Historical Biographies

4,054 result(s)

Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot

(9780071400404)

This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games

(9780415494946) | Symbol Pierre

The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves: Expanded Edition

Routledge (9780415925105)

Procopius of Caesarea: Tyranny, History, and Philosophy at the End of Antiquity

"The Voice of Egypt": Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century

(9780226136127) | Condition Dispatch

The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

Johns Hopkins University Press (9781421409887 / 43171-551971)

Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare - Theory and Practice

(9780891416005 / 9780891416005) - William H. Mcraven - Paperback - New edition - Presidio Press - New York, United States - Random House USA Inc - Book edition: 1st - Format: Paperback | 432 pages - Publication date: 31 Jan 1997

491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69

(9780821421017) | Anti-apartheid activists

The Prime Ministers

Toby Press Ltd (9781592642786 / illustrations) | Prime Ministers

The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler

Kuperard (9780307351791 / 9780307351791)

Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island

(9780802123855)

Nine Lives: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans

(9780385523202)

Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors

(9780553384505 / 9780553384505) | Ship of Ghosts, USS Houston

Rosemary

(9780544811904 / 44380529) | Rosemary Kennedy

Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea

(9780071704403 / 20514508) | DALLAS MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ROUNDING

On a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic

Amberley Publishing (9781445647012)

Famous Men Of The Renaissance & Reformation

(9781882514106)

Nero

(9781853995415 / 9781853995415) | Author's corrections

Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics

(9780520208605) | Lise Meitner

The Fran Lebowitz Reader

(9780679761808 / new-20170302-c0068969)

The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431-1519

(9780547247816 / 9780547247816)

Getting Our Way: 500 Years of Adventure and Intrigue: the Inside Story of British Diplomacy

Explore Britain’s diplomatic legacy through vivid anecdotes, strategic insights, and personal accounts that reveal how cunning negotiations shaped global history over five centuries.

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes

(9781607741183)

The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It

Explore how Madame Clicquot’s daring vision forged a champagne dynasty that still dazzles, blending fierce ambition with unexpected grace in a tale of legacy and luxury.

Nemesis: The True Story of Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the Kennedys

Explore how a daring love triangle among Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy reshaped American history, revealing ambition, betrayal, and the hidden forces that toppled a presidency.