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Biography
paperback. Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot, a conservative officer, fell for Masa Suzuki, a Japanese girl, when he was posted to Tokyo. He was recalled to London. Though separated for years by time and huge distances, they remained devoted to each other. Based on over 800 letters found in Tokyo, this book presents the true story of an extraordinary love affair. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018064
- ISBN
- 9780099481652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
paperback. An account of one of the world's most notorious drug-smuggler jails. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857382696
- ISBN
- 9780857382696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 9.60
€ 16.99
€ 9.60
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 604 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622408
- ISBN
- 9780691622408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.30
€ 112.30
Paperback. Focusing on different stages of Drinker's personal development within the domestic context, this abridged edition highlights four critical phases of her life cycle: youth and courtship, wife and mother, middle age in years of crisis, and grandmother and family elder. Editor(s): Crane, Elaine Forman. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; BJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220773
- ISBN
- 9780812220773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.78
€ 46.99
€ 41.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069000
- ISBN
- 9780252069000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.53
€ 51.99
€ 45.53
Hardback. This text is the complete life story of one of the most controversial yet least well known generals on either side during the Civil War. The number one graduate of the West Point class of 1843, William Buel Franklin served in the US Army's Corps of Topographical Engineers. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 392 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 30. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221486
- ISBN
- 9780823221486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.46
€ 113.46
Hardcover. Dr. Avraham Albert Ticho was a Viennese-trained ophthalmologist who immigrated to Ottoman-ruled Jerusalem in 1912. There he married his cousin, the artist Anna Ticho, and together they made their mark on the history of the Land of Israel. In Days of Ticho, the Tichos' story is told in all its fascinating detail. Num Pages: 512 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296658
- ISBN
- 9789652296658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.03
€ 52.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. The story of a successful professional woman and a reflection on the meaning of existentialism, this autobiography is an account of a woman's psychological liberation and the development of a personal philosophy. A translator of Sartre, Barnes recounts her battles with publishers and critics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037332
- ISBN
- 9780226037332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.30
€ 31.99
€ 25.30
Hardback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761854159
- ISBN
- 9780761854159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.67
€ 117.67
Hardback. * A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer. Translator(s): Byatt, Lucinda. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644110
- ISBN
- 9780745644110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.40€ 53.84
€ 63.40
€ 53.84
Paperback. Emma Minde's portraits of the family into which she was given in marriage more than sixty years ago are instructive and touching. She offers rare insight into a life history guided by two powerful forces: the traditional world of the Plains Cree and the influence of the Catholic missions. Translator(s): Ahenakew, Freda; Wolfart, H. C. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642912
- ISBN
- 9780888642912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.38
€ 29.99
€ 21.38
Hardcover. This is the ninth volume of George Washington's presidential papers, covering the period September 1791 to February 1792. Over 40 letters concern the problems arising from Pierre L'Enfant's high-handedness as designer of the Federal City. Series: Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919225
- ISBN
- 9780813919225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.36
€ 124.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1071.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572701
- ISBN
- 9781621572701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.84
€ 22.84
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
€ 14.99
€ 9.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832833
- ISBN
- 9780856832833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.10
€ 11.10
paperback. The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, now with a new foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan Editor(s): Labaree, Leonard W.; Ketcham, Ralph L.; Boatfield, Helen C.; Fineman, Helene H. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 364 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098587
- ISBN
- 9780300098587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825306785
- ISBN
- 9780825306785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.13
€ 14.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of great intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126189
- ISBN
- 9781842126189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Carl Blegen is the most famous American archaeologist ever to work in Greece. Here is presented his biography, detailing his multifaceted life as an instrumental element in creating the field of Aegean prehistory and his role in the social and intellectual community of Athens. Editor(s): Vogeikoff-Brogan, Natalia; Davis, Jack L.; Florou, Vasiliki. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BG; HD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040222
- ISBN
- 9781937040222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.45
€ 44.45
The Road to Richmond. The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of...
Small, Harold A.; Small, Abner R.
paperback. Abner Small served as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. This book tells his story. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823220144
- ISBN
- 9780823220144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.83
€ 45.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. That Gad Beck, a gay Jew in the Berlin of Nazi Germany, lived through the Holocaust at all is amazing. His determination to keep loving, living and believing in every human possibility - even in the face of the unthinkably monstrous - makes this quite a different story of the Holocaust. Translator(s): Brown, Allison. Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSK2; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299165048
- ISBN
- 9780299165048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.67
€ 30.67
Paperback. Siegi Moos, an anti-Nazi and active member of the German Communist Party, escaped Germany in 1933 and, exiled in Britain, sought another route to the transformation of capitalism. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chronos Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782796770
- ISBN
- 9781782796770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.41
€ 32.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. My Brother's Life and Death with the Coldstream Guards in Northern Ireland. 176 pages, 48 photos, 1 map. Intends to reflect on the author's experiences in Northern Ireland, and to recount his brother's life and death at the hands of the IRA. This book introduces you to the life of a professional soldier, the operational experience in Northern Ireland, and leads you along the effects of unjustified terrorist murder in Northern Ireland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGH; JPWL. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033576
- ISBN
- 9781906033576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.44
€ 25.99
€ 19.44
Hardcover. In good condition. A fine reading copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Macgibbon & Kee London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KRS0012425
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95