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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. A spirited biography of the financier and bon vivant whose lavish lifestyle embodied the Gilded Age One of the most colorful figures of the most glamorous era in U.S. history, James Buchanan "Diamond Jim" Brady was the high lord of the New York glitterati during the Gilded Age. Brady's was a classic rags-to-riches story. Num Pages: 368 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471391029
ISBN
9780471391029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. "Extraordinarily readable. " --Paul D. Casdorph, author of Jackson and Lee Best remembered as the man who burned Atlanta and marched his army to the sea, cutting a swath of destruction through Georgia, William Tecumseh Sherman remains one of the most vital figures in Civil War annals. Num Pages: 496 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471283294
ISBN
9780471283294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.43

Hardcover. "Quite impressive. I doubt if there has been or will be a more deeply researched and convincing account. " --Evan Connell, author Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn "The book to end all Earp books--the most complete, and most meticulously researched. Num Pages: 416 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471189671
ISBN
9780471189671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.40

Hardcover. "I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the next thing I remember is gradually becoming aware of a blunt object striking my body over and over. Just as I realized it was a boot kicking me in the side, I felt my arm being grabbed roughly, and I returned to full consciousness. Num Pages: 352 pages, map, plans. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471142850
ISBN
9780471142850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Advance Praise for Louis Breger's FREUD "Louis Breger's rich and readable study of Freud offers a thoughtfully complex account of a great but flawed man. Everyone with an interest in psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytic movement will enjoy exploring, grappling with, arguing about, and learning from this absolutely fascinating book. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471078586
ISBN
9780471078586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Written simply and gracefully, Buffalo Bill Cody explores the life behind this larger-than-life figure of the frontier, whose legendary exploits inspired hero worship among people of all ages. This is the first complete biography in over thirty years of Cody, the most intriguing buffalo hunter of his time. Num Pages: 512 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471077800
ISBN
9780471077800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. A gripping account of Soviet life as experienced by an American who lived for 50 years on an absolutely equal basis with Russians. Packed with details of everyday life from giving birth in a Soviet hospital to living in a Moscow communal apartment. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471028772
ISBN
9780471028772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.58

Hardcover. Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of Americaa s Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business readers will be swept away. Num Pages: 400 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471024651
ISBN
9780471024651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.40

Hardcover. "Court Lady and Country Wife is a fascinating and substantial read, rich with historical and political detail, complex and sharply drawn characters, and more plot twists and turns than could be contained in a novel. " Diane Schoemperlen, author of our lady of the lost and found. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470015407
ISBN
9780470015407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.59

Hardcover. In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman-and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 280 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393071658
ISBN
9780393071658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.11

Paperback. The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules of modern-day boxing. This biography of the marquess, also known as John Sholto Douglas, paints a far more complex picture by drawing on new sources and unpublished letters. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205206
ISBN
9780300205206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. In 1798 Robert Morris - "financier of the American Revolution", confidante of George Washington, recent US Senator - plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtor's prison and public contempt. Setting Morris' tale in the context of the nation's founding, this title focuses on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196047
ISBN
9780300196047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.62

Paperback. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Edward Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable resume as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of his works in natural history, Bancroft was unanimously elected to the Royal Society. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187458
ISBN
9780300187458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180077
ISBN
9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.27

Hardback. Historian Sir John Wheeler-Bennett (1902-1975) was one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary political observers. This biography of Wheeler-Bennett is suitable for those who are interested in the great political figures of world history during the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 35. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179019
ISBN
9780300179019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 maps, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107630
ISBN
9780300107630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.21

Hardcover. Pomper explores the concept of 'democratic heroism', through accounts of eight individuals who, by 'just doing their jobs' have played crucial roles in resolving national problems in the United States. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300100358
ISBN
9780300100358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.18

paperback. The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, now with a new foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan Editor(s): Labaree, Leonard W.; Ketcham, Ralph L.; Boatfield, Helen C.; Fineman, Helene H. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 364 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098587
ISBN
9780300098587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Hardcover. One of the most controversial religious figures of the 19th century, John Henry Newman began his career as a priest in the Church of England but converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. This study portrays him as a disruptive and confused schismatic conducting a radical religious experiment. Num Pages: 752 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300092516
ISBN
9780300092516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Hardcover. Thanks to Soviet secrecy, little was known about former premier Khrushchev during his career or after his ousting. Since the collapse of the USSR, archives have been declassified, allowing access to his memoirs and those of witnesses. A team including his son Sergei present their findings here. Editor(s): Taubman, Prof. William; Khrushchev, Sergei; Gleason, Prof. Abbott. Translator(s): Gehrenbeck, David; Kane, Eileen; Bashenko, Alla. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300076356
ISBN
9780300076356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.64
€ 43.71

Paperback. SAP The memoirs of a young woman relate how she and her fmaily manage to keep their Chinese heritage alive while adapting to the American way of life. Num Pages: 246 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295968261
ISBN
9780295968261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.42

Hardcover. La Fontaine was a great French lyric poet of the 17th century. This study is almost as much about Louis XIV as about La Fontaine. It provides analysis of the absolutist politics and attempts by the King to enforce an official cultural style, and the plight of the artist under such a ruler. Translator(s): Todd, Jean Marie. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JD; BGH; BGR; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1025.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038779
ISBN
9780268038779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Paperback. Presents English translations from the works of Michael Psellos, a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a funeral oration for his mother that features recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033156
ISBN
9780268033156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.02

Hardcover. This volume offers an account of the life and labours of Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. It describes how he overcame great odds to found and grow one of world's premier Catholic institutions of higher learning. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027599
ISBN
9780268027599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.32

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