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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. This illustrated first biography by historian and writer Melanie Clegg takes a fresh look at the story of this most fascinating and misunderstood of queens, exploring her personal tribulations as well as the series of disasters that brought her to the guillotine in October 1793. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Burning Eye Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909136656
ISBN
9781909136656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Melanie McGrath's critically acclaimed East End family memoir now in paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGHA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0000945
ISBN
9781841151434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Kentucky native Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872-1920) was at the forefront of the suffrage movement at both the state and national levels. Breckinridge inherited a sense of noblesse oblige that compelled her to speak for women's rights. This title recounts the remarkable life of this well-known vanguard of social change in the commonwealth. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125329
ISBN
9780813125329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626364004
ISBN
9781626364004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. An as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. It illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249929
ISBN
9780520249929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297365
ISBN
9789652297365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. In 1659, Luis de Haro met with Cardinal Jules Mazarin to conclude a peace treaty that would end over twenty years of war. The hitherto unpublished letters sent by Haro to Philip IV offer an account of the negotiations that diverges from Mazarin's reports. This edition offers a mix of the original letters and summaries, as well as explanatory notes. Editor(s): Williams, Lyn. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896924
ISBN
9780859896924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.12

Paperback. At once a sweeping view of two continents, three faiths, and five nation-states and an intimate story of one man's remarkable life, A Man of Three Worlds is history at its most compelling. Translator(s): Beagles, Martin. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886232
ISBN
9780801886232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.17

paperback. Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Margaret Thatcher. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190248970
ISBN
9780190248970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.67

Hardback. This biography of David Livingstone provides an account of his strengths and weaknesses. He could be difficult and unsympathetic, but he was also single minded, patient and brave. This book tells of his life both in Britain and Africa, where he discovered Victoria Falls and was mauled by a lion. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333740415
ISBN
9780333740415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

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
€ 28.46

Hardback. Consists of mini-biographies of 15 Americans who lived during the Antebellum period in American history. This anthology presents a portrait of the lives of lesser-known Americans. Editor(s): Morrison, Michael A. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 251 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028349
ISBN
9780842028349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.27

Paperback. The controversial and most hotly anticipated political book of 2015 in an updated paperback edition, including new material covering the 2015 general election, the EU referendum and the aftermath. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 273 x 49. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785900228
ISBN
9781785900228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Author is the world's leading collector of VCs; his trust owns 146. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp b/w photos converted for SR. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316335
ISBN
9780755316335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A compelling and comprehensive history of the world's most successive secret service. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPA; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849549394
ISBN
9781849549394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A colourful and brilliantly researched study of closet homosexuality in twentieth-century British politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; JFSK2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 282 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138756
ISBN
9780349138756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. * A brilliantly written, insightful and entertaining life of the disgraced former leader of the Liberal Party - one of the most colourful characters of post-war British politics Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349142203
ISBN
9780349142203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. From his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland, this book tells the story of how one man's sheer determination, ruthlessness and careful calculation drove France to conquer Europe. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571273454
ISBN
9780571273454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
John Donald Short Run Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906566937
ISBN
9781906566937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this landmark publication establishes Burlingame as the most assiduous Lincoln biographer of recent memory and brings Lincoln alive to modern readers as never before. Num Pages: 960 pages, 32, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1504. Volume 1
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
960
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409733
ISBN
9781421409733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

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