Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black / white photographs, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330. A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America. 288 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Kroeber, Karl. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271470
- ISBN
- 9780520271470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.12
€ 26.99
€ 20.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Weron, Aleksander; Szymaniec, Irena. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 491 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 491
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319219837
- ISBN
- 9783319219837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.54
€ 146.54
Paperback. Describes Mao Zedong s life and thought in relation to the Chinese revolution and twentieth-century history. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347958
- ISBN
- 9780822347958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598) was Elizabeth I's closest adviser. This revealing biography shows, the driving force behind the Queen's reign for four decades. It helps us redefine our understanding of the Elizabethan period. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170887
- ISBN
- 9780300170887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.79
€ 27.79
Paperback. The gripping true story of Klaus Fuchs: the spy who sold the nuclear secrets to the Russians. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365661
- ISBN
- 9780755365661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. The Man Who Made the Tudor Dynasty Num Pages: 400 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 47. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650494
- ISBN
- 9781445650494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
hardcover. This is the first intellectual biography of the British philosopher and historian David Hume. Num Pages: 633 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521837255
- ISBN
- 9780521837255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.79
€ 55.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062398093
- ISBN
- 9780062398093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic family Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342. A Family At War. 384 pages. The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic family. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; BGH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight: 290.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596738
- ISBN
- 9780747596738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.00
€ 17.99
€ 13.00
Hardcover. Evelyn was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial book about trees, Sylva, and many pamphlets on assorted subjects. This work is a vivid portrait of the social, personal and political life of a society in ferment by one of its major players. Num Pages: 1050 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1050
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152913
- ISBN
- 9781857152913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.00€ 17.73
€ 22.00
€ 17.73
Paperback. Jochen Peiper was notorious for his participation in the massacre of American soldiers at Malmedy in December 1944, he might have felt he had paid the price when he was released from prison in 1957. But as Charles Whiting vividly demonstrates, a grisly end still awaited him. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848610
- ISBN
- 9781848848610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871161
- ISBN
- 9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BGH; JKVJ; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150280
- ISBN
- 9780008150280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.16
€ 14.99
€ 11.16
Paperback. This title paints a portrait of Henry I, son of William the Conqueror. The author vividly describes Henry's life and reign in a time of fundamental change in the Anglo-Norman world. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 588 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098297
- ISBN
- 9780300098297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. The secrets behind one of the world's most secretive dictators. Fidel Castro's life from revolutionary to being one of the wealthiest leaders in the world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660141
- ISBN
- 9781445660141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.97
€ 16.97
Paperback. Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954134
- ISBN
- 9781841954134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.21
€ 19.99
€ 14.21
paperback. A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181951
- ISBN
- 9780300181951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.05
€ 26.99
€ 20.05
Paperback. Alec Douglas-Home was an aristocrat who disclaimed his peerage to become Prime Minister in 1963. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950677
- ISBN
- 9781904950677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. After the events of 11 September, the author noticed that many colleagues seemed determined to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. America, in their view, had it coming. In rejecting that analysis, the author set out to unpick the prejudices that had come to shape progressive, liberal and wider public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPF; JPFK; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700423
- ISBN
- 9781784700423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.21
€ 20.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. In this biography Zweig brings to life the Age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the era's most daring adventurers. In typically flowing and elegant prose he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves. Translator(s): Cedar, Paul; Eden, Paul. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906548490
- ISBN
- 9781906548490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.75
€ 17.99
€ 12.75