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Paperback. In 1948, at the age of 15, Manu Dibango left Africa for France, bearing three kilos of coffee for his adopted family and little else. This autobiography chronicles his life, from his birth in Cameroon to his achievements as a composer, producer, performer, film-score writer and humanitarian. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 158 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226144900
- ISBN
- 9780226144900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Ana de San Bartolome (1549-1626) was a contemporary and close associate of St Teresa of Avila. Her life was a blend of religious activism and spiritual forcefulness that characterized the first generation of Discalced, or reformed Carmelites. This book presents her autobiography. Editor(s): Donahue, Darcy. Translator(s): Donahue, Darcy. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGXA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143729
- ISBN
- 9780226143729
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.04
€ 36.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Chronicling the drama of Francisca's interrogation and her spirited but ultimately unsuccessful defense, The Inquisition of Francisca - transcribed from more than three hundred folios and published for the first time in any language - will be a valuable resource for both specialists and students of the history and religion of Spain in the. Editor(s): Ahlgren, Gillian T. W. Translator(s): Ahlgren, Gillian T. W. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGX; HRAM7; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142241
- ISBN
- 9780226142241
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Rooted in the age-old problem of the fraught relationship between fathers and sons, this title is about the power of books and theater, the excitement of stories in a young man's life, and the transformative magic of words and performance. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142234
- ISBN
- 9780226142234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.54
€ 18.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Kurt Wolff (1887-1963) was a singular presence in the literary world of the twentieth century, a cultural force shaping modern literature itself and pioneering significant changes in publishing. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Ermarth, Michael. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 halftones, 2 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226104805
- ISBN
- 9780226104805
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
paperback. Nobel laureate and scientific luminary Enrico Fermi (1901-54) was a pioneering nuclear physicist whose contributions to the field were numerous, profound, and lasting. This title features archival material - including correspondence between Fermi and physicist Leo Szilard and a letter from Harry Truman. Editor(s): Cronin, James W. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 halftones, 84 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226100883
- ISBN
- 9780226100883
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Richard Hofstadter (1916-70) was America's most distinguished historian of the twentieth century. The author of several books, including The American Political Tradition, he was a champion of the liberal politics that emerged from the New Deal. This biography explores his life within the context of the rise and fall of American liberalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076416
- ISBN
- 9780226076416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. The writings of the Marquis de Sade have attained notoriety in the canon of world literature. Sade himself is often celebrated as a heroic apostle of individual rights and a giant of philosophical thought. In this detailed work, Laurence Bongie tests these claims. Num Pages: 348 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064215
- ISBN
- 9780226064215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. This work reveals German artist Max Beckmann's experience of life from the first years of his career in Berlin and Paris through his final years in the United States. The collection of Beckmann's writings serves as a companion to his art and a testament to the complexities of his life. Translator(s): Buenger, Barbara Copeland (Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin, USA); Heller, Reinhold (Professor of Art and German, University of Chicago, USA); Britt, David. Num Pages: 444 pages, 10 halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041360
- ISBN
- 9780226041360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. The story of a successful professional woman and a reflection on the meaning of existentialism, this autobiography is an account of a woman's psychological liberation and the development of a personal philosophy. A translator of Sartre, Barnes recounts her battles with publishers and critics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037332
- ISBN
- 9780226037332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. In 1955, Maxine Kumin submitted a poem to the Saturday Evening Post. This book brings together Kumin, Julia Alvarez, Jane Smiley, Erica Jong, and fifteen other accomplished women of this generation to reflect on their writing lives. Editor(s): Burroway, Janet. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014104
- ISBN
- 9780226014104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.36
€ 24.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. A collection of individual profiles featuring successful black women in Britain. Entries include the famous and not-so-famous. Illustrated. Num Pages: 96 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hansib Publications
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0014791
- ISBN
- 9781870518345
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperPB
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003174
- ISBN
- 9780062476784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. KYLIE is a major new biography, telling the life story of Kylie Minogue, a true pop icon, now back on our screens in hit show The Voice. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 1. Weight in Grams: 387. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003172
- ISBN
- 9781471135811
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From humbling beginnings in County Donegal in Ireland to worldwide recording success, Daniel O'Donnell recounts the incredible story of his life, charting the ups and downs with remarkable honesty. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8pp b&w photo section. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003170
- ISBN
- 9780753509784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Winning awards, losing love, longing for stability and affection, being pitted against Amy Winehouse by the press - Lily's meteoric rise to fame has been peppered with extreme highs and lows, no lower than when she tragically suffered a miscarriage in 2008. This title presents her story. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004403
- ISBN
- 9781849380614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; DQ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 586. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004084
- ISBN
- 9780091949051
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The author is a stand-up comedian, idiot and feminist. This book details her twelve years of anonymous toil in the bowels of stand-up comedy and the sudden epiphany that made her, unbelievably, one of the most critically acclaimed British stand-up comedians this decade. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 462. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and edgewear to DW
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004083
- ISBN
- 9781780892207
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.99€ 4.82
€ 17.99
€ 4.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511916
- ISBN
- 9789749511916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. IN Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757632
- ISBN
- 9789384757632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Bread Beauty Revolution encapsulates Abbas's work, his ideas and his ideals.Spanning the years 1914 to 1987, it is also an invaluable insight into the beginnings of modern India. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381426
- ISBN
- 9789382381426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.97€ 53.97
€ 68.97
€ 53.97
Hardcover. This work is an exposition of the traditions of Japanese blind singers who accompanied themeselves on the biwa, and of the complex identity of Yamashika Yoshiyuki (1901-1996), a man widely portrayed as the last such "living relic" of the medieval bards called biwa hshi. Series: Cornell East Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell East Asia Program
- Edition
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947136
- ISBN
- 9781933947136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. This translation makes entries from a courtier journal accessible to English readers for the first time. The finished work provides startling insights into the Heian court led by Tadahira during the 930s and 940s. NB: This book reads from right to left. Editor(s): Piggott, Joan R; Yoshida, Sanae. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East Asia Program
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947105
- ISBN
- 9781933947105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Paperback. The Life of Oa Reilly is a chronicle of the career of one of the European PGA Toura s most famous caddies--John Oa Reilly--and ita s full of funny stories as only this Irishman can tell them. Like the one about the time he and some fellow caddies were arrested and jailed in East Germany on their way to the German Open in Berlin. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932202151
- ISBN
- 9781932202151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.76
€ 24.76