Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs: Personal Journeys Through History
Explore the lives of remarkable individuals with books in our Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs collection. These narratives offer close perspectives on historical events, cultural movements and personal achievement in various fields of academic research.
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The Black Douglases
War and Lordship in Late Medieval Scotland, 1300-1455
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781910900413
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: John Donald
256 Pages
Michael Brown analyses the rise and fall of the Douglas family as the dominant magnates of the south of Scotland, from the deeds of the Good Sir James Douglas in the service of Bruce to the violent destruction of the Douglas earls in the 1450s.
The Endless Tide
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476589
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
416 Pages
In The Endless Tide, Iain R. Thomson turns his attention to the Hebrides, and the collection of stories that permeate the area. Meeting a vast cast of characters, he ranges from personal anecdotes of...
Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer
Volume 3: P–Z
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781952715181
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Casemate Academic
384 Pages
This third volume of a three-volume set offers concise biographical information for generals and admirals of the Third Reich with surnames between P and Z.
William Wyon
Price: $70.00
ISBN: 9781912667796
Pub Date: 2024-10-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Spink Books
400 Pages
William Wyon was the most popular image maker of the nineteenth century whose work on the different coinages of the British Empire and on the first postage stamps was known all around the globe.
The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, stock and barrel - the Hebridean island of Lewis. His intention was to revolutionise...
Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer
Volume 2: H–O
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781952715167
Pub Date: 2024-07-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Casemate Academic
360 Pages
This second volume of a three-volume set offers concise biographical information for generals and admirals of the Third Reich with surnames between H and O.
Columba
Pilgrim, Priest & Patron Saint
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 9780859767231
Pub Date: 2024-06-18
Format: Paperback
Imprint: John Donald
224 Pages
St Columba is one of the most important figures in the early history of the British Isles. Drawing on contemporary sources and the latest modern research, this book traces Columba’s achievements and legacy. It examines his roles as abbot, scholar and missionary as well as his involvement in the affairs of kings in both Ireland and northern Britain.
Elfriede Jelinek Goes Australia
Indigenising an Austrian Nobel Prize Winner
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 9781925588514
Pub Date: 2024-05-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Australian Scholarly Publishing
230 Pages
Elfriede Jelinek Goes Australia: Indigenising an Austrian Nobel Prize Winner is the first volume entirely published on Jelinek’s work in Australia and gathers a series of analyses around ‘Princess Dramas’ at Red Stitch Actors Theatre the first-ever production of one of her plays on an Australian stage, in Melbourne, 2011.
The Black Douglases
War and Lordship in Late Medieval Scotland, 1300-1455
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781910900413
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: John Donald
256 Pages
The Endless Tide
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476589
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
416 Pages
Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer
Volume 3: P–Z
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781952715181
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Casemate Academic
384 Pages
William Wyon
Price: $70.00
ISBN: 9781912667796
Pub Date: 2024-10-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Spink Books
400 Pages
The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer
Volume 2: H–O
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781952715167
Pub Date: 2024-07-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Casemate Academic
360 Pages
Columba
Pilgrim, Priest & Patron Saint
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 9780859767231
Pub Date: 2024-06-18
Format: Paperback
Imprint: John Donald
224 Pages
Elfriede Jelinek Goes Australia
Indigenising an Austrian Nobel Prize Winner
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 9781925588514
Pub Date: 2024-05-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Australian Scholarly Publishing
230 Pages