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paperback. Born in Trinidad in 1901, Oliver C. Cox immigrated to the US in 1919, establishing himself as a controversial sociologist. McAuley's approach to Cox's life and work is shaped by his belief that Cox's Caribbean upbringing and background gave him an unorthodox perspective on race and social change. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445. Very good clean copy. Old price sticker on front cover, otherwise as new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031552
ISBN
9780268034733
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.49

Paperback. This biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death) presents a picture of the composer that demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Num Pages: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
620
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199248841
ISBN
9780199248841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.92

Hardback. The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual Num Pages: 448 pages, 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222562
ISBN
9780300222562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. 252 pages, Illustrations, maps. The riveting true account of a young WW2 pilot's heroic journey, illustrated with photographs, maps and excerpts from his log books. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 193 x 132 x 21. Weight: 398.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781741751611
ISBN
9781741751611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242. The Woman Who Tried to Overthrow the Tudors. 256 pages, 47 illustrations. The amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1. Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445608198
ISBN
9781445608198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREP; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274930
ISBN
9781846274930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Christine Shawa s new biography uses a wealth of archival sources to paint a vivid portrait of one of the most remarkable and colourful men ever to sit on the papal throne. Admired and hated, his actions were always controversial and made him one of the most influential figures in Renaissance Italy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780631202820
ISBN
9780631202820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.05

Hardcover. Lieut Col Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938) was a British Army officer with an established reputation mainly due to a work on the 'Buddhism' of Tibet. This book reconstructs Waddell's life from sources such as letters from Marc Aurel Stein at the British Museum and Theophilus G Pinches, held at the University of Glasgow Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193157
ISBN
9781845193157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
John Donald Short Run Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904607892
ISBN
9781904607892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. The wild childhood of a Glasgow tenement urchin Born during the Second World War in Glasgow, Christine Fraser was her mother's eighth child. Growing up with her siblings in a tiny flat, Christine lived an impoverished life but never once cared, until she was struck down by a terrible illness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956724
ISBN
9780241956724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Caitlin Press Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575550
ISBN
9781927575550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Here is an inspiring story that has been muted over the past 400 years. For much of this time, Mary Ward's role in changing the place of women in the Church was suppressed by Church authorities with their own unshakeable version of what women could (or could not) achieve. Num Pages: 2009 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
ATF Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921511530
ISBN
9781921511530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.48

Paperback. Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of the author's experiences of dementia. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJND; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103325
ISBN
9781843103325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.27

Paperback. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260. The Extraordinary Story of May Savidge and Her House of a Lifetime. 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845135188
ISBN
9781845135188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.87

hardcover. Every parent's fear is not to be there for their child, to answer their questions, to give them advice and guide them through life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Dust jacket shows light wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000525
ISBN
9780340994801
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Publisher
United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199532063
ISBN
9780199532063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.69

Paperback. A book that perfectly balances memoir and history, interweaving a cross-cultural love story with the larger history of the colonial encounter Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BT; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194. 288 pages. A book that perfectly balances memoir and history, interweaving a cross-cultural love story with the larger history of the colonial encounter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBN; BT; HBJM; HBTB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight: 192.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596707
ISBN
9780747596707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
AuthorHouse United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452013565
ISBN
9781452013565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. The inspiring sequel to Bridge Across My Sorrows Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848548428
ISBN
9781848548428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. A woman's haunting past and inspiring dream that led her to rescue the street children of Vietnam Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848548404
ISBN
9781848548404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. In the last decades of the British Empire, Stewart Gore-Brown build himself a feudal paradise in Northern Rhodesia; a sprawling country estate modelled on the finest homes of England, complete with uniformed servants, daily muster parades and rose gardens. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268348
ISBN
9780140268348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. A powerful and intensely human insight into the civil war in Zimbabwe, focusing on a white farmer and his maid who find themselves on opposing sides. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JM; BG; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007219391
ISBN
9780007219391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardcover. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479833535
ISBN
9781479833535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 color + 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ABQ; ACND; AGC; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209686
ISBN
9780300209686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.18

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