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Biography: historical, political & military

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

Paperback. Talks about the grand hotel life. In this story, you can meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet, and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGHA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091887872
ISBN
9780091887872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631175466
ISBN
9781631175466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.69
€ 158.44

Paperback. It began with an unsigned email: "I am a senior member of the intelligence community". What followed was the most spectacular intelligence breach ever, brought about by one man, Edward Snowden. This is the inside story of Snowden's deeds and the journalists who faced down pressure from the US and UK governments to break a remarkable scoop. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350377
ISBN
9781783350377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

This memoir from his personal physician, friend, and confidante of more than 40 years, John C. Lungren, MD, portrays Richard Nixon as a paradoxical man - intense, compassionate, guarded, intelligent, resilient, deeply religious, enormously successful but ultimately tragic. Num Pages: 204 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122748
ISBN
9780813122748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600219610
ISBN
9781600219610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 266 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967150
ISBN
9780750967150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. This groundbreaking biography reveals the woman behind the myth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970518
ISBN
9780750970518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJPL; BGH; HBWQ; JWXR; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153. .
Publisher
Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781863514958
ISBN
9781863514958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Hardback. Born in 1852 in the last years of serfdom, Vera Figner came of age as Imperial Russian society was being rocked by the massive upheaval that culminated in the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. At first champion of populist causes and champion of women's higher education, Figner later became a leader of the terrorist party The People's Will. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 362 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012845
ISBN
9780253012845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143127031
ISBN
9780143127031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.13

Paperback. Exposes the self-seeking ambitions of Cardinal Manning and the manipulative, neurotic Florence Nightingale. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183504
ISBN
9780140183504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.46

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