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Paperback. An introduction to Viktor Schauberger's life and thinking. It shows how his approach developed over the course of his eventful life (which included both World Wars) and takes the reader on a journey through his discoveries, interspersed with lively anecdotes which illustrate how his mind worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: BGT; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157240
ISBN
9780863157240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. The nation's favourite Essex boy tells his rollercoaster story so far. Now updated with an exclusive new chapter! Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444794359
ISBN
9781444794359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Mary Prince was a freed slave from Bermuda who achieved notoriety when she published her autobiography at a time when abolition debates were raging. This book details the ill-treatment she received by her various owners and her escape to England where she sought refuge with Christian missionaries. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437492
ISBN
9780140437492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. The definitive biography of the most legendary basketball player of all time. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1 16-pp 4/c photo inserts. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Back Bay
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316194761
ISBN
9780316194761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth, she considers the major events in his life, his revolutionary writing, and his utopian dreams that culminated in the Cultural Revolution. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588664
ISBN
9780199588664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172865
ISBN
9781590172865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 166 pages, over 340 b/w photos, documents. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1326. An Illustrated Biography. 166 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Dimension: 286 x 227 x 24. Weight: 1322.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325274
ISBN
9780764325274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.62

Hardback. How did Ronald Reagan go from being a Hollywood actor to one of the most formidable campaigners in American history? Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768281
ISBN
9781780768281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.23

Paperback. A unique collection of stories, stand-up routines, sketches and interviews from comic legend Dave Allen, drawn together with the full co-operation of his family. 'A wonderful anthology of Allen's very best material.' JACK DEE Num Pages: 320 pages, 36 colour and b&w. BIC Classification: AN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340899458
ISBN
9780340899458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A new and insightful biography of the war poet and novelist Richard Aldington, exploring his pre-war, wartime and post-war experiences, writings and relationships. Num Pages: 414 pages, 59 Black & White. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893187
ISBN
9780718893187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.78

Paperback. Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus' own writings - chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English - to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841337
ISBN
9781603841337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. 264 wood and ivory carvings of animals, plants and people, none of them larger than a matchbox; apprentice potter Edmund de Waal was entranced by the collection when he first encountered it in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. When he inherited them, he discovered that they unlocked a story larger than he could have imagined. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AFKC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539551
ISBN
9780099539551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a self-taught intellectual. This title chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141024301
ISBN
9780141024301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. In the late 1960s, Dave Roberts, like most teenage boys his age, was football mad. Num Pages: 256 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Anova Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906032241
ISBN
9781906032241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Offers a biography of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. Based on a previously undiscovered archive of family papers, this book celebrates Dirac's massive scientific achievement while drawing a portrait of his life and work. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571222865
ISBN
9780571222865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Lyrical and gritty, this authentic coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 28.
Publisher
Lyons Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762779192
ISBN
9780762779192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 77. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
832
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801433542
ISBN
9780801433542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843919094
ISBN
9781843919094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.86

paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0036482
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A Palestinian Melkite priest tells the story of his life spent working for peace and reconciliation among Israeli Jews, Christians and Muslims. From the destruction of his boyhood village to his efforts to build summer camps for children of all religions, his moving story brings hope. Series: Erma Konya Kess Lives of the Just & Virtuous S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BG; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019631
ISBN
9780268019631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

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