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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416556305
ISBN
9781416556305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.29

Paperback. Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story: Meet the woman who became the most famous artistic subjects of all time - Mona Lisa. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 8pp b-w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451658972
ISBN
9781451658972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616144746
ISBN
9781616144746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.36

hardcover. As T. E. Lawrence did for the Arab world and Richard Burton did for the heart of Africa, Knud Rasmussen opened the landscape and culture of the Arctic. Stephen Bown, biographer of Roald Amundsen, follows Rasmussen's thrilling expeditions, including a three-year sled ride from Baffin Bay to Alaska, Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, two 8-pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780306822827
ISBN
9780306822827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Queen Victoria. As one of the longest reigning monarchs in British history, Queen Victoria gave her name to an age filled with enormous possibilities and perplexing contradictions. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 283 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP US United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190250003
ISBN
9780190250003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Since the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr, has personified black leadership with his use of direct action protests against white authority. Booker T Washington pursued a different strategy to lift his people. This biography reveals how conditions in the segregated South led Washington to call for a less contentious path to freedom and equality. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060371
ISBN
9780674060371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807070734
ISBN
9780807070734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Hardcover. Biography of Soviet agent Kim Philby, the 'Third Man' in the Cambridge spy ring at the heart of Britain's secret cold war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898676
ISBN
9780859898676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. Reissued due to popular demand 'Michael Collins, Himself' delves into Collins' complex character and life, rather than his political contributions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781781173916
ISBN
9781781173916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.23

paperback. The remarkable story of Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, George Medal, OBE and Croix de Guerre. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447201182
ISBN
9781447201182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The lives of all the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising in one volume Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781171349
ISBN
9781781171349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BTC; FA; JKVP; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509808878
ISBN
9781509808878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.74

Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509820795
ISBN
9781509820795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.74

hardcover. Is the unique inside story, revealing the truth behind the headlines of how the peace process was begun, and brought to fruition. Adams conveys the tensions, the sense of teetering on the brink, and he has a sharp eye and acute ear for the more humorous foibles of political allies and enemies alike. Num Pages: 406 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 820. 8vo. Good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Brandon
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0300769
ISBN
9780863223174
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

hardcover. Is the unique inside story, revealing the truth behind the headlines of how the peace process was begun, and brought to fruition. Adams conveys the tensions, the sense of teetering on the brink, and he has a sharp eye and acute ear for the more humorous foibles of political allies and enemies alike. Num Pages: 406 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Brandon
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780863223174
ISBN
9780863223174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0013054
ISBN
9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000209
ISBN
9781408188446
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580. Good copy showing light age and wear. Scoring throughout text. Ex Libris markings to preliminary pages and stamps throughout. Light wear to dust jacket. Remains a nice reading copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Overlook Press New York
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMO0001148
ISBN
9780879515775
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.44

Paperback. Janusz Korczak devoted himself to the care of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto after the Nazi occupation of Poland. This volume constitutes his grimly inspiring ghetto diary, and is accompanied by a new introduction by Betty Jean Lifton, the author of a biography of Korczak. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300097429
ISBN
9780300097429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wayne State University Press Detroit
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KRS0018342
ISBN
9780814319307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

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