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Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726833
ISBN
9780674726833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.13
€ 58.19

Paperback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854012
ISBN
9780761854012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.04

Hardback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854159
ISBN
9780761854159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.85

Hardback. Robert Parson's plans for restoring Catholicism involved either the conversion of James VI of Scotland or the installation of the Spanish Infanta. Parsons's ideas became an integral part of the struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism in religion and between constitutionalism and absolutism in politics. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910123
ISBN
9781575910123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.62

Hardback. Spurs' Cult Heroes is devoted to 20 players who have won a special place in the hearts of the White Hart Lane faithful - not necessarily the greatest footballers, but a unique brotherhood of mavericks and loyal stalwarts, local lads and exotic imports who ignited passion on the terraces. Includes Greaves, Klinsmann and Jones, Roberts and Ardiles. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGS; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848181083
ISBN
9781848181083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.41

Paperback. On the afternoon of August 15, 1969, Richie Havens took the stage at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, welcoming a crowd of several hundred thousand to the green fields of Max Yasgur's farm. Havens was the first act - the legendary festival, years in the making, was finally beginning. This title tells the story from inspiration to celebration. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Ecco
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061576584
ISBN
9780061576584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. A new perspective on the controversial life of Roger Casement. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; B; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845889821
ISBN
9781845889821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. The inside story of Birmingham CID's fight against crime in the '70s and '80s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657875
ISBN
9781445657875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.02

Paperback. Provides an account of life of the author's first tour of duty in Vietnam - the blood, fear, camaraderie, and tedium of combat and maneuver. First published in 1987, this book shows an eager young recruit growing before the reader's eyes into a proud but bloodied combat veteran. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585446049
ISBN
9781585446049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.45

Paperback. Paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. MOZART
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KRF0022501
ISBN
9780747401506
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The original classic that revealed the truth about ambition, greed and excess in London and Wall Street, by the author of The Big Short and Flash Boys Num Pages: 304 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839966
ISBN
9780340839966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. 'Hugely enjoyable .. It reads like a novel, a fantasy tale of rags to riches' Charles Handy in The Sunday Times Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; JFFR; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340766996
ISBN
9780340766996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A" New York Times" bestseller. "Hilarious. No mushy tribute to the joys of fatherhood, Lewis' book addresses the good, the bad, and the merely baffling about having kids."--"Boston Globe." Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VFVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338096
ISBN
9780393338096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.89

Hardcover. Collects the columns which baseball legend Jackie Robinson wrote for the New York Post and the New York Amsterdam News, as well as excerpts of letters between Robinson and politicians such as Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy. The brevity of the columns and Robinson's vivid imagery and compelling voice make this an absorbing and very moving read. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610014
ISBN
9780815610014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.69

Paperback. Former Australian rugby union legend and World Cup winner, now acclaimed television sports pundit, on his glittering career in the game - and how close he came to losing his life. Num Pages: 320 pages, (2 x 8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007568765
ISBN
9780007568765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Adolf Hitler is one of the most notorious political figure. This biography looks at Hitler's life from his childhood, his time as a drop out, his awakening as a revolutionary and his then relatively conventional ascent to power. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415436465
ISBN
9780415436465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BTC; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908479860
ISBN
9781908479860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Offers an insight into the idiosyncrasies of the English legal system and how it has changed since the late 1960s. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408801291
ISBN
9781408801291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.80

Paperback. Michael McIntyre is Britain's biggest comedy star. He has released two record-breaking DVDs, "Live and Laughing" and "Hello Wembley"; hosts his own BAFTA-nominated BBC1 series, "Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow"; and has picked up British Comedy Awards for Best Live Stand-Up and Best Male TV Comic. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141045672
ISBN
9780141045672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Details how one of the best and brightest of professional athletes destroyed himself through temptation and arrogance Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238497
ISBN
9780803238497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.01

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