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Hardcover. Ernest Gruening is perhaps best known for his vehement fight against US military involvement in Vietnam, where he set himself apart by casting one of two votes against the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964. This political biography examines American dissenting thought through his 60-year career. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674260603
ISBN
9780674260603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.16

Paperback. A thoroughly researched, balanced new biography of author, journalist and adventurer Ernest Hemingway. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235783
ISBN
9781780235783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 588 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691622859
ISBN
9780691622859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

paperback. Series: Studies in American Thought and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299286545
ISBN
9780299286545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Hardback. Examines the genesis of Ernest Newman's major publications in the context of prevailing intellectual trends in history, criticism and biography Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271900
ISBN
9781783271900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.80

Paperback. A biography of the German-Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945), a leading figure on the Weimar intellectual scene and one of the last and finest representatives of the liberal-idealist tradition. It traces the development of Cassirer's thought in its historical and intellectual setting. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152356
ISBN
9780691152356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172828
ISBN
9780691172828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.01

Hardcover. Experiences of twentieth century history and major literary trends are reflected in the excellent but little-known writings of the Austrian-Czech physician and novelist Ernst Weiss (1882-1940). This book assesses the life and legacy of this important voice from mid twentieth century Central Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academica Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933146720
ISBN
9781933146720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.27

Paperback.

The comic genius of English writing takes on Hollywood, delusion, celebrity and last century's ultimate glamour couple: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381736
ISBN
9780857381736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Hardback. The comic genius of English writing takes on Hollywood, delusion, celebrity and last century's ultimate glamour couple: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page b&w section. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381729
ISBN
9780857381729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.80

Hardback. This is the story of Lady Sarah Cowper, based on a diary that she kept from 1700 to 1716. She reveals not only her personal life, but also her thoughts about religion, politics, and society, weaving her own words with unattributed quotations from conduct manuals, sermons, periodicals, and other sources. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734189
ISBN
9780804734189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.30

Paperback. Errislannan, or Flannan's peninsula, juts out into the North Atlantic on Europe's western extremity south of Clifden, Connemara. The Heathers were minor Protestant gentry and estate-owners for five generations. In this text, the author tells their story, using family diaries and salvaged letters. Num Pages: 216 pages, 42 b&w illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
Lilliput Pr Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510123
ISBN
9781843510123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.69

Paperback. Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers on relativity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777599
ISBN
9780552777599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Presents the harrowing story of Carolyn Jessop who suffered for the sake of her children. She tried to protect them as the cult's new leader, Warren Jeffs, started marrying girls off younger and younger. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at Jeffs' home, she had to take her children and flee. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGXA; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0009250
ISBN
9780141031514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A biography of John Sturges. It examines his childhood in California during the Great Depression; his apprenticeship in the editing department of RKO Pictures, where he worked on such films as "Gunga Din"; his service in the Army Air Corps in WWII; and his emergence as one of the first independent producer-directors in Hollywood. Series: Wisconsin Film Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299228347
ISBN
9780299228347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Num Pages: 278 pages, 70 illus & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Georg Olms Verlag AG United Kingdom
Edition
1938 Facsimile ed
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9783487081588
ISBN
9783487081588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. Together with another young Slovak Jew, both of them deported in 1942, the author succeeded in escaping from the notorious death camp in the spring of 1944. This work offers an account of Nazi genocide and of the inhuman conditions in the camp. Editor(s): Varnai, Peter. Translator(s): Ewald, Osers. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451837
ISBN
9781845451837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGL; HBTZ1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214682
ISBN
9781442214682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

mass_market. As the government of South Vietnam was collapsing and communist troops were closing in, American diplomat Francis Terry McNamara led more than 300 Americans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos down a tributary of the Mekong River to safety. This is his dramatic true account of leadership, courage, and commitment. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574886931
ISBN
9781574886931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Hardcover. Mayes, a gay activist and former priest, recounts how social and doctrinal oppression posed fundamental challenges to his own belief system, but led him to revelations about sexuality, Christianity, and the nature of human existence itself. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC91; HRCX6; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920047
ISBN
9780813920047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Paperback. This close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards. Num Pages: 368 pages, Mixed media Mixed media. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Book & CD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060524272
ISBN
9780060524272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.10

Hardcover. The essays in this collection range widely not only over Karolina Pavlova's oeuvre but also in their analytical stances. The volume includes close poetic and prosodic analysis, literary history, gender studies, intertextual comparison and biography. Editor(s): Fusso, Ms. Susanne; Lehrman, Alexander. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BG; DNF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northwestern University Press,U.
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115446
ISBN
9780810115446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932099805
ISBN
9781932099805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.75

Paperback. Bishop Spong, author of "Jesus for the Non Religious" and "Why Christianity Must Change or Die", is known for his controversial ideas and fighting for minority rights. As a Southerner, Spong also has a natural gift for storytelling. This autobiography describes his lifelong struggle with the questions of God and death. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060778422
ISBN
9780060778422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40 color + 56 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223644
ISBN
9780300223644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.79

Paperback. Featureing Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AKLC; APFV; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 287 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911214601
ISBN
9781911214601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

hardcover. Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography is the story of a distinguished writer whose works are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780802087416
ISBN
9780802087416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.70

Hardcover. The incredible life story of one of the 20th century's most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AKB; AKP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Prima edizione (First Edition)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714869537
ISBN
9780714869537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.52

Hardback. Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. The author tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1KBB; BGT; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724976
ISBN
9780674724976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.14

Paperback. In this classic book, Nick Salvatore offers a major reevaluation of Eugene V. Debs, the movements he launched, and his belief in American Socialism as an extension of the nation's democratic traditions. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074523
ISBN
9780252074523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

paperback. Sofka Zinovieff had fallen in love with Greece as a student, but little suspected that years later she would return for good with an expatriate Greek husband and two young daughters. This book is a fresh, funny and inquiring account of her first year as an Athenian. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; BGA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862077508
ISBN
9781862077508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.18

Paperback. I want to be a beautiful corpse, I will take poison, Eva Braun, 1945. Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler were together for fourteen years, a relationship that ended only with their marriage and double suicide in Berlin. So who was Eva Braun? Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955925
ISBN
9780241955925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 259 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519318
ISBN
9780500519318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. Series: Witness to War. Num Pages: 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268. A Story of Escape and Evasion Behind Enemy Lines. Series: Witness to War. 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Goodall Publications Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579489
ISBN
9780907579489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062375216
ISBN
9780062375216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. This is the extraordinary saga of Countess Evelina van Millingen Pisani, a modern woman who lived in the age of Queen Victoria. A friend of Henry James and Isabella Stewart Gardner, she led a rich but turbulent life that spanned from Rome to Constantinople and Venice. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555934
ISBN
9781781555934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Black Poppies, the untold story of one of Britain's most versatile singers who thrilled audiences around the world during the 1920s and 30s. This is a celebration of an extraordinary career, and places Dove in historical context with artists of her time, such as Adelaide Hall, Dame Cleo Laine and Dame Shirley Bassey. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ANB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Jacaranda
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762350
ISBN
9781909762350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. A scintillating new biography of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, published fifty years after his death in 1966. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3x8pp plate sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224862
ISBN
9781780224862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Harbour Books (East) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905128280
ISBN
9781905128280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091917982
ISBN
9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

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