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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 141 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337592
- ISBN
- 9781590337592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.66€ 57.46
€ 73.66
€ 57.46
Paperback. Surviving Vietnam with 101st Airborne Division. 288 pages, 16 page photo section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWS2. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149095
- ISBN
- 9781935149095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.87
€ 27.99
€ 23.87
Hardcover. Nabih Barri is a key figure in the Lebanese and Shi'ite politics for the last three decades. As the leader of the Shi'ite Amal movement since 1980 and as the Lebanese Speaker since 1992, Barri played a major role in all political events and processes in Lebanon between the early 1980's and today, including the current severe Lebanese crisis. Series: Middle East in Focus. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGH; HBJF1; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105355
- ISBN
- 9780230105355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Eschia Books Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926696072
- ISBN
- 9781926696072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849549868
- ISBN
- 9781849549868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0009499
- ISBN
- 9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Jansen, Marius B. Translator(s): Shinkichi, Eto. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; BGLA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641867
- ISBN
- 9780691641867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.47
€ 170.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759981
- ISBN
- 9781934759981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.94
€ 17.94
Hardback. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556. A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 286 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270251
- ISBN
- 9780520270251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. This is the autobiography of the former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan who negotiated with the US after 9/11 and spent time in Guantanomo. It is the first inside account of what motivates ordinary Afghans to join the Taliban. Editor(s): Strick van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGHA; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041522
- ISBN
- 9781849041522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. The inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993. Editor(s): Makdisi, Jean Said; Asser, Martin. Translator(s): Al-Hout, Hader; Othman, Laila. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; BGHA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328836
- ISBN
- 9780745328836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.05
€ 40.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. Castro is the only world leader to have outlasted nine US presidents, has survived over 600 assassination attempts and remains one of the twentieth century's most controversial figures. This title tells Castro's story, explaining thing from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution. Editor(s): Ramonet, Ignacio. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026268
- ISBN
- 9780141026268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. A candid portrait of a global leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. This book presents the life of a great national and international figure, President Bill Clinton revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 758. Good, clean copy; minor shelf wear on cover.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0001381
- ISBN
- 9780099441359
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) was a goldsmith and sculptor whose autobiography is one of the most vivid and interesting ever written. In it he describes artistic techniques such as bronze casting as well as a fascinating account of life and intrigue in 16th century Italy. This new translation is based on the latest critical edition of the text. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conaway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555314
- ISBN
- 9780199555314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JPHL; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Stanford Security Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797122
- ISBN
- 9780804797122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444722468
- ISBN
- 9781444722468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. A long-overdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians at work today. Num Pages: 608 pages, (3 x 8pp 4-colour plates). BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841157535
- ISBN
- 9781841157535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Born into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina Durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society. She was expected to marry a wealthy Muslim, bear him children and lead a sheltered life of leisure. This is the story of Tehmina's rebellion from an unhappy marriage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 106 x 25. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9780552142397
- ISBN
- 9780552142397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. Lyman Draper's 1851 interviews with Nathan and Olive Boone. Editor(s): Hammon, Neil O. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134659
- ISBN
- 9780813134659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.90
€ 21.90
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
Paperback. Packed with adventure and incidents, Winston Churchill's first 25 years were spent working as a soldier and a war correspondent in India, South Africa and Cuba. Churchill evokes a so-called golden age before 1914 in his autobiography. Num Pages: 388 pages, maps, plan. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871620
- ISBN
- 9780907871620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to 'Miss Adorable', Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. This collection invites readers to experience the founding of a nation and the partnership of two strong individuals. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 color illustrations, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057050
- ISBN
- 9780674057050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.96
€ 32.99
€ 27.96
Paperback. In February 1874, Jack Gowlland RN and his sister Celia left England to travel across the Continent. From there they sailed via the newly opened Suez Canal to Australia. Celia never returned to England. Spanning twelve years, the letters to Celia - Birdie - that form this volume are from Celia's favourite brother, Richard, and his wife Jessie. Editor(s): Joscelyne, Juliet. Num Pages: 268 pages, fully illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106357
- ISBN
- 9781843106357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
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