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Paperback. * First general biography in UK for twenty years of one of the defining writers of the 20th century - Franz Kafka. Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated: 16, int b/w. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Time Warner Books Uk
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115931
ISBN
9780349115931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. * A group portrait of the poets of the First World War, seen in their full historical, military and biographical context Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121437
ISBN
9780349121437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. * Fascinating and perceptive new biography of one of the most brilliant writers of his age: novelist, essayist and born-again mystic Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), author of BRAVE NEW WORLD and EYELESS IN GAZA Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113487
ISBN
9780349113487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564784247
ISBN
9781564784247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478095
ISBN
9780953478095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper. In the bestselling tradition of American Sniper and Shooter, Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Num Pages: 320 pages, one 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4; JWH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250080608
ISBN
9781250080608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A study of the ideology of Savitri Devi, whose beliefs combined Aryan supremacism and anti-semitism with Hinduism, social Darwinism and a fundamentally biocentric view of life. This book examines how Devi has been lionized by the fringe radical right as a foremother of Nazi ideology. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
62515th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731116
ISBN
9780814731116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. In 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. She was one of the 158,000 victims of the Greek Civil War. Her crime had been to help her children escape from the Communist guerrillas who occupied their village. Her son, Nicholas Gage, was then eight years old. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860463464
ISBN
9781860463464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 116 Black and White illustrations and 16 pages in full color. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564789921
ISBN
9781564789921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.76

Hardcover. A compelling biography which reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814721117
ISBN
9780814721117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 122 photos. BIC Classification: 1KJW; BGF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740. The Extravagent Life and Times of Colin Tennant (Lord Glenconner). 320 pages, 122 photos. Colin Tennant (Lord Glenconner) used his immense wealth to lead an eccentric lifestyle amongst a glittering set of friends. Yet he had immense vision and taste as shown by drive to make the Isle of Mustique one of the most excluive destinations in the world. A remarkable but often tragic life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KJW; BGF; HBJK. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight: 738.
Publisher
Bene Factum Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903071649
ISBN
9781903071649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KST0002249
ISBN
9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KST0002248
ISBN
9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Hardback. This is the first overview of Schulberg's career 1937-2000 (his own autobiography, Moving Pictures, covers his life only to age 17). This book covers his career as a novelist, short story writer, playwright, Oscar-winning screenwriter and boxing historian. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840355
ISBN
9780810840355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; BGX; HRCC7; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023814
ISBN
9780884023814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 650 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; HBJD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875805993
ISBN
9780875805993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Gilbert, Allan. Num Pages: 499 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
499
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309468
ISBN
9780822309468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. How a typical Irish emigrant rose to a position of influence at the highest levels of US and Irish politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. DOWD
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRF0022459
ISBN
9781847172235
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Features the story of Siegmund Warburg: the refugee from Nazi Germany who restored the Blitz-shattered City of London as the world's pre-eminent international financial centre. It shows how this scholarly man brought wit, passion and high ethical standards to the world of finance, and more. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; BGB; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141022017
ISBN
9780141022017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family. It uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. It also reveals the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780140240849
ISBN
9780140240849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 50. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141022000
ISBN
9780141022000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

paperback. From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. This book tells the history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KFFK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140286625
ISBN
9780140286625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. During the early fifties, Kenya was a country in turmoil. This memoir charts the development of a significant voice in international literature, as well as standing as a record of the struggles of a nation to free itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572244
ISBN
9780099572244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Knabb, Ken; Fleury, Helene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGHA; HBJF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First English Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849350136
ISBN
9781849350136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.20

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