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Paperback. A new biography of one of England's greatest football managers from the Guardian journalist and author of Vertigo, John Crace. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472113122
ISBN
9781472113122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The composers who dominated the mainstream development of German music. Series: 20th-Century Composers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 b&w and duotone illustrations, bibliography, discography, index. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 647.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714831749
ISBN
9780714831749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.23

Paperback. Explores the man behind the legend, revealing his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken to the core by religious and social revolt. This book presents a tale of war, culture and political intrigue during the reign of the legendary Harun al-Rashid from "The Thousand and One Nights". Translator(s): Howe, John. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288. Clean copy with slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Saqi Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000360
ISBN
9780863565502
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores Benteen's complex personality and life as a career army man during one of the most violent and compelling periods in U.S. military history Num Pages: 440 pages, 45 illustrations, 14 maps, 9 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236844
ISBN
9780803236844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Harvey Cushing was the leading figure in the creation of modern neurosurgery. This biography traces his medical school education; his hospital-based surgical career; and his career as a battlefield surgeon during World War I. He has an enduring place in the field of medicine and his name has become part of medical lexicography. Num Pages: 608 pages, 61 photographs and line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGT; MNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
606
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195329612
ISBN
9780195329612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 646 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606997611
ISBN
9781606997611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.54

Hardcover. Hasan al-Banna (1906-1949) was an Egyptian political reformer, best known for establishing the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist organization which has millions of members and spans the Arab world. This book offers an account of al-Banna's life and work. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684304
ISBN
9781851684304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Paperback. Henri de Monfried is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This book is an account of how de Monfried becomes a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, and is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSL; BG; BTC; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442105
ISBN
9780141442105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 480 color photos. BIC Classification: BG; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321511
ISBN
9780764321511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Madison Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568330044
ISBN
9781568330044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. The first and authorised biography of one of the heroines of post-war British comedy, on radio, film and TV. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254. The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques. 240 pages, 8pp b/w plates. The first and authorised biography of one of the heroines of post-war British comedy, on radio, film and TV. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGF. Dimension: 162 x 197 x 20. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Aurum Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845133627
ISBN
9781845133627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.93

Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy of the large format paperback edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KEX0260063
ISBN
9780007479146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy of the large format paperback edition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0260064
ISBN
9780007479146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Daniels, Ian. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570. Inside the Dark, Twisted World of H. P. Lovecraft. 352 pages, Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Daniels, Ian. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 21. Weight: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601632197
ISBN
9781601632197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 316 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1958. Very good copy in dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Roads Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0004973
ISBN
9781909399648
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.53

Paperback. An extraordinary testimony of changed lives through kindness, courage, prayer and grace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour pics. BIC Classification: 1FMP; BGXA; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857215048
ISBN
9780857215048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. This startling biography explores the remarkable life of an iconic figure of the twentieth century, Vaclav Havel, author and dissident, who became the first president of the Czech Republic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857898524
ISBN
9780857898524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. When England made a peace treaty with the French in 1360, during a pause in the Hundred Years War, John Hawkwood, instead of going home, travelled south to Avignon, where the papacy was based during its exile from Rome. He and his fellow mercenaries held the pope to ransom and were paid off. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571219094
ISBN
9780571219094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Trent Editions United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780905488431
ISBN
9780905488431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802142054
ISBN
9780802142054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A.; Kresge, Stephen; Wenar, Leif. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977402
ISBN
9780865977402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Offers the full intellectual biography of Friedrich A. Hayek - pivotal economic theorist. In this book, the author impressively situates Hayek in a broader intellectual context, unpacking the often-difficult turns in his thinking, and showing how his economic ideas came to inform his ideas on the other social sciences. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091938
ISBN
9780226091938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. This lavishly illustrated, richly documented life of Lady Lavery relates how one beautiful American woman reinvented herself as 'a simple Irish girl' and came to personify Eire on Ireland's banknotes, 'living and dying .. as though some ballad-singer had sung it all'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516439
ISBN
9781843516439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.00
€ 15.75

Hardcover. A rare first-person account of life in the twentieth-century South, "He Included Me" weaves together the story of a black family eight children reared in rural Alabama, their mother a schoolteacher, their father a minister and the emerging self-portrait of a woman determined, like her parents, to look ahead." Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820311418
ISBN
9780820311418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.69

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