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Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471529422
- ISBN
- 9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.53
€ 53.48
€ 45.53
Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471362708
- ISBN
- 9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992991784
- ISBN
- 9780992991784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.92
€ 20.92
Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985855
- ISBN
- 9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. One man's story of life in The Joy - compulsive, chilling and frank. A no-holds-barred account of a criminal's time in the notorious Dublin prison, as revealed to journalist Paul Howard. New introduction by the author. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847177445
- ISBN
- 9781847177445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746549
- ISBN
- 9781901746549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. His name may not be as well known as that of his colleague and spiritual descendent, Marshall McLuhan, but Harold Innis's influence on contemporary critical media and communication studies has been no less profound. This concise look at Innis' life and conributions to the communication field. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742524842
- ISBN
- 9780742524842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.33
€ 54.33
Hardback. His name may not be as well known as that of his colleague and spiritual descendent, Marshall McLuhan, but Harold Innis's influence on contemporary critical media and communication studies has been no less profound. This concise look at Innis' life and conributions to the communication field. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742524835
- ISBN
- 9780742524835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.34
€ 150.34
Paperback. Examines the stories and subsequent trials behind some of the most infamous cases of British female killers between the early part of the nineteenth century and the 1950s. This book analyses each of these prominent British cases. It includes post-trial material as well as the executions of the offenders. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780750950817
- ISBN
- 9780750950817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458724
- ISBN
- 9780752458724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. She'd been intimately his, and he hers, for twenty-seven years - which were his final twenty-seven years. She'd lasted through three wives, the Nobel Prize, and all his ruin. He'd owned her, fished her, worked her and rode her, from the waters of Key West to the Bahamas to the Dry Tortugas to the north coast and archipelagos of Cuba. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 53. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099565994
- ISBN
- 9780099565994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.37
€ 25.99
€ 19.37
Hardback. James Sowerby (1757-1822) was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, all during the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; BGT; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 256 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842465967
- ISBN
- 9781842465967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 58.30
€ 59.42
€ 58.30
Paperback. A gripping autobiography by missionary and Bible courier Paul Hattaway, author of The Heavenly Man. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857218483
- ISBN
- 9780857218483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. This astonishing biography has sold more than 750,000 copies in English since 2002 and has been translated into over 30 languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854245977
- ISBN
- 9781854245977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. * The definitive and explosive account of a harrowing murder case that has shocked Britain Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751542325
- ISBN
- 9780751542325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. * The definitive account of a national tragedy: by the journalist who broke the story and the UK's 'Number One Expert on Serial Killing' - with full details of the January 08 trial Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 24, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751540246
- ISBN
- 9780751540246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJF; HBLW; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158862
- ISBN
- 9780231158862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158879
- ISBN
- 9780231158879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786496969
- ISBN
- 9780786496969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.91
€ 40.99
€ 40.91
Paperback. Sergeant 'Bommer' Grahame, one of the deadliest soldiers on the battlefield is an elite army JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller- pronounced 'jay-tack'). This title tells the story of Bommer Grahame and his five-man Fire Support Team on their tour of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091938086
- ISBN
- 9780091938086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. The autobiography of the biggest football star of the last decade Num Pages: 592 pages, 32pp colour insets integrated onto text paper. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 37. Weight in Grams: 306. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRA0003343
- ISBN
- 9780747268185
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Maverick House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905379699
- ISBN
- 9781905379699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.92
€ 11.92
Paperback. Paul Galvin has enjoyed a brilliant and at times controversial career. This book offers a compelling, unflinching account of a career that has fascinated football fans for over a decade. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848272064
- ISBN
- 9781848272064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.08
€ 14.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608460748
- ISBN
- 9781608460748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78