Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 627 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 627
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847378835
- ISBN
- 9781847378835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.23
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€ 6.23
Hardback. In the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how this embattled ruler used diplomacy to play the European powers against one another, while raising one of the continent's most effective fighting forces. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073395
- ISBN
- 9780674073395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.53
€ 54.99
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paperback. Luca Turin was born with a powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the most refined perfumes to the air on the subways. When he began to write reviews of fragrances, everything changed. The secret world of scent creation opened up, and Turin discovered something astonishing: No one understands how our noses work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099460237
- ISBN
- 9780099460237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
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€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; ACQ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681774206
- ISBN
- 9781681774206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.98
€ 18.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681370804
- ISBN
- 9781681370804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.47
€ 19.99
€ 17.47
Hardcover. When SPC Kayla Williams and SGT Brian McGough met at a mountain outpost in Iraq in 2003, only their verbal sparring could have betrayed a hint of attraction. Neither could have predicted the sequence of events that would shape their lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239362
- ISBN
- 9780393239362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.86
€ 24.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Moving memoir from the first female President of Ireland, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp inset sections. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444723335
- ISBN
- 9781444723335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. The story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823866
- ISBN
- 9780753823866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 215 colour, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 313 x 14. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350719
- ISBN
- 9780764350719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.38
€ 37.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444722468
- ISBN
- 9781444722468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF; BGH; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061994340
- ISBN
- 9780061994340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.25
€ 19.99
€ 19.25
Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd of stunning ladies. This book offers an insight into the love life of Henry, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454962
- ISBN
- 9780752454962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
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Paperback. An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer. Num Pages: 704 pages, 25 b/w, 25 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007165209
- ISBN
- 9780007165209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.22
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Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985701
- ISBN
- 9780141985701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
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Paperback. Isolated Command Post Keating - one of the most vulnerable US army bases in Afghanistan. Located at the bottom of a deep valley, soliders are exposed. The Taliban can see every move and attack is imminent. This is a true story of the platoon's brutal struggle for survival, told by the man who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784751814
- ISBN
- 9781784751814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
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€ 11.85
Paperback. Forthright memoirs of a singular personality - former MP and STRICTLY COME DANCING star, Ann Widdecombe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220925
- ISBN
- 9781780220925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
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Paperback. The biography of Henry VII's queen, and mother of Henry VIII, the true story of the 'White Princess' Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445633145
- ISBN
- 9781445633145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.43
€ 16.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore, is a figure whose international stature far exceeds that of the tiny island over which he presided for thirty years. This book analyses the origin and substance of Lee's ideas. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Talisman Publishing Singapore
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789834431303
- ISBN
- 9789834431303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.57
€ 21.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. A definitive portrait of one of the most compelling monarchs England has ever had: Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220079
- ISBN
- 9781780220079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Mahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time. A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy of satyagraha, or passive resistance, earned him the admiration of millions. This biography offers a definitive account of Gandhi's life. It tells the story of one man who changed the world forever. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700409
- ISBN
- 9781784700409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06