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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. New biography of the great polar explorer reveals a new side to Sir Ernest Shackleton Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGH; DSC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930100
ISBN
9781909930100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 black/white photos, one 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 333.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312611446
ISBN
9780312611446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. A new edition of Pierre Seel's moving testimony of deportation for homosexuality--a classic of Holocaust literature Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238. A Memoir of Nazi Terror. 208 pages, illustrations. A new edition of Pierre Seels moving testimony of deportation for homosexualitya classic of Holocaust literature. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight: 232.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018482
ISBN
9780465018482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.05

Paperback. * * This is the first major biography of Max Weber to appear in more than 80 years. * Radkau was able to make use of previously unavailable source material, including the extensive correspondence of Max Weber and that of his wife, Marianne Weber. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641485
ISBN
9780745641485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.27

Paperback. A biography of Soren Kierkegaard, it potrays him as a man whose writings came to control him. It explores the events and relationships that formed Kierkegaard including his guilt-ridden relationship with his father, his rivalry with his brother, and his tortured relationship with his fiancee Regine Olsen. Translator(s): Kirmmse, Bruce H. Num Pages: 896 pages, 32 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127880
ISBN
9780691127880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.32

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446080
ISBN
9780752446080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473863422
ISBN
9781473863422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life. Illustrator(s): Nowakowski, Mateusz. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892699
ISBN
9781848892699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he witnessed some of the most pivotal events in Irish and European history. Simply told for a young adult audience, with lively text and striking illustrations, this book brings Daniel O'Connell and his world to life. Illustrator(s): Nowakowski, Mateusz. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008840
ISBN
9781848892699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556. A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 286 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight: 556.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270251
ISBN
9780520270251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 684 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365537
ISBN
9781626365537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.73

Paperback. On the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey. This is the story of an extraordinary life, and of a journey that helped to shape a nation. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DVG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591764
ISBN
9780099591764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. 1988. FBI agent Joe Navarro divides his time between SWAT assignments, flying air reconnaissance, and working counter-intelligence. It was while on a routine assignment - interviewing a 'person of interest', a former US soldier named Rod Ramsay with links to another soldier, that Navarro thought he smelled a rat. This book tells this story. Num Pages: 288 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bantam Press
Condition
New
SKU
KSK0000306
ISBN
9780593078167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.63

Paperback. 1988. FBI agent Joe Navarro divides his time between SWAT assignments, flying air reconnaissance, and working counter-intelligence. It was while on a routine assignment - interviewing a 'person of interest', a former US soldier named Rod Ramsay with links to another soldier, that Navarro thought he smelled a rat. This book tells this story. Num Pages: 288 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bantam Press
Condition
New
SKU
KSK0000307
ISBN
9780593078167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.63

Hardcover. Drawing on a close reading of nearly forty years' worth of personal letters and her will, and incorporating new archival material, Margaret Paston emerges from this study as the best example we have of how lay piety was negotiated and integrated into daily medieval life. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 238 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBTB; HRCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622074
ISBN
9780230622074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

hardcover. This book presents a radical look at the founder of psychoanalysis in his broader cultural context, addressing critical issues and challenging stereotypes. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVKC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HPCD; HPX; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521864183
ISBN
9780521864183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.78

Paperback. A political biography on the life of Rajani Palme Dutt, one of the leading figures in the Communist Party of Great Britain from the 1920s to the 1960s. The text provides an insight into the mind of a Stalinist, and the twists and turns of communist politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853157793
ISBN
9780853157793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Hardback. This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 2 covers the time Cannon spent as a schoolmaster in Glastonbury. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 520 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264553
ISBN
9780197264553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.35

This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264546
ISBN
9780197264546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.54

Hardback. Just as essential to Theodore Roosevelt's accession to the Presidency as his charge up San Juan Hill was his election as Governor of New York four months later. A defeat would have seriously set back and perhaps even destroyed his chances to gain the White House. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHF; JPHL; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966157017
ISBN
9780966157017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.77

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