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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. These memoirs of a senior civil servant based in Dublin, London and Belfast provide an insight into the conflicts associated with Home Rule, revolution and partition in Ireland. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0000742
ISBN
9781859183441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Part of the Prime Ministers Series, Law was a Conservative who opposed Home rule for Ireland Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950592
ISBN
9781904950592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Existentialism meets the philosophy of the Absurd. They should have been a dream-team. It turned into a duel to the death. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394255
ISBN
9781847394255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.08

Hardback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625355
ISBN
9780745625355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.64

Paperback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; BGH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625362
ISBN
9780745625362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.90

Paperback. Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography examines Elizabeth's historical identity and provides a study of the social culture surrounding a woman who lived a life in the spotlight. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440286
ISBN
9780752440286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844728
ISBN
9781909844728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Bantam Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717806676
ISBN
9780717806676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. A fascinating examination of the extraordinary life of Roger Casement, executed as part of the 1916 rising, fighting the empire that had previously knighted him. Ultimately, he was hanged in Pentonville prison on the 3 August-two years to the day after Britain's declaration of war in 1914. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172648
ISBN
9781847172648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835470
ISBN
9781408835470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate were saved by their exceptional courage, determination and ingenuity. Num Pages: 184 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357012
ISBN
9781900357012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. In the eyes of many, Magda Goebbels was the "First Lady" of the Reich. How did this devoted mother of six, the poster-child of family values during the Third Reich, turn into Medea and poison these same children? Anja Klabunde's biography examines her complex life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751534481
ISBN
9780751534481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.76

Paperback. Many heroes emerged during the WW1, one in particular was Noel Godfrey Chavasse who was twice awarded the VC during WW1. The author has used his letters from the Front and the Chavasse family correspondence, photographs and other documents. He presents a study of a man who stands out for his simple courage and duty. Num Pages: 272 pages, plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155118
ISBN
9781844155118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Hissey, Ivan. Series: Sussex Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages, 20 illustrations, map, marker ribbon. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BGH; JFSJ1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 123 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194. Inscribed to previous owner. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Snake River Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0006434
ISBN
9781906022075
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Forthright memoirs of a singular personality - former MP and STRICTLY COME DANCING star, Ann Widdecombe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220925
ISBN
9781780220925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287933
ISBN
9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. Consisting of a rare memoir and also a diary, this title provides a glimpse into the domestic life of Russia's nobility in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Labzina's accounts of her spiritual development and her social sphere offers insights into male and female sensibilities of the time. Translator(s): Marker, Gary (Professor of History, SUNY, Stony Brook, USA); May, Rachel (Associate Professor of Russian, Macalester College, USA). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JH; BGHA; DN; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802770
ISBN
9780875802770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.38

Paperback. Describes the unprecedented social opportunities, as well as the many political and personal challenges, that young Jewish women and men experienced in the Russia of the 1870s and 1880s. This autobiography, originally published in 1938, is an historical account of Jewish childhood and young adult life in tsarist Russia. Translator(s): Avrutin, Eugene M.; Greene, Robert H. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806716
ISBN
9780875806716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Born in 1910, Diana was the most beautiful and the cleverest of the six Mitford sisters. She was eighteen when she married Bryan Guinness, of the brewing dynasty, by whom she had two sons. After four years, she left him for the fascist leader, Oswald Mosley - a course of action that horrified her family. This title offers her portrait. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099470274
ISBN
9780099470274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 78 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint Edition of the Classic
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236554
ISBN
9781442236554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.28

Paperback. Aged thirteen when Anne Frank went into the secret annexe, Anne kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings, movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death, petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952436
ISBN
9780241952436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. The author and her family fled the horrors of Nazi occupation by hiding in the back of a warehouse in Amsterdam for two years with another family and a German dentist. Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe, she kept a diary. Editor(s): Pressler, Mirjam; Frank, Otto. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780241952443
ISBN
9780241952443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Hardback. This is the story of Lady Sarah Cowper, based on a diary that she kept from 1700 to 1716. She reveals not only her personal life, but also her thoughts about religion, politics, and society, weaving her own words with unattributed quotations from conduct manuals, sermons, periodicals, and other sources. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734189
ISBN
9780804734189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.02

Paperback. The diary of a remarkable woman who lived life on her terms in Regency Yorkshire. Anne Lister was a wealthy landowner, industrialist - and lesbian. Editor(s): Whitbread, Helena. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JF; BGH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087198
ISBN
9781844087198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

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