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Biography: historical, political & military

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. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wiley
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033505
ISBN
9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

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
€ 23.90

Hardcover. Fills a serious gap in German historical literature by providing the first political biography of Jung, a leading figure of the anti-Nazi Right. Num Pages: 308 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139665
ISBN
9781571139665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.48

Paperback. Eden was one of the most fascinating and ultimately tragic British politicians of the 20th century. A man of rigid honour, he resigned as Foreign Secretary in 1938 over the appeasement of Hitler, eventually achieving his desire to be Prime Minister, only to be brought down by the 1956 Suez Crisis. Num Pages: 784 pages, 16pp b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 45. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665056
ISBN
9780712665056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

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
€ 16.54

Paperback.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780571312061
ISBN
9780571312061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

€ 195.02

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
€ 27.98

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

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

€ 60.41

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
€ 24.30

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
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558616059
ISBN
9781558616059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591149279
ISBN
9781591149279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.18

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Ernest, John. Series: Writers in Their Own Times. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Iowa Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609382803
ISBN
9781609382803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.85

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
€ 13.52

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
€ 15.87

Paperback. The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE. Editor(s): Crewdson, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGHA; BJ; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 123 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224824
ISBN
9781780224824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.93

Hardback. Dorothea Dix was the most politically engaged woman of her generation. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, she sought to promote national harmony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674214880
ISBN
9780674214880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.20
€ 71.35

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