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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. The story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First printing of this edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823866
ISBN
9780753823866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

"A visionary and a madman" was how one British statesman, Lord Carteret, described Theodore von Neuhoff. This exciting biography, Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man behind the Legend by Julia Gasper, traces the unlikely career of the German baron who in 1736 had himself proclaimed and crowned King of Corsica. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1DFG; 3JF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611494402
ISBN
9781611494402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.66

Paperback. Interlacing the life and work of the seminal 20th century philosopher, Hannah Arendt, this biography explores her critique of Saint Augustine and her biographical essay on Rahel Varnhagen. It also accentuates Arendt's commitment to recounting lives and narration and reflects on her perspective on Judaism, anti-Semitism and the "banality of evil." Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HP; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121033
ISBN
9780231121033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.71

Hardcover. A startling re-evaluation of Lady Byron's marriage and the untold story of her complex life as a single mother and progressive force. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082685
ISBN
9780393082685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.10

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739109694
ISBN
9780739109694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848842168
ISBN
9781848842168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.73

paperback. Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Annie Ned lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century. They collaborated with Julie Cruikshank, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, to produce this unique autobiography. Series: American Indian Lives Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803263529
ISBN
9780803263529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.29

Paperback. The enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband's sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputation. Yet she her own feats as an early traveller in uncharted Africa are unique. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
St Andrew Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715209660
ISBN
9780715209660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way factories are run, how domestic tasks are completed, and how consumers are "sold" on a product Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813347639
ISBN
9780813347639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.62

hardcover. When their native Virginia had become hostile to men unafraid to speak out against slavery, the Remley family had taken refuge in the Midwest. This collection of two brothers' letters to and from home sharply portrays the human costs of the Civil War. Editor(s): Holcomb, Julie. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875803197
ISBN
9780875803197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.86

Paperback. In February 1874, Jack Gowlland RN and his sister Celia left England to travel across the Continent. From there they sailed via the newly opened Suez Canal to Australia. Celia never returned to England. Spanning twelve years, the letters to Celia - Birdie - that form this volume are from Celia's favourite brother, Richard, and his wife Jessie. Editor(s): Joscelyne, Juliet. Num Pages: 268 pages, fully illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
20
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843106357
ISBN
9781843106357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.01

Paperback. Features the story of the man who was really in charge of the construction of the infamous bridge on the river Kwai, by his granddaughter. This book owed more to fiction than fact, as the man who actually commanded the POWs ordered to build the infamous bridges - there were in fact two: one wooden, one concrete - was cut from very different cloth. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743495738
ISBN
9780743495738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

paperback. Born into a free black family in 1766, James Forten served in the Revolutionary War and later went on to become vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and more, taking his place as one of the African Americans who helped to shape America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; YNH; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195163407
ISBN
9780195163407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.42

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529691
ISBN
9780714529691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.13

Paperback. This biography of Reinhold Niebuhr seeks to reveal the man in all of his humanity, warmth and charm, as well as his intellectual prowess as a theological giant. The author, who knew Niebuhr well, chronicles his career and contributions to ethics, theology and political thought. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF; HPQ; HRCM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819187314
ISBN
9780819187314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Panaf Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780901787569
ISBN
9780901787569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198572
ISBN
9781845198572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532392
ISBN
9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

Hardback. Presents a study of Plutarco El'as Calles and the Mexican Revolution. This book traces the remarkable life story of a key figure in Mexico's history. It draws on an array of archival evidence from Mexico, US, and Europe to explore Calles's origins and political trajectory, leading to his reformist, yet authoritarian presidency from 1924 to 1928. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537484
ISBN
9780742537484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 20. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804713030
ISBN
9780804713030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.78

paperback. A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe's famous play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780007116126
ISBN
9780007116126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099491156
ISBN
9780099491156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.21

Hardback. Illustrated with both archival and contemporary portraits and drawings, Stonewall Jackson provides a complete portrait of the general in both words and images. 8-page color insert. B&W photos throughout. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332205
ISBN
9780878332205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16-page black and white insert. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307889768
ISBN
9780307889768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

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