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Paperback. On 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, the Iranian prime minister. To Winston Churchill he was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain. To President Eisenhower he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099540489
- ISBN
- 9780099540489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Analyzing Harry Hopkins' role in wartime diplomacy and his personal relationships with the twentieth-century's most indispensable leaders, historian Christopher O'Sullivan offers enormous insight into the most controversial aspects of FDR's foreign policy, the New Deal Era, and the beginning of modern American history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 210 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442222205
- ISBN
- 9781442222205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.87
€ 69.87
Paperback. Collects the accounts that provide a narrative of the author's voyages in the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442175
- ISBN
- 9780140442175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. This book presents a fresh interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his thirty-year reign from 1888 to 1918 affected Germany, and the rest of Europe. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGR; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039930
- ISBN
- 9780141039930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardcover. Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, is an interesting and controversial figure of the late Georgian and early Victorian British Army. It is said he commanded in more battles than any other British soldier of this period, save for the Duke of Wellington. Series: War and Military Culture in South Asia, 1757-1949. Num Pages: 464 pages, 40 b/w illustrations, 10 maps maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294611
- ISBN
- 9781910294611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 41.99
€ 53.47
€ 41.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777404
- ISBN
- 9781910777404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Sean Connery's personification of secret agent James Bond invigorated Britain and its cinema, allowing a cash-strapped, morale-sapped country in decline to fancy itself still a player on the world stage. This title is both a biography of a star and an investigation of what can happen to a man when the images he creates take over his life. Num Pages: 368 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571238088
- ISBN
- 9780571238088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
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. Based on primary sources in both English and French archives, this biography depicts the reign of Henry V in the broad European context of the period. It concludes that through his personality the king united the country in war but also provided domestic security and solid government. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300073706
- ISBN
- 9780300073706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.21
€ 29.99
€ 24.21
paperback. Born in Trinidad in 1901, Oliver C. Cox immigrated to the US in 1919, establishing himself as a controversial sociologist. McAuley's approach to Cox's life and work is shaped by his belief that Cox's Caribbean upbringing and background gave him an unorthodox perspective on race and social change. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445. Very good clean copy. Old price sticker on front cover, otherwise as new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0031552
- ISBN
- 9780268034733
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. This biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death) presents a picture of the composer that demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Num Pages: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 620
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199248841
- ISBN
- 9780199248841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Hardback. The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual Num Pages: 448 pages, 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222562
- ISBN
- 9780300222562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.02
€ 49.99
€ 36.02
Paperback. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242. The Woman Who Tried to Overthrow the Tudors. 256 pages, 47 illustrations. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight: 240.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608198
- ISBN
- 9781445608198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 20. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780345345134
- ISBN
- 9780345345134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.47
€ 10.47
Paperback. Christine Shawa s new biography uses a wealth of archival sources to paint a vivid portrait of one of the most remarkable and colourful men ever to sit on the papal throne. Admired and hated, his actions were always controversial and made him one of the most influential figures in Renaissance Italy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780631202820
- ISBN
- 9780631202820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.44
€ 60.44
Hardcover. Lieut Col Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938) was a British Army officer with an established reputation mainly due to a work on the 'Buddhism' of Tibet. This book reconstructs Waddell's life from sources such as letters from Marc Aurel Stein at the British Museum and Theophilus G Pinches, held at the University of Glasgow Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193157
- ISBN
- 9781845193157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904607892
- ISBN
- 9781904607892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. An illuminating examination of writer and lay theologian Dorothy L. Sayers' Trinitarian understanding of human creativity, and how it offers a theologically authentic basis for a socially-committed Christian life. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893347
- ISBN
- 9780718893347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.44
€ 41.44
Paperback. The wild childhood of a Glasgow tenement urchin Born during the Second World War in Glasgow, Christine Fraser was her mother's eighth child. Growing up with her siblings in a tiny flat, Christine lived an impoverished life but never once cared, until she was struck down by a terrible illness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241956724
- ISBN
- 9780241956724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Here is an inspiring story that has been muted over the past 400 years. For much of this time, Mary Ward's role in changing the place of women in the Church was suppressed by Church authorities with their own unshakeable version of what women could (or could not) achieve. Num Pages: 2009 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921511530
- ISBN
- 9781921511530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.55
€ 27.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of the author's experiences of dementia. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJND; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103325
- ISBN
- 9781843103325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.41
€ 24.41
Paperback. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260. The Extraordinary Story of May Savidge and Her House of a Lifetime. 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845135188
- ISBN
- 9781845135188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- AuthorHouse United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452013565
- ISBN
- 9781452013565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813144269
- ISBN
- 9780813144269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96