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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. "An insightful portrait of this paradoxical woman."-People Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349467
ISBN
9780393349467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. An unprecedented look at the life of Rose Kennedy reveals the private woman who became a political legend. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068955
ISBN
9780393068955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.92

hardcover. For thirteen years, during a time of Democratic cogressional dominance in Washington, Dan Rostenkowski was one of the most influential American legislators of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566632546
ISBN
9781566632546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Career Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601630261
ISBN
9781601630261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. What made a Dutchman escape to England in 1942 ostensibly to betray his country to the Germans? This story has remained a mysterious episode of the Second World War until now. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661582
ISBN
9781445661582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. A psychological portrait of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, a man whose personal obsession with masculinity profoundly influenced the fate of a nation. This book argues that Theodore Roosevelt struggled, like many of his contemporaries, with what it meant to be a man in the modern era. Num Pages: 299 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226876092
ISBN
9780226876092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888391025
ISBN
9780888391025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTG0009815
ISBN
9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Memoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the world Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0013054
ISBN
9780755313754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807331
ISBN
9780875807331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardback. A study devoted to Vasilii Malinovskii, who was one of the first supporters of abolition of serfdom in Russia. In his capacity as Director, Malinovskii contributed in a fundamental way to the establishment of the liberal atmosphere characterizing The Tsarskoe Selo Lycee, where Aleksandr Pushkin and some of the Decembrists were educated. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348481
ISBN
9780792348481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.71

Paperback. On 11th April 1919, less than a year after the assassination of the Romanovs, the British battleship HMS Marlborough left Yalta carrying the Russian Imperial Family into perpetual exile. The Russian Court at Sea vividly recreates this unlikely voyage, with its bizarre assortment of warring characters and its priceless cargo of treasure. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Short Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907595707
ISBN
9781907595707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583673560
ISBN
9781583673560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBWJ; JPHL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853606
ISBN
9781634853606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.38
€ 181.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584894
ISBN
9781937584894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. Samora Machel led FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front, to victory against Portuguese colonialism in 1974, and the following year became independent Mozambique's first President. This biography presents the many different faces of the man Nelson Mandela called 'a true African revolutionary'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041942
ISBN
9781849041942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Hardcover. The life story of an important and eminent - but largely unsung Victorian Num Pages: 332 pages, 20 b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554593
ISBN
9781781554593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. The memoirs of one of Britain's most remarkable political figures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784291235
ISBN
9781784291235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Hardback. As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055995
ISBN
9780674055995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

Hardcover. Canonized in 1297 as Saint Louis, King Louis IX of France (1214-1270) was the central figure of Christendom in the thirteenth century. He ruled when France was at the height of power; he commanded the largest army in Europe and controlled the wealthiest kingdom. This title describes the scholastic and intellectual background of Louis' reign. Translator(s): Gollrad, Gareth Evan. Num Pages: 956 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033811
ISBN
9780268033811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardcover. Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene's analysis of sources in terms of both time and place - including her Life of Saint Margaret, translated for the first time - allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340480
ISBN
9780230340480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.31

Paperback. The extraordinary true story of of Patrick, who made an incredible journey from slave to saint. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 104 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780862787493
ISBN
9780862787493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state. Num Pages: 423 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
423
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101738
ISBN
9780231101738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. "First California paperback, 2000"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition, With a New Foreword by Marc Grossma
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282506
ISBN
9780520282506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

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