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Hardcover. Cyriac of Ancona (1391-1452) was among the first to study the physical remains of the ancient world in person and is sometimes regarded as the father of classical archaeology. This volume contains a life of Cyriac to the year 1435 by his friend Francesco Scalamonti, along with several letters and other texts illustrating his early life. Translator(s): Bodnar, Edward W; Foss, Visiting Professor of History Clive (Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC Georgetown University, Washington DC); Mitchell, Part-Time Lecturer in Laws Charles (Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. University College, London King's College London King's College London Charles Mitchell is Professor of Law at King's College London. King's College London King's College London). Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599208
ISBN
9780674599208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. This book reveals secrets as: seeing the totality of life and putting things into perspective; understanding the concept of Yin and Yang; and, defeating adversity by adapting to circumstances. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809231942
ISBN
9780809231942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. An autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Egypt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJC; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188324
ISBN
9780141188324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746204
ISBN
9781901746204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. 'The policeman was a former Everton ticket holder who had seen me play. He looked stunned as he fastened the cuffs behind my back. "What have you got yourself involved with, Mark?" he said. "You're in big trouble." Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260. 288 pages, Illustrations. 'The policeman was a former Everton ticket holder who had seen me play. He looked stunned as he fastened the cuffs behind my back. "What have you got yourself involved with, Mark?" he said. "You're in big trouble.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight: 260.
Publisher
John Blake
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843582724
ISBN
9781843582724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199754366
ISBN
9780199754366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.04

Paperback. 'This is the most gripping book I've read in ages .. It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.' Roddy Doyle Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007148110
ISBN
9780007148110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is "Famous Women", the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003477
ISBN
9780674003477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. A collection of Alan Bennett's prose writings. It brings together diaries, reminiscences and reviews to give us a unique and unforgettable portrait of one of England's leading playwrights. It covers the production of his very first play, Forty Years On, which starred John Gieldgud, as well as many other important productions. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGFA; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315727
ISBN
9780571315727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. A remarkably honest and moving account of fathering over the past century, with a particular focus on Richard Madeley's own turbulent family history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages colour plates. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847391063
ISBN
9781847391063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. A respected historian of medieval Scotland releases the authentic historical Macbeth from a prison of literary and folkloric myth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381606
ISBN
9780857381606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Kiff Bamford traces the circuitous journey of Jean-Francois Lyotard life and work, unravelling the thrust of Lyotard's main philosophical arguments, his struggle with thinking and his confrontation with the task of writing and thinking philosophy differently. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780238081
ISBN
9781780238081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. "Biographia Literaria" has emerged over the last century as a supreme work of literary criticism and one of the classics of English literature. This is a completely annotated edition of the highly allusive work. Series: Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Num Pages: 856 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691018614
ISBN
9780691018614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.08
€ 64.47

Paperback. The official biography of Churchill's closest bodyguard during the Second World War, based on his complete memoir Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; KNSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755314492
ISBN
9780755314492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Snow Lion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Spi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559392990
ISBN
9781559392990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Sheila Kitzinger, passionate campaigner for women's and babies' rights, childbirth educator and author, describes the experiences that have shaped her since childhood and the enormous changes that have taken place over the last 50 years on the subject of birth. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHM; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780661704
ISBN
9781780661704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. A legendary All Black, global sports icon and Man of the Match in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, discusses his intriguing and distinguished career. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472228970
ISBN
9781472228970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCV; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800720858
ISBN
9780800720858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AGB; BG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
Edition
First edition, fourth printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811201070
ISBN
9780811201070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. "The Cretingham Murder". Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950688
ISBN
9780750950688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Bestselling author and historian Ilan Pappe tells the story of his struggle against the Israeli academy to reveal truths about the 1948 Nakbah. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745327259
ISBN
9780745327259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. A classic of English biography as well as the portrait of a very remarkable woman and an eminently distinguished literary figure. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848681651
ISBN
9781848681651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
9780330371896
ISBN
9780330371896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. WHEN THE WORLD WAS BITTEN BY THE HARD-ROCKING, HARD-TOURING AND HARD-DRINKING WHITESNAKE, IT WAS MICKY MOODY'S GRITTY RIFFS AND SIGNATURE BLUESY SLIDE-GUITAR THAT HELPED PROPEL THEM TO INTERNATIONAL STARDOM, AS THEY SHOULDERED ASIDE CONTEMPORARY RIVALS, GOING ON TO SELL MILLIONS OF ALBUMS WORLDWIDE. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062161
ISBN
9781786062161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

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