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Paperback. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths, Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades. This book deals with his work and life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394817
ISBN
9780141394817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. Based on archival research in Europe and the USA, this study tells the story of the French watchmaker, Caron de Beaumarchais, and the role that he played in the American War of Independence as an owner and outfitter of ships and as an arms merchant. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104682
ISBN
9780739104682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.46

Hardcover. In the Top Ten on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, with millions of followers, Lil Wayne holds sway over a huge online community. All those lovin' the Best Rapper Alive need to buy this unofficial biography - the ultimate celebration of his grit and determination, with inspirational words and photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60. BIC Classification: AVGR; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0004476
ISBN
9780857752796
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414333083
ISBN
9781414333083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, A.M. Sheridan. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks for the Study of Russian and Soviet History & Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030521
ISBN
9780472030521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardcover. Sir Arthur Lewis was the first development economist, the first Afro-Caribbean to hold a professorial chair at a British university and the first black man to win the Nobel prize for economics. However, he believed his contributions to the well-being of the poor through social and political activism were as important as his economics. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGB; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553583
ISBN
9780230553583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGXA; HRH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472943835
ISBN
9781472943835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.67

Paperback. In his incisive, moving and revelatory account of returning to Ramallah to introduce his 23-year-old son born in exile in Cairo to his Palestinian family, Mourid Barghouti has matched the achievement of his first memoir, I Saw Ramallah. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172. 240 pages. In his incisive, moving and revelatory account of returning to Ramallah to introduce his 23-year-old son born in exile in Cairo to his Palestinian family, Mourid Barghouti has matched the achievement of his first memoir, I Saw Ramallah. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 151 x 199 x 16. Weight: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822470
ISBN
9781408822470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while setting him firmly against the backdrop of the French Revolution of 1789. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190262716
ISBN
9780190262716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Baton Wicks Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898573982
ISBN
9781898573982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.69

Paperback. The acclaimed biography by Jeffrey Robinson, previously published as Rainier and Grace, now revised and updated to coincide with the major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman as Princess Grace. BIC Classification: 1DDFM; BGR; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602862586
ISBN
9781602862586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. In 1940, the author sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. This book offers a log of the expedition, combining combines science, philosophy and adventure. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; PSPM; RBKC; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186078
ISBN
9780141186078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

paperback. Tells the story of Kiss' reign as the biggest, most fiercely adulated band in the world. This work talks about the author's early beginnings in Israel, of his arrival in New York at the age of eight, his first taste of 1950s pop culture and his thirst for fame, fun and girls. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099436140
ISBN
9780099436140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Written by the straight-talking CEO of Virgin Money, this book looks back at the events that have influenced, shaped and inspired her to become one of the most powerful women in banking. It shines a light on issues surrounding the role of women in banking and the alpha-male dinosaurs that dominate the industry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; BM; JFFJ; KFFH; KFFK; KJZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753548462
ISBN
9780753548462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.00

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169967
ISBN
9780231169967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

paperback. This memoir is set in a vast Wyoming landscape amid adventure-crazed, raucous brothers, and friends. Mead-Ferro's desire to move back to her childhood homeland from the city is weighed with how she felt when she did live on the cattle ranch, always unsure if she fit in. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780648
ISBN
9780762780648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.40

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553816464
ISBN
9780553816464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Hardcover. This authoritative biography offers a comprehensive and highly accessible account of one of the most prominent and prolific religious scholars in Islamic history. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGX; HRH; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684151
ISBN
9781851684151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 177 x 109 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Publication date
2007
SKU
V9781844084838
ISBN
9781844084838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. This is the autobiography of the former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan who negotiated with the US after 9/11 and spent time in Guantanomo. It is the first inside account of what motivates ordinary Afghans to join the Taliban. Editor(s): Strick van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGHA; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041522
ISBN
9781849041522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. Frederick Douglass s changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in his many conflicting accounts of events during his journey from slavery to freedom. Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Douglass the social reformer, orator, and writer." Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055810
ISBN
9780674055810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. This is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendour from a female point of view. Translator(s): Bowring, Richard John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table,map,plans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGA; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435764
ISBN
9780140435764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGXA; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842778
ISBN
9781597842778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Tughra Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597844611
ISBN
9781597844611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.94

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