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Biography

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; BM; JNMN; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022769
ISBN
9780253022769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412521
ISBN
9781770412521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.25

Paperback. Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121246
ISBN
9780691121246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.27
€ 55.54

Paperback. A daughter's exploration of her mother's life as revealed through her baking. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BG; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773537255
ISBN
9780773537255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Virgin Books London
Number of pages
400
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018258
ISBN
9780753505090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Bear, James Adam; Stanton, Lucia C. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 836 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
836
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628424
ISBN
9780691628424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.47

Paperback. Marion Yorck von Wartenburg was involved in the Nazi resistance group known as the Kreisau Circle, whose cofounder was her husband, Peter. The Kreisau Circle participated in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. Editor(s): Winter, Julie M. Translator(s): Winter, Julie M. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803299153
ISBN
9780803299153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Condition
New
SKU
KSS0005765
ISBN
9781605985572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "This is a 3-in-1 bargain: a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 769.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804721233
ISBN
9780804721233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.81

Paperback. Wheeler was northern-born - in New Jersey - and illegally sold and taken into New York State, then grew to adulthood held in slavery in the newly settled region of western New York. This book sows how dissension among abolitionists led to suspicion of Wheeler's editor/amanuensis, the white Presbyterian minister Charles Edwards Lester. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817355432
ISBN
9780817355432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

hardcover. As city editor of Pulitzer's New York Evening World, Charles E Chapin was the model of the take-no-prisoners newsroom tyrant: he drove reporters relentlessly - and kept his paper in the center ring of the circus of big-city journalism. This book tracks Chapin's rise from legendary Chicago street reporter to celebrity powerbroker in New York. Series: Communications & media studies. Num Pages: 470 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
Edition
3rd Edition
SKU
V9780823222674
ISBN
9780823222674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.31

Hardcover. Irish Literary Studies Series No. 26. Series: Irish Literacy Studies Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004306
ISBN
9780389207146
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Henry Adams portrayed James Madison as a president who lacked decisiveness and administrative skills. This study describes Madison as a practical statesman who decreased conflicts in his Cabinet and in Congress and strengthened the Union. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604654
ISBN
9780700604654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.08

Paperback. A family story, told with restraint and tenderness. This book is a son's unembarrassed tribute to his mother. His memory of walks with her through the narrow lanes to the country schools where she taught and his happiness as she named for him the wild flowers on the bank remained conscious and unconscious presences for the rest of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571228119
ISBN
9780571228119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761833352
ISBN
9780761833352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.02

Hardback. 1. This is one of the most controversial books published in Europe in the last decade. It was an enormous success in Germany and is being translated into many languages. 2. The inside story of why Oskar Lafontaine broke away from the third way politics of Schr?dera s government 3. Translator(s): Taylor, Ronald. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625812
ISBN
9780745625812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 307 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; BG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indra Publishing Australia
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957873568
ISBN
9780957873568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.56

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

Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
SKU
9780099771012
ISBN
9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.92

paperback. Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands off Ireland's southwest coast. His childhood was unique, as he was the only child on the island, the nearest in age being his uncle who was thirty years older. A 1951 newspaper article described him as 'The Loneliest Boy in the World - he has only seagulls as playmates.' Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Collins Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022505
ISBN
9781848892071
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.96

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781621573326
ISBN
9781621573326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044251
ISBN
9780268044251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 46.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hot Press Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954551681
ISBN
9780954551681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, there were many fingers on the trigger, writes Steers, who corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment of American history in his award-winning book, now available in paperback. 51 illustrations. 4 maps. Num Pages: 376 pages, 51 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191515
ISBN
9780813191515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

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