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Biography

Hardcover. This study of Pestel focuses on his highly original manifesto and analyses his ideological contribution to the Russian revolutionary movement and re-appraises his controversial role in the Decembrist secret societies. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333984550
ISBN
9780333984550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. In these pages P.S. Allfree recounts a year and a half spent as a political officer among the Bedouin of the south-eastern Rub' al-Khali, the 'Empty Quarter', where the many fascinating characters in this ancient land spring happily to life. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719807381
ISBN
9780719807381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 127 pages, b/w illus & colour photos. BIC Classification: BGT. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Integrity Research Institute
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935023531
ISBN
9781935023531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. A vivid and revelatory first-hand account of one of the most evocative periods in popular music, written by one the era's greatest songwriters. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279576
ISBN
9781908279576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Hardcover. Characteristically modest and lightly humorous in tone, this title includes letters that are nevertheless revealing of a dedicated, practical and scrupulous craftsman whose most brilliant inspirations were grounded in decades of unremitting hard work. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591919
ISBN
9781841591919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of Calgary Press Canada
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552387054
ISBN
9781552387054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.27

Hardcover. J Paul Taylor was born to a pioneering New Mexico family. He was first elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1986, a position he held until his retirement in 2004. This title recounts the life of this legislator, educator, community leader, and arts patron. Num Pages: 128 pages, 55 b/w & 12 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BGA; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135440
ISBN
9780890135440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 37. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772861
ISBN
9780889772861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. Irish national hero, a Celtic great and their most-capped player, Patrick 'Packie' Bonner is a goalkeeping legend. Billy McNeill handed him a debut on St Patrick's Day in 1979, and Packie went on to provide the last line of defence a record 641 times for the club. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781785031861
ISBN
9781785031861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Patrick 'Packie' Bonner is a goalkeeping legend. He was Jock Stein's last signing for the club when he left his native Donegal for the city of Glasgow in 1978, where Packie evolved from being a shy, homesick teenager into a confident, world-class talent and first-choice goalkeeper. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000806
ISBN
9781785031847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Snow Lion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Spi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559392990
ISBN
9781559392990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD; WSKQ; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperOne
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062295583
ISBN
9780062295583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Today, Paddy Armstrong is a husband and father, and it has been over twenty-seven years since his conviction was quashed. But the memory of his experiences lives on. For the first time and with unflinching candour, he lays bare the experiences of those years and their aftermath. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; BTP; JKSW1; JKVF; JKVP1; JMK; JMQ; JPWL; LASD; LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717172474
ISBN
9780717172474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Paperback.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173041
ISBN
9781847173041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. The author loves his life as an Irish traveller, but as a child he felt like an outsider. He was different to his siblings. On the rare occasions he went to school, he was bullied for being a gypsy boy. And beyond the gates of the camp he found nothing but hostility. In this title, he tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0013805
ISBN
9780091948436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paddy Monaghan has an extraordinary story to tell. This remarkable autobiography gives a unique insight into Paddy's world of violence - a world he only ever entered in order to provide for his beloved wife and children. With Foreword by Muhammad Ali Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782194255
ISBN
9781782194255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, remains a very good copy. Keywords: Ireland, Revolutionary Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0025883
ISBN
9780853426646
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 65.00

Paperback. A memoir set in Co Roscommon during the 40′s and the 50′s might make you feel sad at times, but it will most certainly make you laugh, most of the time. The people in Padraig’s childhood belong to an era which was tough and tender at the same time. The men, the women, the children and the animals, are universal. 176pp
Publisher
Aengus Books Derbyshire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780954486815
ISBN
9780954486815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 10.00

Paperback. 102pp. Keywords: Biography, Irish language
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
An Sagart Má Nuad
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1008989
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Including dramatic first-hand accounts of the activities of the IRA in Clare during the War of Independence and the Civil War, this book adds missing voices to the Irish revolutionary narrative, especially from the anti-Treaty IRA who were unwilling to engage with the 'Free-Staters' in the Bureau of Military History. Editor(s): Ruairc, Padraig Og O. Series: Ernie O'Malley Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BJ; HBJD1; HBW; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781781174180
ISBN
9781781174180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Santa Fe Writer's Project United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939650108
ISBN
9781939650108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.02

mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887433
ISBN
9781574887433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.32

Paperback. The autobiography of Palden Gyatso, who was arrested in 1959 after taking part in a non-violent demonstration for Tibetan independence. After a failed escape bid he was starved and tortured. Following his release in 1992, after 33 years of captivity, he fled to India and began to reveal the true extent of the Chinese oppression in Tibet. Translator(s): Shakya, Tsering. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860465093
ISBN
9781860465093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.42

Hardcover. The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Num Pages: 352 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465094134
ISBN
9780465094134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 22.31

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