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Paperback. Presents a memoir of a young historian, who was admitted in England's largest psychiatric institution, Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, later known as Friern Hospital. This memoir tells the story of author's madness years, set inside the wider story of the death of the asylum system in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MBPK; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951828
ISBN
9780241951828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. A vivid and compelling memoir recounting the real lives, loves and friendship of 1940s Soho and its working girls. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120230
ISBN
9781409120230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Enid Blyton is known throughout the world for her imaginative children's books and her enduring characters such as Noddy and the Famous Five. She is one of the most borrowed authors from British libraries. This biography documents the appeal of this extraordinary woman throughout the world. It also contains a list of Enid Blyton's writings. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Updated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440309
ISBN
9780752440309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The Dundurn Group Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888821621
ISBN
9780888821621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99

paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
SEVEN STORIES PRESS United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888363371
ISBN
9781888363371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Barbara Ransby chronicles Ella Baker's long political career as an organizer, intellectual and teacher, from her early experiences in depression-era Harlem to the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s. She paints a picture of the African American fight for justice and its intersections with progressive struggles worldwide in the 20th century. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856161
ISBN
9780807856161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Hardback. At a time when women could not vote and very few were involved in the world outside the home, Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950) was an intrepid explorer, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, and founder and patron of two natural history museums at the University of California, Berkeley. This title presents a luminous portrait of this woman. Num Pages: 397 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; GTB; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press California
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227262
ISBN
9780520227262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.63
€ 49.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, Four Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; BM; WFBS; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590308233
ISBN
9781590308233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BTC; JFFE1; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 261 x 2. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911274636
ISBN
9781911274636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. This collection of essays on Hildegard of Bingen, ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived. Editor(s): Newman, Barbara. Num Pages: 275 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520217584
ISBN
9780520217584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.34

Paperback. The spectacular 1848 escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery in Macon, Georgia, is a dramatic story in the annals of American history. In Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery , Barbara McCaskill revisits this dual escape and examines the collaborations and partnerships that characterized the CraftsAE activism for the next thirty years. Series: A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: B; DNJ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820347240
ISBN
9780820347240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.97

Paperback. Starting with fourteen-year-old Woolf's first palm-sized leather diary, Becoming Virginia Woolf illuminates how her private and public writing was shaped by the diaries of other writers. These key literary connections open a new and indispensable window onto the story of one of literature's most renowned modernists. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061399
ISBN
9780813061399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Tiberius has always been one of the most enigmatic of the Roman emperors and Barbara Levick offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of his life. This new edition contains a new preface and a revised bibliography. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 line drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415217538
ISBN
9780415217538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742558441
ISBN
9780742558441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742558434
ISBN
9780742558434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.77

Hardcover. Hepburn. Fine copy, with fine D.J
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KST0004842
ISBN
9780297813194
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.44

Paperback. Barbara Learning explores the seemingly magical world of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' youth, her fairy-tale marriage to a wealthy Senator and her astonishing transformation into a deft political wife and unique First Lady. This book documents Jackie's brutal, lonely and valiant thirty one year struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Num Pages: 368 pages, one 8 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250070258
ISBN
9781250070258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.66

Hardcover. In a career that spanned six decades, Samuel Rosenberg (1896-1972) created more than 500 works, and actively contributed to the development of painting in the 20th century. This work charts the life and career of this celebrated painter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 82 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942139
ISBN
9780822942139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.72

Paperback. Itching to Climb tells the story of Barbara James's undaunting spirit in the face of adversities, of a life spent facing challenges head on, with a singleminded determination to achieve despite the difficulties that life had laid in her way. This is a story of encouragement and hope for anyone who suffers with eczema, or any similar condition. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baton Wicks Publications
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898573913
ISBN
9781898573913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825306303
ISBN
9780825306303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.90

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