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Paperback. Offers an account of Eugene Shoemaker's life and the way it has shaped our thinking about the universe. This book reconstructs the journey that began with a young geologist's desire to go to the moon in the late 1940's. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: BG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113258
ISBN
9780691113258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. On 6 February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed in a blizzard. On board were the Manchester United football team. News of the disaster sent shockwaves around the world. This title covers this terrible air crash, and also the story of the immediate aftermath of the disaster and the effect on the city of Manchester. Num Pages: 480 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 340.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552156301
ISBN
9780552156301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Hardcover. A detailed insight into the exploits of a Royal Air Force fighter pilot straight from the cockpit. The exploits range from intercepting Soviet bombers off Iceland to defending Saudi Arabia in Gulf War One; from flying off the deck of Ark Royal to displays with the Red Arrows; and flying a desk in the UK MoD and NATO HQs. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 colour and 10 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWMV3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555842
ISBN
9781781555842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: ASZW; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252064050
ISBN
9780252064050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.36

Paperback. When, in 2000, the National Theatre published its poll of the hundred best plays of the 20th century, David Hare had written five of them. In this memoir, ending as Margaret Thatcher comes to power in 1979, he describes his childhood, and his painful apprenticeship to the trade of dramatist. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571294343
ISBN
9780571294343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.94

Paperback. A Sunday Times Bestseller. David Hart Dyke's compelling personal testimony is rejacketed and relaunched in paperback. 'Superbly frank and unsentimental.. The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well constructed and brutally honest account of the fighting at sea.' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306. A Captain's Story of War at Sea. 304 pages. HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This book tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545910
ISBN
9781843545910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812981599
ISBN
9780812981599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.13

Paperback. 'Gripping and inspiring - like the man himself!' Bear Grylls Num Pages: 256 pages, same plate section as HB - no LS help required. BIC Classification: BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472113047
ISBN
9781472113047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711994324
ISBN
9780711994324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556523687
ISBN
9781556523687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.03

Paperback.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950646
ISBN
9781904950646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168456
ISBN
9780813168456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.64

Paperback. A landmark episode in seventeenth-century Jewish history is here presented, for the first time, through contemporary documents in vivid translation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
Edition
new in paperback
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906764241
ISBN
9781906764241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardback. Who was Nikola Tesla? A visionary inventor? Eccentric genius? Outsider rebel? An immigrant from what is now Croatia, Tesla would move to America and go on to create groundbreaking inventions including some that would change the world. This book reveals the life, drama and mystery surrounding the romantic figure. Num Pages: 248 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, include illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435142978
ISBN
9781435142978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Hardback. Close reading and analysis of ten major life stories, from Mohandas Gandhi and Black Elk to Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and Rigoberta Menchu. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219933
ISBN
9780823219933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.57

Hardback. A ground-breaking biography revealing the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula. Num Pages: 448 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490101
ISBN
9781631490101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Late in Claude Rains's distinguished career, a reverent film journalist wrote that Rains 'was as much a cinematic institution as the medium itself'. This biography includes more than thirty hours of Rains interviews. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192611
ISBN
9780813192611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.51

Paperback. Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. Some minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009711
ISBN
9780753825488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, the author spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581161
ISBN
9780099581161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Presents English translations from the works of Michael Psellos, a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a funeral oration for his mother that features recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033156
ISBN
9780268033156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Hardback. This is the first professional, independent biography in twenty years of Pat Robertson: founder of both the Christian Coalition and the Christian Broadcasting Network, host of the daily TV show The 700 Club, and former presidential candidate. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552951
ISBN
9780742552951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.03

Paperback. A look at Lorca's ambivalent view of his own homosexuality as expressed through his life and his art. Series: Outlines S. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238. Series: Outlines S. 96 pages, b&w photographs. A look at Lorca's ambivalent view of his own homosexuality as expressed through his life and his art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Dimension: 188 x 150 x 11. Weight: 238.
Publisher
Absolute Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899791613
ISBN
9781899791613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Nature and the mid-19th-century American landscape is revealed in this journal of seasons. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603177
ISBN
9780815603177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.50

Paperback. "A true story of the battle for paradise .. men and women fighting for a slice of earth like no other."-New York Times Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353945
ISBN
9780393353945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Hardback. Emotional, moving, and powerful, Every Last Tie is the highly personal memoir of David Kaczynski-brother of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber-in which he discusses his family, comes to terms with his brother's crimes, and meditates on the possibilities for reconciliation and maintaining family bonds. Num Pages: 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359807
ISBN
9780822359807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

Paperback. A celebrated study of Elizabeth Bishop's genius, as revealed through her literary friendships Editor(s): Hemenway, R. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472087204
ISBN
9780472087204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

Paperback. One man and his dogs - David Kennard is the James Herriot of shepherding Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755312573
ISBN
9780755312573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604560619
ISBN
9781604560619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.72
€ 69.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814746677
ISBN
9780814746677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628736
ISBN
9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Paperback. Masters of Doom' is the true inside story of John Carmack and John Romero, co-creators of the most innovative and notoriously successful video games in history - Doom and Quake. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDH; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749924898
ISBN
9780749924898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardback. By presenting a diverse group of Americans who were part of the Vietnam era, this text puts a human face on the tensions and travails of the nation. It offers insight into how individuals looked at and lived through one of the most controversial conflicts in American history. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027625
ISBN
9780842027625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.95

paperback. The Vietnam War was an immense national tragedy that played itself out in the individual experiences of millions of Americans. The conflict tested and tormented the country collectively and individually in ways few historical events have. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027632
ISBN
9780842027632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.42

Hardback. In the brief biographical essays of The Human Tradition in America since 1945, students will meet a wide range of diverse individuals-both men and women, rich and poor, powerful and vulnerable-who represent key elements of post-World War II America. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 299 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029421
ISBN
9780842029421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.32

Paperback. In the brief biographical essays of The Human Tradition in America since 1945, students will meet a wide range of diverse individuals-both men and women, rich and poor, powerful and vulnerable-who represent key elements of post-World War II America. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 299 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029438
ISBN
9780842029438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.19

Paperback. Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Reeves, or Charles Atlas, there was German-born Eugen Sandow (1867-1925), a muscular vaudeville strongman who used his good looks, intelligence, and business savvy to forge a fitness empire. This book features the story of this first showman to emphasize physique display rather than lifting prowess. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38. BIC Classification: BG; WSU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073069
ISBN
9780252073069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. Presents the author's ode to his days on the Continental Divide and the story of his experiences making a living in the not so wild but not yet tamed West. This title introduces some of the most charming characters in western literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 Illus., 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780803260306
ISBN
9780803260306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.34

Paperback. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task such as: flattery, courtesy and an alarmingly straight face. And he won. It was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This work presents the story of Prince Talleyrand. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844137428
ISBN
9781844137428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Throughout the late-seventies and eighties, Van Halen were the archetypal American rock group. Whats more they were also the highest paid band in the history of show business, taking a cool $1 million for a night's work at a festival in 1983 and making the Guinness Book of Records. This autobiography tells their story. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091874803
ISBN
9780091874803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JW; KNT; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376541
ISBN
9789881376541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.80

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