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Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287933
ISBN
9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis South Africa
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869195076
ISBN
9781869195076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729100
ISBN
9780896729100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16-pp color insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; BGH; BGL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805311080
ISBN
9784805311080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060520724
ISBN
9780060520724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. The first-ever biography in English of Pina Bausch: perhaps the most influential performer and choreographer of the 20th century. Translator(s): Black, Penny. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Oberon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783199891
ISBN
9781783199891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. The enfants terribles of America at mid-20th Century challenged the sexual censors of their day while indulging in "bitchfests" for love, glory, and boyfriends. This book exposes their literary slugfests and offers an intimate look at their relationships with the glitterati - everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Jacqueline Kennedy and Marlon Brando. Num Pages: 528 pages, 130 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1168.
Publisher
Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936003372
ISBN
9781936003372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

hardcover. A heart-pounding historical account of Allan Pinkerton's role in the Civil War-protector of Abraham Lincoln and mastermind of a controversial network of Union spies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 34.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762770724
ISBN
9780762770724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Folklore Publishing Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864428
ISBN
9781894864428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Hardcover. "A publication of the Pioneer Girl Project." Editor(s): Hill, Pamela Smith. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Publisher
South Dakota State Historical
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Fifth Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984504176
ISBN
9780984504176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.60

Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859371
ISBN
9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.65

Paperback. A six-time world surfing champion and actor describes his life and career, recounting how he turned to surfing to escape his difficult home life, appeared on Baywatch for a year, briefly dated Pamela Anderson, and worked to achieve his athletic goals. Reprint. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060096311
ISBN
9780060096311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Aldridge, Alan. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: AKC; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Spellbinding Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909964068
ISBN
9781909964068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The autobiography of the most successful Three Day Event rider of all time - updated for the paperback edition. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752865195
ISBN
9780752865195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119054
ISBN
9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271065496
ISBN
9780271065496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76
€ 82.48

Paperback. The second volume in former Reykjavik mayor Gnarr's childhood memoir-trilogy focuses on discovering punk music and rebelling against society Translator(s): Smith, Lytton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Deep Vellum Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941920206
ISBN
9781941920206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. A man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. A classic example of the best narrative history Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552772105
ISBN
9780552772105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 145 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 264 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022932
ISBN
9780271022932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.33
€ 85.25

Hardback. Pius II (1405-1464) began life as Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini in a small town near Siena and became a Latin poet and diplomat. This book gives us a glimpse of his life and thoughts. Editor(s): Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HBG; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024892
ISBN
9780674024892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hoover, Adrian. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631292
ISBN
9780816631292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. After the man she defied her parents to marry died in 1866, leaving her alone on the frontier with their many children, Martha Maupin was torn between grief and relief after a difficult marriage. Lone mothers had few options in her day, but she took charge of her own dream and bought her own place. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762796014
ISBN
9780762796014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. In this sequel to Catherine Cookson's collection of essays and poems, "Let Me Make Myself Plain", she offers a further selection of thoughts, recollections and observations on life - and death - together with more of the poems she prefers to describe as "prose on short lines". Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 107 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0010071
ISBN
9780552143844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

The biography of Max Planck, a brilliant scientist living in Nazi Germany, and a man considered to be the father of quantum theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, With 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; BGT; HBJD; HBLW; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219475
ISBN
9780190219475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.45

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