Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. During the 1860s, W.D. Howells was the American consul in Venice. This text is his humorous portrait of the city. He swam in the Grand Canal, dined with the rich and mingled with the humble. Howells tells his story with wit and curiosity. Illustrator(s): Pennell, Joseph. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; BGHA; DNF; HBJD; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Marlboro Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810160859
- ISBN
- 9780810160859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.90
€ 17.99
€ 17.90
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; BGL; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Continuum London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000209
- ISBN
- 9781408188446
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Zarah Petri came to Canada from Hungary in the 1920s. At 16, she lost her job in a Hamilton knitting mill because she got married. During Prohibition, the teen bride made up for lost income by bootlegging her home-made pear liquor. This memoir has been written in the first person by her son. Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897425411
- ISBN
- 9781897425411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.52
€ 27.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. Author is the world's leading collector of VCs; his trust owns 146. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp b/w photos converted for SR. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Review
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316335
- ISBN
- 9780755316335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. 'A stunning achievement ..Neither sanitized nor mythologizing, Victoria: The Queen is a remarkably lucid, endlessly engaging account of Queen Victoria's life and rule' Amanda Foreman Num Pages: 752 pages, Integrated b/w photos; family tree; maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; BGH; BGR; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 49. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349134505
- ISBN
- 9780349134505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.25
€ 25.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. The first comprehensively researched biography of Queen Victoria ever, by one of Britain's best biographers. This magnificent biography sheds new light on Victoria not just as a queen, but as a woman. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 58. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879584
- ISBN
- 9781848879584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. An autobiographical account of one soldier's experiences as he fought in the Vietnam war. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239571
- ISBN
- 9780870239571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.17
€ 38.17
Hardback. Offers a study of Vietnam's greatest and controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276284
- ISBN
- 9780520276284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.02€ 42.72
€ 54.02
€ 42.72
Paperback. The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682308
- ISBN
- 9781846682308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. The remarkable true story of some of Europe's greatest artists, the house that sheltered them during the Second World War, and the Emergency Rescue Committee who helped them escape from the Nazis Num Pages: 496 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566943
- ISBN
- 9780719566943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. A twenty-year battle-seasoned pilot who flew 151 combat missions in the world's most iconic fighter plane - the F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Viper as its pilots call it. A fighter pilot who came of age at the end of the Cold War, Dan Hampton was one of the flyers scrambled into the skies on 9/11. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8-Page Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062130341
- ISBN
- 9780062130341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. A critical edition, with facing English translation, of the Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan. It has long been recognized that the surviving Welsh text is a translation of an original Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan, and it has always been assumed that the original Latin life had been lost. Editor(s): Russell, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708318935
- ISBN
- 9780708318935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. This collection of essays on Hildegard of Bingen, ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived. Editor(s): Newman, Barbara. Num Pages: 275 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520217584
- ISBN
- 9780520217584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.59
€ 38.99
€ 28.59
Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125923
- ISBN
- 9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Paperback. The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess Emilie du Chatelet, was a meeting of both hearts and minds. In the Chateau de Cirey, the two brilliant intellects scandalised the French aristocracy with their passionate love affair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528890
- ISBN
- 9780099528890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 289 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873512138
- ISBN
- 9780873512138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.09
€ 24.99
€ 23.09
paperback. W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220865
- ISBN
- 9780812220865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Hardcover. Providing a comprehensive portrayal of Wade Hampton III, this biography explores the abilities and failings of the planter-statesman who would come to personify the Civil War and Reconstruction in South Carolina. It traces Hampton's lineage and his preparation for life as a Southern aristocrat. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036675
- ISBN
- 9781570036675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.98
€ 50.98
Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0008945
- ISBN
- 9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 11.99€ 6.23
€ 11.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. The author evokes Wainewright the poisoner's double life in a biography that takes the form of a confession. He strips away the layers of legend and restores Wainewright to his own voice, capturing his energy, charm, callousness, wit and wantoness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571205462
- ISBN
- 9780571205462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.23
€ 11.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. In this memoir, Catton remembers his youth, his family, his home town, and his coming of age. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Great Lakes books ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814318850
- ISBN
- 9780814318850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714327
- ISBN
- 9780804714327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Publisher
- New Africa Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864866394
- ISBN
- 9780864866394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.69
€ 26.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. Born into one of the wealthiest families, Walter Rothschild became the best known zoologist of his day - and one of Britain's great eccentrics. Walter's life traversed the fields of politics and finance, as well as zoology, and was packed with achievement and incident. This book presents complexities and conflicts this man faced during his life. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Natural History Museum, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565092283
- ISBN
- 9780565092283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.36
€ 19.99
€ 15.36