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Hardback. In 1798 Robert Morris - "financier of the American Revolution", confidante of George Washington, recent US Senator - plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtor's prison and public contempt. Setting Morris' tale in the context of the nation's founding, this title focuses on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196047
ISBN
9780300196047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Hanley, Ryan Patrick. Num Pages: 600 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154053
ISBN
9780691154053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. Includes bibliographical references and index. Series: The World in a Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJG; BGH; HBJF1; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190250010
ISBN
9780190250010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.94

Paperback. Ryan Giggs first played for Manchester United in the season before the Premiership began; back when Bryan Robson was still captain. He took possession of United's left wing and never loosened his grip. This title presents his portrait. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col)., col. ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962107
ISBN
9780241962107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773004
ISBN
9780889773004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Like many entrepreneurs, the author had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a nothing to lose mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. This title offers stories and a road map for entrepreneurial success. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591845997
ISBN
9781591845997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.88

hardcover. Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813143798
ISBN
9780813143798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.90

Paperback. 8vo.Standard paperback edition

. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0296869
ISBN
9780861215492
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. The unlikely rise and colourful life of a flawed sporting legend one of the architects of the footballing magic that we now associate with Brazil s beautiful game. " Translator(s): Downie, Andrew. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224064330
ISBN
9780224064330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ANC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583948439
ISBN
9781583948439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. The Sound of Gravel is Ruth Wariner's unforgettable and deeply moving story of growing up in a polygamist Mormon doomsday community. The thirty-ninth of her father's forty-one children, Ruth is raised on a farm in the hills of Mexico, where polygamy is practiced without fear of legal persecution. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250077707
ISBN
9781250077707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. An account of the author's growing up as the hearing daughter of deaf Jewish parents during the 1930s and 1940s, revealing the challenges deaf people faced during the Depression and afterward. She portrays her family with honesty, and her account provides a living narrative of the Deaf experience in pre- and post-World War II America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563682872
ISBN
9781563682872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.05

Paperback. John Aubrey's life's work was to commit to posterity the England he loved. His Brief Lives would redefine the art of biography and capture the personalities and spirit of the seventieth century like no other work. This is his biography. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490630
ISBN
9780099490630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Shares some of the author's first recipes so readers can make the Dry-Fried Shrimp she first tasted in China, or the Dacquoise served at the end of a magical visit to a Paris bistro. This title also shares the intimacies of her personal life and makes readers feel that they are enjoying a cosy dining-table conversation with a friend. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Gardners Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099435952
ISBN
9780099435952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Presents an author's account of the many disguises she employs to dine undetected when she takes on the much coveted and highly prestigious job of "New York Times" restaurant critic. Through these spy games, she finds herself changed not just physically, but also in character. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099489979
ISBN
9780099489979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGA; HBJK; HBLW3; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556228940
ISBN
9781556228940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.15

Hardcover. Editor(s): Barnard, Simon. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957648104
ISBN
9780957648104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Barnard, Simon. Num Pages: 232 pages, 100. BIC Classification: ASD; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Signum Books (Imprint of Flashpoint Media Ltd)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957648135
ISBN
9780957648135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. One woman's daily record of life in Guernsey during the German occupation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 42 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445603131
ISBN
9781445603131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

Paperback. Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. This book tells the story of this brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 540 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1072. A Life in Physics. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. 540 pages, 32 b&w photographs. Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. This book tells the story of this brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; PHN. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight: 772.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208605
ISBN
9780520208605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.47

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