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Paperback. The Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic. The earliest autobiography in English, It describes Kempe's transformation from businesswoman to pilgrim, her visions, hostile encounters with clergy and travels to holy sites abroad. This new translation provides full introduction and notes. Translator(s): Bale, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; BGXA; HBLC1; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686643
- ISBN
- 9780199686643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. As a composite portrait of this complex, paradoxically private figure, 'John S. Beckett' is a fascinating record of an era seen through the character and achievements of a singular individual whose varied career touched many lives. Num Pages: 567 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516651
- ISBN
- 9781843516651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 30.68
€ 40.00
€ 30.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Blue Rider Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399185724
- ISBN
- 9780399185724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Hardback. Stephen Crane's short, compact life--"a life of fire," he called it--is surrounded by myths, distortions, and fabrications. Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most accurate account of the poet and novelist to date. Num Pages: 452 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049536
- ISBN
- 9780674049536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252008610
- ISBN
- 9780252008610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. This text presents the life story of one of America's best known and most popular photographers and environmentalists of the 20th century. Adams has also been a teacher, musician and crusader over the last six decades. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: AJB; BGA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Ansel Adams
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821222416
- ISBN
- 9780821222416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. In 1943, 32 Irish POWs refused a Gestapo request to work for Germany. They were sent to a labour camp, where they were starved, beaten and forced to dig the foundations for a Nazi super-structure. This is the gripping story of Harry Callan's capture, resistance and liberation and his quest to honour the forgotten heroes of Bunker Valentin. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFG; BGH; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893016
- ISBN
- 9781848893016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. Unintimidated by Old World sophistication or travel to undeveloped parts of the globe, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time outside the continental United States. Roy Morris, Jr. focuses on the dozen years he lived overseas and the books he wrote encouraging middle-class Americans to follow him around the world, at the dawn of mass tourism. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416697
- ISBN
- 9780674416697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Author is the world's leading collector of VCs; his trust owns 146. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp b/w photos converted for SR. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Review
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316335
- ISBN
- 9780755316335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Originally published in 2006 by Xlibris with the subtitle: Paul Cabot and the Boston mutual fund. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167468
- ISBN
- 9780231167468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Full-length biography of one of the most remarkable British soldiers of the Napoleonic era Num Pages: 276 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473833944
- ISBN
- 9781473833944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.95
€ 33.99
€ 30.95
Hardback. The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445661230
- ISBN
- 9781445661230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. First Lady, Liberal, Conservative, President? Editor(s): Kreitner, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536350
- ISBN
- 9781784536350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.46
€ 35.46
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750969789
- ISBN
- 9780750969789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.53
€ 26.99
€ 25.53
Paperback. What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? The author offers us insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224100083
- ISBN
- 9780224100083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The intimate and long-awaited memoir of guitar legend Carlos Santana. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRL1; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409156550
- ISBN
- 9781409156550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. This is the diary of Brian Cox, in which he describes the emotional and physical problems that came with playing the all-consuming role of King Lear. It also reveals the personal strains of touring, in particular the problems of being separated from his family as he embarks on a year-long tour. Series: Diaries, Letters and Essays. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ANB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413698803
- ISBN
- 9780413698803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.38
€ 32.38
Paperback. The remarkable story of an unlikley entrepreneur who, against all odds, saved her family and inspired her community in Afghanistan Num Pages: 288 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPR; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848545564
- ISBN
- 9781848545564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The fourth and final part of Helen Forrester's bestselling autobiography continues the moving story of her early poverty-stricken life with an account of the war years in Blitz-torn Liverpool Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJH; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180942
- ISBN
- 9780008180942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Hardback. Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. The author tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1KBB; BGT; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724976
- ISBN
- 9780674724976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39