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Hardback. Richard B Russell, a Southern Democrat, used his positions of power to force an otherwise liberal internationalist foreign policy establishment to heed his non-interventionist, militarist, and Southern nationalist approaches to international crises. This book takes another look at Russell's role as foreign policy maker during the Cold War. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742544970
ISBN
9780742544970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849547390
ISBN
9781849547390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life was tough and from the moment Jeff could walk he learned to go door to door, begging rags from the rich, which he sold down the markets. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Puffin Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951071
ISBN
9780241951071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

hardcover. A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 illus. throughout. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Scribner
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476731902
ISBN
9781476731902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. A celebrated account of a young African-American who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476731919
ISBN
9781476731919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. Author Jeff Guy explains how, after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by imperial policies of divide and rule and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Num Pages: 512 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921334
ISBN
9780813921334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Paperback. Based on new interviews with key figures this is the most authoritative and explosive account of the life of Charles Manson. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857208941
ISBN
9780857208941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Can we be martial arts practitioners and Buddhists at the same time? A raucous, irreverent, no holds barred look into the Buddhist and Martial Arts worlds! Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREZ; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Findhorn Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844097227
ISBN
9781844097227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. The untimely death of Dougal Haston in 1977 robbed climbing of one of its most charismatic, controversial and enigmatic figures. A man of extremes, who managed to combine a rock star's lifestyle with a career at the cutting edge of world mountaineering, Haston remains a cult figure whose deeds have inspired generations of climbers world-wide. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953403
ISBN
9781841953403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569765456
ISBN
9781569765456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; BM; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911274582
ISBN
9781911274582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. The autobiography of the most Do-It-Yourself of punk bands, NOFX Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; AVGU; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824777
ISBN
9780306824777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. This text focuses on the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. In providing a biography of Hertz and his scientific community, Buchwald aims to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 halftones, 83 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078885
ISBN
9780226078885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 55.55

Hardcover. "Modernist scholar Jed Rasula presents the first narrative history of the emergence, decline, and legacy of Dada, showing how this strange artistic phenomenon spread across Europe and then the world in the wake of the Great War, fundamentally reshaping modern culture in ways we're still struggling to understand today"-- Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; ACXJ; AGB; BGF; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465089963
ISBN
9780465089963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.01

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV9; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414387130
ISBN
9781414387130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.17

Paperback. Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heart-breaking childhoods.. This deeply affecting memoir is a triumph in every possible way, and it does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in the human spirit.' - Dani Shapiro Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081820
ISBN
9781844081820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Sir Aurel Stein's books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. Num Pages: 594 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531779
ISBN
9780226531779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. In this fascinating book, Jeanette Lucraft treats Katherine as a missing person and reconstructs her and her times to uncover the mystery of the 'other woman' in John of Gaunt's life. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455976
ISBN
9780752455976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Hardback. 'From Moscow to Cuba and Beyond' vividly evokes the joys as well as the difficulties of life as an expatriate and diplomat under Stalin, Tito and Castro, as well as of the particular demands of diplomatic life in the USA. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854741
ISBN
9781848854741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.65

Hardback. During her mother's long death from Alzheimer's, Jeanne Murray Walker learned to navigate the memories and history that connects her to her mother, her family and her own childhood in hopeful and beautiful ways. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJND; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455544981
ISBN
9781455544981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of him would change his life, and ultimately change the world. The body belonged to legendary American Footballer Mike Webster, whose mental health had rapidly declined after he had stopped playing - he had ended up. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; KNSP; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241975916
ISBN
9780241975916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.75

Paperback. The private life of Marie Antionette Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886387
ISBN
9781845886387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Hardback. The focus of this book is the trial and conviction of Sante and Kenneth Kimes for the bizarre murder of Irene Silverman, whose New York mansion they were attempting to steal. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871319425
ISBN
9780871319425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. Offers an account of the Protestant Reformation, reporting on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics, and also on events in the author's convent. This work provides a fresh perspective on struggles for religious and political power in sixteenth-century Geneva and a glimpse at early modern monastic life. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJD; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226417066
ISBN
9780226417066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

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