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Paperback. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago bluesman of the 1930s. This book traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star to his influential role in the post-World War II folk revival. Num Pages: 366 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007090
ISBN
9780226007090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. A memoir that shares with us a lifetime of adventures and tells of one man's love of the countryside. Illustrated with wood engravings, it offers the reader tales of a hidden world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 black & white wood engravings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580. Memoirs of an Edinburgh Poacher. 224 pages, 17 black & white wood engravings. A memoir that shares with us a lifetime of adventures and tells of one man's love of the countryside. Illustrated with wood engravings, it offers the reader tales of a hidden world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM; WND. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight: 580.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847970879
ISBN
9781847970879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Triumph Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600786389
ISBN
9781600786389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.24

Paperback. Saved from an inglorious end as a garden ornament, "Amulet", a 26-foot wooden keel boat built in Fort William, Scotland in 1964, was restored by author and charter skipper, Bob Orrell. This is the story of the author's love-hate relationship with "Amulet" during the 18-month restoration. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953818075
ISBN
9780953818075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 30.
Publisher
Lyons Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762792955
ISBN
9780762792955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Lee, Joe. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 128 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Updated ed.
SKU
V9781934389447
ISBN
9781934389447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Bob Monkhouse recounts his life and 40 years of stardom in show business, during which time he has known both triumph and tragedy. He tells of his personal difficulties, his love affairs and his television successes, and relates anecdotes about many stars of the entertainment world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 24. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099255819
ISBN
9780099255819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers rose above prejudice to become the first African-American to win the world middleweight title. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552704
ISBN
9781781552704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591846222
ISBN
9781591846222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Select Books Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590792032
ISBN
9781590792032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.90

hardcover. Based on documentary research and extensive interviews, this book breaks new ground by relating the personal histories of child care pioneers to wider policy and practice developments. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9781861343536
ISBN
9781861343536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37

Paperback. The fascinating story of one of the unsung heroes of World War One. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Lion Publishing Plc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745955612
ISBN
9780745955612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770411098
ISBN
9781770411098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.16

Hardcover. A biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a $1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and catheters that would become the foundation of the global multi-billion-dollar Cook Group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w photos, 25 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5868 x 3937 x 34. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253352545
ISBN
9780253352545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Hardcover. In 1983, French-Canadian composer Claude Vivier was murdered in Paris at the age of thirty-four. Based on unrestricted access to Vivier's personal archives, this book is the first to tell his story. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 330 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464857
ISBN
9781580464857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.06

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX6; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801017063
ISBN
9780801017063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 509.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134505
ISBN
9780813134505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Appx 65-70 4-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBTB; KNTP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553459272
ISBN
9780553459272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.42

Paperback. The first volume in a series of memoirs by an influential musician and songwriter. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743478649
ISBN
9780743478649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A narrative reconstruction and reconsideration of the 1979 murder of Cary Ann Medlin, the author's third grade classmate, and the execution twenty years later of Robert Glen Coe, the man convicted of the crime, the first in Tennessee in forty years. Reminiscent of the best crime writing of Capote, Didion and Baldwin. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of New Orleans Publishing United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608010189
ISBN
9781608010189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

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