Biography: general
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Biography: general
Hardback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620463
- ISBN
- 9780748620463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.53€ 161.76
€ 170.53
€ 161.76
Hardcover. A memoir by Paul Lendvai, a Hungarian Jew who was arrested by the Nazis as a teenager. He became a communist activist in post-war Budapest, was imprisoned by the communists, and fled to Vienna after the 1956 Revolution. He became a leading journalist and commentator on eastern Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st English Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860642685
- ISBN
- 9781860642685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Brazos Press
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587431227
- ISBN
- 9781587431227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.21
€ 24.21
Hardcover. Living in Palestine as the wife of the British Attorney-General, Helen Bentwich was immersed in the politics and society of the early years of the British Mandate. This selection of her letters to her mother mixes political comment with details of personal life and gossip. Num Pages: 192 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; BG; HBG; HBJF1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643491
- ISBN
- 9781860643491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643309
- ISBN
- 9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 94.57
€ 105.84
€ 94.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury India
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789385936654
- ISBN
- 9789385936654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Provides not only the details for all those from the area who fell in the Great War but also personal information, including letters and photographs, for every man featured. This book serves as a timeline for the significant events of the war and reveals several stories and facts along the way, such as why bodies were lost. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444284
- ISBN
- 9780752444284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. When the "Railway Magazine" of January 2000 published the results of its Millennium Poll, Sir Vincent Raven gained a 42nd place, along with Thomas Newcomen and Arthur Peppercorn. This is the biography of this engineer, illustrated with contemporary archive photographs, portraits and ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 85. BIC Classification: BGT; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439242
- ISBN
- 9780752439242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. A biography of Alec Troup Num Pages: 160 pages, 70ill. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752424118
- ISBN
- 9780752424118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Hardcover. A comprehensive reference source on 18th-century authors writing in the English language about philosophical ideas and issues. This work features authors taken from 1689 through to the mid-19th century, the period beginning with John Locke and ending with Dugald Stewart. Editor(s): Yolton, John W.; Price, John Vladimir; Stephens, John. Num Pages: 1000 pages, bibliographies, further reading, indexes, references. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BG; GBC; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 167 x 108. Weight in Grams: 2336.
- Publisher
- Thoemmes Continuum
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855061231
- ISBN
- 9781855061231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 882.04€ 781.87
€ 882.04
€ 781.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Strategic Media Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939521187
- ISBN
- 9781939521187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.70
€ 26.99
€ 18.70
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316042789
- ISBN
- 9780316042789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.65
€ 16.99
€ 16.65
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807086575
- ISBN
- 9780807086575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.55
€ 31.99
€ 22.55
Hardcover. Following in the footsteps of Thoemmes Press's "Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century British Philosophers (1999) and "Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century British Philosophers (2000), this work is a research source in this history of ideas. Editor(s): Mander, W. J.; Sell, Alan P. F. Num Pages: 525 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BG; GBC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 126. Weight in Grams: 2780.
- Publisher
- Thoemmes Continuum
- Number of pages
- 525
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855069558
- ISBN
- 9781855069558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 823.24€ 724.87
€ 823.24
€ 724.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608460748
- ISBN
- 9781608460748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. A tale of a cynic's attempt to become a better person by helping others. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKSN1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843549772
- ISBN
- 9781843549772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.08
€ 10.99
€ 9.08
Paperback. Albert Camus is among the most significant French writers of the twentieth century. Opening with his impoverished childhood in Algiers, this biography presents the historical context, focusing on Camus' later agonising conflict between sympathy for the working class Algerians and for the French colonials with a stake in their adopted land. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099749110
- ISBN
- 9780099749110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.50
€ 21.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Reissue of Irrationality author and eminent psychologist Stuart Sutherland's classic account of his own manic depression, a candid but often humorous journey, combined with an analysis of the origins and treatments of mental illness. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MMH; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Pinter & Martin Ltd
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905177202
- ISBN
- 9781905177202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.18
€ 13.99
€ 11.18
Paperback. Samora Machel led FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front, to victory against Portuguese colonialism in 1974, and the following year became independent Mozambique's first President. This biography presents the many different faces of the man Nelson Mandela called 'a true African revolutionary'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041942
- ISBN
- 9781849041942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.23
€ 29.99
€ 27.23
Hardback. The General Correspondence of James Boswell, 1766-1769 Editor(s): Cole, Richard Cargill; Baker, Peter S.; McClennan, Rachel; Caudle, James C. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 320 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748608102
- ISBN
- 9780748608102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.33€ 216.44
€ 229.33
€ 216.44
Hardback. Clever, attractive and ambitious, intellectually daring and physically courageous, Cornelia Sorabji was a remarkable woman. As India's first female lawyer, she was original and often outspoken in her views. Presenting a portrait of this determined and pioneering woman, this title is suitable for those with an interest in Indian or British history. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 44. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848853751
- ISBN
- 9781848853751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Hardcover. Henrietta Barnett is known for her role as the founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb, an innovative and imaginative housing development planned to provide attractive and affordable accommodation for all, regardless of income or social class. This book presents an account of Henrietta's life and work. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860774300
- ISBN
- 9781860774300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. Illustrated with a range of photographs and engravings - showing the criminals and their crimes, and the towns and villages of Yorkshire in days gone by. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BG; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947466
- ISBN
- 9780750947466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.13
€ 17.99
€ 16.13
Hardback. With an Introduction by a leading modern scholar, this outstanding biography of one of the key royal figures of the modern period also provides a unique inside view on many of the major events of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 2760 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 257. Weight in Grams: 5239.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859944
- ISBN
- 9781848859944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 769.93
€ 769.93