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Paperback. '..I never imagined I would have a dog like Ted, who needs me as much as I need him. He trusts me to feed and care for him, and I trust him with my life. I never thought I could be this happy. I hold his lead, he holds my heart..' Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473635708
ISBN
9781473635708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Presents a biography of Mary Livermore, an important nineteenth-century reformer. This book reconstructs Livermore's remarkable story, and explores how and why she became so renowned in her day. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495135
ISBN
9781558495135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.41

Hardback. Based on extensive sources, including newspapers, trial documents, and local histories, this gripping account of a seemingly typical woman who achieved extraordinary notoriety will appeal to true crime lovers and historians alike. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19, 7 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420202
ISBN
9781421420202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGHA; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Plume
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780147516381
ISBN
9780147516381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 748 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTN; 3JJ; BGT; HBJK; HBLW; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Calgary Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
748
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552385869
ISBN
9781552385869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.40
€ 48.70

Paperback. 128 pages, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 136 x 10. Weight: 130.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445606392
ISBN
9781445606392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. This piece of Chicago-style journalism traces the careers of 'Bathhouse' John Coughlin and 'Hinky Dink' Mike Kenna, one a former bathhouse rubman, the other once the Chicago Tribune's loudest newsboy as the two rose to the top of the city's political world, via gambling palaces, bars, thugs, prostitutes and dives. Num Pages: 385 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810123205
ISBN
9780810123205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. This history traces the rise of William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson, Chicago's famous reform mayor, from his upper class roots to his years as a teenaged cowboy, from his fame as a star athlete to the years as a master politician in a world where the ward boss ruled and whiskey for the voters cost a quarter a shot. Num Pages: 370 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810123199
ISBN
9780810123199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BM; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556439148
ISBN
9781556439148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; APB; BGFA; JFSL3; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399573224
ISBN
9780399573224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226214016
ISBN
9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.46

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Counterpoint LLC United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619020016
ISBN
9781619020016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.99

hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971362
ISBN
9781597971362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890962664
ISBN
9780890962664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Now in Paperback! Legendary music manager, Ron Weisner, finally shares his story of what it was like to work with Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Paul McCartney, among others, while also witnessing huge changes in the music industry Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 20.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493008568
ISBN
9781493008568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.51

Hardback. A high-powered music manager reflects on his forty-year career, working with Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, and Madonna, his friendships with Gladys Knight, Quincy Jones, and Curtis Mayfield, and the huge, often detrimental changes he witnessed within the industry. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; AV; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791446
ISBN
9780762791446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Approx. 70- 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; AFCL; AGHF; BK; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 307 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Crown
Edition
Deluxe, Signed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804189774
ISBN
9780804189774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.86

Paperback. A memoir of George W Bush, America's 43rd president. It takes us on a journey through the defining decisions of his life. It describes his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Virgin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753539965
ISBN
9780753539965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.31

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Crown
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition/First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804189767
ISBN
9780804189767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. Mick Ronson was a lot more than just the guitarist for Ziggy Stardust. This fully updated first biography is full of first-hand recollections by those who were closest to him including a foreword by his wife Suzi and a hand-written speech by his daughter Lisa. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062680
ISBN
9781786062680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASZD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593764128
ISBN
9781593764128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.83

paperback. Editor(s): Brown, N. Anthony. Series: Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy. Num Pages: 245 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DQ; DS; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618113962
ISBN
9781618113962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
LID Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911498261
ISBN
9781911498261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Primates of Park Avenue is an "amusing, perceptive and..deliciously evil" memoir of the most secretive and elite tribe, Manhattan's Upper East Side mothers. Num Pages: 272 pages, stepback. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JFC; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476762715
ISBN
9781476762715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.09

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