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Paperback. On the track, his running made him a legend; off it, his charisma and humanity made him a hero. No runner has generated myth like Emil Zatopek, the Czechoslovakian soldier who revolutionised distance running after World War II. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVK; BGS; WSBB; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224100359
ISBN
9780224100359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
TwoDot Books United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762754267
ISBN
9780762754267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.40

Hardback. Situating Tocqueville in the context of the crisis of authority in post revolutionary France, this title shows that Tocqueville was an ambivalent promoter of democracy, a man who tried to reconcile himself to the coming wave, but who was also nostalgic for the aristocratic world in which he was rooted. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGA; HBJD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152042
ISBN
9780691152042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.30

Paperback. Alexis de Tocqueville may be the most influential political thinker in American history. He also led an unusually active and ambitious career in French politics. This book presents interpretations of Tocqueville's major works and of his place in intellectual history. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114545
ISBN
9780691114545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.49

Paperback. A biography of the great 18th-century novelist, Tobias Smollett, by the author of "Cyril Connolly: A Life". It is filled with curious details from the worlds of publishing, medicine, politics and literary life. Num Pages: 316 pages, 8 pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712667784
ISBN
9780712667784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Barry Long Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780950805085
ISBN
9780950805085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Kelley, Lesley J. H. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBTZ1; HDDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403965769
ISBN
9781403965769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Paperback. The story of one of the world's greatest soldiers - and the men who fought with him. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848541047
ISBN
9781848541047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; RGR; RNK; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493405
ISBN
9781611493405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Hardcover. Helicopter pilots in Vietnam kidded one another about being nothing but glorified bus drivers. But these "rotor heads" saved thousands of American lives while performing what the Army classified as the most dangerous job it had to offer. One in eighteen did not return home. Tom A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970013
ISBN
9781597970013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. Describes life as captain of Austro-Hungarian U-boats in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, emerging by turn as the Imperial Austrian naval officer, the witty observer of international politics, and indefatigable and heartbroken patriot opposing the Allied enemy. This title offers a combination of human interest, and life-and-death adventure. Translator(s): Campbell, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 photographs, map, figure. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213500
ISBN
9780803213500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. The highs and lows of one of Britain's best-loved golfers Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp b/w & 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Headline London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0204979
ISBN
9780755314720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group GB
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408705124
ISBN
9781408705124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, 46 halftones 12 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606965
ISBN
9780691606965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 77.62

Paperback. An intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, this text traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change - from the author's grandfather to her father, to Bahrampour herself. Num Pages: 357 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223547
ISBN
9780520223547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. If ever a voice has captured the colors, the rhythms, the rich, bittersweet emotions of a time gone by, it is Alice Taylor's. This classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside became the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
25th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847175878
ISBN
9781847175878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463537
ISBN
9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Fleming, Lee. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559480
ISBN
9781875559480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. With the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in the country. This study relates how the cemetery was started and run, and describes the developing feuds between denominations. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950602
ISBN
9780750950602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Bales, Kevin B.; Trodd, Zoe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474385
ISBN
9780801474385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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