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Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283461
ISBN
9780099283461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

paperback. An epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work. It shows what it was like to be around Welles, and, what it was like to be him, in which lies the answer to the old riddle: whatever happened to Orson Welles? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANB; APFB; APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099502838
ISBN
9780099502838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The reason for the decline of Orson Welles' career is a hotly debated issue. When Citizen Kane, his first film, opened in 1941, Welles was universally acclaimed as the audacious filmmaker alive. In 1947, Welles left America for Europe and lived for the best part of twenty years in self-imposed exile. This biography tells the story of this man. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462613
ISBN
9780099462613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. A biography of the young Orson Welles, from his prodigious childhood and youth, his triumphs with the Mercury Theatre, to the making of "Citizen Kane". Num Pages: 656 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462514
ISBN
9780099462514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226616674
ISBN
9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. The biography of The Specials' Neville Staple. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845135423
ISBN
9781845135423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Criminals are not born in a vacuum, and Frank Lucas is no exception. At the age of six he watched his cousin die in a lynching and in that moment of Southern brutality, Frank Lucas, notorious gangster, billion-dollar-heroin importer was born. This title tells the story of this most notorious black gangster to ever rule the streets of New York. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928674
ISBN
9780091928674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. An introduction to the contrasts and continuities of American women's experiences through nearly four centuries. This book includes women's rights, suffrage, education, health, 'women's liberation,' relations between the sexes, and marriage. Editor(s): Lindenmeyer, Kriste. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 282 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027526
ISBN
9780842027526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Walshe, Eibhear. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780902561663
ISBN
9780902561663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Hardcover. Pomper explores the concept of 'democratic heroism', through accounts of eight individuals who, by 'just doing their jobs' have played crucial roles in resolving national problems in the United States. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300100358
ISBN
9780300100358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. Platt applied his inventive and creative thinking to problems of rural development in twentieth century Alberta. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGT; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644800
ISBN
9780888644800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

The broader social context in which scientists work is just as important to the project of naming, describing, classifying, and, ultimately, explaining life. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGTA; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406008
ISBN
9781421406008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563681042
ISBN
9781563681042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper Kerman's New York Times-bestselling memoir of the time she served in a US jail is fascinating, heartbreaking and hilarious. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139869
ISBN
9780349139869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

Paperback. More antics from the much-loved TOP GEAR presenter, and the No.1 bestselling author of ON THE EDGE. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825631
ISBN
9780753825631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; UDBV; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062449283
ISBN
9780062449283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.99

Paperback. "People have told me that their lives have changed because of me. I take away from this the sense that I'm on the right track. " "I believe you're here to live your life with passion. Otherwise, you're just traveling through the world blindly-and there's no point to that. " "Oprah's on. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471399940
ISBN
9780471399940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Examines the role of one of the most charismatic leaders of the opposition to the Nazis within Germany. Adam von Trott zu Solz was a boy when Germany was defeated militarily in 1918 and in his youth witnessed its economic collapse. He was studying at Oxford University when Hitler came to power in 1933. Num Pages: 103 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
103
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194727
ISBN
9781845194727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812565990
ISBN
9789812565990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.44

Paperback. At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (1904-67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. This title traces the making - and unmaking - of Oppenheimer's wartime and postwar scientific identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226798462
ISBN
9780226798462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

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