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Biography

Paperback. Offers an account of the author's modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians, and the writing of his masterpiece, The Tin Drum, in Paris. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507598
ISBN
9780099507598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KAK0006760
ISBN
9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.39

Hardcover. Hasan al-Banna (1906-1949) was an Egyptian political reformer, best known for establishing the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist organization which has millions of members and spans the Arab world. This book offers an account of al-Banna's life and work. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684304
ISBN
9781851684304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206042
ISBN
9783838206042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.96

Multiple-component retail product. A wealth of memoirs, personal reflections and commentaries that reveal the personality and character of one of the most influential thinkers in the history of philosophy, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Editor(s): Ground, Ian; Flowers, F.A., III. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HPCF; HPL; HPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 2385.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474260190
ISBN
9781474260190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 596.09
€ 536.42

Paperback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847391032
ISBN
9781847391032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. An autobiography that tells Groucho Marx's rags-to-riches story with a difference. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages printed with text = 272pp total. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753519509
ISBN
9780753519509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, 360 images. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300100723
ISBN
9780300100723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.61
€ 46.96

paperback. A memoir written by a performer and manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West tour in Europe Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 200 pages, 34 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; ASZX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803234659
ISBN
9780803234659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Greville Janner. 161 p., [8] p. of plates ill., ports. 24 cm. Publishers cloth. Good clean copy with bright gilt title on the spine, well defined edges and tight binding." Keywords: "Biography - Political - Britain,Biography - Political - Countries & Regions,Travel & Holiday - Countries"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Robson Books Dublin, Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
SKU
KEX0070094
ISBN
9781861052179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. We must see to it that we put the best of ourselves in our letters; for there is nothing to suggest that we shall see each other again soon. So wrote Walter Benjamin to Gretel Adorno in spring 1940 from the south of France, shortly before he took his own life. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636696
ISBN
9780745636696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in popular music for all time. This book captures the heady atmosphere of the recording studio in 1965 as witnessed by many clustered around the mercurial genius from Minnesota. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571223862
ISBN
9780571223862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at the University of Minnesota on election night 2008. This title follows not only recordings but performances, books, movies, and various manner of highways and byways in which Bob Dylan has made himself felt in our culture. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571254453
ISBN
9780571254453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Autumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing. John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. This title tells the story of the trader John Paulson who predicted the economic crash in 2008 - and made the biggest windfall in history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043159
ISBN
9780141043159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Cosimo dei Medici stabilized ducal finances, secured his borders, doubled his territory, attracted scholars and artists to his court, academy, and universities, and dissipated fractious Florentine politics. These triumphs were far from a foregone conclusion, as Gregory Murry shows in this study of how Cosimo crafted his image as a sacral monarch. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725478
ISBN
9780674725478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.13
€ 57.98

Hardback. Part biography, part history, part critical examination of Babel's legacy in Russian, European, and Jewish cultural context, The Enigma of Isaac Babel offers the first comprehensive view of the great Russian Jewish author since the opening of Soviet archives. Editor(s): Freidin, Gregory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759038
ISBN
9780804759038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. An analysis of 20th century historian Eric Hobsbawn, assessing his scholarly record and the intellectual and political journey his life represents. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328447
ISBN
9780745328447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. A South Carolinian's attempts to secure freedom for America and itsslaves Num Pages: 354 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611176124
ISBN
9781611176124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811215350
ISBN
9780811215350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172469
ISBN
9781590172469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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