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Biography
Paperback. Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. Beautiful and liberated, she not only matched the intellectual accomplishments of her male contemporaries, but sought sexual parity also, engaging in an adulterous affair with her husband's cousin. This title illuminates this often misunderstood figure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571230310
- ISBN
- 9780571230310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.08
€ 12.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643387
- ISBN
- 9780816643387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Num Pages: 320 pages, photographs throughout. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616144470
- ISBN
- 9781616144470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.98
€ 29.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. A striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and excitement of the dynamic international community in Bucharest before the world had come to grips with the horrors of war and genocide. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086330
- ISBN
- 9780226086330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.36
€ 23.99
€ 19.36
Hardcover. J Paul Taylor was born to a pioneering New Mexico family. He was first elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1986, a position he held until his retirement in 2004. This title recounts the life of this legislator, educator, community leader, and arts patron. Num Pages: 128 pages, 55 b/w & 12 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BGA; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135440
- ISBN
- 9780890135440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693874
- ISBN
- 9780812693874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.00
€ 29.99
€ 25.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 192 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762458714
- ISBN
- 9780762458714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MME media
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620456869
- ISBN
- 9780620456869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.46
€ 14.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white throughout. BIC Classification: B; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788189487935
- ISBN
- 9788189487935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.82
€ 24.99
€ 18.82
Paperback. In September 2008 Navi Pillay was appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Num Pages: 200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906413453
- ISBN
- 9781906413453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.67
€ 9.99
€ 8.67
Hardback. The Strong Gray Line profiles members of the West Point class of 2004 who fought and died in service to their country. Alongside these commemorative stories, surviving members describe some of the most brutal combat of the Iraq and Afghanistan war in vivid and stirring vignettes. Editor(s): Wallace, Cory. Num Pages: 332 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442249752
- ISBN
- 9781442249752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.46
€ 32.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611683080
- ISBN
- 9781611683080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864864338
- ISBN
- 9780864864338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.37
€ 14.99
€ 14.37
Hardback. Poet Anna Wickham, a neglected figure in early 20th-century literature, is the subject of this biography. The book details her flight from her husband and sons to live with Natalie Clifford Barney in Paris, and her friendships with members of a literary circle that included D. H. Lawrence and Lawrence Durrell. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568332536
- ISBN
- 9781568332536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.79
€ 32.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988160
- ISBN
- 9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.29
€ 20.99
€ 18.29
hardcover. Brutus is a household name, yet little known apart from his involvement in Caesar's murder. This is the first dedicated biography in over 30 years. It puts this important figure in historical context and looks beyond his most famous act. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848847767
- ISBN
- 9781848847767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.29
€ 29.99
€ 8.29
Paperback. In 2007, a restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2 - XH558 - took to the skies to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. This work describes what it was like to tame the first prototypes and to master the unusual characteristics necessitated by the Vulcan's shape. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b/w photos, 4pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BM; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906502300
- ISBN
- 9781906502300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180077
- ISBN
- 9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. American society in the years from 1920 to 1945 experienced transformation and upheaval. It witnessed significant changes in the role of government, in the nation's world outlook, in the economy, in technology, and in the social order. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 241 pages, photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWN; HBWQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050128
- ISBN
- 9780842050128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. A biography of Challenger astronaut and teacher - Christa McAuliffe. Num Pages: 215 pages, 33 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264113
- ISBN
- 9780803264113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Hardcover. Expands our understanding of both women's rights and the history of the legal profession in the nineteenth century Num Pages: 286 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758625
- ISBN
- 9780814758625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Paperback. Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778546
- ISBN
- 9780762778546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Hardback. 18 July 1898. World-renowned novelist Emile Zola is on the run. His crime? Taking on the highest powers in the land with his open letter 'J'accuse' and losing. Forced to leave Paris, with nothing but the clothes he is standing in and a nightshirt wrapped in newspaper, Zola flees to England with no idea when he will return. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 250 x 34. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571312016
- ISBN
- 9780571312016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. Deeply moved by his mother's memories of a waning era and rapidly disappearing lifestyle, John Ise records the adventures and adversities of his family and boyhood neighbours, the early homesteaders of Osborne County, Kansas, presented here in this work. Num Pages: 408 pages, 37 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607754
- ISBN
- 9780700607754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.79
€ 43.79