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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Translation of: Vite de' piu eccellenti architettori, pittori et scultori italiani. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537198
ISBN
9780199537198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

paperback. Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands off Ireland's southwest coast. His childhood was unique, as he was the only child on the island, the nearest in age being his uncle who was thirty years older. A 1951 newspaper article described him as 'The Loneliest Boy in the World - he has only seagulls as playmates.' Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Collins Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892071
ISBN
9781848892071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897142257
ISBN
9781897142257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. A classic of epic endurance now a major motion picture, The Way Back, starring Ed Harris, Mark Strong and Colin Farrell, directed by Peter Weir. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845296445
ISBN
9781845296445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam. Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. In The Longest Rescue , Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813166216
ISBN
9780813166216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00

Paperback. This volume looks at the life of Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, royal governor of New York and New Jersey from 1702 and 1708, whose range of alleged transgressions ranged from raiding the public treasury to scandalizing his subjects. Series: Institute of Early American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807848692
ISBN
9780807848692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.00

Paperback. A blockbuster adventure about life, death and obsession in the Amazon Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages b-w plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471164910
ISBN
9781471164910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. On 8 June 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine were last seen climbing towards the summit of Everest. In 1999, Conrad Anker found the body of Mallory on Mount Everest. This title assesses the clues provided by the body, its position, and the possibility that Mallory had successfully climbed the Second Step, a 90-foot sheer cliff. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FKN; BGH; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841192116
ISBN
9781841192116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. An eagerly anticipated biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792454
ISBN
9781444792454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Royal Tudor blood ran in her veins. Her mother was a queen, her father an earl, and she herself was the granddaughter, niece, cousin and grandmother of monarchs. Some thought she should be queen of England. This is the biography of an extraordinary life that spanned five Tudor reigns, a life packed with intrigue, drama and tragedy. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546467
ISBN
9780099546467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle,' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration, education and government in order to illuminate their underlying world view. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064970
ISBN
9780226064970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510708679
ISBN
9781510708679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646954
ISBN
9780691646954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.92

Paperback. An eloquent and provocative autobiography of an activist in the 1960s civil rights movement Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976594
ISBN
9780295976594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Hardback. Series: Focus on American History Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 99 duotone photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; AJC; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 7747 x 661. Weight in Grams: 1786.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311677
ISBN
9781477311677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.88

Hardcover. Here is the untold story of how, over three days, two behavioral scientists helped Ronald Reagan win the California governorship, turning the Gipper into the Great Communicator. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762778492
ISBN
9780762778492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JPA; JPHC; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510726925
ISBN
9781510726925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750684
ISBN
9780804750684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.55

Paperback. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750691
ISBN
9780804750691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.27

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