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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule and that of the Empire are presented in a narrative which quotes from ancient evidence, refers seldomly to modern authorities, and states controversial opinions openly. Num Pages: 592 pages, 6 family trees. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803207
- ISBN
- 9780192803207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.81
€ 31.81
Paperback. The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336. The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane, 1775-1860. 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747585459
- ISBN
- 9780747585459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Ian Kelly's revelatory history of the world's greatest lover was chosen as the Sunday Times Biography of the Year. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 x 8pp colour sections. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340922156
- ISBN
- 9780340922156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415970532
- ISBN
- 9780415970532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Scott, J. Series: Makers of America S. Num Pages: 157 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Facts On File Inc
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KST0018333
- ISBN
- 9780816033973
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107309
- ISBN
- 9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569637
- ISBN
- 9781566569637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.36
€ 21.99
€ 19.36
Hardback. Opens on 4 March 1802, the first anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's inauguration as the nation's third president, and closes on 30 June. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 824 pages, 6 duotones. 2 halftones. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150017
- ISBN
- 9780691150017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73€ 127.54
€ 168.73
€ 127.54
Paperback. From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these historical traces. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296822
- ISBN
- 9780140296822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Sir William Garrow was born in Middlesex in 1760 and called to the Bar in 1783. He was the dominant figure at the Old Bailey from 1783 to 1793, later becoming an MP, Solicitor-General, Attorney-General and finally a judge and lawmaker within the Common Law Tradition. This title tells the story of Sir William Garrow. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Waterside Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904380696
- ISBN
- 9781904380696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.40
€ 32.40
Paperback. An iconoclastic exploration of the life of Lord Byron, viewed through the prism of the lives of nine women with whom he was intimately associated. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp colour illus. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784082048
- ISBN
- 9781784082048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. New biography of the great polar explorer reveals a new side to Sir Ernest Shackleton Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGH; DSC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930100
- ISBN
- 9781909930100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950684
- ISBN
- 9781904950684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. The new bestseller from the author of Give Me Ten Seconds: an alternative biography of one of the most remarkable leaders of the twentieth-century Num Pages: 356 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KLN0013854
- ISBN
- 9780330411851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560727057
- ISBN
- 9781560727057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. How a New Englander became a princess, made literary history, and helped create Italy s most romantic garden." Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773548183
- ISBN
- 9780773548183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.93
€ 43.99
€ 43.93
Paperback. Biography of Earl Jellicoe, a British soldier, diplomat, and politician. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844158812
- ISBN
- 9781844158812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. A biography telling the exciting story of David Livingstone, a humble Scottish missionary who became Africa's most famous explorer Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554326
- ISBN
- 9781781554326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.88
€ 25.99
€ 18.88
Hardback. In this extraordinary book, bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen paints an unsparing yet sympathetic and touching portrait of Mr and Mrs JFK in their final year together. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590. T
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849545860
- ISBN
- 9781849545860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.28
€ 5.28
Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KST0002248
- ISBN
- 9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942539
- ISBN
- 9780750942539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual active in the U.S. and U.K. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First edition, paperback issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341161
- ISBN
- 9780822341161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Hardcover. The exceptional memoirs of the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFC; BGHA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678. A Commonwealth Memoir. 288 pages. The exceptional memoirs of the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFC; BGHA; JPS. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight: 664.
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908739261
- ISBN
- 9781908739261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. A first-hand account of the war in Afghanistan, this novel presents a report of the events which led to the fiercest fighting faced by UK troops since the Korean War. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0009859
- ISBN
- 9780571236893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99