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Biography: historical, political & military

Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300455
ISBN
9780764300455
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. June 1940: Vladimir Lossky joined the massive exodus from Paris before the advancing German Army. In his diary of the upheaval, this theologian of Orthodox mysticism reflects on civilisation, war and the place of Christianity in East and West. Series: Orthodox Christian Profiles. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881414189
ISBN
9780881414189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Advance Praise for Louis Breger's FREUD "Louis Breger's rich and readable study of Freud offers a thoughtfully complex account of a great but flawed man. Everyone with an interest in psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytic movement will enjoy exploring, grappling with, arguing about, and learning from this absolutely fascinating book. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471078586
ISBN
9780471078586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.13

Paperback. Mahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time. A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy of satyagraha, or passive resistance, earned him the admiration of millions. This biography offers a definitive account of Gandhi's life. It tells the story of one man who changed the world forever. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700409
ISBN
9781784700409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584894
ISBN
9781937584894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. Masur tells the story of the period between September 22, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation, and January 1, 1863, when he signed the significantly altered decree. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284098
ISBN
9780674284098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. During the era of segregation, the Journal of Negro Education published research vital to overturning racial segregation as public policy. Charles Thompson's editorials inspired and mobilized activists, slowly molding public support for human rights. A major player for the NAACP, Thompson chronicles the highs and lows of the civil rights struggle. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475210
ISBN
9781611475210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.85

Hardback. Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remembered today. A Traveled First Lady (with Foreword by Laura Bush) corrects this oversight, by sharing Adams's remarkable story in her own words. Num Pages: 375 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048010
ISBN
9780674048010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Born in London in 1775 to a Maryland merchant and his English wife, Louisa recalls her childhood and education in England and France and her courtship with John Quincy. Her diaries reveal a reluctant but increasingly canny political wife. Her husband emerges in a fullness seldom seen--ambitious and exacting, yet passionate, generous, and gallant. Editor(s): Graham, Judith S.; Luey, Beth; Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 960 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058682
ISBN
9780674058682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.62
€ 172.38

Paperback. First full-length biography to explore the life of the first woman to be commissioned as an officer in the Serbian army and the only British woman to enlist as a soldier in World War I Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846882456
ISBN
9781846882456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 598 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226447001
ISBN
9780226447001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.27

Hardcover. In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman-and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 280 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393071658
ISBN
9780393071658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.99

Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights and being cheeky to her parents. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840185195
ISBN
9781840185195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. In 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings. This book follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845963088
ISBN
9781845963088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, over 250 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303463
ISBN
9780764303463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 472 pages, over 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1426.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303456
ISBN
9780764303456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 215 colour, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 313 x 14. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350719
ISBN
9780764350719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumour and gossip than hard facts? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951542
ISBN
9781845951542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.82

Paperback. WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION AND THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. The story of Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, daredevil - and Fascist. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007213962
ISBN
9780007213962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. William Cavendish, courageous, cultured and passionate about women, embodies the popular image of a cavalier. Famously defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, he went into a long and miserable continental exile before returning to England in triumph on the restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227044
ISBN
9780571227044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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