots 1966 annual
Magill's quotations n context, second series
Masterplots II
Masterplots
Masterpices of world literature
Masterplots Complete
Survey of science fiction literature
Magill's literary annual, 2008
International Sociology
Masterplots comprehensive library edition
Masterplots II
Critical Survey of Drama, Volume 6 (English Language Series - Essays, Index)
Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas (1943-2016)

political scientist

  • University of Manchester, Harvard University

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Karl Marx
Karl Marx and the Anarchists
Culture and the State
Alien politics
Rational choice Marxism
Marxism and Scientific Socialism
Max Euwe
Max Euwe (1901-1981)

chess player, mathematician, chess official, computer scientist, professor

  • University of Amsterdam

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Zoo schaken zij
A guide to chess endings
Strategy & tactics in chess
The road to chess mastery
Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur
Judgement and Planning in Chess
Bobby Fischer--the greatest?
The Development of Chess Style
Feldherrnkunst im Schach
From my chess games, 1920-1937
Veldheerschap op de vierenzestig
The logical approach to chess
Chess master vs. chess master
Meet the Masters
Inleiding tot computer en automatisering
From my games, 1920-1937
Les Échecs - Jugement Et Plan
The middle game
Positiespel en combinatiespel
My Best Games 1920 1937 (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics)
Bobby Fischer and his predecessors in the world chess championship
Les échecs, tome I
Yesodot ha-miśḥaḳ ha-ʻemdati
Dr. Max Euwe
Het schaakphenomeen José Raoul Capablanca y Graupera, 19 November 1888-8 Maart 1942
Strategii͡a i taktika
Stratgy&tactics Chess
Les échecs, tome II
L'Indispensable aux échecs
Schach-Elite im Kampf
Hastings 1936
Uchebnik shakhmatnoĭ shakhmatnoĭ igry
Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville (1780-1872)

mathematician, scientist, physicist, geologist

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Personal recollections
Personal recollections, from early life to old age, of Mary Somerville
Personal recollections
Personal recollections, from early life to old age, of Mary Somerville : with selections from her correspondence
On the connexion of the physical sciences
On molecular and microscopic science
Physical geography
The Connection Of The Physical Sciences
Personal recollections, from early life to old age
On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences
On the connection of the physical sciences
Mechanism of the heavens
Collected Works of Mary Somerville
Physical geography
On the connexion of the physical sciences
The connexion of the physical sciences
Geografia fisica, tr. di E. Pepoli
On the magnetising power of the more refrangible rays of light
One with a Shepherd
The Stars in Their Courses (Canongate Classics)
The Garfield Reading Club: Reading is my life
Mechanism of heavens
On the connexion of the physical sciences
Cookery and domestic economy
Physische Geographie aus dem Englischen von D. Adolph Barth
A preliminary dissertation on the mechanism of the heavens
Electro-magnetism
Physical geography
Augusto Boal
Augusto Boal (1931-2009)

theatrical director, politician, playwright, scientist, director

  • Columbia University, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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Hamlet and the baker's son
Hamlet e o filho do padeiro
Milagre no Brasil
Augusto Boal
Legislative theatre
The rainbow of desire
Jeux pour acteurs et non-acteurs
Teatro del oprimido y otras poéticas políticas
Theatre of the Oppressed
AESTHETICS OF THE OPPRESSED; TRANS. BY ADRIAN JACKSON
Aesthetics of the Opressed
Teatro del oprimido
Aqui ninguém é burro!
O teatro como arte marcial
Il teatro degli appressi
O suicida com medo da morte
Técnicas latinoamericanas de teatro popular
Categorías de teatro popular
Theater of the oppressed
Théâtre de l'opprimé
Theatre of the Oppressed
L'Arc-en-ciel du désir
Ejercicios y juegos para el actor y para el no actor con ganas de decir algo a través del teatro
Teatro del oprimado
Arena conta Tiradentes
Coffret "augusto boal" jeux pour acteurs et non acteurs - theatre de l'opprime (coffret 2 vol.)
Stop: C'est magique!
Stop, cést magique!
Il teatro degli oppressi
Teatro legislativo
Aqui ninquen e burro
A deliciosa e sangrenta aventura latina de Jane Spitfire, espiã e mulher sensual!
Tecnicas latinoamericanas de teatro popular
Theater der Unterdrückten
The Sartroville experience
Tres obras de teatro
A estética do oprimido
Teatro de Augusto Boal
Théâtre de l'opprimé
Documents of the theatre of the oppressed
Murro em ponta de faca
Juegos para actores y no actores/ Games for Actors and Non Actors (Artes Escenicas/ Scenic Arts)
Der Regenbogen der Wünsche. Methoden aus Theater und Therapie
O corsário do rei
Teatro de Augusto Boal
Crónicas de nuestra América
A deliciosa e sangrenta aventura latina de Jane Spitfire
Teatro do oprimodo e outras poéticas políticas
A tempestade ; As mulheres de Atenas
3 [i.e. Tres] obras de teatro