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Paperback. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342. Douglas Haig and the British Army. 400 pages, ill. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845137694
ISBN
9781845137694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. In 1983, the author turned 30 and was overwhelmed by the desire to escape the confines of his life in Beijing. With his long hair, jeans and artistic friends, he was under surveillance from his work unit and the police, as Deng Xiaoping clamped down on 'Spiritual Pollution'. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Vintage London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283294
ISBN
9780099283294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0008474
ISBN
9781844080762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018217
ISBN
9781844080762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Represents an important testimony to the earliest Muslims' memory of the lives of Muhammad and his companions, and is an indispensable text for gaining insight into the historical biography of both the Prophet and the rise of the Islamic empire. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814769638
ISBN
9780814769638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.84

Paperback. Presents a personal account of life inside and out of Islamic extremism. This book also highlights one man's quest to inspire change and challenge extremism in all its forms. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
W H Allen
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540770
ISBN
9780753540770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Napoleon was virtually the master of Europe, but following his defeat at Waterloo he surrendered to the British and was exiled to the volcanic island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. This fascinating story of Napoleon's final years, contains much of interest, including Napoleon's battles with the petty and paranoid Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551714
ISBN
9781781551714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
Permuted Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781682612835
ISBN
9781682612835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.60

paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Open Gate Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900001505
ISBN
9780900001505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Hardback. Offers an account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century that reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through fin de siecle Paris, Chicago, and New York. This translation includes an introductory essay that situates the author's account in the larger context of European visitors to Chicago in the 1890s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252035135
ISBN
9780252035135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.17

Paperback. In 1952, after two weeks of typhoid fever and mumps, 11-year-old Madan Vasishta awoke one night to discover that he could no longer hear. He was horrified because in India, the word "deaf" described someone who was not really human. This autobiography reveals how his boundless optimism enabled him to persist and prevail. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563682841
ISBN
9781563682841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555973582
ISBN
9781555973582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.20

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Clerisy Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578603053
ISBN
9781578603053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. As sub-librarian at the University of Hull during Larkin's tenure there as librarian; and as an intimate friend for 30years, Maeve Brennan was well placed not only to observe Larkin as a poet, but equally in his capacity as a professional librarian. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719062766
ISBN
9780719062766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Text Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925355413
ISBN
9781925355413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.76

Hardback. Presents a panorama of twentieth-century social and political history seen through the life of E I Watkin (1888-1981). The interplay of love, friction, war, politics and money, together with a relentless search for religious truth, makes this book read more like a novel than a biography. Num Pages: 320 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st UK Edition 1st Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191283
ISBN
9781845191283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999810
ISBN
9781906999810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. One of the most highly acclaimed biographies of 2006 -- now published in paperback Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566059
ISBN
9780719566059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A highly unusual adventure and love story interwoven with Maggie McCune's own extraordinary life Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747261421
ISBN
9780747261421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Beaufort Books United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307300
ISBN
9780825307300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.95

Paperback. Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APW; AVGQ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780252076848
ISBN
9780252076848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.19

Hardcover. Based on original archival research and dozens of interviews, Kerouac is a fresh, compelling, and substantive critical reassessment of Kerouac's brief and often chaotic life. Num Pages: 484 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878333059
ISBN
9780878333059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. This historical study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts to recreate earlier success. It features material on Mexican sources and the players in the various assassination plots against him. Num Pages: 450 pages, graphs, maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572921245
ISBN
9781572921245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.19

Paperback. How Mair Thomas found herself at Bletchley Park trying to break the German Enigma Code. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956640
ISBN
9780745956640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.13

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