Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Thousands of black cowpunchers drove cattle up the Chisholm Trail after the Civil War, but only Nat Love wrote about his experiences. This autobiography Of Nat Love includes encounters with Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid, a soon-after view of the Custer battlefield, and a successful courtship. Num Pages: 162 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803279551
- ISBN
- 9780803279551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.09
€ 17.09
Paperback. Academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students in Irish and British social and cultural history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719082320
- ISBN
- 9780719082320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.24
€ 23.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages, 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pitkin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841656908
- ISBN
- 9781841656908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.52
€ 8.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0004426
- ISBN
- 9781583226148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716531708
- ISBN
- 9780716531708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 39.79
€ 65.00
€ 39.79
Paperback. Melanie McGrath's critically acclaimed East End family memoir now in paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGHA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0000945
- ISBN
- 9781841151434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001239
- ISBN
- 9780006550167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Augustus John, T S Eliot, D H Lawrence, Lytton Strachey, Virginia Woolf and W B Yeats enjoyed Ottoline Morrell hospitality and she was Bertrand Russell's mistress for many years. This biography reveals Morrell, London's leading literary hostess during the first three decades of the 20th century. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 136 x 49. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571243105
- ISBN
- 9780571243105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.71
€ 27.71
Paperback. The First World War Diaries of Manchester Pals Captain Charlie May - written and kept in secret and published now for the first time. A born storyteller, Charlie May's vivid eye for detail and warm good humour brings his experience in the trenches (and the experience of millions of ordinary men like him) to life for a 21st-century readership. Editor(s): Harrison, Gerry. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007558551
- ISBN
- 9780007558551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571205462
- ISBN
- 9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.23
€ 11.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 37. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781843914631
- ISBN
- 9781843914631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 6.23
€ 14.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Command. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 b/w; 28 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849087339
- ISBN
- 9781849087339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.23
€ 13.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. 'Compassionate and compelling, this is not a political story but a quest for love in the heart of darkness' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'A biography on an epic scale, with a combination of tragedy and history worthy of a Russian novel' Independent 'Superbly well told' Sunday Times Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 53. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007491131
- ISBN
- 9780007491131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.23
€ 15.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. The turbulent story of the radical Left in the eloquent words of one of its foremost leaders Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781688182
- ISBN
- 9781781688182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.23
€ 15.99
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 120 b&w photos, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; HBWS; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hikoki Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109169
- ISBN
- 9781902109169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 31.72
€ 45.99
€ 31.72
Paperback. One of the most famous and tortured romances in history - between Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - began in 1587, when she was fifty-three and he was nineteen. This title portrays Elizabeth and Essex's compelling attraction for each other, their impassioned disagreements and their mutual struggle for power. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780760490
- ISBN
- 9781780760490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A candid portrait of a global leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This book presents the life of a great national and international figure, President Bill Clinton revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 758. Good, clean copy; minor shelf wear on cover.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0001381
- ISBN
- 9780099441359
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa is the "official biography" of German king and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. This historical firsthand account was begun by his maternal uncle, Bishop Otto of Freising, the leading medieval church figure and notable historian, and continued by a less well known cleric, Rahewin. Translator(s): Mierow, Charles Christopher. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771. Clean copy with some shelf wear and age. Tear to right front of cover
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Number of pages
- 384
- SKU
- KOG0001485
- ISBN
- 9780231134187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 95.99€ 92.76
€ 95.99
€ 92.76
Paperback. Eyewitness stories from eighty years of British flying in war and peace. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340838136
- ISBN
- 9780340838136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. The Duke of Lerma is the last major unknown statesman in modern European history. This biography challenges many of the assumptions that historians have made about him and about Spanish history at a time of profound crisis. It invites a re-evaluation of the phenomenon of government by favourites in this seminal period of European history. Series Editor(s): Lawler, Peter; Guittet, Emmanuel-Pierre. Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081408
- ISBN
- 9780719081408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH; HBT; JM; PSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Buckingham Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684660
- ISBN
- 9781908684660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.51
€ 26.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140271287
- ISBN
- 9780140271287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.71
€ 12.99
€ 9.71
Paperback. They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ..Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032726
- ISBN
- 9780141032726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.27
€ 14.99
€ 11.27
Paperback. Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. This title presents the epic events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182766
- ISBN
- 9780141182766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.93
€ 14.99
€ 10.93