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Paperback. In the 1970s John Chernoff recorded the story of Hawa, a 16 year old West African girl working as an "ashawo", or bar girl. Through Hawa, the reader gains an inside view of life in modern West Africa, for those without money, education or experience. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103525
ISBN
9780226103525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. A new, definitive edition of the biography of William Cody or Buffalo Bill includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's original Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 photographs, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240728
ISBN
9780803240728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. 8vo.The north of Ireland. Nice clean copy in dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
White Row Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KEX0292149
ISBN
9781870132459
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Mentor of the Cuban Revolution. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing
Condition
New
Publication date
2012
SKU
V9781552664667
ISBN
9781552664667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Explores the theme of friendship in the lives and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. This title offers a comprehensive view of how Emerson's and Thoreau's friendships took root and bolstered their individual political, social, and ethical projects. Editor(s): Lysaker, John T.; Rossi, William. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221438
ISBN
9780253221438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. Simon Bolivar was a revolutionary who freed six countries, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a general who fought a cruel colonial war. This book illuminates the inner world of Bolivar, the dynamics of his leadership, his power to command, and his modes of ruling the diverse peoples of Spanish America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126044
ISBN
9780300126044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. Paperback edition of the autobiography of one of popular music's most recognizable and talked-about icons Num Pages: 544 pages, 3 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471137211
ISBN
9781471137211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: AVGU; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653411
ISBN
9780859653411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, period photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907869297
ISBN
9781907869297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512911
ISBN
9781905512911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. When Sir Reginald Goodall died in 1990, at the age of 88, he had already acquired cult status and was considered one of the greatest Wagner conductors of our times. This book examines the mysteries of Goodall's early career, his Fascist sympathies, his remarkable late flowering and the renewed fame of his last 20 years. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835172
ISBN
9781843835172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Now available in paperback to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his death, this biography corrects many of the myths surrounding the often controversial Thomas Beecham. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KKD0009048
ISBN
9781843836261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 176 colour and black and white photos. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1176. No dust jacket, as issued
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804844079
ISBN
9780804844079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.72

Paperback. Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. This book reveals secrets as: seeing the totality of life and putting things into perspective; understanding the concept of Yin and Yang; and, defeating adversity by adapting to circumstances. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809231942
ISBN
9780809231942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time Bruce Lee. Num Pages: 200 pages, 176 colour and black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFB; BGF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 281 x 17. Weight in Grams: 932.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804847810
ISBN
9780804847810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Presents a backstage view of the author's own struggle, crisis, and discovery, revealing the early life and career that took place out of the public eye and before he became a nationally known star. In this title, he raises the curtain on the making of one of our most beloved actors. Num Pages: 336 pages, Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061734984
ISBN
9780061734984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. John Lewis Barkley's memoir provides a rare and vivid ground-level look at World War I through the eyes of a soldier whose exploits rivaled those of Sergeant York and won him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620197
ISBN
9780700620197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

Paperback. Takes you behind the scenes of some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. This book features historic events both accessible and relevant to an entire new generation of Americans. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603094009
ISBN
9781603094009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Offers account of author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603093002
ISBN
9781603093002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. The first-ever collection of the letters of John Lennon, now available in paperback. Editor(s): Davies, Hunter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 361 x 31. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780225036
ISBN
9781780225036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Zarah Petri came to Canada from Hungary in the 1920s. At 16, she lost her job in a Hamilton knitting mill because she got married. During Prohibition, the teen bride made up for lost income by bootlegging her home-made pear liquor. This memoir has been written in the first person by her son. Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897425411
ISBN
9781897425411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060520724
ISBN
9780060520724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.40

Hardback. A dynamic, humour-filled and thought-provoking graphic novel adaptation of John Leguizamo's award-winning stage-show and HBO special about the highs and lows of his life, from the streets of New York to his years as a Hollywood player. Illustrator(s): Cassano, Christa; Beyale, Shamus. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419715181
ISBN
9781419715181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. From the man behind the infamous @GSElevator Twitter account, true stories from the wild world of international finance. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855500
ISBN
9781611855500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.53

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