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Hardcover. Presents fourteen essays that articulate Adams' preoccupation with knowledge, stressing his eclecticism and his need to clarify the role of critical intelligence in public life. The topics covered range from international politics to portraiture, from orientalism and travel literature to the disintegration of the human mind. Editor(s): Decker, William Merrill; Harbert, Earl N. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934909877
- ISBN
- 9780934909877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.67
€ 50.29
€ 46.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc Washington
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895264312
- ISBN
- 9780895264312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.81
€ 19.99
€ 17.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609403799
- ISBN
- 9781609403799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780805050875
- ISBN
- 9780805050875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.89
€ 24.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411579
- ISBN
- 9781572411579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Hardback. The second part of a four volume collection of more than 6000 of Kipling's public and private letters. This volume presents his life until the end of the 19th century, showing his transformation from an journalist in India into the biggest literary success of the 1890s. Editor(s): Kipling, Rudyard. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333360866
- ISBN
- 9780333360866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
Hardcover. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890965900
- ISBN
- 9780890965900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.49€ 53.91
€ 58.49
€ 53.91
Paperback. Leonardo is the greatest, most multi-faceted and most mysterious of all Renaissance artists, but extraordinarily, considering his enormous reputation, this is the first full-length biography in English for several decades. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296815
- ISBN
- 9780140296815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.85
€ 25.99
€ 17.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820858
- ISBN
- 9781842820858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. This biography of David Norris, politician, gay rights campaigner, historian and academic, paints a full portrait of the highs and lows of the life of this colourful and extraordinary man. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AGB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 271. Good, clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Attic Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0006855
- ISBN
- 9781855941618
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993. Num Pages: 1117 pages, 316pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780671869205
- ISBN
- 9780671869205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.70
€ 18.99
€ 13.70
Hardcover. Moviegoers know Mary Wickes as the housekeeper in White Christmas and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act. This book, filled with behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway and Hollywood, chronicles the life of a complicated woman who brought an assortment of unforgettable characters to life on screen and stage. Num Pages: 432 pages, 54 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604739053
- ISBN
- 9781604739053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Paperback. When a life ends tragically whether by violence or accident, pathologists perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. It is a methodical, morbid, and necessary task. This title includes autopsy files or transcriptions from dozens of famous people. Num Pages: 528 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF1; MMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 255 x 21. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620877197
- ISBN
- 9781620877197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.63
€ 16.63
Paperback. Having panhandled as a "deaf" man for 11 years, the author has written a book exposing all the ins and outs of his life exploiting a "disability" to earn hundreds of dollars a day and sheds light on the cultural phenomenon of deaf peddling that thrives today. Illustrations. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563680960
- ISBN
- 9781563680960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Hardcover. Constance B. Schulz and Elizabeth Hayes Turner collect the stories of the women who helped to found and lead the Southern Association for Women Historians during its first twenty years. These women give evidence, in strong and effective language, of the experiences that shaped their entree into the profession. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B.; Turner, Elizabeth Hayes. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; BG; HBAH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215413
- ISBN
- 9780826215413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.09€ 63.10
€ 69.09
€ 63.10
hardcover. In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has collected the best of the many impressions and recollections of real people who met President Abraham Lincoln. 15 photos & engravings. Editor(s): Radford, Victoria. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs, engravings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566631990
- ISBN
- 9781566631990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.81
€ 25.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674390263
- ISBN
- 9780674390263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BK; HBW; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741444
- ISBN
- 9780295741444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.32
€ 40.99
€ 40.32
Galileo was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He is also noted for being the first to study the skies with a refracting telescope. In one year - 1610 - he made major discoveries relating to the moon, Milky Way, Jupiter's four large moons, sunspots, and the phases of Venus. Series: Makers of the Middle Ages & Renaissance S. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Pub (Library)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791086285
- ISBN
- 9780791086285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle is remembered as the controversial leader of the Archdiocese of Washington. This biography seeks to explain O'Boyle's apparent contradictions by placing emphasis on his formative years and his training as a seminarian and curator in the rigidly traditional Church of his adopted New York. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813214290
- ISBN
- 9780813214290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37
Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321644
- ISBN
- 9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024118
- ISBN
- 9781862070264
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Reid, Jane Cabot. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856306014
- ISBN
- 9783856306014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.93€ 57.61
€ 74.93
€ 57.61
Paperback. David Pryor's career of public service is unparalleled in Arkansas history: he has been elected state representative, congressman, governor, and, alongside Dale Bumpers, US senator (1979-1997). This book addresses Pryor's curiosity, compassion, and concern for ordinary Americans that draw the reader from one colorful vignette to another. Num Pages: 388 pages, 60 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Butler Centre for Arkansas Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935106104
- ISBN
- 9781935106104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40