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"Rupert Hart-Davis"Man of Letters
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After Ruth's death, he married his secretary June, with whom he lived in retirement in his beloved Yorkshire dales. With 8 page b/w plate section. New ed. Paperback, 352 pages. Weight: 505g.
Author: Ziegler, Philip
ISBN: 0712694412
Publisher: Vintage
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: General
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"Final Witness"My Journey From the Holocaust to Ireland
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At the age of five, Zoltan Zinn-Collis was torn from his home in Slovakia and cast into the deepest horrors of a Nazi concentration camp. He survived the inhuman brutality of the SS guards, the ravages of near starvation, and squalor. This autobiography tells how escaping from the ruins of a broken Europe, he was able to build himself a life. With 8 page b/w images. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 235 x 157 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Zinn-Collis, Zoltan Mcauley, Alicia
ISBN: 1905379188
Publisher: Maverick House
Date: 2006 (Ireland)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: General
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"Eurydice Street"A Place in Athens
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Sofka Zinovieff had fallen in love with Greece as a student, but little suspected that years later she would return for good with an expatriate Greek husband and two young daughters. This book is a fresh, funny and inquiring account of her first year as an Athenian. With maps. New ed. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 197 x 129 mm. Weight: 213g.
Author: Zinovieff, Sofka
ISBN: 1862077509
Publisher: Granta Books
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: General
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"The Adventures of Eddie Fung"Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War
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Eddie Fung has the distinction of being the only Chinese American soldier to be captured by the Japanese during WWII. This memoir tells how his background helped him endure forty-two months of humiliation and cruelty and how his experiences as the sole Chinese American member of the most decorated Texan unit of any war shaped his later life. With 37 illustrations, 3 maps. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 229 x 161 mm. Weight: 354g.
Author: (Yung, Judy, ed.)
ISBN: 0295987545
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"Alexander the Great"A Reader
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This exciting new volume includes a selection of the most significant and representative published articles and chapters about Alexander and covers all the main areas of debate and discussion in Alexander scholarship. With maps. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 241 x 171 mm. Weight: 635g.
Author: (Worthington, Ian, ed.)
ISBN: 0415291879
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"Before Freedom"Nehru's Letter to His Sister 1909-1947
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Features correspondence between Nehru and his sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and includes various letters and family photographs. This book offers insights into Nehru's personal thoughts and life. With photographs;. Hardback, 436 pages. Weight: 714g.
Author: (Saghal, Nayantara, ed.)
ISBN: 8174363475
Publisher: Roli Books Pvt Ltd
Date: 2008 (India)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"The Benn Tapes 2"
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In this second compilation of the most exciting moments from his daily audio diary, Tony Benn reveals what he discovered behind the scenes in the nuclear industry and recalls what really happened during Cabinet reshuffles. Cd-Audio, Weight: 234g.
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ISBN: 056349493X
Publisher: Bbc Consumer Publishing
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"The Cambridge Companion to Galileo"
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"Cambridge Companions to Philosophy" series; This collection of essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work. With 11 line figures 2 halftones. Paperback, 474 pages. Size: 227 x 151 mm. Weight: 790g.
Author: (Machamer, Peter K., ed.)
ISBN: 0521588413
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1998 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"Charlemagne"Empire and Society
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Introduction - Joanna Story; 1. The long shadow of the Merovingians - Paul Fouracre; 2. Charlemagne the Man - Janet L, Nelson; 3. Einhard's Charlemagne: the characterisation of greatness - David Ganz; 4. Charlemagne's imperial coronation and the Annals of Lorsch - Roger Collins; 5. What was Charlemagne's government? - Matthew Innes; 6. With 5ill.. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 663g.
Author: (Story, Joanna, ed.)
ISBN: 0719070899
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"Chronometer Jack"The Autobiography of the Shipmaster, John Miller of Edinburgh (1802-1883)
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Presents an account of the working life of a 19th century Shipmaster and Coastguard Officer John Miller, an educated man whose working life commenced on board East India Company ships. With illustrated. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 240 x 170 mm. Weight: 14g.
Author: (Craig, Robin, ed.)
ISBN: 1904445330
Publisher: Whittles Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"Cromwell and the Interregnum"The Essential Readings
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"Blackwell Essential Readings in History" series; This reader brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. It focuses on the years from Charles I's execution in 1649 to Cromwell's own death in 1658. With 0. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 380g.
Author: (Smith, David, ed.)
ISBN: 0631227253
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"The Daily Telegraph Airmen's Obituaries"
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"Daily Telegraph Obituaries" series; A compilation of one hundred mini-biographies of outstanding aviators, including men like John Cat's Eyes Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; and others. Hardback, 416 pages. Size: 210 x 138 mm. Weight: 600g.
Author: (Iliff, Jay, ed.)
ISBN: 1904943837
Publisher: Grub Street
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"The Daily Telegraph Book of Naval Obituaries"
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Contains one hundred biographies which were published in The Daily Telegraph about men of the Navy, Marines and Fleet Air Arm, as well as the merchant fleet. These are the tales of the derring-do, skilled seamanship and steady judgement which characterises the Senior Service. Paperback, 416 pages. Size: 206 x 127 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Davies, David Twiston, ed.)
ISBN: 1904943691
Publisher: Grub Street
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"The Diary of Petr Ginz"
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Lappin, Elena (trans.) In 1941, Petr Ginz was a young teenager living in Prague with his parents and sister. Adventurous, artistic and optimistic, he wrote poems and novels and edited a children's magazine inside the work camp at Theresienstadt. This book presents an account of a childhood compromised by Nazi tyranny and documents the introduction of anti-Jewish laws. With colour plates & b&w integrated illustrations. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 216 x 170 mm. Weight: 566g.
Author: (Pressburger, Chava, ed.)
ISBN: 1843545535
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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"Donald Dewar"The First First Minister
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Each essay in this book focuses on a particular aspect of Donald's life, be it Donald the Man; Donald and Labour; Donald and Devolution; Donald and Scotland; and finally legacy and its effect on Scottish politics. These essays aim to paint a portrait of the life, career and politics of one of the most respected politicians to have served Scotland. With 1 x 8pp colour and b/w illustrations. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 234 x 153 mm. Weight: 382g.
Author: (Alexander, Wendy, ed.)
ISBN: 1845960386
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Date: 2005 (Scotland)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Biography & Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
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