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Paperback. Examining director Werner Herzog's 1972 international breakthrough, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, described as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of the 1970s, Ames demonstrates why Herzog's work is more relevant and compelling now than ever before, and argues that Aguirre is key to understanding his aesthetic. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB; APFG; BGF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577538
ISBN
9781844577538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself was the first work that influenced the nineteenth-century genre of slave narrative autobiographies. Written and published by Equiano, a former slave, it became a prototype for those that followed. Editor(s): Costanzo, Angelo. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551112626
ISBN
9781551112626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.00
€ 18.53

Hardcover. Nevill Johnson is better known as a painter and photographer than as a writer. Eoin O'Brien, close friend of Nevill Johnson and literary executor of his estate, has edited his writings in this volume for the first time. The resulting book, provides an intriguing insight into the life of one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century. Editor(s): O'Brien, Eoin. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516293
ISBN
9781843516293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 17.10

hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine and showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Glendale Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0023965
ISBN
9780907606161
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Magill Publications (Holdings) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
SKU
KOC0016582
ISBN
9780950765945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The startling biography of a native Turkestani whose pursuit of self-determination for his country saw him serve the Nazis in World War II, the Red Army, and the CIA at the height of the Cold War. Translator(s): Barchard, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; HBWQ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046978
ISBN
9781849046978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. A powerful and moving account of the treatment of Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger sentenced to 1000 lashes, as well as the story of his wife and their family's struggle. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPN; BGHA; JPVH1; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408707937
ISBN
9781408707937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Hardcover. This is the personal story of a middle-class, Jewish, US educated Cuban who joins Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to become a leader in the dramatic and dangerous urban underground during the struggle and ultimate triumph of the revolution, from 1952-1959. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787961695
ISBN
9780787961695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.03

Hardback. Offering a collection of over 200 pages of rock-n-roll comics, this title features over twenty-seven new grooves inspired by, and in tribute to, the myth and magic of this club of lost stars and their shining, tragic legacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BK; DQ; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Action Lab Entertainment, Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781632291219
ISBN
9781632291219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 30.09

Paperback. The man known simply as 'Enge' by his millions of fans worldwide has sold over 150 million records and is in the "Guinness Book of Records" for achieving 56 consecutive weeks in the chart with "Release Me". In this title, he shares his life story with openness, humour and honesty. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753541104
ISBN
9780753541104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Violent movements opposing existing political orders erupted throughout nineteenth-century Europe, but nowhere was this revolutionary impulse made more dramatically visible than in Russia. This title presents English translations of the memoirs of five Russia's female revolutionaries. Editor(s): Engel, Barbara Alpern; Rosenthal, Clifford N. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BM; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
2, reprint with new introduction and bibliography
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806907
ISBN
9780875806907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. Biography. 294pp. Keywords: Enda Watters. The author gives an account of his visits to missionary countries on all the continents over a period of half a century
Publisher
Columba Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781856076715
ISBN
9781856076715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 19.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708319475
ISBN
9780708319475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.67

Paperback. A book based on eyewitness accounts of the American Civil War by 120 children between the ages of four and 16. Their diaries, letters and reminiscences are a testimony to their resilience in the face of great adversity and their capacity to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813328232
ISBN
9780813328232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172865
ISBN
9781590172865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Hardcover. This is the biography of 'Big Jim' Larkin. Through the research of Emmet O'Connor, Larkin - Labour leader and agitator - is thoroughly evaluated. Based on police records, FBI files, and archives of the Communist International in Moscow, O'Connor explores the hidden side of a very private person who kept his ambition behind a veil of silence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 labour history images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781906359935
ISBN
9781906359935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.59

Paperback. Emmet O'Connor uses archival sources, including declassified Soviet Union and FBI files, to cast light on Jim Larkin and his relations with international communism. He aims to uncover the motivation behind Larkin's public persona. Series: Radical Irish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183397
ISBN
9781859183397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. Emmeline Pankhurst grew up all too aware of the prevailing attitude of her day: that men were considered superior to women. When she was just fourteen she attended her first suffrage meeting, and returned home a confirmed suffragist. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870409
ISBN
9781784870409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Emmeline Pankhurst was raised in a world that valued men over women. At fourteen she attended her first suffrage meeting and returned home a confirmed suffragist. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871253
ISBN
9781784871253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563680861
ISBN
9781563680861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.11

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