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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. Tells the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. This book takes us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea. It includes barnstorming to flying blindfolded, and a kidnapping to secret spying. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426211560
ISBN
9781426211560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139878
ISBN
9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. In 1821, at the age of seventy-seven, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, introduced here by historian Michael Zuckerman, gives us a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America's most influential personalities. Editor(s): Ford, Paul Leicester. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219012
ISBN
9780812219012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

paperback. In the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077607
ISBN
9780520077607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. One of America's leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive look at the life, work, and tragic death of civil rights hero Medgar Evers Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Civitas Books
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465021789
ISBN
9780465021789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. In this fascinating autobiography, the late Massachusetts Governor and Senator Leverett Saltonstall shares stories from a political career that spanned nearly five decades-from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the chambers of the U.S. Senate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442251434
ISBN
9781442251434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.49

Paperback. A memoir that appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. Given the fact that the author also appear to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165396
ISBN
9780552165396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

paperback. The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, now with a new foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan Editor(s): Labaree, Leonard W.; Ketcham, Ralph L.; Boatfield, Helen C.; Fineman, Helene H. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 364 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098587
ISBN
9780300098587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire 18th century. This title includes Franklin's reflections on such questions as philosophy and religion, social status, electricity, American national characteristics, war, and the status of women. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437605
ISBN
9780142437605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290737
ISBN
9780486290737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.79

Paperback. A unique insider's view of the dark heart of the Third Reich, The Auschwitz Kommandant is also the tragic tale of a family torn apart, and will open the eyes of even the most well-read historian. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457550
ISBN
9780752457550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. Hailed by feminist and activist Gloria Steinem as a book that will change the mind of "anyone who thinks that Washington can't be understood, has no great hearts, and is not crucial to our daily lives," Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316311472
ISBN
9780316311472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x 8pp photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 327 x 29. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316311465
ISBN
9780316311465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

In this study, John T. Shawcross uses extensive new archival research to scrutinize several misunderstood elements of Milton's life, including his first marriage and his relationship with his brother, brother-in-law and nephews. He also examines Milton's numerous royalist connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122915
ISBN
9780813122915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.76

Paperback. Outlandish alchemist and magician, political intelligencer, apocalyptic prophet, and converser with angels, John Dee (1527 - 1609) was one of the most colourful and controversial figures of the Tudor world. In this book, the author explores Dee's vast array of political, magical, and scientific writings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300194098
ISBN
9780300194098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. Presents the backdrop to one of the most strange and compelling episodes in European cultural and scientific history. This is a tale of genius and greed, of demonic cruelty and exquisite beauty, of the best and worst of which man is capable. It also presents the story of the invention of European porcelain. Num Pages: 288 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553506921
ISBN
9780553506921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, highly illus. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGH; HBJF1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198046
ISBN
9781845198046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.43

Paperback. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262. Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag. 256 pages. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544999
ISBN
9781843544999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 1QSP; BGH; HBJM; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780691057521
ISBN
9780691057521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardcover. No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of the terrible suffering caused by the Civil War. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504837
ISBN
9780674504837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

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