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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardback. The subject of a New York Times best-selling biography and a Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, interest in Alexander Hamilton is at an all-time high. This carefully curated collection of Hamilton's writings gives the reader an intimate glimpse into the mind of our most misunderstood founding father. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BJ; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316503679
- ISBN
- 9780316503679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Third reprint of memoirs that have not ceased to fascinate since the first edition. Winner of H.H. Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction, 1987 Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FBH; 1FBP; BGHA; JFSR1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015691
- ISBN
- 9781870015691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.35
€ 6.35
Paperback. A diary kept by a 27-year-old Vietnamese doctor who was killed by the Americans during the Vietnam War, while trying to defend her patients. It shows the diarist as a vibrant human being, a poetic longing for love, trying hard to be worthy of the Communist Party and doing her best to look after her patients under appalling conditions. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGHA; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 122 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846040764
- ISBN
- 9781846040764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. The turbulent story of the radical Left in the eloquent words of one of its foremost leaders Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781688182
- ISBN
- 9781781688182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.23
€ 15.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. The extraordinary life story of an ambitious, thirteenth-century adventurer. Series: Irish Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271344
- ISBN
- 9781783271344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761805625
- ISBN
- 9780761805625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.89
€ 154.89
Hardback. Posterity remembers Lady Godiva for her naked horseback ride through the city of Coventry, but that is only part of her story. This book investigates who Lady Godiva really was and traces the evolution of the Godiva legend from its first appearance in the 13th century through to the present day. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100465
- ISBN
- 9781405100465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.87
€ 122.87
Paperback. * Traces the erotic myth of Lady Godiva back to its medieval origins. * Based on scholarly research but written to be accessible to general readers. * Combines history, literature, art and folklore. * Focuses on the twin themes of voyeurism and medievalism. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100472
- ISBN
- 9781405100472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Quest Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Quest Ed
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780835607940
- ISBN
- 9780835607940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.75
€ 31.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119054
- ISBN
- 9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle,' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration, education and government in order to illuminate their underlying world view. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064970
- ISBN
- 9780226064970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322202
- ISBN
- 9780940322202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.94
€ 31.99
€ 22.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572640
- ISBN
- 9781621572640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.85
€ 30.99
€ 25.85
Henry Watterson (1840-1921), editor of the "Louisville Courier-Journal" from the 1860s through WWI, was one of the most important and widely read newspaper editors in American history. This book combines biographical narrative with an evaluation of Watterson's unique involvement in the politics of free trade and globalization. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124179
- ISBN
- 9780813124179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.46
€ 45.46
Hardback. How to Think Like Churchill looks at defining moments in Churchill's life and reveals the key principles, philosophies and decisions that made him the man we remember him as. Studying how he accomplished what he did, how he overcame adversity and stood strong in the face of overwhelming odds, you too can learn to think like Churchill. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHN0002483
- ISBN
- 9781782433217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Over the past seven years, historian and broadcaster Daniel Snowman has interviewed a selection of some of the finest historians alive. Historians is an anthology of the resulting critical essays and provides a revealing insight into how we currently regard the ever-shifting past. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587312
- ISBN
- 9781137587312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
Hardcover. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi transformed education theory and practice worldwide. Daniel Trohler connects Pestalozzi's work to its context in Europe's late 18th- and early 19th-century republican movement, offering readers a way to understand the sociopolitical significance of education and its central role in the development of modern societies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBLL; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371829
- ISBN
- 9781137371829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.67
€ 52.93
€ 46.67
Paperback. This is an account of the life and times of Te Whiti o Rongomai set against the politics and Crown policies of the nineteenth century. It traces the forces that shaped his life's journey from Ngamotu, where he was born, to his settling at Parihaka and his evolving sense of the injustices and disempowerment Maori experienced and his response. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; JFSL9; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Huia Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781775501954
- ISBN
- 9781775501954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.02
€ 46.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. From a leading expert, a definitive biography of the fearsome and controversial German SS tank commander of "Hitler's Own" Panzer Division Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 259 x 40. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824555
- ISBN
- 9780306824555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.34
€ 26.99
€ 22.34
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805579
- ISBN
- 9781609805579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.19
€ 18.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. * an intriguing exploration of the life of Francis Bacon Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080748
- ISBN
- 9781844080748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759472
- ISBN
- 9781894759472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.90
€ 19.00
€ 15.90
Paperback. Simon de Montfort's combination of charisma, determination, and fearlessness made him one of the greatest men of his age. This new biography marks 750 years since Montfort established the earliest forerunner of our modern parliament. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660110
- ISBN
- 9781445660110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Paperback. Infused with a distinctive Scouse sense of humour, this book tells the story of how Deejay filled his summer holiday having adventures (and misadventures) with his mischievous gang of young friends and working at Wellington Dairy, the family-owned, horse-drawn milk business located in the Liverpool suburb of Garston. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPK; BGH; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956406
- ISBN
- 9780750956406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54