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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062351944
ISBN
9780062351944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 12. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422212
ISBN
9780821422212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: BGH; BT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780851248332
ISBN
9780851248332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Thrilling new biography about the first man to rule all of the Indian subcontinent, from one of the great chroniclers of India. Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 30, int b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122380
ISBN
9780349122380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

paperback. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KKD0001513
ISBN
9780140238464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Presents the life of Brian Cowen, Ireland's eleventh Taoiseach. This book follows his life story, tracing the road to power from early childhood right up to his eventful early months in the office of An Taoiseach. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310300
ISBN
9781848270299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; GBCB; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440502
ISBN
9780801440502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Hardback. This study of Eleftherios Venizelos, a towering figure in European diplomacy and Greece's greatest statesman in the twentieth century, brings together a narrative of the drama of high politics with critical political analysis and judgement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624782
ISBN
9780748624782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.26
€ 112.54

Paperback. Eaten by tuberculosis, sustained by alcohol, John Henry "Doc" Holliday walked the streets. This dentist could be deadly when the drink wore off and someone crossed him. He was a gentleman and murderer, married to a prostitute but devoted only to the memory of his mother. This book presents a picture of Doc Holliday and his frontier world. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780803276086
ISBN
9780803276086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.61

Hardcover. Zenobia was acknowledged in her lifetime as beautiful and clever, gathering writers and poets, artists and philosophers around her at the Palmyrene court. This narrative explores the legendary queen and charts the progression of her unequivocal declaration, not only of independence of Rome, but of supremacy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BGH; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847250346
ISBN
9781847250346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.72

Hardcover. Patrice Gueniffey, the leading French historian of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic age, takes up the epic narrative at the heart of this turbulent period: the life of Napoleon himself, from his boyhood in Corsica, to his meteoric rise during the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, to his proclamation as Consul for Life in 1802. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 246 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1622.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368354
ISBN
9780674368354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.59

Hardback. A comprehensive English-language biography of Emperor Huizong that corrects the prevailing view of this ruler as a decadent political failure who lost the throne to invaders. It recasts the artistically gifted emperor as passionate and paradoxical, yet genuinely ambitious - if too much so - in pursuing glory for his flourishing realm. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725256
ISBN
9780674725256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.74
€ 54.35

Paperback. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Their blending of politics and sex led to the ruin of both, since their main rival Octavian-Augustus was able to portray Cleopatra as the arch enemy of Rome and Antony as her consort. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
281
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443836
ISBN
9780752443836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Cleopatra was intimately involved in the critical years that saw the Roman Republic transformed into the Roman Empire. This title describes how this transition appeared to the Queen of Egypt, and deals with the part she played in it. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443362
ISBN
9780752443362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. The true wartime story of William Ash - the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape. A thrilling tale of incredible courage and resilience, from one of Britain's bestselling military historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782390251
ISBN
9781782390251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.90

Paperback. The author recounts his command of the 7th Armoured Brigade Group - the Desert Rats - during the Gulf War; from preparation and training, to coping with the pressures of a ground war on unfamiliar terrain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&w Photographs, 8pp Colour Photographs, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPR; BGHA; HB; JWD; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0021030
ISBN
9780340682463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bookstorm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928257196
ISBN
9781928257196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.29

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550748
ISBN
9781781550748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.25

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550731
ISBN
9781781550731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It provides an introduction by showing how Kiekegaard has influenced contemporary thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802569
ISBN
9780192802569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

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