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Biography: general
Paperback. Edward IV, (1442-1483) was King of England from March 1461 until October 1470, and again from April 1471 until his death in April 1483. In a turbulent world, Edward Duke of York-with good title to the throne-overthrew the corrupt government of the weak and feeble-minded Henry VI, setting the foundation stones for a strong and prosperous England. Num Pages: 534 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1DDF; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554760
- ISBN
- 9781781554760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.72
€ 26.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. For fans of Downton Abbey, this is the riveting real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. A fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x picture sections. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 42902nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444730999
- ISBN
- 9781444730999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Jerzy Neyman (1894-1981) was one of the major figures in the development of statistics. This book describes his role in the development of modern statistics. It is useful for the professional statistician as well as the layman who wishes to learn something about a subject that permeates almost every aspect of modern life. Num Pages: 298 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387983578
- ISBN
- 9780387983578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.55
€ 109.55
Paperback. Tells of a story of great mathematicians and their achievements, of practical successes and failures, and of human perfidy and generosity. This title shows mathematicians as frail, flesh-and-blood creatures. Num Pages: 318 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBX; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387946702
- ISBN
- 9780387946702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.44
€ 27.44
Paperback. Describes accurately on a nontechnical level the world of mathematical ideas in which Hilbert created his masterpieces. This title illuminates the background of German social history against which the drama of Hilbert's life was played. It presents a sensitive portrait of a great human being. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Copernicus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387946740
- ISBN
- 9780387946740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.10
€ 41.99
€ 37.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Haslam, Associate Professor Jason (Dalhousie University, Canada Dalhousie University Dalhousie University Dalhousie University, Canada Dalhousie University, Canada Dalhousie University Dalhousie University, Canada Dalhousie University, Canada Dalhousie University, Canada). Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115931
- ISBN
- 9781551115931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.55
€ 36.99
€ 33.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476884
- ISBN
- 9780801476884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. The authorised biography of the doctor who made the link between smoking & lung cancer and battled Big Tobacco Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930049
- ISBN
- 9781909930049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. The life and times of the people of Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Editor(s): Glass, Conrad; Bates, Chris. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTAST; BGA; JKSW1; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955364877
- ISBN
- 9780955364877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.25
€ 14.25
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
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Chuck Feeney was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to an Irish-American family struggling to make their way in the fiercest years of the Depression. This biography of one of the world's richest and most secretive donors tells the story of how he made his millions - buying and selling in post second world war Europe and Asia - and how he spent them. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pp. b/w photo insert on text. BIC Classification: BGB; JKSN1; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610393348
- ISBN
- 9781610393348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Biography of Michael O'Hanrahan, one of the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Rising. A journalist, novelist and fierce nationalist, he was quartermaster of the Irish Volunteers, in charge of getting and managing many of the arms used in the rebellion. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286. Nice clean copy with very minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038261
- ISBN
- 9781847173355
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.99€ 10.00
€ 15.99
€ 10.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Dimension: 5943 x 3886. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471163579
- ISBN
- 9781471163579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. A heartfelt, insightful, and humorous memoir from YouTube sensation Connor Franta, revealing his private struggles and life lessons learned so far. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476791616
- ISBN
- 9781476791616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KLN0018242
- ISBN
- 9781860499593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The long-awaited memoir of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's years in Washington Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 50. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857208088
- ISBN
- 9780857208088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.08
€ 30.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Tales of The Smiths is a comic book retelling of the band members' teenage years, before the group was famous. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166. .
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783055876
- ISBN
- 9781783055876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. In Gurkha we hear, for the first time in two hundred years of service to the British crown, the authentic voice of a Gurkha soldier. Never before has a serving Gurkha written an account of his own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140100
- ISBN
- 9780349140100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. The story behind the world's most iconic and revolutionary chef. Num Pages: 360 pages. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Phaidon Inc Ltd
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714859057
- ISBN
- 9780714859057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Hardback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 124 x 192 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691154114
- ISBN
- 9780691154114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. This sharp and stylish biography redefines the woman George Bernard Shaw once described as 'the greatest living Irishwoman' -- Augusta Gregory. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGH; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Picador London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330419932
- ISBN
- 9780330419932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBTB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 243
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902561601
- ISBN
- 9780902561601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.16
€ 49.99
€ 35.16
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- SKU
- KLN0017927
- ISBN
- 9781840185782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
The Public Papers of Governor Martha Layne Collins, 1983-1987. Martha ...
Collins, Martha Layne; Fraas, Elizabeth Duffy
Presents the important speeches and correspondence of Governor Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman to be elected governor of Kentucky. This work contains papers from the state archives that chronicle the agenda and rhetoric that Collins used to accomplish the intertwining goals of education reform and economic development. Series: Public Papers of the Governors of Kentucky. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813106083
- ISBN
- 9780813106083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.59
€ 95.59