Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
hardcover. Takes us back to the world of pogroms and mass emigrations at the turn of the twentieth century Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 illustrations, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803230019
- ISBN
- 9780803230019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.73
€ 27.99
€ 25.73
Paperback. The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess Emilie du Chatelet, was a meeting of both hearts and minds. In the Chateau de Cirey, the two brilliant intellects scandalised the French aristocracy with their passionate love affair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528890
- ISBN
- 9780099528890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. He loved the flute, and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature, forming a long-lasting friendship with Voltaire. This title deals with these contradictions and achievements of Frederick. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528869
- ISBN
- 9780099528869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from that day she was groomed to become 'a morsel fit for a King'. This title tells the story of how the little girl rose to become the most powerful women of the 18th century French court, Le Pompadour. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528876
- ISBN
- 9780099528876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
paperback. During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528883
- ISBN
- 9780099528883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. The twenty-nine essays in this book are insightful and sympathetic analyses of various facets of Gandi's multi-dimensional personality. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195672039
- ISBN
- 9780195672039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.90
€ 41.90
paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New European Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872410470
- ISBN
- 9781872410470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
The Memoirs of Nasrollah Tavakoli, The First Chief of Staff of the Ira...
Nasrollah Tavakoli-Nishabouri
Hardcover. Num Pages: 922 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140982
- ISBN
- 9781588140982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.92€ 60.83
€ 78.92
€ 60.83
paperback. To many Americans, Thomas Jefferson is the architect of our freedom. This book takes into the Jefferson's world, to help us understand what it meant to be a man of his time. Num Pages: 376 pages, 48 b&w illustrations & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927329
- ISBN
- 9780813927329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.55
€ 19.55
Paperback. From its construction in the 1660s to its heyday in the 1960s, Cliveden played host to a dynasty of powerful women. Anna Maria, Elizabeth, Augusta, Harriet, and Nancy were five ladies who, over the course of three centuries, shaped British society through their beauty, personalities, and political influence. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; BGH; BK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594727
- ISBN
- 9780099594727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
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Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; DSB; JFFK; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231182089
- ISBN
- 9780231182089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.02
€ 36.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Offers a virtuoso study of the fragmentary, partial and often contradictory traces that al-Hasan al-Wazzan left behind him, and is a superb interpretation of his extraordinary life and work. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234790
- ISBN
- 9780571234790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
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Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891620027
- ISBN
- 9781891620027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.92
€ 21.99
€ 20.92
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170427
- ISBN
- 9781590170427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.67
€ 18.99
€ 16.67
Hardback. In the third century BCE Ashoka ruled in South Asia and Afghanistan, and came to be seen as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka s life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of an emperor whose legacy extends far beyond the bounds of his lifetime and dominion." Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057777
- ISBN
- 9780674057777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.11
€ 40.99
€ 34.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages, 55 b/w illus. + maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226393
- ISBN
- 9780300226393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Lyman Draper's 1851 interviews with Nathan and Olive Boone. Editor(s): Hammon, Neil O. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134659
- ISBN
- 9780813134659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.83
€ 21.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Select Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590793060
- ISBN
- 9781590793060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.30
€ 33.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Select Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590793657
- ISBN
- 9781590793657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. This volume contains the speeches of Nelson Mandela. Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 498. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. MANDELA
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRF0040840
- ISBN
- 9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The speeches of Nelson Mandela Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; JPHL; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 39. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KCG0002500
- ISBN
- 9780349117768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559391740
- ISBN
- 9781559391740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Knabb, Ken; Fleury, Helene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGHA; HBJF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- AK Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First English Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849350136
- ISBN
- 9781849350136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.20
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€ 21.20
Paperback. During the early fifties, Kenya was a country in turmoil. This memoir charts the development of a significant voice in international literature, as well as standing as a record of the struggles of a nation to free itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572244
- ISBN
- 9780099572244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73