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Paperback. The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler, SS-Reichsfuhrer, Nazi Interior Minister, and Chief of Police, whose name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199651740
ISBN
9780199651740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitler's most loyal acolytes. But how did this club-footed son of a factory worker rise from obscurity to become Hitler's malevolent minister of propaganda, most trusted lieutenant and personally anointed successor? This book answers these question. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 47. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523697
ISBN
9780099523697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Roy Orbison's music - whether heard in his own recordings or in cover versions of his songs - is a significant part of contemporary American culture despite the fact that he died almost a generation ago. This book looks at the long span of Orbison's career and probes into the uniqueness of his songs, singing, and performance style. Series: Sound Matters. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592130375
ISBN
9781592130375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621656
ISBN
9781900621656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.77
€ 51.29

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cathcart, Kevin J. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558033
ISBN
9781904558033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.77
€ 51.10

Hardcover. Volume three of a collection of surviving letters written by Peter le Page Renouf covering his varied career from his days as a student in Oxford until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. This volume covers Renouf's years in Dublin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621908
ISBN
9781900621908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.77
€ 51.29

Paperback. Presents the voices of young Americans - former soldiers who have opted out of the war - who draw their power from wrenching honesty about first hand experiences. This book provides a direct account from soldiers that turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves in the conflict in Iraq. Num Pages: 254 pages, b/w illustrations integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; BTM; HBJK; HBLW3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0007987
ISBN
9781844543632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905147571
ISBN
9781905147571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550177435
ISBN
9781550177435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.99

Hardcover. Mark Twain was not only a legendary author and humorist; he was also a successful businessman in a variety of ventures. He founded his own publishing house where he made a killing of $2. 5 million in today's dollars by publishing General Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs. Num Pages: 278 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471933373
ISBN
9780471933373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Hardcover. Born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 1850, Jack Daniel became a legendary moonshiner at age 15 before launching a legitimate distillery ten years later. By the time he died in 1911, he was an American legend-and his Old No. 7 Tennessee sipping whiskey was an international sensation, the winner of gold medals at the St. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WBXD3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471273929
ISBN
9780471273929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. An unlikely tale of Buddhism, politics, and the creation of modern Thailand Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150432
ISBN
9786162150432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.49

Hardcover. A Jazz Life and Beyond. 350 pages, throughout the book. Reveals the author's obsessions and motivations that have driven him and the dilemmas of surviving as a top creative musician in an often inhospitable world. This book describes the difficulties that accompanied his brilliant career for many years. It shows his ambitions and achievements in classical composing, and his interests outside music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGFA. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northway Publications
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955090899
ISBN
9780955090899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.97

Hardcover. Sleeping sickness, also known as Human African trypanosomiasis, is one of Africa's major killers. Interweaved with African geography, this work presents the author's story which reveals what it is like to be a young doctor falling in love with Africa, and tells of his building of a vocation in the search for a cure for this cruel disease. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1H; BGTA; MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222674
ISBN
9781905222674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGT; MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 2. .
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745342
ISBN
9781910745342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642130
ISBN
9780691642130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Horsdal & Schubart Publishers Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920663790
ISBN
9780920663790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This book is both an affectionate memoir and a history of the science and BBC programming behind the forecast: Peter explains how it came about, who collects all the information and what it's like to read this bulletin. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: APW; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
UIT Cambridge United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906860158
ISBN
9781906860158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.50

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510708921
ISBN
9781510708921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00

Hardcover. This is the story of William Preston, a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916968335
ISBN
9780916968335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.55

Paperback. Destroying Angel. 208 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 18. Weight: 292.
Publisher
DB Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859837771
ISBN
9781859837771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Known for single-handedly saving Frank Sinatra's career with his stunning orchestral arrangements, Riddle's intelligent, seductive style also attracted such singers as Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Johnny Mathis and Linda Ronstadt. Presents the musical side of Riddle as well as the private. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589791633
ISBN
9781589791633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.08

Hardback. A short, radical biography of the author of the classic anti-colonial text Black Skin, White Masks. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336305
ISBN
9780745336305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 83.19

Paperback. A short, radical biography of the author of the classic anti-colonial text Black Skin, White Masks. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336251
ISBN
9780745336251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.61

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