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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson". This book investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. It analyzes the significance of Twain's books for American culture. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234746
- ISBN
- 9780631234746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Paperback. Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as quick to welcome a gallant foe into his cabin as to dive to the rescue of a man overboard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571277124
- ISBN
- 9780571277124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Poet and musician, Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society. High-born yet egalitarian, she travelled to France to observe the Revolution, rejected numerous suitors, and lived independently. Her curious ways attracted gossip right into her final years when she raised an illegitimate child at her home in Berkeley Square. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571311125
- ISBN
- 9780571311125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. 200 years after his birth, this book assesses David Livingstone's life, impact and legacy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Lion UK
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745955681
- ISBN
- 9780745955681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. The Revd Ian Paisley is unique in having founded both a successful church and a successful and hugely influential political party. Steve Bruce traces Paisley's career and his impact on Ulster politics, and in doing so poses vital questions concerning the relationship between politics and society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; HRCC93; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310205
- ISBN
- 9780199565719
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, c 30 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777930
- ISBN
- 9781910777930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.37
€ 26.99
€ 20.37
Hardback. Series: Potent Quotables. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Towlehouse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931249058
- ISBN
- 9781931249058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.90
€ 16.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. John de Courcy was a Knight of noble birth but bleak prospects. He fought his way to the notice of Henry II who laughingly granted him Ulster "provided he could conquer it by force". John won his chance at the Battle of Downpatrick in 1177 and ruled his Norman lordship from Carrickfergus Castle until his demise at the hands of King John. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3H; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780730691
- ISBN
- 9781780730691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.89
€ 10.89
Paperback. Second edition of highly accessible biography of the founder of modern Zionism, published to mark the centenary of his death in 1904. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 117 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015905
- ISBN
- 9781870015905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Examines the aspects of Hannah Arendt's life and thought including: her complex identity as a German Jew; her commitment to and critique of Zionism and the state of Israel; her works on "totalitarianism", Nazism, and the Eichmann trial; and, her intimate and tense connections to German culture. Editor(s): Aschheim, Steven E. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220577
- ISBN
- 9780520220577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.64
€ 38.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Organized chronologically by topic, Seize, Burn, or Sink contains over 3,000 quotations from Sir Horatio Nelson. Moreover, the addition of a chronology of Lord Nelson's life, a bibliography, and maps and photos further enhance the usefulness of Sir Horatio's quotes. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810857810
- ISBN
- 9780810857810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 208.05
€ 208.05
hardcover. Born into a Quaker family, Nathanael Greene had nothing in his background that pointed to a military career. His total military training before mid-1775, when he abandoned pacifism, consisted of serving as a private in the Rhode Island militia for a few hours each week. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574889123
- ISBN
- 9781574889123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.88
€ 24.88
Hardcover. The first in a two-volume reassessment of Ulysses S. Grant's officer corps from Cairo to Appomattox. Covering the war's western theatre to July 1863, it highlights the character and accomplishments of these men and how their individual relationships with Grant helped pave the way to victory. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611270
- ISBN
- 9780700611270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. A remarkable analysis to add to the study of modern history's most famous general and statesman. Englund charts Napoleon's dramatic rise and fall, from his Corsican boyhood, his French education, his military victories and acts of reform as First Consul (1799-1804) to his controversial record as emperor, and finally, to his exile and death. Num Pages: 600 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018037
- ISBN
- 9780674018037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157306
- ISBN
- 9780691157306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854568
- ISBN
- 9780192854568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684850047
- ISBN
- 9780684850047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.08
€ 26.99
€ 25.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171564
- ISBN
- 9780231171564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This ed. originally published: London: Leo Cooper, 1995. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840881
- ISBN
- 9781848840881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.95
€ 19.00
€ 16.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Edwards, Catharine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537563
- ISBN
- 9780199537563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. This definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, the revered and controversial Indian nationalist who struggled to liberate his country from British rule before and during World War II, moves beyond the legend to reveal the impassioned life and times of the private and public man. Num Pages: 448 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBTR; JPFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 319. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065963
- ISBN
- 9780674065963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141981437
- ISBN
- 9780141981437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
paperback. Contains the correspondence between Franklin D Roosevelt and Joseph V Stalin. This collection of more than three hundred hot-war messages, helps in understanding the relationship that developed between these two great world leaders during a time of supreme world crisis. Editor(s): Butler, Susan. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300125924
- ISBN
- 9780300125924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- [First Edition]
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837053
- ISBN
- 9781843837053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.77
€ 86.77