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Paperback. A beautiful book, as beautiful in the simple clarity of its wisdom as in the terrible beauty of the transformation to which it calls us. -- New Oxford Review Num Pages: 160 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780232520781
- ISBN
- 9780232520781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.99€ 60.63
€ 65.99
€ 60.63
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; BM; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241966280
- ISBN
- 9780241966280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621. Hurt, Redemption and American Recordings. 300 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. Tells the story of Cash's humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 166 x 30. Weight: 618.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906002367
- ISBN
- 9781906002367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.11
€ 22.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733806
- ISBN
- 9781613733806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.21
€ 32.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. Presents an inside account of forty years of Fringe Theatre. This book provides an account of working with theatre legends such as Mike Leigh and Ken Campbell and the story of running a pre-eminent London Fringe venue, The Bush Theatre. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854595386
- ISBN
- 9781854595386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. This is a poineering study of the 19th centruy Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of its most controversial and influential leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life are echoed by the contradictory and highly critical opinions of his personal charachter and leadership. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; HBG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744683
- ISBN
- 9780804744683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Paperback. An engaging, affecting memoir by one of the first women to live at the famous Chiswick Women's Refuge in the 1970s Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471129483
- ISBN
- 9781471129483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.51
€ 9.99
€ 8.51
Paperback. * A group portrait of the poets of the First World War, seen in their full historical, military and biographical context Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121437
- ISBN
- 9780349121437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
paperback. A biography of Wilhelm von Habsburg that intends to reconstruct the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian dreams even after the country's dissolution in 1921. It charts the final collapse of the ancient regime in Europe and the rise of a new world order. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951207
- ISBN
- 9781845951207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. "A New York Times" journalist discovers a discarded old diary - a long-lost treasure that introduces her to an extraordinary woman and a glamourous, forgotten time. As Lily Koppel opened the diary's worn leather-bound cover, she had no idea that she was about to embark on a wondrous journey back in time, to a lost New York. Series: P.S. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061256783
- ISBN
- 9780061256783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Suitable for all those interested in the many-faceted history of modern Vietnam and of Communism in the non-Western world, this title offers the dozens of such works by veterans of the 1924-45 struggle in Vietnam to be published in English translation. Editor(s): Binh Tu, Tran; Marr, David G. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801196
- ISBN
- 9780896801196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. The life of Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937), the famous Anglo-German art patron, writer, and activist, offers a vivid and engrossing perspective on the tumultuous transformation of art and politics that took place in modern Europe between 1890 and 1930. This is his biography. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AB; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248175
- ISBN
- 9780520248175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
The Recollections of Eugene P. Wigner. As Told to Andrew Szanton.
Szanton, Andrew; Wigner, Eugene P.
paperback. One of the greatest physicists of the 20th century recounts his journey from Hungary and the Nazi invasion to the creation of the first atomic bomb. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738208862
- ISBN
- 9780738208862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.79
€ 32.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. In 1593, the brilliant and controversial young playwright, Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house officially in a quarrel over the bill. Tracing Marlowe's shadowy political and intelligence dealings, the author uncovers critical new evidence about that fatal day. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; BG; HBJD1; HBLH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437475
- ISBN
- 9780099437475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851155906
- ISBN
- 9780851155906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Paperback. * A fascinating investigation of the creation of one of the most famous novels of all time Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080908
- ISBN
- 9781844080908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. From the 1950s until his death in 1994, Menachem Mendel Schneerson - revered by his followers worldwide simply as the Rebbe - built the Lubavitcher movement from a relatively small sect within Hasidic Judaism into the powerful force in Jewish life that it is today. This title paints a portrait of Schneerson. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154428
- ISBN
- 9780691154428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper. In the bestselling tradition of American Sniper and Shooter, Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009. Num Pages: 320 pages, one 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4; JWH; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 37. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250080608
- ISBN
- 9781250080608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.89
€ 21.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. The next piece of thrilling WW2 history from acclaimed author Robert Lyman Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784296742
- ISBN
- 9781784296742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Part biography, part business analysis, this study looks at Warren Buffett's approach to the allocation of capital. It reveals the real secret of how he has led Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to success. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448. Some minor wear from previous owner, but remains a very good to fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KTJ0025317
- ISBN
- 9781857883329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574672411
- ISBN
- 9781574672411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.85
€ 40.85
Paperback. The bestselling authorised biography of Brendan O'Carroll, based on extensive interviews with the hugely popular star of Mrs Brown's Boys. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444754513
- ISBN
- 9781444754513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61