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Paperback. A dazzling investigation into loneliness, art and the modern city - 'A fierce and essential work' Helen Macdonald. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 b&w illustrations on text paper. BIC Classification: BM; DN; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782111252
ISBN
9781782111252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. A diary that reveals the author's frustrations, fears, pleasures and self-doubts. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Robert. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BGHA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780752452678
ISBN
9780752452678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian and philosopher. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675541
ISBN
9780226675541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. A neuroscientist tells the remarkable story of how she rewired her own brain--and came to see the world anew Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286. A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions. 256 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. When neuroscientist Susan Barry was fifty years old, she took a trip to Manhattan. She saw the city in an astonishingly new way. With each glance, she experienced the deliriously novel sense of immersion in a three dimensional world. Giving an account of the brain's capacity for change, this title describes Barry's remarkable journey. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020737
ISBN
9780465020737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447263647
ISBN
9781447263647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. A warm and charming memoir from the cult creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b&w images. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316. 448 pages, illustrations. A warm and charming memoir from the cult creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 334.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678416
ISBN
9781847678416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.89

Hardcover.
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st edn
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846822360
ISBN
9781846822360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.00
€ 46.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848669871
ISBN
9781848669871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Series: Squint. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998934
ISBN
9781908998934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. A funny and touching coming-of-age memoir set on the fabled Old Course of St Andrews. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783960002
ISBN
9781783960002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Paperback. Birhan Woldu became one of the most recognized faces and forms of the late 20th century when her skeletal image was used at the end of 'Live Aid' to globally publicize famine in Africa. This title tells Birhan's life story from the days when her father literally carried his daughter across Africa on an epic journey to life, to Live Aid. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 X 8 pg colour plates. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPN; BG; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Holland Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847738455
ISBN
9781847738455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Revilo Language Cards United Kingdom
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897609521
ISBN
9781897609521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. One puff adder, one antelope, one crocodile - This was the list of sick animals presented to the author on his first day as a new vet at London Zoo in 1951. And his time at the zoo didn't get any less strange or entertaining. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502605
ISBN
9780857502605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Hardcover. Elizabeth Behr-Sigel (1907-2005) was one of the most important Orthodox theologians of the twentieth century. For seventy years she helped her church, dispersed and uprooted from its cultural heritage, adapt to a new world. In her retirement she continued to work on behalf of women and of the ecumenical movement. Editor(s): Plekon, Michael. Translator(s): Ryan, Jerry. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033859
ISBN
9780268033859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.10

Paperback. Presents a study of women's letters. Organized by subject matter, and covering various topics from politics, work and war, to childhood, love and sexual passion, this title reveals the depth, breadth and diversity of women's lives through the ages. It provides an opportunity to read the real words of real women, in their own intimate language. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454795
ISBN
9780752454795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Favorov, Nora Seligman. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219784
ISBN
9780300219784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. The text of Equiano's narrative presented here is that of the 1789 first edition. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KBB; BGA; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974942
ISBN
9780393974942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486406619
ISBN
9780486406619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.76

Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437162
ISBN
9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Gaposchkin, M. Cecilia; Field, Sean L. Translator(s): Field, Larry F. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478185
ISBN
9780801478185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. A year in the life of an inner city school teacher Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719521270
ISBN
9780719521270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Hardcover. One of the greatest Marxist philosophers of the Bolshevik Revolution and an integral force in the creation of the Red Army, Lev Trotsky was expelled from the Party by Joseph Stalin in 1927 and deported in 1929, first to France, then Turkey, and Norway soon after. This title offers an account of Trotsky's time in Oslo. Series: Russian Studies. Num Pages: 430 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1DVUA; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804743
ISBN
9780875804743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.65

paperback. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults". Series: The Worlds Greatest. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134. Good copy with some shelf wear. Previous owner's markings on inside cover, half title page and title page.
Condition
Used, Good
Number of pages
192
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0011522
ISBN
9780753700891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010131
ISBN
9781847010131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.41

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