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Biography

Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 104 illus & 2 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935677727
ISBN
9781935677727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 34.00

A life-story of Second Lieutenant Colt Terry, a member of the original Green Berets. This book covers his enlistment as a buck private in 1945 to his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1970, and how he served five tours in combat, trained guerrillas, and earned two combat infantry badges, a Purple Heart, and two Bronze Stars. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTM; HBW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585443734
ISBN
9781585443734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127859
ISBN
9780691127859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illustrations ports. facsims. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BJ; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772893839
ISBN
9788772893839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.28
€ 45.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Pinney, Thomas. Num Pages: 585 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
585
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403921314
ISBN
9781403921314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.41

paperback. As father and son, John and Dan Fante's relationship was characterized by competition, resentment, rages, and extended periods of silence. This title traces Dan Fante's family's history from the hillsides of Italy to the immigrant neighborhoods of Colorado to Los Angeles. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780062027092
ISBN
9780062027092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897578
ISBN
9788772897578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.99

Hardcover. Offers a piercing view of the role of science in nineteenth-century women's rights movements and provides historical perspective on the debates about gender and science. This title presents a full-length biography of Jacobi, the most significant woman physician of her era and an outspoken advocate for women's rights. Series: Studies in Social Medicine. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807832837
ISBN
9780807832837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94
€ 63.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 black and white photos. BIC Classification: APF; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145664
ISBN
9780231145664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGA; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855756598
ISBN
9780855756598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story--although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries--is integral to that of the nation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465063802
ISBN
9780465063802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. Series: Marquette Studies in Theology. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Marquette Univ Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874627497
ISBN
9780874627497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.54

Paperback. Even when she was at the top of her fame as a star of East Enders, behind the scenes Danniella was tearing her life apart. For a while she was the nation's most famous drug addict. This is her story of recovery from the despair of addiction, told with total emotional honesty and courage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 8pp b&w photo section. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898871
ISBN
9780340898871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376510
ISBN
9789881376510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

paperback. Some shelfwear otherwise in good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF2233863
ISBN
9780717139897
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.99
€ 7.13

Hardcover. A good clean copy bound in original cloth. Lacking dustjacket. Ffep cut. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLJ0020293
ISBN
9780340106464
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The author gave up a successful career as an art dealer while in his late 50s and embraced retirement with a vengeance. He sailed away in his ship Unlikely and circled the globe. In doing so, he created his own universe-a small boat in a large ocean. This book presents his sailing philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574090512
ISBN
9781574090512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.82

Hardcover. Drawing from Hoover Institution archival documents, Paul Gregory sheds light on how the world's first socialist state went terribly wrong and why it was likely to veer off course through the tragic story of Stalin's most prominent victims: Pravda editor Nikolai Bukharin and his wife, Anna Larina. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGHA; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817910341
ISBN
9780817910341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Dovecote Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946159338
ISBN
9780946159338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.18

Paperback. Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life. This work portrays the life and genius of a man widely known as the "Bohemian Caesar" quite apart from his chess dominance. Annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis. Num Pages: 539 pages, photographs & facsimiles, diagrams, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
539
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786428465
ISBN
9780786428465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.68

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd India
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143415831
ISBN
9780143415831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Who can forget the image of Sarah Payne? In this haunting memoir, her mother Sara describes the terrible days surrounding the abduction and murder of her daughter by paeodophile, Roy Whiting. A heartrending personal account of every family's worst nightmare. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photo sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196. 231pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0007346
ISBN
9780340862780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Merv Griffin became the richest man in TV, befriended everyone in media who mattered, bought a casino, and maintained a secret life as America's most famously closeted homosexual. This book tell his story. Num Pages: 525 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978646509
ISBN
9780978646509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. In this candid and moving memoir, John W. Evans articulates the complicated joys of falling in love again as a young widower. Should I Still Wish chronicles Evans' efforts to leave an intense year of grief behind, to make peace with the natural world again, and to reconnect with a woman who promises a life of abundance and charm. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295223
ISBN
9780803295223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.61

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