Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Longlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; both conservative and subversive, Burke's beliefs have never been more relevant, as MP Jesse Norman explains. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007489640
- ISBN
- 9780007489640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705717
- ISBN
- 9781501705717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. A revealing insight into the remarkable life of the First World War heroine who saved hundreds of lives. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784291327
- ISBN
- 9781784291327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035710
- ISBN
- 9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471529422
- ISBN
- 9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 44.94
€ 52.56
€ 44.94
Hardcover. In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of Edward Witts business. Within a few months Edward and Agnes had built a wide circle of friends and acquaintance in the upper echelons of society where Agnes's magnetic personality worked its magic. Editor(s): Sutton, Alan. Num Pages: 416 pages, 60 illustrations, 30 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 260 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554845
- ISBN
- 9781781554845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.47
€ 33.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. 'Patten's East and West is a must for anyone who wants to understand the forces that will shape the world of the 21st century.' New York Times Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGH; JPH; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330373081
- ISBN
- 9780330373081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Eamonn Ceannt was one of the founding members of the Irish Volunteers. His unit saw intense fighting during the Rising but surrendered when ordered to do so by his superior officer Patrick Pearse. Ceannt was held in Kilmainham Gaol until his execution by firing squad on 8 May 1916, aged 34. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172716
- ISBN
- 9781847172716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.85
€ 16.99
€ 10.85
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571312061
- ISBN
- 9780571312061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 4.99
€ 9.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The works in this series cover the lives of this century's presidents, and also the figures and events that surround them. This particular volume covers the lives and times of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, drawing upon and citing thousands of reference sources for information. Series: Twentieth-century Presidential Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; GBCR; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 32. Weight in Grams: 935.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842022880
- ISBN
- 9780842022880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.10
€ 184.10
Paperback. Discussing the work of Durkheim, the author of this book discounts the theory that there is anything "essentially" Jewish in his work. He aims to show that Durkheim's sociology, especially his sociology of religion, was formed in relation to 19th and 20th century Jewish intellectual life in France. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226777245
- ISBN
- 9780226777245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.39
€ 34.99
€ 27.39
Hardcover. Dublin Burning is a vivid, clear-eyed account of the 1916 Rising and is the most complete account we have from a senior participant. No other senior Volunteer figure has left a similar memoir of Easter Week. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717159307
- ISBN
- 9780717159307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
Hardback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821421598
- ISBN
- 9780821421598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421604
- ISBN
- 9780821421604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.97
€ 25.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Barack Obama's number one bestseller in a new edition to tie in with the end of his landmark presidency. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGHA; JFSL1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119258
- ISBN
- 9781782119258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. This book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day. The authors drew on research that had mostly been kept in family hands, and include original photographs and a full family genealogy. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 42 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DV; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761861577
- ISBN
- 9780761861577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.52
€ 54.99
€ 52.52
Paperback. Simon Forman was one of the extraordinary personalities of Elizabethan and Jacobean London. Like most doctors, he was also an astrologer, reading the stars for all and sundry. This book uncovers Forman's private world, that of a compulsive womaniser who kept a coded diary, a record of promiscuity as colourful as the journals of Pepys and Boswell. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; VXFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188. Light shelf wear, else as new.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTG0021070
- ISBN
- 9780099289623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Alec Douglas-Home was an aristocrat who disclaimed his peerage to become Prime Minister in 1963. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950677
- ISBN
- 9781904950677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
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
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BGH; JPSH; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Edition First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240376
- ISBN
- 9781634240376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.95
€ 25.99
€ 21.95