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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. When SPC Kayla Williams and SGT Brian McGough met at a mountain outpost in Iraq in 2003, only their verbal sparring could have betrayed a hint of attraction. Neither could have predicted the sequence of events that would shape their lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239362
- ISBN
- 9780393239362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681370804
- ISBN
- 9781681370804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.51
€ 19.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; ACQ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681774206
- ISBN
- 9781681774206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.98
€ 18.99
€ 17.98
paperback. Luca Turin was born with a powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the most refined perfumes to the air on the subways. When he began to write reviews of fragrances, everything changed. The secret world of scent creation opened up, and Turin discovered something astonishing: No one understands how our noses work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099460237
- ISBN
- 9780099460237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. In the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how this embattled ruler used diplomacy to play the European powers against one another, while raising one of the continent's most effective fighting forces. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073395
- ISBN
- 9780674073395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 627 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 627
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847378835
- ISBN
- 9781847378835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.23
€ 16.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Now in his eighties, Sam Pivnik tells for the first time the story of his life, a true tale of survival against the most extraordinary odds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444758399
- ISBN
- 9781444758399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This title tells the story of these voyages. Editor(s): Edwards, Philip. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1M; BGHA; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436471
- ISBN
- 9780140436471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Biography of Olive Oatman Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235175
- ISBN
- 9780803235175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195618
- ISBN
- 9781845195618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. An analysis of 20th century historian Eric Hobsbawn, assessing his scholarly record and the intellectual and political journey his life represents. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328447
- ISBN
- 9780745328447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.66
€ 36.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Nine men. 2,000 enemies. No back-up. No air support. No rescue. No chance..The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409129028
- ISBN
- 9781409129028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415720915
- ISBN
- 9780415720915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.72
€ 51.72
Paperback. The Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic. The earliest autobiography in English, It describes Kempe's transformation from businesswoman to pilgrim, her visions, hostile encounters with clergy and travels to holy sites abroad. This new translation provides full introduction and notes. Translator(s): Bale, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; BGXA; HBLC1; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686643
- ISBN
- 9780199686643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In 1943, 32 Irish POWs refused a Gestapo request to work for Germany. They were sent to a labour camp, where they were starved, beaten and forced to dig the foundations for a Nazi super-structure. This is the gripping story of Harry Callan's capture, resistance and liberation and his quest to honour the forgotten heroes of Bunker Valentin. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFG; BGH; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893016
- ISBN
- 9781848893016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
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
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Full-length biography of one of the most remarkable British soldiers of the Napoleonic era Num Pages: 276 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473833944
- ISBN
- 9781473833944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.03
€ 33.99
€ 31.03
Hardback. The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445661230
- ISBN
- 9781445661230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. First Lady, Liberal, Conservative, President? Editor(s): Kreitner, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536350
- ISBN
- 9781784536350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.46
€ 35.46
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750969789
- ISBN
- 9780750969789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.53
€ 26.99
€ 25.53