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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. The true story of one family's struggle in the chaos of Germany's defeat in 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127384
- ISBN
- 9781842127384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the scandal and its aftermath. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079229
- ISBN
- 9781862079229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362388
- ISBN
- 9780822362388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362180
- ISBN
- 9780822362180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Paperback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011503
- ISBN
- 9781847011503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600781957
- ISBN
- 9781600781957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.54
€ 17.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Progressive Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930852887
- ISBN
- 9780930852887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316816
- ISBN
- 9780755316816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804179096
- ISBN
- 9780804179096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.46
€ 18.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. For nearly fifty years, J Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twentieth century. This title explodes the myths, and exposes the dark secrets that remained hidden throughout Hoover's lifetime. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091941772
- ISBN
- 9780091941772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.07
€ 30.99
€ 22.07
Hardback. 1. A study of old age by one of Italya s oldest and wisest philosophers. 2. Bobbio writes on old age as a social and personal problem. He re--assess ideas of history and progress from the perspective of an old man. 3. This is a beautifully written book that combines philosophical enquiry and personal reflection. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan. Num Pages: 120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JFSP31; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745623863
- ISBN
- 9780745623863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.42
€ 69.42
Paperback. In 1792, when he was forty-seven, the Spanish painter, Francisco de Goya contracted a serious illness which left him stone deaf. The author follows Goya through the remaining thirty-five years of his life. He writes of the elderly painter with the intimacy of an old friend, seeing through his eyes and sharing the silence in his head. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BGH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437253
- ISBN
- 9780099437253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of Oliver Cromwell as a political figure and look at the historical problems associated with his exercise of power. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582437517
- ISBN
- 9780582437517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Paperback. aeoProvides a fresh and provocative assessment of one of the leading figures of British history. aeo Interweaves interpretative narrative of Cornwalla s life with an in--depth assessment of his long--term historical narrative. aeo Draws from original source material throughout, explaining the difficulties faced in handling contemporary evidence. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204800
- ISBN
- 9780631204800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
paperback. An insightful biography of one of Ireland's most exuberent characters: the inspiration for buck Mulligan in Ulysses, a senator, playwright, champion athlete and surgeon, Gogarty was called 'one of the greatest lyric poets of the age' by Yeats. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- O’Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862785970
- ISBN
- 9780862785970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. The story of one Baha'i woman's experiences at the hands of the Iranian Revolutionaries in the 1980s. Amid the escalating program she witnessed friends, neighbours and relatives being imprisoned, tortured and executed. She visited prisoners, comforted relatives and then it was her turn. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; BGHA; HRKB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851680733
- ISBN
- 9781851680733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.29
€ 16.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428. First edition. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0020269
- ISBN
- 9780862819781
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. At a time when women could not vote and very few were involved in the world outside the home, Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950) was an intrepid explorer, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, and founder and patron of two natural history museums at the University of California, Berkeley. This title presents a luminous portrait of this woman. Num Pages: 397 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; GTB; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227262
- ISBN
- 9780520227262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.98€ 49.74
€ 62.98
€ 49.74
Paperback. Offers an account of George Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. This book brings to life the entire American frontier. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626365438
- ISBN
- 9781626365438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.91
€ 27.99
€ 23.91
Hardcover. Rabbi Fishman has resurrected painful memories to soberly evaluate for history the barbaric acts that resulted in the near annihilation of the Jewish population of Europe. The story of his extraordinary tenacity and faith in the face of stark suffering while still a teen will inspire the reader to keep faith no matter how difficult the situation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296467
- ISBN
- 9789652296467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.84
€ 41.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Once a Grand Duchess Num Pages: 270 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750935210
- ISBN
- 9780750935210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Hardcover. A biography of the Laird of Torosay Castle Num Pages: 240 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Ltd Pub
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862270367
- ISBN
- 9781862270367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.98
€ 33.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Maureen Flanagan, a then 20 year old hairdresser started visiting the Kray family home each week to give the twins mother, Violet, her weekly shampoo and set. Over the cups of tea and the rollers and hairpins, Violet began to confide in 'Flan' about her life, her incredible pride in her twins - and her troubled relationship with her husband. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGHA; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784750763
- ISBN
- 9781784750763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Hardcover. Henrietta Barnett is known for her role as the founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb, an innovative and imaginative housing development planned to provide attractive and affordable accommodation for all, regardless of income or social class. This book presents an account of Henrietta's life and work. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860774300
- ISBN
- 9781860774300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86