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Paperback. Chronicles the life of one of the most remarkable musical minds of the American experience, the great nineteenth-century New Orleans-born composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk. This book recounts Gottschalk's experiences as he traveled and performed throughout the last decade of his life. Editor(s): Behrend, Jeanne. Num Pages: 504 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127163
ISBN
9780691127163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584894
ISBN
9781937584894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. The incomplete autobiography of the writer and poet Louis MacNeice, contemporary and friend of Auden, Spender and Day Lewis. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224. Very good copy with some minor shelf wear, minor edge wear to cover and spine, yellowing of pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0012350
ISBN
9780571118328
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234387
ISBN
9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Hardcover. The memoir of one of the greatest American violinists of the 20th century. Born in 1905 in Portland, Oregon, Louis Kaufman studied violin at New York's Institute of Musical Art. He went on to became the most sought after violin soloist in Hollywood, playing in some 500 films. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 b&w photographs, 8pp colour insert. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299183806
ISBN
9780299183806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.36

Paperback. CEO Louis V. Gerstner Jr.'s memoir about the extraordinary turnaround of IBM and his transformation of the company into the industry leader of the computer age - the great American business story of our time. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJC; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007170876
ISBN
9780007170876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Mahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time. A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy of satyagraha, or passive resistance, earned him the admiration of millions. This biography offers a definitive account of Gandhi's life. It tells the story of one man who changed the world forever. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700409
ISBN
9781784700409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Beginning in 1949, while Elvis Presley and Sun Records were still virtually unknown - and two full years before Alan Freed famously 'discovered' rock 'n' roll - Dewey Phillips brought rock 'n' roll to the Memphis airwaves. This book illustrates Phillips' role in turning a huge white audience on to previously forbidden race music. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077326
ISBN
9780252077326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Paperback. Approaches Dostoevsky psychoanalytically, not as a "patient" to be analyzed, but as a fellow psychoanalyst, someone whose life and fiction are intertwined in the process of literary self-exploration. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BG; DSBF; DSK; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814711514
ISBN
9780814711514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. Advance Praise for Louis Breger's FREUD "Louis Breger's rich and readable study of Freud offers a thoughtfully complex account of a great but flawed man. Everyone with an interest in psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytic movement will enjoy exploring, grappling with, arguing about, and learning from this absolutely fascinating book. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471078586
ISBN
9780471078586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.50

Paperback. "In all my whole career the Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in. It was the honky-tonk where levee workers would congregate every Saturday night and trade with the gals who'd s Num Pages: 248 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306802768
ISBN
9780306802768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600214295
ISBN
9781600214295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.31
€ 63.02

Paperback. The mythic figure of Malcolm X conjures up a variety of images - black nationalist, extremist, civil rights leader, hero. But how often is Malcolm X understood as a religious leader, a man profoundly affected by his relationship with Allah? This title offers the book length religious treatment of Malcolm X. Num Pages: 382 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718919
ISBN
9780814718919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. After revealing the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity, this title examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRCM; HRH; JFSL3; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719329
ISBN
9780814719329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Presenting a portrait of Nietzsche the man, this book offers a study of the poetic, psychological, religious, and mystical aspects of his thought. Its introduction examines the circumstances that brought the author and Nietzsche together and the ideological conflicts that drove them apart. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070358
ISBN
9780252070358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612194783
ISBN
9781612194783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Football has dominated Lou Macari's life. This autobiography tells of the glory days and the truth behind the scandals, and of the perils that threaten the game. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552157438
ISBN
9780552157438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.34

Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300455
ISBN
9780764300455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.89

Paperback. After nearly 20 years on our television screens, Lorraine Kelly has become one of the UK's most recognised and well-loved personalities. Written in her own words, this is her story Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b/w and 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Lorraine Kelly. Used paperback, in good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KRF0016456
ISBN
9780755317851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770410534
ISBN
9781770410534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. In 1977, Rubenstein, an avid golfer, travelled to Dornoch in the Highlands. He sought to uncover an authentic sense of self and turned to a place where golf was purest. The experience had a profound effect on him. Twenty-three years later, in 2000, he returned to Dornoch to spend an entire summer. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BGS; WSJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840187052
ISBN
9781840187052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759809
ISBN
9781894759809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. A hilarious account of a thirty-something trying to get her life on track Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJ; VS; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540118
ISBN
9781848540118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. An autobiography of a modern day mystic, an Irish woman with powers of the saints of old. It presents the testimony of a woman who sees things, beyond the range of our everyday experience. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Edition
Revised
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551461
ISBN
9780099551461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

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