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Paperback. Features Leonardo da Vinci's character and the nature of his genius. This book explores his sexuality - 'why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way he did?' and 'What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Translator(s): McLintock, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGH; DNF; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182377
- ISBN
- 9780141182377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311263
- ISBN
- 9781843311263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.21
€ 139.21
Hardback. A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers (1995), this text includes the birth, death, and career dates of actors during the transition from silents to sound and into the sound era in filmmaking. Information is included on thousands of actors from throughout the world. Num Pages: 636 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APB; APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835474
- ISBN
- 9780810835474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.43
€ 270.43
Hardback. Lists those who worked behind the cameras from the beginning of the film industry to the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835467
- ISBN
- 9780810835467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.75
€ 125.75
paperback. Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke. He was the bravest of barristers, who risked his own life to make tyranny a crime. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459194
- ISBN
- 9780099459194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
hardcover. This honest glimpse into the nature of ethnographic fieldwork, revolves around letters written by the author to illustrate the daily adventures of learning to understand a largely unknown culture through participant observation and interactive discourse. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780847682638
- ISBN
- 9780847682638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.39
€ 162.39
paperback. When the author's sight finally became so limited that he no longer felt safe on busy city streets or traveling alone, he began a search for a guide. This title is his account of how his search ended with Smokie, a guide dog, and a dramatically different sense of blindness. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG; JFFZ; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396493
- ISBN
- 9781566396493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
paperback. Sheila Hancock's moving and compelling memoir of her marriage to John Thaw Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747577096
- ISBN
- 9780747577096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.54
€ 16.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372. 400 pages, Illustrations. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight: 374.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848876859
- ISBN
- 9781848876859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Broadview ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810420
- ISBN
- 9781554810420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.94
€ 37.99
€ 34.94
Paperback. Lady Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was described by a contemporary, as 'one of the most extraordary shining characters in the world..'. Her newly edited letters tell of her travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2AB; BG; BJ; JFC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853816796
- ISBN
- 9781853816796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Fritzsche traces twentieth-century history through the remarkable diaries of an ordinary Berliner. Franz Goll wrote of hungry winters during WWI, the Berlin bombing, rapes by Russian soldiers, shockwaves cast by Darwin, Freud, and Einstein, the flexing of U.S. superpower, and the strange lifestyles that marked Germany's transition to modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055315
- ISBN
- 9780674055315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Presents an account of the controversial "Geronimo Campaign" of 1885-86, which offers a firsthand picture of the famous Chiricahua warrior and the men who finally forced his surrender. The author knew most of the people involved in the campaign and was himself in charge of Indian scouts. Num Pages: 265 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258402
- ISBN
- 9780803258402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Series: Step into Reading. Num Pages: 365 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679861669
- ISBN
- 9780679861669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Paperback. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422. Series: Canons. 576 pages, Illustrations, port. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Canons Imprint Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857863515
- ISBN
- 9780857863515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Recounting the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors, these accounts show that despite the worst of circumstances it is possible to heal with time. Each account describes the social background and circumstances that helped to shape the survivor's destiny. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033651
- ISBN
- 9780268033651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Morrow United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062208316
- ISBN
- 9780062208316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.50
€ 35.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285637474
- ISBN
- 9780285637474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. The scandalous life of one of England's great eccentrics. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780878782
- ISBN
- 9781780878782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.14
€ 19.99
€ 15.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017461
- ISBN
- 9781493017461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.47
€ 24.47
Paperback. A series of recollections that concern both the childhood and work of the writer John Fowles. For him, the tree is the best analogue of prose fiction, symbolising the wild side of our psyche, and he stresses the importance in art of the unpredictable, the unaccountable and the intuitive. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282839
- ISBN
- 9780099282839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Offers an account of life in late eighteenth-century India. This book presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JF; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207172
- ISBN
- 9780520207172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 133 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JNB; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319468600
- ISBN
- 9783319468600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Paperback. With detractors ranging from paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould to modern-day creationists and advocates of intelligent design, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) is better known as a divisive figure than as a pioneering biologist. This biography rehabilitates Haeckel - focusing on his science and art. It also gives an account of Haeckel's eventful life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGT; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712161
- ISBN
- 9780226712161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.85
€ 37.99
€ 29.85