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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire 18th century. This title includes Franklin's reflections on such questions as philosophy and religion, social status, electricity, American national characteristics, war, and the status of women. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437605
ISBN
9780142437605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. The only edition of the celebrated Autobiography that includes the long-missing and recently identified "Wagon Letters." Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393935615
ISBN
9780393935615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.11

Hardcover. A printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat and statesman, Benjamin Franklin was also a brilliant writer whose wit and wisdom shine on every page. Franklin was a remarkably prolific author, well known in his lifetime for his humorous, philosophical, parodic and satirical writings. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 28. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593661
ISBN
9781841593661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290737
ISBN
9780486290737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Seavey, Ormond. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554904
ISBN
9780199554904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. 18th century literary salon hostess Lively debauched youth, would even shock modern society Witty correspondence with key thinkers of the time: Voltaire and Horace Walpole Translator(s): Waugh, Teresa. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015790
ISBN
9781870015790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Weider gives the reader a complete synopsis of the life, times and works of Napoleon. Topics covered include Napoleon's civic and military achievements, and his philosophy and character. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862272231
ISBN
9781862272231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. I have been "in the struggle" for 69 years. I have worked with most of the top leaders of the ANC and its Alliance partners and grew in experience and stature in their company. Maverick MP sets out to describe and analyse the years in power, the achievements and the failures. It is now necessary to be objective as possible about the present Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431410415
ISBN
9781431410415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Federal Reserve, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: BGB; BGH; JP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353990
ISBN
9780393353990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.11

Paperback. Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson's birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 56. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008182618
ISBN
9780008182618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 303 x 28. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613734308
ISBN
9781613734308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival. From the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zigzag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550624
ISBN
9780006550624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
(Reissue)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007428199
ISBN
9780007428199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 x 16pp B&W plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851784
ISBN
9781408851784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. An account of the execution of Captain Charles Fryatt and the loss of the SS Brussels in July 1916. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658612
ISBN
9781445658612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Translator(s): Zombory-Moldovan, Peter. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590178096
ISBN
9781590178096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595341389
ISBN
9781595341389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. James P. Sullivan was among the first to answer Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1861. This is a collection of the 17-year-old's writings about his days in President Lincoln's army, including accounts of the battles of Brawner Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215010
ISBN
9780823215010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.26

Hardback. 17-year-old James P. Sullivan was among the first to answer Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1861. This is a collection of his writings about his days in President Lincoln's army, including accounts of the battles of Brawner Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215003
ISBN
9780823215003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.67

Paperback. William K. Harvey was the CIA's most daring and successful field operator during the tense, early days of the Cold War. Extremely intelligent, a dedicated martini drinker, coarse in manner and appearance, both loved and hated, he was larger than life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 b&w drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889918
ISBN
9781574889918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.69

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