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Biography: general
hardcover. This is a full-length study of one of the major political figures of 20th-century America, Hiram Johnson (1876-1945). Johnson fought for decades against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, and from his deathbed voted in 1945 against American entry into the United Nations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804720816
- ISBN
- 9780804720816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.54
€ 85.54
paperback. Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans's witty memoir about embracing middle age. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APT; APW; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780229201
- ISBN
- 9781780229201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- SKU
- 9781910536698
- ISBN
- 9781910536698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
paperback. Originally published in 2013 in hardcover in a slightly different format by Insight Editions. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Insight Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781608874880
- ISBN
- 9781608874880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 5.70
€ 19.99
€ 5.70
hardcover. A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to the beginning of her political career in the early 1960s Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b/w bound as 2 x 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- PAN Macmillan Adult
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447256779
- ISBN
- 9781447256779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 5.70
€ 29.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. An insider's account of life with Sinatra during the heady years of the Rat Pack that's as cool, original and dazzling as the man himself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pan
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330412292
- ISBN
- 9780330412292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.44
€ 12.99
€ 5.44
hardcover. From planning to preparation, to training to execution, the author shares his thoughts on his sacrifices, his heroes, and the people who have supported him along the way as well as what's to come as he heads towards the twilight of his stellar career. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224100465
- ISBN
- 9780224100465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 6.75
€ 25.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. In the last decades of the British Empire, Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of England, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades and rose gardens. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268348
- ISBN
- 9780140268348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life. This work portrays the life and genius of a man widely known as the "Bohemian Caesar" quite apart from his chess dominance. Annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis. Num Pages: 539 pages, photographs & facsimiles, diagrams, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 539
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786428465
- ISBN
- 9780786428465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Hardback. From the author of the No. 1 bestseller WEDLOCK, the story of two pioneering men of science, and a nation in thrall to mesmerism.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474602297
- ISBN
- 9781474602297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 5.80
€ 23.99
€ 5.80
Hardback. MATCH OF THE DAY 2 presenter Mark Chapman's brilliant exploration of the relationship between parents and children in sport. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; VFX; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781409163282
- ISBN
- 9781409163282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 5.80
€ 18.99
€ 5.80
paperback. A new edition--now with a new Afterword--of the honest and hilarious recovery memoir by the famously neurotic comedian and regular guest star of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- 1st Public Affairs Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486044
- ISBN
- 9781586486044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
paperback. Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York & Norfolk. This book looks at who Warbeck really was, how he was used by those in power in Burgundy, France, Italy, Scotland and Ireland, and the progress of the conspiracy itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939898
- ISBN
- 9780750939898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121246
- ISBN
- 9780691121246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.70€ 55.92
€ 72.70
€ 55.92
Paperback. Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000992
- ISBN
- 9780691000992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.70€ 55.92
€ 72.70
€ 55.92
Hardback. This is the first biography of Abel-Smith. It takes a historical perspective to analyse the development of health and social welfare systems since the 1950s, exposing the critical impact of long-running debates on poverty and state responsibility, especially in Britain. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314844
- ISBN
- 9781447314844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.38
€ 55.38
Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644568
- ISBN
- 9780816644568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller worked tirelessly for human rights and other political issues. Series: The Radical Lives of Helen Keller. Num Pages: 193 pages, 15 illustrations halftones over 15 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758144
- ISBN
- 9780814758144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.95
€ 27.99
€ 26.95
Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- None ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813538068
- ISBN
- 9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.83
€ 168.83
Paperback. Chronicles the author's travels in the rugged mountain forests of Japan's Shiretoko National Park, on a vision quest in Death Valley, and to the sacred waters of the Ganges. This book also features the landscape of his marriage, both its initial sweetness and its eventual failure. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232143
- ISBN
- 9780803232143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803211483
- ISBN
- 9780803211483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.64
€ 35.99
€ 31.64
Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807302
- ISBN
- 9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Hardback. Covers a period of twenty-two months during which Thomas Jefferson spent most of his time at Monticello, where in his short-lived retirement from office he turned in earnest to the renovation of his residence and described himself as a 'monstrous farmer'. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 744 pages, 8 duotones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090436
- ISBN
- 9780691090436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.51€ 125.02
€ 166.51
€ 125.02
Hardback. Begins with the controversy over ratification of the Versailles Treaty as it enters its climactic stage. Wilson refuses the advice of supporters who beg him to accept Republican reservations in order to put the Treaty through the Senate, and he puts heavy pressure on those Democratic senators who want to consent to reservations. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Little, J. E. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 646 pages, 8 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1171.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047928
- ISBN
- 9780691047928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.51€ 125.02
€ 166.51
€ 125.02