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Hardback. Offers an account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century that reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through fin de siecle Paris, Chicago, and New York. This translation includes an introductory essay that situates the author's account in the larger context of European visitors to Chicago in the 1890s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252035135
ISBN
9780252035135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.95

Paperback. In 1952, after two weeks of typhoid fever and mumps, 11-year-old Madan Vasishta awoke one night to discover that he could no longer hear. He was horrified because in India, the word "deaf" described someone who was not really human. This autobiography reveals how his boundless optimism enabled him to persist and prevail. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563682841
ISBN
9781563682841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. The remarkable life story of Christine Granville - Churchill's 'favourite spy' and one of the most successful women agents of the Second World War Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082384
ISBN
9781844082384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897045152
ISBN
9781897045152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555973582
ISBN
9781555973582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999810
ISBN
9781906999810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. One of the most highly acclaimed biographies of 2006 -- now published in paperback Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566059
ISBN
9780719566059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. A highly unusual adventure and love story interwoven with Maggie McCune's own extraordinary life Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747261421
ISBN
9780747261421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Beaufort Books United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307300
ISBN
9780825307300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.86

Paperback. Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APW; AVGQ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780252076848
ISBN
9780252076848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Hardcover. Based on original archival research and dozens of interviews, Kerouac is a fresh, compelling, and substantive critical reassessment of Kerouac's brief and often chaotic life. Num Pages: 484 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878333059
ISBN
9780878333059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.25

Hardback. This historical study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts to recreate earlier success. It features material on Mexican sources and the players in the various assassination plots against him. Num Pages: 450 pages, graphs, maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572921245
ISBN
9781572921245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tilman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461222
ISBN
9781909461222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. First published 50 years before political correctness became an accepted rule, Mischief in Greenland is a treasure trove of H.W. Tilman's observational wit. In this account of his first two West Greenland voyages, he pulls no punches with regard to the occasional failings, leaving the reader to seek out the numerous achievements of these voyages. Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition. Num Pages: 220 pages, Black and white photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 1MTNG; 1QSR; BGA; WSSN3; WSZG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Tilman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461246
ISBN
9781909461246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Crescent House United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461208
ISBN
9781909461208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

paperback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724418
ISBN
9780804724418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724401
ISBN
9780804724401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.74

Paperback. Written by Malala for her peers, this is the story of the girl behind the Nobel Prize-winning icon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGA; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780622163
ISBN
9781780622163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work in progress, revision, and the Jewish experience. Malamud also discusses the responsibilities of the writer. Editor(s): Cheuse, Alan; Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 220 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; CBW; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101844
ISBN
9780231101844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.25

Paperback. Throughout his 44 years in the entertainment industry, the author met and worked with some of the biggest names in show business. In this biographical account, he lifts the lid on what it takes to keep a show on the road and artists and audiences happy. It's all here: transport problems, unscrupulous promoters, and hassles with the Mafia. Num Pages: 324 pages, 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956267948
ISBN
9780956267948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.67

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