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paperback. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KKD0001513
ISBN
9780140238464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This is the first complete translation into English of Hugh of St. Victor's Didascalicon, composed in the late 1130's. Translator(s): Taylor, J. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096300
ISBN
9780231096300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

paperback. Presents the life of Brian Cowen, Ireland's eleventh Taoiseach. This book follows his life story, tracing the road to power from early childhood right up to his eventful early months in the office of An Taoiseach. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310300
ISBN
9781848270299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Translations of author's selected writings in Bengali. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Tulika Print Communication Services India
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9788185229829
ISBN
9788185229829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Presents a study of Orden Nash's life and the role that poetry, especially comic verse, played in modern American literary culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637299
ISBN
9781566637299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRG; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 489.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062342997
ISBN
9780062342997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Series: Picas S. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
Number of pages
179
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550710984
ISBN
9781550710984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.61

hardcover. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; GBCB; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440502
ISBN
9780801440502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Hardback. This study of Eleftherios Venizelos, a towering figure in European diplomacy and Greece's greatest statesman in the twentieth century, brings together a narrative of the drama of high politics with critical political analysis and judgement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624782
ISBN
9780748624782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.82
€ 114.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Vida
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780829703344
ISBN
9780829703344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.58

Paperback. The definitive, fully authorised story of the record-breaking rivalry between London Olympics organiser Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, published to coincide with the 2012 games. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819005
ISBN
9780753819005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385347051
ISBN
9780385347051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Eaten by tuberculosis, sustained by alcohol, John Henry "Doc" Holliday walked the streets. This dentist could be deadly when the drink wore off and someone crossed him. He was a gentleman and murderer, married to a prostitute but devoted only to the memory of his mother. This book presents a picture of Doc Holliday and his frontier world. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780803276086
ISBN
9780803276086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardcover. Zenobia was acknowledged in her lifetime as beautiful and clever, gathering writers and poets, artists and philosophers around her at the Palmyrene court. This narrative explores the legendary queen and charts the progression of her unequivocal declaration, not only of independence of Rome, but of supremacy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BGH; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847250346
ISBN
9781847250346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 37. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Plume
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142181393
ISBN
9780142181393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. A Gift from Darkness is the harrowing yet inspirational story of a young, pregnant Nigerian girl and the hell she endured for the sake of her unborn child when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408708958
ISBN
9781408708958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. Patrice Gueniffey, the leading French historian of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic age, takes up the epic narrative at the heart of this turbulent period: the life of Napoleon himself, from his boyhood in Corsica, to his meteoric rise during the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, to his proclamation as Consul for Life in 1802. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 246 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1622.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368354
ISBN
9780674368354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.42

Hardback. More Than Silence: A Bibliography of Thomas Merton is not only one of the most comprehensive bibliographies on Merton but is also the first bibliography on Merton in more than 20 years. Series: American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; GBCR; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810860957
ISBN
9780810860957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.34

Paperback. Ten years of research and the discovery of long-forgotten letters and photos enabled the author to bring new recognition to this talented, intelligent, and independent photographer whose life embodied the cultural and political values of many artists of the post-World War I generation. Num Pages: 397 pages, 53 black-and-white photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press California
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235144
ISBN
9780520235144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493017539
ISBN
9781493017539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.91

Paperback. Diane Arbus's photographic images of dwarfs, twins, transvestites, and freaks were becoming part of the iconography of the age when Arbus committed suicide in 1971. This book examines Diane's life through: her childhood; her marriage to Allan Arbus; the emotional upheaval surrounding the end of that marriage; and more. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2. BIC Classification: AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099470366
ISBN
9780099470366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210. . Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
A.& A.Farmar
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0007788
ISBN
9781899047963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. A comprehensive English-language biography of Emperor Huizong that corrects the prevailing view of this ruler as a decadent political failure who lost the throne to invaders. It recasts the artistically gifted emperor as passionate and paradoxical, yet genuinely ambitious - if too much so - in pursuing glory for his flourishing realm. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725256
ISBN
9780674725256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.54
€ 55.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867842
ISBN
9781921867842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.23

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