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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Describes the unprecedented social opportunities, as well as the many political and personal challenges, that young Jewish women and men experienced in the Russia of the 1870s and 1880s. This autobiography, originally published in 1938, is an historical account of Jewish childhood and young adult life in tsarist Russia. Translator(s): Avrutin, Eugene M.; Greene, Robert H. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806716
ISBN
9780875806716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Consisting of a rare memoir and also a diary, this title provides a glimpse into the domestic life of Russia's nobility in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Labzina's accounts of her spiritual development and her social sphere offers insights into male and female sensibilities of the time. Translator(s): Marker, Gary (Professor of History, SUNY, Stony Brook, USA); May, Rachel (Associate Professor of Russian, Macalester College, USA). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JH; BGHA; DN; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802770
ISBN
9780875802770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. In the winter of 1909, a political bombshell exploded in tsarist Russia. Scandal swept not only the empire but the entire world with the exposure of the secret life of one man. Newspaper headlines introduced him as a twentieth-century Judas. Num Pages: 247 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026512
ISBN
9780842026512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

hardcover. In the winter of 1909, a political bombshell exploded in tsarist Russia. Scandal swept not only the empire but the entire world with the exposure of the secret life of one man. Newspaper headlines introduced him as a twentieth-century Judas. Num Pages: 247 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026505
ISBN
9780842026505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Knudsen, Ann-Christina Lauring; Gram-Skjoldager, Karen. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771240573
ISBN
9788771240573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.40

Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287933
ISBN
9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A young man suddenly emerged claiming to be Richard of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower. As such, he tormented Henry vii for eight years. He tried three times to invade England and behaved like a prince. Officially, however, he was proclaimed to be Perkin Warbeck, the son of a Flemish boatman. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449966
ISBN
9780099449966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Forthright memoirs of a singular personality - former MP and STRICTLY COME DANCING star, Ann Widdecombe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220925
ISBN
9781780220925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Hissey, Ivan. Series: Sussex Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages, 20 illustrations, map, marker ribbon. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; BGH; JFSJ1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 123 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194. Inscribed to previous owner. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Snake River Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0006434
ISBN
9781906022075
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The first female Four-Star General in military history shares leadership lessons based on her 38 years of service in the US Army. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JW; KJM; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738217796
ISBN
9780738217796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. In the eyes of many, Magda Goebbels was the "First Lady" of the Reich. How did this devoted mother of six, the poster-child of family values during the Third Reich, turn into Medea and poison these same children? Anja Klabunde's biography examines her complex life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751534481
ISBN
9780751534481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate were saved by their exceptional courage, determination and ingenuity. Num Pages: 184 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357012
ISBN
9781900357012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835470
ISBN
9781408835470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. A fascinating examination of the extraordinary life of Roger Casement, executed as part of the 1916 rising, fighting the empire that had previously knighted him. Ultimately, he was hanged in Pentonville prison on the 3 August-two years to the day after Britain's declaration of war in 1914. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847172648
ISBN
9781847172648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wiley
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471758853
ISBN
9780471758853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Bantam Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717806676
ISBN
9780717806676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844728
ISBN
9781909844728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography examines Elizabeth's historical identity and provides a study of the social culture surrounding a woman who lived a life in the spotlight. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440286
ISBN
9780752440286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.29

Hardback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625355
ISBN
9780745625355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Existentialism meets the philosophy of the Absurd. They should have been a dream-team. It turned into a duel to the death. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394255
ISBN
9781847394255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

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