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Paperback. Series: Oakwood Library of Railway History. Num Pages: 144 pages, 126 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853616573
ISBN
9780853616573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.00

Paperback. F R Leavis is one of the most influential thinkers in twentieth-century theory. Drawing on the work of F R Leavis and the repercussions and responses that have arisen from it, this book examines concepts including: culture; mass; civilisation; tradition; practical criticism; and, life. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415364171
ISBN
9780415364171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Paperback. A visionary painter best known for his murals, Diego Rivera explored Paris, Spain, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and his native Mexico, and counted Picasso, Cocteau, Trotsky and Rockefeller among his coterie of friends and enemies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 164 b&w illustrations, 39 line drawings. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410607
ISBN
9780815410607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Golden Sufi Center,U.S.
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890350185
ISBN
9781890350185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062114051
ISBN
9780062114051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800795795
ISBN
9780800795795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. A gutsy woman's tale of marrying the Chief Mate of a mammoth containership and sailing the seas with today's modern mariners. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593507
ISBN
9781882593507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Andrew White's perspective on faith and hope. How does he keep going, and what does he say to God? Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854249623
ISBN
9781854249623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island. 176 pages, Illustrations maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579588
ISBN
9780907579588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAM9; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807014394
ISBN
9780807014394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. Voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campionissimo - champion of champions. But Coppi's scandalous divorce and controversial early death convulsed a conservative, staunchly Roman Catholic Italy in the 1950s. This title tells the tragic story of Coppi's life and death. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224074506
ISBN
9780224074506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262126
ISBN
9780803262126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.05

Hardback. Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut". By telling the stories of the sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book conveys the human cost of the space race. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285095
ISBN
9780803285095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.89

paperback. Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot, a conservative officer, fell for Masa Suzuki, a Japanese girl, when he was posted to Tokyo. He was recalled to London. Though separated for years by time and huge distances, they remained devoted to each other. Based on over 800 letters found in Tokyo, this book presents the true story of an extraordinary love affair. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
SKU
KNW0008223
ISBN
9780099481652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

paperback. Captain Arthur Hart-Synnot, a conservative officer, fell for Masa Suzuki, a Japanese girl, when he was posted to Tokyo. He was recalled to London. Though separated for years by time and huge distances, they remained devoted to each other. Based on over 800 letters found in Tokyo, this book presents the true story of an extraordinary love affair. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornerstone
Edition
New
Number of pages
336
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018064
ISBN
9780099481652
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. A story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, blamed for her mother's death, ignored by her millionaire father and unwanted by her Eurasian step mother. It is a story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic drama that is played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047089
ISBN
9780141047089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

paperback. 'Unreliable Memoirs' part two: the story continues. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGB; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Picador - Pan Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004866
ISBN
9780330294379
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610038
ISBN
9780815610038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.14

Paperback.
Publisher
New Press, The
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565844407
ISBN
9781565844407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.85

Paperback. A memoir, in which, the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital pieces together his family's past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets - from his grandparents' life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother's time as a nun. It tells the story of family intrigues, of secrets and lies, as they unfold across three generations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234431
ISBN
9780571234431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.77

Paperback. Offers a collection of pieces on adoption, by writers from three sides of the issue: adopted children, birth mothers, and adoptive parents. The pieces in this work talk about identity, family, love and belonging. Editor(s): Holloway, Sara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078574
ISBN
9781862078574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.04

Hardcover. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is "Famous Women", the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003477
ISBN
9780674003477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Singleton, Esther. Num Pages: 205 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590334713
ISBN
9781590334713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.41
€ 59.64

Paperback. This collection of biographies in Western literature is devoted to women. It affords a glimpse of a moment in history when mediaeval attitudes toward women were beginning to give way to more modern views of their potential. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BG; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011304
ISBN
9780674011304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Num Pages: 176 pages, 267 color & 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1376.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333293
ISBN
9780764333293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.53

Paperback. Fanatical is the story of football's number one superfan. Since January 1968, Gary Edwards hasn't missed a single competitive Leeds United match anywhere in the world. Enjoy this whistle-stop global tour to every club Gary has visited ever since Derby County all those years ago - by sea, by air and by Doombuggy, Gary's customised hearse! Num Pages: 320 pages, approx 20 images. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909626379
ISBN
9781909626379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.86

Paperback. Juan Manuel Fangio's name is indelibly inscribed in the record books and many consider him to be the greatest driver in history. This title chronicles not only various arduous early competitions but also his long journey from humble origins in remote Argentina to the lofty heights of international celebrity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pages b/w. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753518274
ISBN
9780753518274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. As the author of "Evelina" and "Cecilia", both of which created new dimensions for the novel, Fanny Burney is as well remembered for her memoirs of Johnson, her mastectomy and her account of the Battle of Waterloo. This portrait of Burney paints a picture of this forward-looking woman. Num Pages: 112 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 125 x 0. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0020983
ISBN
9781904095187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

paperback. Presents a personal chronicle of Fanny, a young girl growing up Jewish in a small midwestern town. This novel charts Fanny's emotional growth through her relationship with her mother, the shrewd, sympathetic Molly Brandeis. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252069468
ISBN
9780252069468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Hardback. Reconnecting Cleland's writing to its literary and social milieu, this study offers new insights into the history of authorship and the literary marketplace and contributes to contemporary debates on pornography, censorship, the history of sexuality, and the contested role of literature in eighteenth-century culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404905
ISBN
9781421404905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.18

Paperback. A selection of the journals and letters of 19th century writer, Fanny Kemble. This collection provides an insight into the best-selling author's life and work, tracing her intellectual development - particularly her views on women and slavery, of which she was a passionate abolitionist. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; APB; BGA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674004405
ISBN
9780674004405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610410
ISBN
9780815610410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.95

Hardback. * An outstanding introduction to the work of Franz Fanon, one of the most important and controversial thinkers of postwar period. * Fanon was an anti--colonial / postcolonial critic whose work spans across the political and academic disciplines of philosophy, psychiatry, social science, and literature. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; HPS; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622606
ISBN
9780745622606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.18

paperback. As father and son, John and Dan Fante's relationship was characterized by competition, resentment, rages, and extended periods of silence. This title traces Dan Fante's family's history from the hillsides of Italy to the immigrant neighborhoods of Colorado to Los Angeles. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780062027092
ISBN
9780062027092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412675
ISBN
9781770412675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 262 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413481
ISBN
9781770413481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.79

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Quartet Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780704374348
ISBN
9780704374348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.51

Hardcover. A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; BM; HBJF; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168260
ISBN
9789774168260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
New Generation Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755213405
ISBN
9780755213405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.96

Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148298
ISBN
9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.71

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