Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, this book displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. It is written for the general public curious about China and for the student beginning to study its rich cultural heritage. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155876
- ISBN
- 9780691155876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. He was a debt-ridden dandy, a mid-ranking novelist armed with enormous political ambition. She was a moneyed widow twelve years older than her new husband, always overdressed for society dinners and never one to hold her tongue. Mary Anne and Benjamin Disraeli made an unlikely match, yet they rose to the very pinnacle of Victorian society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099597445
- ISBN
- 9780099597445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.17
€ 20.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 604 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622408
- ISBN
- 9780691622408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.70
€ 110.70
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 604 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649184
- ISBN
- 9780691649184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.48€ 183.49
€ 249.48
€ 183.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The Alpha Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595557
- ISBN
- 9781898595557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 62.35
€ 63.29
€ 62.35
Paperback. This groundbreaking biography reveals the woman behind the myth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970518
- ISBN
- 9780750970518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.99
€ 13.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp inset photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; APB; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963296
- ISBN
- 9780241963296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.24
€ 30.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. An independent woman of ancient Egypt brought to life from obscure papyrus records, by the author of Djekhy & Son. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166778
- ISBN
- 9789774166778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.18
€ 26.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. By the author of The Fate of Africa: an updated and fully revised edition of "the best argued and best written indictment [of Mugabe] yet."--The Economist Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586485580
- ISBN
- 9781586485580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.70
€ 20.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; BGH; HRA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Phoenix Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126080
- ISBN
- 9781842126080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Fascinating memoir of the first female Chelsea Pensioner, who devoted her working life to the British Army. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471111259
- ISBN
- 9781471111259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.22
€ 9.99
€ 8.22
Paperback. Explores the life of Madeleine Smith, who in 1857 was tried for poisoning her secret lover. Charting the course of this illicit relationship and Madeleine's subsequent trial, this title draws on a range of sources to pursue themes such as the nature of gender relations and the extent of women's social and commercial activities. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 72. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080692
- ISBN
- 9780719080692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.78
€ 34.78
Paperback. Muhammad Musaddiq was the first of the great charismatic anti-colonial campaigners of the post-war world. As Prime Minister of Iran between 1951 and 1953 he nationalised the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and led the nation's defiant attempt to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860642906
- ISBN
- 9781860642906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Paperback. Peary, the wife of celebrated arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, joined her husband on his 1891-92 expedition to the Arctic Circle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411987
- ISBN
- 9780815411987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.08
€ 19.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. Born into slavery in 1818, the author escaped to freedom and became a passionate advocate for abolition and social change and the foremost spokesperson for the nation's enslaved African American population in the years preceding the Civil War. This book recounts his remarkable life. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190595
- ISBN
- 9780300190595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.92
€ 16.99
€ 13.92
Paperback. Ivan Klima, 'a writer of enormous power and originality' (The New York Times Book Review), has penned an intimate autobiography that explores his life under Nazi and Communist regimes. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611855708
- ISBN
- 9781611855708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.44
€ 21.99
€ 15.44
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Cato & Clarke
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993418600
- ISBN
- 9780993418600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.48
€ 37.99
€ 29.48
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
€ 20.01
Paperback. In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to 'Miss Adorable', Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. This collection invites readers to experience the founding of a nation and the partnership of two strong individuals. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 color illustrations, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057050
- ISBN
- 9780674057050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.68
€ 31.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Packed with adventure and incidents, Winston Churchill's first 25 years were spent working as a soldier and a war correspondent in India, South Africa and Cuba. Churchill evokes a so-called golden age before 1914 in his autobiography. Num Pages: 388 pages, maps, plan. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871620
- ISBN
- 9780907871620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.25
€ 19.99
€ 14.25