Biography: general
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Biography: general
The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and deference, to so alienate his supporters that he had to flee for his life. This book tells his story. Series: Penguin Monarchs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141977065
- ISBN
- 9780141977065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904607892
- ISBN
- 9781904607892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
paperback. A study of King James II and his reign, drawing on a wide array of primary sources from France, Italy and Ireland, as well as England. It explores James's relations with the state and society, focusing on the political, diplomatic and religious issues that shaped his reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 297 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300087284
- ISBN
- 9780300087284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.48
€ 25.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. A fascinating biography of one of Scotland's most famous and greatest kings. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906566906
- ISBN
- 9781906566906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.65
€ 40.99
€ 33.65
She highlights the human side of what many view as that most arcane and otherworldly of intellectual endeavors, mathematics, which indeed answers to such diverse factors as religion, ego, and depression. Num Pages: 544 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882913
- ISBN
- 9780801882913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.61
€ 88.61
Paperback. This acclaimed biography has won both the James Tait Black and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prizes, and is considered by many to be the definitive account of Joyce's life and work. Series: Oxford Lives Series. Num Pages: 960 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Publisher
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195033816
- ISBN
- 9780195033816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. As a young man, James Joyce rejected his country and its religion, but went on to recreate the Dublin of his youth in his fiction. "Ulysses" was initially banned in the US, but has since been recognised as a masterpiece. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 180 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited London
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904341581
- ISBN
- 9781904341581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life. Series: Thames & Hudson Literary Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500260180
- ISBN
- 9780500260180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.42
€ 9.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, 16 Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Somerville Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992736484
- ISBN
- 9780992736484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.42
€ 18.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. The life of James Joyce in the form of a graphic novel. This story is dotted with anecdotes, as well as a captivating and beautifully drawn journey through the cities of Dublin, Trieste, Paris and Zurich. A stunning one-of-a-kind publication about Joyce's life. Illustrator(s): Zapico, Alfonso. Translator(s): Prendergast, David. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173638
- ISBN
- 9781847173638
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610328
- ISBN
- 9780815610328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.41
€ 25.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Emmet O'Connor uses archival sources, including declassified Soviet Union and FBI files, to cast light on Jim Larkin and his relations with international communism. He aims to uncover the motivation behind Larkin's public persona. Series: Radical Irish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183397
- ISBN
- 9781859183397
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.26
€ 18.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. The authorized biography of 'the greatest diarist of our times' Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719565502
- ISBN
- 9780719565502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568585
- ISBN
- 9781604568585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.55€ 49.80
€ 70.55
€ 49.80
Paperback. A biography of James Madison, fourth president of the United States, who was elected in 1809. Ketchman provides an analysis of his political theory and of the way in which he sought to apply it to the establishment of constitutional government. Num Pages: 784 pages, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912653
- ISBN
- 9780813912653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.33
€ 45.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127031
- ISBN
- 9780143127031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.04
€ 20.99
€ 20.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634842150
- ISBN
- 9781634842150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.49€ 184.34
€ 250.49
€ 184.34
Paperback. A study of James P Cannon's early years (1890-1928) that details how the life of a Wobbly hobo agitator gave way to leadership in the emerging communist underground of the 1919 era. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077227
- ISBN
- 9780252077227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.84
€ 38.99
€ 34.84
Hardback. James Sowerby (1757-1822) was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, all during the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; BGT; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 256 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842465967
- ISBN
- 9781842465967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 57.99
€ 58.80
€ 57.99
Paperback. Sir James the Good, one of the finest soldiers Scotland ever produced, is sometimes better known by the name given to him by the English - the 'Black Douglas'. He terrified the northern shires of England throughout the reign of King Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Independence. This book tells the history of one of Scotland's greatest warriors. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307349
- ISBN
- 9781906307349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Hardback. James Watt: Making the World Anew is a craft history of Britain's early industrial transformation as well as a prehistory of the engineering profession itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 black & white. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233758
- ISBN
- 9781780233758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.32
€ 40.99
€ 28.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816643868
- ISBN
- 9780816643868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.66
€ 21.66
Paperback. Jamie gives an honest and open account of winning team and individual honours, touring with Bradford, Leeds and Great Britain and captaining his country Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449685
- ISBN
- 9780752449685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.17
€ 14.99
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Paperback. A real-life rags-to-riches tale that every boy up and down the country dreams of, this is the incredible true story of Jamie Vardy, the boy who came from nowhere to the very top. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786061171
- ISBN
- 9781786061171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95