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Biography: general
Paperback. In his eight years as president from 1945-1953, Harry S Truman made some of the most important decisions in US history, particularly in foreign policy matters. This book contains transcripts of conversations with Truman from taped interviews in 1959. Editor(s): Weber, Ralph E. Num Pages: 388 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029216
- ISBN
- 9780842029216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.05
€ 67.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780804171441
- ISBN
- 9780804171441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.24
€ 20.99
€ 18.24
Hardback. In this spellbinding book, these scholars offer tantalizing evidence that the First Lady of the Air and her copilot Fred Noonan landed on a deserted tropical island but perished before they could be rescued. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JKVF1; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101302
- ISBN
- 9780759101302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.46
€ 33.99
€ 29.46
Hardback. No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the "cavalier mystique" as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666. The Life and Battles of Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, June 1862 - June 1863. 368 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. Jeb Stuart was not only successful in leading Robert E. Lee's cavalry in dozens of campaigns and raids, but for riding magnificent horses, dressing outlandishly, and participating in balls and parties that epitomised the "moonlight and magnolia" image of the Old South. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001302
- ISBN
- 9781612001302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.79
€ 35.99
€ 30.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Nova, Lily; Lourie, Iven. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Artemis Books United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780964518193
- ISBN
- 9780964518193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.66
€ 13.99
€ 12.66
Paperback. Nigel Hamilton brings all the magisterial authority he brought to his Whitbread-winning biography of Monty, and all the talent for tracking down and verifying hidden, controversial material that he showed in JFK: Reckless Youth, which topped the American bestseller charts for months, in this new biography of Bill Clinton. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 530. 784pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KLN0023378
- ISBN
- 9780099461425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Focus on the Family Books. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589974340
- ISBN
- 9781589974340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.69
€ 17.99
€ 16.69
paperback. Translator(s): Milne, Tom. Num Pages: 624 pages, 79 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 37. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816676217
- ISBN
- 9780816676217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.71
€ 26.99
€ 26.71
Paper Son: One Man's Story (Asian American History & Cultu)
Chin, Tung Pok. Ed(S): Chin, Winifred C.
paperback. Focuses on the experience of those Chinese who immigrated to this country with false documents during the Exclusion era. This memoir discusses about the many Chinese who worked in urban laundries and restaurants. It introduces an unusually articulate man's perspective on becoming a Chinese American. Editor(s): Chin, Winifred C. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398015
- ISBN
- 9781566398015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614707219
- ISBN
- 9781614707219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 115.01
€ 168.15
€ 115.01
Hardcover. When "citizen-soldier" Alvin Coe Voris first wrote to his wife in 1861, he embarked on a correspondence that spanned the duration of the Civil War. The 428 letters collected in this volume form a Civil War chronicle and an insight into the ideals of a man called by conscience to the battlefield. Num Pages: 330 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802985
- ISBN
- 9780875802985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.49
€ 47.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Triumph Books United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600789410
- ISBN
- 9781600789410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.23
€ 16.99
€ 16.23
Paperback. Winning awards, losing love, longing for stability and affection, being pitted against Amy Winehouse by the press - Lily's meteoric rise to fame has been peppered with extreme highs and lows, no lower than when she tragically suffered a miscarriage in 2008. This title presents her story. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004403
- ISBN
- 9781849380614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
"A visionary and a madman" was how one British statesman, Lord Carteret, described Theodore von Neuhoff. This exciting biography, Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man behind the Legend by Julia Gasper, traces the unlikely career of the German baron who in 1736 had himself proclaimed and crowned King of Corsica. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1DFG; 3JF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611494402
- ISBN
- 9781611494402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 146.50
€ 146.50
Hardback. On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, this title offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Num Pages: 624 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036246
- ISBN
- 9780674036246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 54.12
€ 59.15
€ 54.12
Paperback. The world tries to keep up when JACK WELCH SPEAKS: "Jack Welch has long been one of my heroes. When you read this book you will understand why. " -Warren Buffett Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471413363
- ISBN
- 9780471413363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.93
€ 30.99
€ 23.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Permuted Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618689290
- ISBN
- 9781618689290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.65
€ 14.99
€ 12.65
Paperback. Kitasono Katue was a leading avant-garde literary figure, first in Japan and then throughout the world, from the 1920s to the 1970s. This biography of Kitasono examines the life, poetry, and poetics of this controversial and flamboyant figure, including his wartime support of the Japanese state. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 412 pages, 33 halftones, 8 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060746
- ISBN
- 9780674060746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.78
€ 27.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. Gilbert A. Harrison, for many years editor in chief of the New Republic, was one of Stein's publishers. For this volume, he selected excerpts from her essays, novels, plays, poems, lectures, and interviews, to introduce readers to a little-known aspect of her work. Editor(s): Harrison, Gilbert A. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871401632
- ISBN
- 9780871401632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.14
€ 11.14
Paperback. Once in Golconda "In this book, John Brooks-who was one of the most elegant of all business writers-perfectly catches the flavor of one of history's best-known financial dramas: the 1929 crash and its aftershocks. It's packed with parallels and parables for the modern reader. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471357520
- ISBN
- 9780471357520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.67
€ 35.99
€ 28.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHL; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762777549
- ISBN
- 9780762777549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.62
€ 27.99
€ 21.62
Hardcover. The volume sets out to recreate the atmosphere and events of the Irish in India. It interweaves the outline of the life of John Henry Foley (1818-74), Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor, with that of some of his principal subjects - Hardinge, Montgomery and Lawrence. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; HBJF; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866360
- ISBN
- 9781901866360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555973063
- ISBN
- 9781555973063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.03
€ 18.99
€ 16.03
paperback. On the morning of April 27, 1935, Louis N Hammerling fell to his death from the nineteenth floor of an apartment in New York City, where he lived alone. Hammerling was one of the most influential Polish immigrants in America and the leading voice and advocate of the Eastern Europeans who had come to the country seeking a better life. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807218
- ISBN
- 9780875807218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.78
€ 33.99
€ 30.78