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Biography: general
Paperback. A fresh exploration of Merton's life and thought, focussing on his role as a Christian activist. An inspirational book that will encourage readers to work towards a more just world, written by an author who combines a contemplative life with political action. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCS; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281060580
- ISBN
- 9780281060580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.52
€ 21.99
€ 19.52
Paperback. This book provides a history of the Gloster Gladiator, the biplane fighter made famous during the defense of Malta in World War Two, and of its designer, H.P. Folland. The Gladiator began its life as a private venture; the last British biplane fighter, it was a development of the Gauntlet with an enclosed cockpit and cantilever landing gear. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443973
- ISBN
- 9780752443973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.53
€ 23.99
€ 20.53
Hardcover. Aleksandur Stamboliiski came to power at the end of the First World War in which Bulgaria had been defeated. This book examines the origins of this traditional nationalism from the foundation of the Bulgarian state in 1878, and of the agrarian movement which came to represent the social aspirations of the majority of the peasant population. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791774
- ISBN
- 9781905791774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Viscount Palmerston Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845883812
- ISBN
- 9781845883812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Antonia Augusta - daughter of Mark Antony, mother of Claudius, grandmother of Caligula and great-grandmother of Nero - spent her life close to the seat of power and was an important figure in Imperial Rome. This biography uses inscriptions, coins, papyri and sculpture to illuminate her life. Num Pages: 290 pages, 109 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Libri Publications
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901965056
- ISBN
- 9781901965056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.17
€ 38.17
Paperback. This American educator dedicated his life to raising the Negroes' living standard. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1100. Good reading/reference copy with some staining. Some scoring in ink
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KRA0012629
- ISBN
- 9780673393524
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The one empire he most coveted, the land that he wanted for his primary home, was the empire of art."-from Henry James: The Imagination of Genius Num Pages: 672 pages, 76, 76 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801862717
- ISBN
- 9780801862717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.20
€ 40.99
€ 34.20
Hardcover. A biography of John Paul Jones Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862273757
- ISBN
- 9781862273757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442136
- ISBN
- 9780752442136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the past five decades. Volume 1 covered his early life. This volume finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings. It also illuminates the glamorous circles he moved in, and his relationships. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- V9781780890081
- ISBN
- 9781780890081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardcover. Unscrupulous, devilishly ambitious and undeniably charismatic, Domenico Barbaja was the most celebrated Italian impresario of the early 1800s and one of the most intriguing characters to dominate the operatic empire of the period. Dubbed the 'Viceroy of Naples', Barbaja managed both the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323255
- ISBN
- 9781908323255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.01
€ 40.99
€ 27.01
Paperback. An independent woman of ancient Egypt brought to life from obscure papyrus records, by the author of Djekhy & Son. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166778
- ISBN
- 9789774166778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.80
€ 34.80
Hardback. A new, corrected and enlarged edition of the record of James Boswell's quest over more than twenty years to amplify his knowledge of his major biographical subject, Samuel Johnson. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613847
- ISBN
- 9780748613847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.91€ 162.92
€ 172.91
€ 162.92
Paperback. A biography of Lenin. It examines his legacy in the light of the complete and total collapse of the ideology he espoused. It seeks to separate the myth from the fact, and let the real Lenin emerge from behind the opposing shrouds of deification and condemnation, revealing the creator of the 20th century's most influential yet bloodthirsty beliefs. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791262
- ISBN
- 9781905791262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island. 176 pages, Illustrations maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579588
- ISBN
- 9780907579588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. The inspiring story of a 12-year-old American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe who change each other's lives when her letter for her class's pen-pal project finds its way to him. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 1KBB; BG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316241335
- ISBN
- 9780316241335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. This warm, witty and down-to-earth story of a Yorkshire bandsman will delight music lovers everywhere. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447193
- ISBN
- 9780752447193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 2 maps, 2 indexes, appendix. BIC Classification: BG; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Expanded Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585441440
- ISBN
- 9781585441440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.33
€ 50.33
Paperback. The new book by New Yorker journalist and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs, Ariel Levy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Fleet
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349005300
- ISBN
- 9780349005300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.23
€ 13.23
Hardback. Offers an account of the life of the great English poet and pamphleteer John Milton in his quarter centenary year. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 44. Weight in Grams: 774. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper
First edition
First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KEX0303332
- ISBN
- 9780747584254
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- V9780141030579
- ISBN
- 9780141030579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. An account of the author's life with the atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, that covers Fermi's early childhood interest in science, and his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, their emigration to the United States in the 1930s, their experiences in America. Num Pages: 268 pages, 33 halftones, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGA; PHM; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243672
- ISBN
- 9780226243672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. In Donna's relationship with Ian, a man with difficulties related to her own, we watch the two of them break through their rock-solid emotional barriers and dare to defy all the rules imposed by the autistic condition of 'exposure anxiety'. Their struggle is told with Donna's characteristic humour, insight and sense of fragility. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 50th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027208
- ISBN
- 9781853027208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.92
€ 34.92
Paperback. Hailed by the Boston Globe as "one of the best boxing books ever penned," Strong Boy is the rags-to-riches story of one of America's first ethnic heroes, the nation's first million-dollar athlete, a sports hero decades before Babe Ruth, and the forefather of boxing and sports celebrity as we know them today-John L. Sullivan, "The Boston Strong Boy" Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788385
- ISBN
- 9780762788385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.60
€ 20.99
€ 20.60