Biography
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Biography
Paperback. Michael Mallin was a devout Catholic, a temperance advocate, father of four young children and husband to a pregnant wife when he was executed for his part in the Easter Rising. In this revealing new book, the first ever biography of Mallin, Brian Hughes asks what led such a man, with so much to lose, to wage war against the British in 1916? Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172662
- ISBN
- 9781847172662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This biography follows Heuston's life, from his birth in Dublin, to his time as a railway clerk in Limerick. Finally it outlines his move back to Dublin, his joining The Volunteers, the Easter Rising, his imprisonment and execution. Series Editor(s): Collins, Lorcan. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172686
- ISBN
- 9781847172686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 9.99
€ 16.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Edward Daly is one of the legendary revolutionaries who participated in the 1916 Easter Rising. Less has been known about Daly until now; in this intimate and fascinating account, Helen Litton traces Edward 'Ned' Daly's life from childhood to commander within the Volunteers. Series Editor(s): Collins, Lorcan. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172723
- ISBN
- 9781847172723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.85
€ 12.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Tea and talk: the perfect way to resolve any challenge you face in life: and in the hands of a consummate storyteller, you might need a second cup! Relax with Alice, sit and chat over a cup of tea, as she invites you into her life, and the life of the village that surrounds her. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847179623
- ISBN
- 9781847179623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. In the words of Malcolm Brown 'a rediscovered classic'. Sixty first-hand accounts of what life was really like in the Great War. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849010672
- ISBN
- 9781849010672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.75
€ 17.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550023787
- ISBN
- 9781550023787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.23
€ 15.23
Paperback. The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302. The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress. 224 pages, 22 illustrations, 10 in colour. The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848685253
- ISBN
- 9781848685253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.51
€ 20.51
Hardcover. 313pp
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Atheneum NY
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KON0831929
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.00€ 4.99
€ 6.00
€ 4.99
Paperback. Carl Hagenbeck was the nineteenth century's foremost animal trader and ethnographic showman, known for his enormously popular displays of people, animals, and artefacts gathered from all corners of the globe. This book locates Hagenbeck's myriad enterprises in the context of colonialism and nascent globalization; and ethnography and anthropology. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 85 illus., 14 in color. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; JFCA; WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 255 x 26. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988337
- ISBN
- 9780295988337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.72
€ 47.72
Paperback. 8vo.Good copy a little dusty.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0297359
- ISBN
- 9780946640119
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. This edition of the letters between Vladimir Nabokov and Edmund Wilson has been expanded and revised to include 59 letters discovered after the book's original publication in 1979. The additional letters and new annotations clarify the correspondence and illuminate the writers' friendship. Editor(s): Karlinsky, Simon. Num Pages: 398 pages, 26 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220805
- ISBN
- 9780520220805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.60
€ 35.99
€ 26.60
Paperback. Domingos Alvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World" Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KLS; BGHA; HBJH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469609751
- ISBN
- 9781469609751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.69
€ 44.69
Paperback. A celebrated warrior who led his people to victory on the battlefield, Red Cloud was also a skilled diplomat who transitioned the Oglala Sioux to reservation life. In Red Cloud: Oglala Legend , John D. McDermott examines Red Cloud's early years, his rise to prominence, and his struggle to protect his people from cultural domination. Series: South Dakota Biography Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941813027
- ISBN
- 9781941813027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.64
€ 19.64
Paperback. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. This work tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Editor(s): Ernest, John. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858905
- ISBN
- 9780807858905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.67
€ 34.99
€ 34.67
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; DNF; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807001912
- ISBN
- 9780807001912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003333
- ISBN
- 9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178. Copy with minor shelf wear. Minor stain on front cover
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Transform Management Ltd/Xt3
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0007814
- ISBN
- 9780954732134
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers a combination of photographs and text covering Robbie Williams' 2001 UK and European tour. This work provides a portrait of Robbie's life - the backstage dramas, the writing sessions, the exhaustion of touring, the bonding with the band, the meat-hungry press packs, the times with friends, the moments alone.. away from the crowds. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and some wear to the cover.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Edition
- Updated ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0011090
- ISBN
- 9780091884734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307948540
- ISBN
- 9780307948540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0006448
- ISBN
- 9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 15.99€ 10.64
€ 15.99
€ 10.64