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Paperback. A portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family. It uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. It also reveals the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780140240849
ISBN
9780140240849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

paperback. From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. This book tells the history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KFFK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140286625
ISBN
9780140286625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. A heartfelt celebration of the vanished world of his grandfather's intellectual passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Halban Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905559640
ISBN
9781905559640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. The story of how one woman's life was transformed by a remarkable house on the Dingle peninsula in Ireland. It's a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and cherishing loved ones and the communities we live in. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224. Singed by the author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781444730319
ISBN
9781444730319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.42

Paperback. Series: Collins Business Essentials. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; HBT; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060845797
ISBN
9780060845797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.73

paperback. Designed as a text for the second half of the US history survey course, this title is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes of "Human Tradition in America". Editor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051293
ISBN
9780842051293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.72

Paperback. Donovan's autobiography charts his life from a post-war, Glaswegian childhood to the height of an international career as one of the leading figures of the 1960's music scene. It offers insights into his music and poetry, and the way in which destiny was to play a hand by re-uniting him with the lost love of his life through a chance meeting. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099487036
ISBN
9780099487036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Chronicles the remarkable story of the Huston family, which boasts three Oscar winners, from Walter to John to Angelica, with particular attention to the rich career and tumultous personal life of director/actor John Huston (1906-1987). Num Pages: 872 pages, 61 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 64. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629142371
ISBN
9781629142371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.75

Paperback. 1.5 million Polish civilians - arbitrarily arrested by Stalin as enemies of the people following the Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939 - were deported to slave labor camps throughout the most inhospitable forests and steppes of the Soviet Union. This title presents a story of young Stefan Waydenfeld and his family. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Aquila Polonica
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720034
ISBN
9781607720034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.83

Hardback. Biographies quote Toni Morrison's birth name as Chloe Anthony Wofford. The author uses the theme of names and naming in her fiction to explore Morrison's own struggle to construct a useable identity as an African American woman novelist. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234027
ISBN
9780312234027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772366
ISBN
9780889772366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677748
ISBN
9781907677748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.83

Paperback. The famous poem, If by Rudyard Kipling is said to be based on the life of Jameson, and the suffering he endured as a result of the 1896 raid that he and his Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen carried out on Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic. This engaging biography recounts the life of this colonial statesman known as 'Dr Jim' or 'The Doctor'. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 b/w photos, sketches, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
30 Degrees South Publishers South Africa
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920143589
ISBN
9781920143589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 254 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810812529
ISBN
9780810812529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.86

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629032
ISBN
9780691629032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.86

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604664
ISBN
9780691604664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a Muslim but, for many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At 16, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she ran away. Hunted by her angry father and brothers, she had to keep moving house to escape them. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041488
ISBN
9781846041488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353068
ISBN
9780393353068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Exploring Eliot's poetry, drama and essays in relation to his life in America and England, and to four quite different women who offer clues to his guarded character, this book sees his life and work as reciprocal parts of one design, the search for faith. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088935
ISBN
9781844088935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. If I had not kissed anyone, or danced with anyone, or had a reason to cry, the music made me feel as if I had gone through all that anyway. This book tells the story of the adventures that music leads us into: getting drunk, falling in love, dying of boredom, cutting our hair, terrifying our parents, wanting to change the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 169.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571332274
ISBN
9780571332274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783781164
ISBN
9781783781164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. 8 September 2016 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the debut of the world's most successful science fiction television series: Star Trek. In this new biography Lance Parkin, author of Aurum's acclaimed Magic Words: The Extraordinary Life of Alan Moore, will go in search of the show's creator, Gene Roddenberry. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Aurum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781314470
ISBN
9781781314470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.09

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hatherleigh Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578264711
ISBN
9781578264711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. * du Maurier uses a novelist's skill to portray this 'unknown' Bronte Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080755
ISBN
9781844080755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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