Biography: general books

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U.S. Presidents during Wartime: A History of Leadership

U.S. Presidents during Wartime: A History of Leadership...

Author: Sean N. Kalic (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, USA) ,  Ethan S. Rafuse (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, USA)
ISBN: 9798216470335
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Takes readers through chronological entries on presidents who participated in key wars throughout U.S. history,...  Read More >>

My Escape from Barbados

My Escape from Barbados

Author: Ted Pollard
ISBN: 9781804397893
Format: Paperback
$51.72

n My Escape from Barbados embark on an extraordinary journey with ‘the spiral of life', a riveting tale of a life...  Read More >>

State Normal Magazine, Vol. 1: June, 1897 (Classic Reprint)

State Normal Magazine, Vol. 1: June, 1897 (Classic Reprint)...

Author: Mary M. Petty
ISBN: 9780428775087
Format: Hardback
$51.72

Excerpt from State Normal Magazine About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare...  Read More >>

The Link: May 1972 (Classic Reprint)

The Link: May 1972 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780483512955
Format: Hardback
$49.14

Excerpt from The Link About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...  Read More >>

Improvement Era, Vol. 19: October, 1916 (Classic Reprint)

Improvement Era, Vol. 19: October, 1916 (Classic Reprint)...

Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780428772291
Format: Hardback
$50.43

Excerpt from Improvement Era About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and...  Read More >>

The Link: August, 1964 (Classic Reprint)

The Link: August, 1964 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780483592858
Format: Hardback
$49.14

Excerpt from The Link About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...  Read More >>

The Improvement Era, Vol. 34: July, 1931 (Classic Reprint)

The Improvement Era, Vol. 34: July, 1931 (Classic Reprint)...

Author: Heber Jeddy Grant
ISBN: 9780483582545
Format: Hardback
$49.14

Excerpt from The Improvement Era About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare...  Read More >>

Notes and Queries, Vol. 9: Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc;; January June, 1860 (Classic Reprint)

Notes and Queries, Vol. 9: Medium of Inter-Communication...

Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780428783792
Format: Hardback
$89.24

Excerpt from Notes and Queries About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and...  Read More >>

A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul

A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia...

Author: Caroline Moorehead
ISBN: 9781784745042
Format: Paperback
$36.99

The rise of the Mafia and the story of its most vocal opponent, renowned Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia, expertly...  Read More >>

The North Pole: The History of an Obsession

The North Pole: The History of an Obsession

Author: Erling Kagge ,  Kari Dickson
ISBN: 9780241999646
Format: Paperback
$26.99

The epic, multi-millennia story of humanity's obsession with the North Pole, from Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge...  Read More >>

The Tiger Slam: The inside story of the greatest golf ever played

The Tiger Slam: The inside story of the greatest golf...

Author: Kevin Cook
ISBN: 9781529955491
Format: Paperback
$26.99

The thrilling new narrative account of the greatest season in golf history. In 2000, Tiger Woods won the US Open,...  Read More >>

The Unforgettable Maharajas: One Hundred and Seventy-Five Years of Photography

The Unforgettable Maharajas: One Hundred and Seventy-Five...

Author: E. Jaiwant Paul ,  Pramod Kapoor
ISBN: 9788174362957
Format: Hardback
$158.40

This book brings an amazing past to life by chronicling the lives of the maharajas. It presents the largest selection...  Read More >>

A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul

A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia...

Author: Caroline Moorehead
ISBN: 9781784745035
Format: Hardback
$65.00

The rise of the Mafia and the story of its most vocal opponent, renowned Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia, expertly...  Read More >>

What Did the Deep Sea Say?

What Did the Deep Sea Say?

Author: Marion Coutts
ISBN: 9781911717539
Format: Hardback
$39.99

In the aftermath of loss, a mother and young son cross the ocean to a remote strip of land on the north Atlantic...  Read More >>

Saoirse: The Work, Life, and Style of Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse: The Work, Life, and Style of Saoirse Ronan...

Author: Kaila Hale-Stern
ISBN: 9780760399866
Format: Hardback
$35.00

Saoirse offers a richly illustrated behind-the-scenes tour through the life and career of the beloved actress.  Read More >>

From Patriot to Pirate: The Outlaw Life of Sam Mason

From Patriot to Pirate: The Outlaw Life of Sam Mason...

Author: Carter F. Smith
ISBN: 9781538139974
Format: Hardback
$50.00

This book traces the transformation of Sam Mason from Revolutionary War militia soldier and judge to one of America’s...  Read More >>

Sicco Polenton, Lives of the Famous Latin Authors: A Selection

Sicco Polenton, Lives of the Famous Latin Authors: A...

Author: T. E. Franklinos (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Rino Modonutti (University of Padova, Italy)
ISBN: 9781350408760
Format: Hardback
$170.00

An anthology of the first modern history of Latin literature, Sicco Polenton’s Scriptorum illustrium Latinae linguae...  Read More >>

Restoration Acting and Other Business: The Lives of Henry Harris

Restoration Acting and Other Business: The Lives of...

Author: David Roberts (Birmingham City University)
ISBN: 9781009542180
Format: Hardback
$142.31

This Element focuses on the career of Henry Harris, a leading member of the Duke's Company between 1661 and 1682,...  Read More >>

Karen Blixen's Search for Self: The Making of ""Out of Africa""

Karen Blixen's Search for Self: The Making of ""Out...

Author: Patti M. Marxsen
ISBN: 9780807186077
Format: Hardback
$92.99

In Karen Blixen's Search for Self, Patti M. Marxsen presents a twenty-first-century reconsideration of Blixen's...  Read More >>

Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the unravelling of the conservative mind

Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the...

Author: Jason Zengerle
ISBN: 9781922585578
Format: Paperback
$36.99

A revelatory, jaw-dropping portrait of Tucker Carlson's career and his history of reinvention, and a story of how...  Read More >>

An Honest Living: A Memoir of Peculiar Itineraries

An Honest Living: A Memoir of Peculiar Itineraries

Author: Steven Salaita
ISBN: 9781531511593
Format: Paperback
$46.99

An exiled professor’s journey from inside and beyond academe In the summer of 2014, Steven Salaita was fired from...  Read More >>

Your Time Starts Now: Food and fame, failure and freedom: the life story of Australia’s first MasterChef

Your Time Starts Now: Food and fame, failure and freedom:...

Author: Julie Goodwin
ISBN: 9781761620546
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Goodwin can write as well as she can cook, and this candid memoir had me both in fits of giggles and waterfalls...  Read More >>

Bonfire of the Murdochs

Bonfire of the Murdochs

Author: Gabriel Sherman
ISBN: 9781398562059
Format: Paperback
$36.99

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Source Code: My Beginnings

Source Code: My Beginnings

Author: Bill Gates
ISBN: 9781802068412
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Korean edition of [Source Code: My Beginnings] by Bill Gates. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The origin story of...  Read More >>

Lying Abroad: Henry Wotton and the Invention of Diplomacy

Lying Abroad: Henry Wotton and the Invention of Diplomacy...

Author: Carol Chillington Rutter
ISBN: 9781526172068
Format: Hardback
$69.99

Lying abroad reconstructs the tumultuous early modern career of a jobbing ambassador, Henry Wotton, the man James...  Read More >>

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