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Biography

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0015118
ISBN
9780753505090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Brings together contributors to examine the responses of various segments of American and European society to the Harpers Ferry Raid and John Brown's execution. The incidents were widely publicised, and their meanings were hotly debated. The debates contributed to Northern antipathy to slavery. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915371
ISBN
9780813915371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.13

Hardback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513314
ISBN
9781509513314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.59

Paperback. U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: B; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469609904
ISBN
9781469609904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.03

Hardback. Documents from the late FBI director's secret files reveal for the first time the shocking extent of FBI activities in spying on prominent Americans and political groups. Num Pages: 391 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929587677
ISBN
9780929587677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.50

Paperback. A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; DSA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JPFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292611
ISBN
9780803292611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.42

Paperback. A sequel to "The Flame of Thika" that takes up the author's story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. It describes her family and friends, their home and their travels, and the glorious wildlife and scenery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712674553
ISBN
9780712674553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Hardback. Updates and expands Claghorn's previous book, Women Composers and Hymnists (Scarecrow, 1984), presenting succinct biographies for female composers in both secular and sacred music. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831308
ISBN
9780810831308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.28

Paperback. The memoirs of a legendary figure in TV and the arts, beautifully written, honest and fascinating. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: APT; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Condition
New
SKU
9780340823118
ISBN
9780340823118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Hardcover. Marked by research and analysis, this reconsideration of Johnston is an account of Confederate operations in the pivotal Eastern Virginian theatre in 1862. It provides a look at the episode in the war and attempts to rescue the unduly maligned leader from the shadow of Lee. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609215
ISBN
9780700609215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.49

Paperback. A no-holds-barred account of an Irishman's life as a detective in the Homicide division of one of the toughest places in the world - New York's The Bronx. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004098
ISBN
9781473610606
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Rabbi Fishman has resurrected painful memories to soberly evaluate for history the barbaric acts that resulted in the near annihilation of the Jewish population of Europe. The story of his extraordinary tenacity and faith in the face of stark suffering while still a teen will inspire the reader to keep faith no matter how difficult the situation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296467
ISBN
9789652296467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schott
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9783254084194
ISBN
9783254084194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.19

Hardback. The surviving correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Theodor W. Adorno. * This is the first time all of the surviving correspondence between Adorno and Benjamin has appeared in English. * Provides a key to the personalities and projects of these two major intellectual figures. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618180
ISBN
9780745618180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.03

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781459717534
ISBN
9781459717534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817981525
ISBN
9780817981525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.62

Hardcover. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403946805
ISBN
9781403946805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. A unique chronicle of an American navy family's life during the Vietnam war years. The book recounts the story of the Stockdale family, including Jim Stockdale's seven years as a prisoner-of-war after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and his wife Sybil's work negotiating for POW's. Num Pages: 576 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 39. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557507846
ISBN
9781557507846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCW; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394644
ISBN
9780888394644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. A collection of essays on Pope Gregory the Great, many taken from a symposium held in 1993. Gregory emerges as a figure interpreting the past - by receiving, synthesizing and developing the teachings of earlier writers - and presenting a persuasive theological and pastoral agenda. Editor(s): Cavadini, John C. Series: Notre Dame Studies in Theology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; BGH; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010430
ISBN
9780268010430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.10

Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600787263
ISBN
9781600787263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.21

Paperback. Taking in the full sweep of humanity, from bumbling junkies to rich white rappers, illustrious art critics, deranged killers and tenacious cops, Liam Houlihan melds exclusive interviews and scrupulous research to bring us the most riveting stories from the depths of Australia's Badlands. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522858471
ISBN
9780522858471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A.; Kresge, Stephen; Wenar, Leif. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977402
ISBN
9780865977402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966261
ISBN
9781403966261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

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