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Hardcover. Written by the author of "The Pocket Book of Patriotism", this book focuses on key British figures in history. From King Arthur and The Venerable Bede to St Patrick and William Wilberforce, it talks about their careers, highlighting key historical events, reinforced by quotes from the figures themselves, along with their hobbies and interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, in good dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001538
- ISBN
- 9780091909017
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An in-depth investigation into the history and exploits of the Royal Navy Submarine Service based on first-hand accounts Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Headline
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KSS0001392
- ISBN
- 9780747238058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As he stepped into the massive, roaring space of the Coliseum, he would have been aware of two things: first the bodies of those who had fought and fallen, their blood mingling with the hot dust of the arena floor; second, a sound as ominous as the scenes before him - that of swords being sharpened. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ASZ; HBJD; HBLA; HBTS; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0001040
- ISBN
- 9780091886547
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An in-depth investigation into the history and exploits of the Commandos Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0000893
- ISBN
- 9780747266457
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In this text, Gillian McIntosh examines the complex meanings and values associated with the Northern Irish State since 1920. Her study begins during the decade following World War I and concludes with the elaborate civic ritual of the Queen's visit in 1953. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003524
- ISBN
- 9781859182048
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Giving a different perspective on 'The Uncrowned King of Ireland', and his downfall, O' Shea's account was first published in 1914. Her early life is covered, as is her marriage to Captain O' Shea. Her life with Parnell is described in a personal and touching way, with many letters and discussions between them covered in depth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ten Black and White. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KKD0003461
- ISBN
- 9781845885342
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The "Cliveden set" included leading politicians, academics, bankers, writers and newspaper editors who gathered at the wealthy country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. But in the late 1930s it was identified as a treacherous cabal seeking to manipulate foreign policy in its own class interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003141
- ISBN
- 9780712667425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A collection of essays that assesses the seventeenth century, interpreting what used to be called 'The Puritan Revolution', the ideas which helped to produce it and resulted from it, and the relation between these ideas and the political and economic events of the day. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 504. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003101
- ISBN
- 9780712667227
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Despite a terrible two-stage 'European civil war' and the traumatic rise and fall of communism, wealth has increased dramatically alongside a four-fold leap in population, and women's lives have been transformed. This title offers an overview of a turbulent century that explores both dramatic events and the trends. Num Pages: 928 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 616. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002980
- ISBN
- 9780140276312
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Garratt, Delia; Hamling, Tara. Num Pages: 136 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002957
- ISBN
- 9781474222266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Who was Jean Moulin? The official answer is that he was General de Gaulle's emissary to occupied France and became the political head of the Resistance in 1943. However, Marnham searches for the key to Moulin's political convictions and suggests that he may have been working to a private agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002902
- ISBN
- 9780712665841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. At a time when men and women were prepared to kill - and be killed - for their faith, the Reformation tore western world apart. In this title, the author re-creates the religious battles of priests, monarchs, scholars and politicians, from zealous Martin Luther nailing his Theses to door of a Wittenburg church to the radical Ignatius of Loyola. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 630. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Penguin Edition
- SKU
- KKD0002724
- ISBN
- 9780140285345
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. At the end of a century whose catastrophic violence has irreparably damaged the human capacity for hope, our knowledge of the origins of life has so deepened that we can create life artificially. In this book the author seeks to articulate our experience of the present condition. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002136
- ISBN
- 9780571206421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Sheds light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion, the author asks why do we not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction to both? He also delves into the history of science with stories of figures such as Galileo and Darwin. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001855
- ISBN
- 9780099284529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up by language and archaeology, which provides evidence about the spread of farming, the movements of peoples across the globe, the precise links between races - and the sheer unscientific absurdity of racism. This work offers an investigation into the past 100,000 years of human history. Translator(s): Seielstad, Mark. Num Pages: 240 pages, diagrams, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HBTB; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001797
- ISBN
- 9780140296020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The result of ten years of interviews between Berlin and Ignatieff, this is the biography of one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers. Berlin (born in Russia in 1909) was caught up in the most powerful currents of the century, and the book is full of memorable encounters. Num Pages: 384 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001722
- ISBN
- 9780099577317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In April 1204, the armies of Western Christendom wrote another bloodstained chapter in the history of holy war. Two years earlier, aflame with religious zeal, the Fourth Crusade set out to free Jerusalem from the grip of Islam. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001632
- ISBN
- 9781844130801
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Presents traditional arguments for the existence of God, expressing the belief that religion is founded on ignorance and irrational fears. This book offers a case against orthodox Christian theological thinking and the 'deism' of the time, which pointed to the wonders of creation as conclusive evidence of God's Design. Editor(s): Bell, Martin. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001599
- ISBN
- 9780140445367
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. * Introduction by Daniel Goldhagen, author HITLER'S WILLING EXECUTIONERS. * With TV series such as Hitler's Henchman, The World at War, Hitler's Women - interest in WWII has never been higher. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001441
- ISBN
- 9780349114576
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95