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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962210
- ISBN
- 9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.47
€ 40.47
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. In Treblinka Survivor, Journalist and author Mark S. Smith traces the life of a man who survived seven camps, and what he had to do to achieve this. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463711
- ISBN
- 9780752463711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
€ 19.71
Paperback. Life of the eccentric landlord who founded the movement for the protection of animals Num Pages: 317 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy. Showing light age, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0028822
- ISBN
- 9780946640362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.00
€ 11.00
Paperback. Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 60 col plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007247721
- ISBN
- 9780007247721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.54
€ 14.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062431646
- ISBN
- 9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.26
€ 21.99
€ 19.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780767932493
- ISBN
- 9780767932493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.13
€ 19.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. Presents an account of the vitality and bravery of the Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa. Presenting a chronicle of action and courage, this memoir features the experience of the author in the South Pacific during World War II. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSPS; BGH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891419068
- ISBN
- 9780891419068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.88
€ 21.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper. In the bestselling tradition of American Sniper and Shooter, Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Num Pages: 320 pages, one 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4; JWH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250080608
- ISBN
- 9781250080608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.89
€ 21.99
€ 18.89
Hardback. BIC Classification: BGH; JWT; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250129901
- ISBN
- 9781250129901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.85
€ 21.99
€ 18.85
Hardcover. "Performance is better than promise" has long been the motto of Ernest F "Fritz" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term US Senator. This political autobiography offers accounts of how one makes government work in spite of itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037603
- ISBN
- 9781570037603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.69
€ 35.99
€ 31.69
Paperback. This title aims to answer such questions as how did Jawaharlal Nehru come to lead the Indian nationalist movement, and how did he sustain his leadership as the first Prime Minister of independent India? Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BGH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415250177
- ISBN
- 9780415250177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Paperback. The author recounts her life growing up in the Warsaw ghetto and her experiences in the concentration camps of Majdanek, Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Neustadt-Glewe. It tells of her remarkable survival and of her life after the horrors of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563247477
- ISBN
- 9781563247477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001104
- ISBN
- 9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Paperback. In the shadow of the Holocaust, the Soviet Union's quiet yet brutal campaign against Polish citizens is often overlooked. This book gives voice to the hundreds of thousands of victims of Soviet barbarism. It presents one of the darkest periods of European history and stands as an intimate chronicle of an atrocity yet to receive its historical due. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004440
- ISBN
- 9780226004440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065465
- ISBN
- 9780226065465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283562
- ISBN
- 9780226283562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317779
- ISBN
- 9780226317779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. This biography of Helen Keller tells the story of the controversial and turbulent relationship between Helen and her teacher, Annie Sullivan. It chronicles Helens doomed love affair, her struggles to earn a living, her triumphs at Radcliffe College and her work as an advocate for the disabled. Num Pages: 398 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327631
- ISBN
- 9780226327631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 598 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226447001
- ISBN
- 9780226447001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
€ 26.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. From autobiographical writings, this book reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. It expands the historical contexts of these accounts and, in the process, brings to life the customs, perceptions and character of an age on the threshold of modernity. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 418 pages, 26 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473246
- ISBN
- 9780226473246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. The memoirs of Hortense (1646-99) and Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, members of court of Louis XIV, represent earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. This title chronicles the beginnings of women's rights within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah. Translator(s): Nelson, Sarah. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226502793
- ISBN
- 9780226502793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-74), an artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment. This title tells the story of her arresting life and times. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 colour plates, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AFKB; BGH; HBJD; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520810
- ISBN
- 9780226520810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 44.25
€ 51.09
€ 44.25
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41