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Paperback. Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated. In this autobiography, she tells of her studies with Catholic missionaries. It deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493099
ISBN
9780099493099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594032189
ISBN
9781594032189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 22.03

paperback. * Inspirational, dramatic and extraordinary - the autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American model and is now at the young age of 30, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Virago New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860497582
ISBN
9781860497582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. 'I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. I had no idea where my family was in Somalia. At first it seemed impossible - almost as impossible as a camel girl becoming a fashion model.. Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 4, colour. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080083
ISBN
9781844080083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover.

An intimate look at the founding father of the modern leadership movement Warren Bennis is an acclaimed American scholar, successful organizational consultant and author, and an expert in the field of leadership. His much awaited memoir is filled with insights about the successes and failures from his long and storied life and career. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; BM; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470432389
ISBN
9780470432389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. In the vein of Sheila Hancock's The Two of Us: a touching, funny, personal memoir of much-loved comedian and national treasure Linda Smith, written by her partner of 23 years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0008884
ISBN
9780340932797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Vividly describes the life of jazz musician Johnny Blowers and the atmosphere of America during the time when the big band sound reigned supreme. Includes photos and a discography. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGF; AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831629
ISBN
9780810831629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.26

Hardback. Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers-Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers-the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 784 pages, 57 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 50. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835702
ISBN
9780810835702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.70

Hardback. Editor(s): Lucas, Stephen E. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945612667
ISBN
9780945612667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 583.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
290
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227700
ISBN
9780802007124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJK; HBW; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927527221
ISBN
9781927527221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. At the age of 42, Wayne Fields set upon a sort of pilgrimage when he waded the near 20-mile stretch of a small river in northern Michigan with fly rod in hand. He emerged with this memoir, a meditation on families and ageing, and a response to what time, and streams, bring into our lives. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226248578
ISBN
9780226248578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

Hardback. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) invented the key forms of American fiction - the Western, the sea tale, the Revolutionary War romance. This work is the treatment of Cooper's life. It is the story of how, in literature and other endeavours, Americans in his period sought to solidify their political and cultural economic independence from Britain. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108057
ISBN
9780300108057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.54
€ 40.40

Hardcover. Stunning two-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer, who's who and chronology. Num Pages: 2752 pages, Index. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised and expanded edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008214548
ISBN
9780008214548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.69
€ 105.86

Paperback. This volume chronicles the life and career of the historian, teacher and university administrator, Horace Mann Bond. It discusses his prodigious early output of scholarly books and articles, and his career-long interest in what he felt were affinities between Africans and African Americans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Univ of Georgia Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KIN0006241
ISBN
9780820316444
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'My Decade in the Premier League' is Wayne's first hand account of his 10 years playing at the highest level in English football - and for the biggest club in the world. This is his inside story of life on the pitch for Manchester Utd; the League titles, FA Cups, League Cups and Champions League adventures. A must for any Utd fan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 80 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007242641
ISBN
9780007242641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307812
ISBN
9780825307812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 659 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
659
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930852924
ISBN
9780930852924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HRCC99; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777242
ISBN
9781615777242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
LID Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911498261
ISBN
9781911498261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Mick Ronson was a lot more than just the guitarist for Ziggy Stardust. This fully updated first biography is full of first-hand recollections by those who were closest to him including a foreword by his wife Suzi and a hand-written speech by his daughter Lisa. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062680
ISBN
9781786062680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. A high-powered music manager reflects on his forty-year career, working with Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, and Madonna, his friendships with Gladys Knight, Quincy Jones, and Curtis Mayfield, and the huge, often detrimental changes he witnessed within the industry. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AV; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791446
ISBN
9780762791446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 21.98

Paperback. Now in Paperback! Legendary music manager, Ron Weisner, finally shares his story of what it was like to work with Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Paul McCartney, among others, while also witnessing huge changes in the music industry Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 20.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493008568
ISBN
9781493008568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.95

hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971362
ISBN
9781597971362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

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