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paperback. Travelogue, cultural meditation, and love story, "On the Ice" casts a panoramic view on one of the oddest communities in one of the most extreme places on earth. Sent to Antarctica as an observer by the National Science Foundation, Gretchen Legler arrives at McMurdo Station where she is forced to confront her own fears. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571312822
ISBN
9781571312822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143109242
ISBN
9780143109242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women recognizes the women who helped to shape the Lone Star State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 10.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762769827
ISBN
9780762769827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in popular music for all time. This book captures the heady atmosphere of the recording studio in 1965 as witnessed by many clustered around the mercurial genius from Minnesota. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571223862
ISBN
9780571223862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Paperback. Begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at the University of Minnesota on election night 2008. This title follows not only recordings but performances, books, movies, and various manner of highways and byways in which Bob Dylan has made himself felt in our culture. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571254453
ISBN
9780571254453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.32

Hardback. This book is built around two recently discovered war diaries-one by a member of the 23rd Panzer Division which served under Manstein in Russia, and the other by a member of Rommel's AfrikaKorps. Together, along with detailed timelines and brief overviews, they comprise a fascinating "ground level" look at the German side of World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16-page photo section. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1HB; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149057
ISBN
9781935149057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.25

Paperback. Autumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing. John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. This title tells the story of the trader John Paulson who predicted the economic crash in 2008 - and made the biggest windfall in history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043159
ISBN
9780141043159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. From fascination to disillusionment and back, a memoir of one man's quest for Zen and spirituality in America and Japan. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: BM; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611720112
ISBN
9781611720112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) monk, archbishop and theologian was a major figure in fourteenth-century Orthodox Byzantium. This, his greatest work, presents a defense in support of the monastic groups known as the "hesychasts," the originators of the Jesus Prayer. Translator(s): Gendle, N. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC8; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Paulist Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809124473
ISBN
9780809124473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216654
ISBN
9780811216654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725478
ISBN
9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92
€ 57.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937557
ISBN
9780813937557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.18

Hardback. Part biography, part history, part critical examination of Babel's legacy in Russian, European, and Jewish cultural context, The Enigma of Isaac Babel offers the first comprehensive view of the great Russian Jewish author since the opening of Soviet archives. Editor(s): Freidin, Gregory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759038
ISBN
9780804759038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. An analysis of 20th century historian Eric Hobsbawn, assessing his scholarly record and the intellectual and political journey his life represents. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328447
ISBN
9780745328447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.34

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seven Stories Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804305
ISBN
9781609804305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811215350
ISBN
9780811215350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493017362
ISBN
9781493017362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 2ABM; BTC; HBTS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556524479
ISBN
9781556524479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172469
ISBN
9781590172469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810854277
ISBN
9780810854277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.61

Paperback. Presents an account of the author's childhood in Czernowitz, Ukraine. This title portrays a twilit world suspended between the dying ways of an imperial past and the terrors of the twentieth century. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192734
ISBN
9780141192734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526100290
ISBN
9781526100290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. The warm, funny memoir of Gregor Fisher, the much loved Scottish actor best known for Rab C. Nesbitt, told as he uncovers his dramatic family history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150457
ISBN
9780008150457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Bestsellers Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris investigate one of the century's most puzzling disappearances and a father who killed his sons. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 105 x 30. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781250066688
ISBN
9781250066688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.38

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