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Paperback. A funny and touching coming-of-age memoir set on the fabled Old Course of St Andrews. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783960002
ISBN
9781783960002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Birhan Woldu became one of the most recognized faces and forms of the late 20th century when her skeletal image was used at the end of 'Live Aid' to globally publicize famine in Africa. This title tells Birhan's life story from the days when her father literally carried his daughter across Africa on an epic journey to life, to Live Aid. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 X 8 pg colour plates. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPN; BG; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Holland Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847738455
ISBN
9781847738455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Revilo Language Cards United Kingdom
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897609521
ISBN
9781897609521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile - This was the list of sick animals presented to the author on his first day as a new vet at London Zoo in 1951. And his time at the zoo didn't get any less strange or entertaining. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502605
ISBN
9780857502605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. The incredible true story of Olga Trujillo, whose childhood was devastated by sexual abuse and violence. This memoir follows Olga as she splits herself into "parts" and develops dissociative identity disorder to cope with the abuse, and then struggles to merge these parts and overcome the disorder in adulthood. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572249912
ISBN
9781572249912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Hardcover. Elizabeth Behr-Sigel (1907-2005) was one of the most important Orthodox theologians of the twentieth century. For seventy years she helped her church, dispersed and uprooted from its cultural heritage, adapt to a new world. In her retirement she continued to work on behalf of women and of the ecumenical movement. Editor(s): Plekon, Michael. Translator(s): Ryan, Jerry. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033859
ISBN
9780268033859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Favorov, Nora Seligman. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219784
ISBN
9780300219784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

hardcover. Osip Mandelstam is the maverick Russian poet. This title carries the reader through Mandelstam's early life and education in prerevolutionary Petersburg and at the Sorbonne in Paris and in Heidelberg and his return to revolutionary Russia. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843284
ISBN
9781934843284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.95

Hardcover. Nicholas Culpeper is a legendary figure connected with herbal medicine and astrology. A contemporary of William Harvey, he was the author of "The English Physician", wrote the first book on midwifery and childcare and translated the "London Pharmacopoeia". This book examines his life. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BG; MBX; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1992nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333555644
ISBN
9780333555644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.69

Paperback. The text of Equiano's narrative presented here is that of the 1789 first edition. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KBB; BGA; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974942
ISBN
9780393974942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486406619
ISBN
9780486406619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.78

Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437162
ISBN
9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Gaposchkin, M. Cecilia; Field, Sean L. Translator(s): Field, Larry F. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478185
ISBN
9780801478185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardcover. One of the greatest Marxist philosophers of the Bolshevik Revolution and an integral force in the creation of the Red Army, Lev Trotsky was expelled from the Party by Joseph Stalin in 1927 and deported in 1929, first to France, then Turkey, and Norway soon after. This title offers an account of Trotsky's time in Oslo. Series: Russian Studies. Num Pages: 430 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1DVUA; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804743
ISBN
9780875804743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010131
ISBN
9781847010131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

paperback. Catherine Bauer (1905-64) changed forever the concept of social housing, and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-20th century. The book presents the story of the evolution of housing policy from the 1930s to 1960s. Num Pages: 358 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807210
ISBN
9780774807210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. With the pace and drama of a spy thriller, Dr. Obeidi--the scientist forced to edge Saddam Hussein close to attaining his dream of possessing nuclear weapons--narrates terrifying episodes in a cautionary tale about nuclear proliferation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471679653
ISBN
9780471679653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. Simon Weston's life as a young Welsh guardsman was blown apart when Argentinian planes bombed the Sir Galahad during the Falklands conflict. After more than 70 operations to repair his damaged face and body, this autobiography provides insight into the events that have shaped his life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Piatkus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002178
ISBN
9780749950200
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Myskja, Arne; Espvik, Ola. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Tapir Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
196
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9788251918282
ISBN
9788251918282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.92
€ 40.41

Hardback. A collection of the translated letters of the 17th-century correspondent and friend of Descartes, Princess Elisabeth. Her questions provoked Descartes to think about ethics and the passions. The volume contains a running commentary on the historical, biographical and intellectual context. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HPQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847692644
ISBN
9780847692644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.82

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