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paperback. The Bang-Bang Club was a group of four young photographers, friends and colleagues, Ken Oosterbroek, Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, who covered the last years of apartheid. This title tells their stories, - the stresses, tensions and moral dilemmas of working in situations of extreme violence - and the story of the end of apartheid. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJCR; BG; HBJH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281498
ISBN
9780099281498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Nestled at southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil fields, and a brand of country music called Bakersfield Sound. This title offers an exploration of what social and economic factors led to this country music hotbed and looks at the stars who rose to fame with roots in Bakersfield. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 277 x 8. Weight in Grams: 494. Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country. 96 pages, col. Illustrations. Nestled at southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil fields, and a brand of country music called Bakersfield Sound. This title offers an exploration of what social and economic factors led to this country music hotbed and looks at the stars who rose to fame with roots in Bakersfield. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Dimension: 215 x 277 x 8. Weight: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Country Music Hall of Fame
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915608065
ISBN
9780915608065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Paperback. To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; BGX; GLC; GLP; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 16. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476777412
ISBN
9781476777412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571214976
ISBN
9780571214976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375761379
ISBN
9780375761379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. The slaughter of thirteen innocent people at a Mission school in Zimbabwe shocked the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPL; BGX; HRAM9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857217899
ISBN
9780857217899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. From Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump; Shiloh, 1862; and Vicksburg, 1863, comes the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426213694
ISBN
9781426213694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Hardcover. Tells the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. This book takes us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea. It includes barnstorming to flying blindfolded, and a kidnapping to secret spying. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426211560
ISBN
9781426211560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139878
ISBN
9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811202268
ISBN
9780811202268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. In 1821, at the age of seventy-seven, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, introduced here by historian Michael Zuckerman, gives us a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America's most influential personalities. Editor(s): Ford, Paul Leicester. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219012
ISBN
9780812219012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

paperback. In the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077607
ISBN
9780520077607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. One of America's leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive look at the life, work, and tragic death of civil rights hero Medgar Evers Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Civitas Books
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465021789
ISBN
9780465021789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302522
ISBN
9780226302522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. * Timeless, inspiring and universal words of wisdom, this collection features the milestone speeches, including 'I have a dream..', of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest orators of the 20th Century Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112985
ISBN
9780349112985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.39

Paperback. From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. He became identified in the white press as a teacher of race hatred. This autobiography reveals his integrity and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGA; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185439
ISBN
9780141185439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. In this fascinating autobiography, the late Massachusetts Governor and Senator Leverett Saltonstall shares stories from a political career that spanned nearly five decades-from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the chambers of the U.S. Senate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442251434
ISBN
9781442251434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556522314
ISBN
9781556522314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.08

Hardback. The Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233-2371), in his own words. From his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the Enterprise. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 pages of colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783297467
ISBN
9781783297467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. The Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233-2293). From his birth on the U.S.S. Kelvin, his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the Enterprise. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783297481
ISBN
9781783297481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. A memoir that appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. Given the fact that the author also appear to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165396
ISBN
9780552165396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Fisch, Max Harold; Bergin, Thomas Goddard. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801490880
ISBN
9780801490880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential figures of the 20th century and his autobiography is one of the most compelling and vivid ever written. This compact paperback edition contains an introduction by Michael Foot. Num Pages: 760 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
760
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415228626
ISBN
9780415228626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Paperback. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, celebrated Italian goldsmith (1500-1571), in which Cellini tells the story of his life and art and also depicts the manners and morals of both the rulers and their subjects in 16th Century Italy. This new edition includes new notes on the text and a chronology. Editor(s): Bull, George. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 496 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1DST; AFKB; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447187
ISBN
9780140447187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.69

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