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Hardback. A highly original and detailed study of an individual single woman in early modern England, based on a recently discovered spiritual autobiography authored by a never-married gentlewoman, Elizabeth Isham. Provides new perspective on women's writing, identity and status in the early modern period. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784991432
ISBN
9781784991432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.18

Paperback. During the turbulent 1960s in Birmingham, Alabama, civil rights attorney Arthur Shores and his family came under repeated attacks by the KKK. Now for the first time, in The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill, Shores' daughters tell their story of a man determined to fight on because of his passion and belief in a God who sees all men as equal. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Zondervan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310336228
ISBN
9780310336228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. When Sir Reginald Goodall died in 1990, at the age of 88, he had already acquired cult status and was considered one of the greatest Wagner conductors of our times. This book examines the mysteries of Goodall's early career, his Fascist sympathies, his remarkable late flowering and the renewed fame of his last 20 years. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835172
ISBN
9781843835172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509822546
ISBN
9781509822546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; GTJ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Just World Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781682570029
ISBN
9781682570029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.59

Hardcover. Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a budding democracy. This book examines his role in the struggles of 20th century China as well as his integral part in Taiwan's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002876
ISBN
9780674002876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.50
€ 84.01

Paperback. On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day. This book makes you rethink what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JM; BGHA; JPVR; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572299
ISBN
9780099572299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardback. A story of love and friendship between Captain-General John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the prime minister Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, and Marlborough's wife Sarah during the reign of Queen Anne. The book traces their role in the union of England and Scotland, and throws a new light on this formative period of British and European history. Num Pages: 432 pages, ten black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198802440
ISBN
9780198802440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

James Maurice Gavin left for war in April 1943 as a colonel commanding the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. At war's end, this soldier had become one of our greatest generals. This book includes James Gavin's letters home to his daughter Barbara providing a portrait of the American experience in World War II. Editor(s): Wurst, Gayle. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226870
ISBN
9780823226870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.63

Paperback. In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; HBTZ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449195
ISBN
9780099449195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The intimate and revealing memoir from Hollywood's original maverick, James Garner Num Pages: 304 pages, 1-8pp & 1-16pp b-w insert; b-w endpapers. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451642612
ISBN
9781451642612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.00
€ 16.71

Hardback. A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720-1797) was known as the "Gaon of Vilna". He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the intellectual centre of Vilna. This text sheds light on aspects of the Vilna Gaon's "real" character. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223943
ISBN
9780520223943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.77
€ 49.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Maume, Mairead; Maume, Patrick; Casey, Mary. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 121 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558224
ISBN
9781904558224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. For the very first time, and straight from the horse's mouth, a top manager's intriguing insights into the daily trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and soul-destroying troughs of life as as a football 'gaffer'. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; BM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755362790
ISBN
9780755362790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Spanning 1979-1987, this title charts the author's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370. Clean copy with some shelf wear with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KSS0008355
ISBN
9780141039800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807302
ISBN
9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.65

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
€ 20.88

Paperback. Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life of a Victorian gentleman. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021409
ISBN
9780141021409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

hardcover. Unavailable for many years the famous Freud/Jung Letters reveal two of the twentieth century's greatest minds at work. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph; Hull, R. F. C. Num Pages: 692 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JMAF; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
Edition
New edition
SKU
V9780415119825
ISBN
9780415119825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.01

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Open Gate Press United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871871456
ISBN
9781871871456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

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