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Paperback. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon? Num Pages: 688 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784703509
- ISBN
- 9781784703509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. This book reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 colour illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184310
- ISBN
- 9780300184310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.68
€ 25.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264. Prophet without Honour. 156 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869194147
- ISBN
- 9781869194147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.64
€ 25.99
€ 22.64
paperback. Temple. Abridged edition, by D.C. Somervell. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- SKU
- KST0024792
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443954
- ISBN
- 9780801443954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Dave. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 88 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679775
- ISBN
- 9780816679775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.21
€ 14.21
paperback. Clean copy. James
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Overlook Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KST0024090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. During the glory days of the French Renaissance, young John Calvin (1509-1564) experienced a profound conversion to the faith of the Reformation. This biography presents Calvin as a human being, a man at once brilliant, arrogant, charismatic, unforgiving, generous, and shrewd. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170849
- ISBN
- 9780300170849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Ronald Tritton was recruited in 1940 for the position of War Office Publicity Officer by Major-General Beith, Director of Public Relations at the War Office, to transform the dysfunctional department. Editor(s): McGlade, Frederick. Num Pages: 672 pages, 64 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677441
- ISBN
- 9781907677441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.07
€ 46.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300832
- ISBN
- 9781896300832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.58
€ 35.99
€ 24.58
Hardcover. A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography' A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240900
- ISBN
- 9780393240900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.94
€ 37.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. * Film star Ewan McGregor travels around the world by motorcycle with his best friend, actor Charley Boorman - a unique and fascinating travel/adventure book Num Pages: 400 pages, Section: 32, colour + b/w int. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751536805
- ISBN
- 9780751536805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Polanski is one of the most talented and distinguished of modern film makers. Covering Polanski's films as director, this book addresses the eclecticism, ambiguity and paradoxes of his cinema, while seeking out the common elements in his films. It examines the autobiographical effect of Polanski's films, his characters and diverse narratives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112974
- ISBN
- 9781845112974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.90
€ 33.99
€ 28.90
Hardcover. 338pp. n.d. c.1953?. Plates. Keywords: Biography, Russian life, history
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS1012932
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Aims to acquaint Proust fans with Jeanne Weil Proust. This book captures the life and times of Proust's mother, from her German-Jewish background and her marriage to a Catholic grocer's son to her lifelong worries about her son's sexuality, health problems, and talent. It explores the culture of fin de siecle France. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226056425
- ISBN
- 9780226056425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the literary and social circles of London and Paris, during the Second World War and for twenty years after. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141193922
- ISBN
- 9780141193922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his recollection of those hedonistic days. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140183092
- ISBN
- 9780140183092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - Waugh describes the local colour as he cruises around the Mediterranean as an Englishman abroad. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140188370
- ISBN
- 9780140188370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Explores the author's Oxford youth, his unexpected conversion, his literary enthusiasms (from P G Wodehouse to Graham Greene) and the perils of basing fictional characters on real people. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182933
- ISBN
- 9780141182933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. This title tells Campion's story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391502
- ISBN
- 9780141391502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08