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Hardcover. In this collection of interviews, Yevette Richards allows Maida Springer to tell her story in her own words. The result is a glimpse into the private struggles and thoughts behind one of the 20th century's most enigmatic international labour leaders. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; JFSL3; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942313
ISBN
9780822942313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. Jeanette Purkis spent her early life reacting violently against feelings of embarrassment, anger and confusion about her 'difference' from other people. She was unaware until adulthood that this could be a result of having Asperger Syndrome. Jeanette's remarkable life and her journey towards finding a different kind of normal is inspiring reading. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJNA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104162
ISBN
9781843104162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.44

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lancaster, Irene. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; 3JMG; BGX; HRJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Urim Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789655242539
ISBN
9789655242539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849762137
ISBN
9781849762137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Offers a detailed look at the day-to-day life of the Russian composer, and describes his opinions on his work, his colleagues, and other composers and conductors. Editor(s): Jonas, Florence. Num Pages: 578 pages, music,1port. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231052603
ISBN
9780231052603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857986177
ISBN
9780857986177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. This comprehensive text offers a systematic and thematic approach to West's philosophical work. It moves the reader through his distinctive form of prophetic pragmatism, his historicist and improvisational philosophy of religion, and his reflections on a range of cultural issues. Editor(s): Yancy, George. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 40. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222927
ISBN
9780631222927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735442
ISBN
9781613735442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid (1931-2008) survived the horrors of the Holocaust to become Israel's notorious yet beloved 'big mouth': a journalist, playwright, TV star, and finally deputy prime minister and leader of the anti-Orthodox movement. His is a very personal story as well as the breathtaking saga of a nation that emerged from the ashes. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908739445
ISBN
9781908739445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Xolela Mangcu, who knew Biko, provides the first in-depth look at the life of one of the most iconic figures of the anti-apartheid movement, whose legacy is still strongly felt today, both in South Africa, and worldwide in the global struggle for civil rights, today. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; HBJH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767857
ISBN
9781780767857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.62

Paperback. In March 1958, a Chinese woman learns that her husband, an idealistic army doctor, has died whilst serving in Tibet. Determined to know what has happened to him, she sets off to join his regiment. To her horror, she walks into a bloody conflict, with the Chinese subject to terrifying attacks from Tibetan guerrillas. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Number of pages
176
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461937
ISBN
9780099461937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Takes us right into the lives of Chinese women and their lost daughters. This book gives a message to Chinese girls who have been adopted to show them how things really were for their mothers, and to tell them they were loved and will never be forgotten. Translator(s): Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099535751
ISBN
9780099535751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Translator(s): Brissman, Lily Chia; Brissman, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122504
ISBN
9780231122504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.50

Hardback. This is a study of Wu Li's life and art works in biographical sequence, which focuses on his intellectual development and how it affected his artistic creation. It examines selected pieces in both philosophical and pictorial terms. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761818434
ISBN
9780761818434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125923
ISBN
9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.45

Paperback. A successful New York madam frankly discusses her life, customers, and problems with the law. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
ReganBooks,U.S.
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
30th Anniversary ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060014162
ISBN
9780060014162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.00
€ 17.58

Paperback. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101. .
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222105
ISBN
9780811222105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.02

hardcover. An autobiography of composer and pianist Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), which originally appeared in German in 1922 (Leipzig). It includes an introduction providing an overview of Scharwenka's life and work, a comprehensive discography, and a CD of representative selections of Scharwenka's musical compositions. Translator(s): Petig, William E. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810856691
ISBN
9780810856691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGLA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589880849
ISBN
9781589880849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.82

Paperback. A biography of Ewan McGregor. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153. . 224pp. Keywords: Actors & Actresses, Entertainers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Chameleon London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KHS0068658
ISBN
9780233994109
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

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