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Biography

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. Platt applied his inventive and creative thinking to problems of rural development in twentieth century Alberta. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGT; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644800
ISBN
9780888644800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.17

The broader social context in which scientists work is just as important to the project of naming, describing, classifying, and, ultimately, explaining life. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGTA; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406008
ISBN
9781421406008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Paperback. 145pp. Plates. Pages shaded, text clear. Keywords: Biography, Parliament
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Marshalls
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
SKU
KHS1012197
ISBN
9780551008823
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563681042
ISBN
9781563681042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper Kerman's New York Times-bestselling memoir of the time she served in a US jail is fascinating, heartbreaking and hilarious. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139869
ISBN
9780349139869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. More antics from the much-loved TOP GEAR presenter, and the No.1 bestselling author of ON THE EDGE. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825631
ISBN
9780753825631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; UDBV; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062449283
ISBN
9780062449283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. "People have told me that their lives have changed because of me. I take away from this the sense that I'm on the right track. " "I believe you're here to live your life with passion. Otherwise, you're just traveling through the world blindly-and there's no point to that. " "Oprah's on. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471399940
ISBN
9780471399940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.03

Hardback. Adam von Trott zu Solz was studying at Oxford University when Hitler came to power in 1933 and was convinced that opposition to the Nazis must come from within Germany and not outside it. This book details the life of a man of brilliant intellect who refused to compromise his conscience and sacrificed himself in a noble cause. Num Pages: 103 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
103
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192822
ISBN
9781845192822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.74

Paperback. Examines the role of one of the most charismatic leaders of the opposition to the Nazis within Germany. Adam von Trott zu Solz was a boy when Germany was defeated militarily in 1918 and in his youth witnessed its economic collapse. He was studying at Oxford University when Hitler came to power in 1933. Num Pages: 103 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
103
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194727
ISBN
9781845194727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

Hardback. When newly elected Virginia governor Linwood Holton escorted his children into an integrated Richmond public school in 1970, he delivered the coup-de-grace to the Byrd machine. This memoir offers a behind-the-scenes account of his private and public life at a critical juncture in the political history of Virginia and the nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927206
ISBN
9780813927206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.49

Paperback. At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (1904-67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. This title traces the making - and unmaking - of Oppenheimer's wartime and postwar scientific identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226798462
ISBN
9780226798462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Series: World War II Collection. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTC; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
First Trade Paper
SKU
V9781621572923
ISBN
9781621572923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. This is Francis Gary Powers' memoir of when he served as a pilot in the US Air Force, completed 27 U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA, and was shot down and captured in 1960. Upon his return to the US in 1962, he flew the U-2 as a test pilot but died in a helicopter crash in 1977. Editor(s): Gentry, Curt. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574884227
ISBN
9781574884227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.53

Paperback. Sergeant Steve Heaney tells the explosive true story of the epic operation that helped to bring to an end the Sierra Leone Civil War and earned him the Military Cross. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JMC; BTM; HBJH; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148456
ISBN
9781409148456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBWS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786061379
ISBN
9781786061379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. In his own exciting account, Garbo recalls his career. A fantastic addition to the Dialogue Espionage Classics series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849541077
ISBN
9781849541077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Part-Opener Photos throughout. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780307717733
ISBN
9780307717733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.36

Hardback. Clever, attractive and ambitious, intellectually daring and physically courageous, Cornelia Sorabji was a remarkable woman. As India's first female lawyer, she was original and often outspoken in her views. Presenting a portrait of this determined and pioneering woman, this title is suitable for those with an interest in Indian or British history. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 44. Weight in Grams: 926.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848853751
ISBN
9781848853751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 53.45

Paperback. He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780007281435
ISBN
9780007281435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.06

Paperback. A heroine of the Civil Rights Movement tells the remarkable story of her life, her work, and what it means to be both black and a woman Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586482862
ISBN
9781586482862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. At the end of the author's previous volume of autobiography, Still Standing, his brilliant comic creation Lily Savage stood on the brink of fame. In this book, Lily embraces success as to the manner born, and world domination beckons! Along the way, the stories come thick and fast. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552169875
ISBN
9780552169875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. The story of the woman who rose to be Director-General of Britain's Security Service, MI5, in a career that lasted from 1969 to 1996. Stella Rimington worked to Director level in all main fields of the Service's responsibilities, counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism, Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGA; JPSH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KAK0012808
ISBN
9780099436720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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