Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. Ascending from obscurity and without dynastic credentials, Nadir Shah tried and failed to establish his right to rule the people of Iran from the 1720s until 1747. This biography of Nadir tells how Nadir Shah's novel strategies influenced successive rulers of Iran in their own defense of power. Num Pages: 176 pages, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JF; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029641
- ISBN
- 9780813029641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.51
€ 70.51
Hardback. In this text, Lillian Feder explores V.S. Naipaul's writings to deliver an analysis of her subject. She describes Naipaul's methods for discovering the truth about himself and the world he explores, and she concludes that his literature has earned a place in the upper echelons of the modern canon. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508088
- ISBN
- 9780742508088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.53
€ 45.99
€ 37.53
Paperback. This is the first misery memoir to be set in a naturist camp and it provides a chilling insight into the dangers that really lurk behind the 'peace and love' facade.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755318094
- ISBN
- 9780755318094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. In this autobiography, Quentin Crisp describes his unhappy childhood and the stresses of adolescence that led him to London. There in bedsits and cafes he found a world of brutality and comedy, of shortlived jobs and precarious relationships. All of which he faced with humour and intelligence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006540441
- ISBN
- 9780006540441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.44
€ 15.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. Surviving Vietnam with 101st Airborne Division. 288 pages, 16 page photo section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWS2. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149095
- ISBN
- 9781935149095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. 318pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KLN0022400
- ISBN
- 9780743252348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KLN0018056
- ISBN
- 9780743252348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139380
- ISBN
- 9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415766
- ISBN
- 9781574415766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 141 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337592
- ISBN
- 9781590337592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 57.38
€ 73.68
€ 57.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951610
- ISBN
- 9781845951610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage is a classic of mountaineering literature that has inspired thousands of climbers. In it, Buhl records his 1953 solo first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the most incredible climbs ever made. Translator(s): Merrick, Hugh. Num Pages: 448 pages, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; BGS; WSZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Graphics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- New, 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240588
- ISBN
- 9781910240588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. This is the first full-scale biography of Nansen, drawing on a wealth of new material including diaries and other hitherto untapped documents. Num Pages: 768 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 49. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349114927
- ISBN
- 9780349114927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
paperback. An engaging and myth-free biography of Napoleon. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780872506
- ISBN
- 9781780872506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
paperback. A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule. Series: Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126509
- ISBN
- 9781842126509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127407
- ISBN
- 9781842127407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961097
- ISBN
- 9780750961097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.38
€ 10.38
Paperback. Napoleon was virtually the master of Europe, but following his defeat at Waterloo he surrendered to the British and was exiled to the volcanic island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. This fascinating story of Napoleon's final years, contains much of interest, including Napoleon's battles with the petty and paranoid Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551714
- ISBN
- 9781781551714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.18
€ 23.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. Presents the biography of Napoleon who lived one of the extraordinary of all human lives. This book shows how after seizing power in a coup d'etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended. Num Pages: 976 pages, 32pp. colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 51. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032016
- ISBN
- 9780141032016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Hardback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625355
- ISBN
- 9780745625355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 41. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Rosa's Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993403002
- ISBN
- 9780993403002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. A remarkable analysis to add to the study of modern history's most famous general and statesman. Englund charts Napoleon's dramatic rise and fall, from his Corsican boyhood, his French education, his military victories and acts of reform as First Consul (1799-1804) to his controversial record as emperor, and finally, to his exile and death. Num Pages: 600 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018037
- ISBN
- 9780674018037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.05
€ 36.99
€ 31.05
Paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. From his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland, this book tells the story of how one man's sheer determination, ruthlessness and careful calculation drove France to conquer Europe. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571273454
- ISBN
- 9780571273454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.13
€ 23.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. Weider gives the reader a complete synopsis of the life, times and works of Napoleon. Topics covered include Napoleon's civic and military achievements, and his philosophy and character. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862272231
- ISBN
- 9781862272231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49