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Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397650
ISBN
9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. "Countless books have been written about the infamous outlaw .. this is surely one of the best."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330632
ISBN
9780393330632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. "This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."-Larry McMurtry Num Pages: 544 pages, 62 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJG; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338188
ISBN
9780393338188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 542 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BG; DN; DQ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 1043. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821413241
ISBN
9780821413241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. * In this carefully researched account, acclaimed biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli's life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood and his name misappropriated as a result. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115993
ISBN
9780349115993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Subtitled 'The First Scientist', this new one-volume biography places science at the centre of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated: 30, integrated. BIC Classification: AGB; BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 52. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112749
ISBN
9780349112749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Groundbreaking biography of Galileo, one of the greatest scientists and religious heretics in history Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822104
ISBN
9780753822104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 100 Photographs and Art Work, Including Black and White and Colour Photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Michael Wiese Productions United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615931392
ISBN
9781615931392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935669
ISBN
9780813935669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.19

Hardcover. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive biography of geek and gaming culture's mythic icon, Gary Gygax, and the complete story behind his invention of Dungeons and Dragons. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 16 page color insert. BIC Classification: BG; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 607.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632862792
ISBN
9781632862792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. Aims to recreate the turbulent times through which William Shakespeare lived: the age of the Reformation, the Spanish Armada, the Gunpowder Plot and the colonization of the Americas. Drawing on a range of sources, this work takes us back into Elizabethan England to reveal a man who is the product of his time. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563521419
ISBN
9780563521419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Three years into his solo adventure in rural France, Michael Wright has everything he ever wanted: a ramshackle house, several manly power tools, a cat, a grand piano and a vintage aircraft. Yet the lovelier his life becomes, the lonelier he feels. Three unfulfilled wishes return to haunt him. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrated map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553819380
ISBN
9780553819380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Nice copy, some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackwater Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KST0027132
ISBN
9780861219681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. James VI & I had a series of notorious male favourites. These affairs were almost certainly sexual. They diminished the majesty of the monarchy and raised the spectre of a sodomitical court and effeminized nation. It is a story of political intrigue coloured by sodomy, pederasty, and gender instability as backdrop to the English Civil War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555439
ISBN
9781781555439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. This startling biography explores the remarkable life of an iconic figure of the twentieth century, Vaclav Havel, author and dissident, who became the first president of the Czech Republic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857898524
ISBN
9780857898524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.26

Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with sunning and some minor nicks, remains intact. Publishers sticker on front pastedown, covering inside flap of dustwrapper, otherwise good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Pergamon
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0013359
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Fine copy with minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Pergamon
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KKD0015227
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1KBB; ASDL; BGFA; BTP; YFY; YNDB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 215.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314478
ISBN
9780571314478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629145716
ISBN
9781629145716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810119598
ISBN
9780810119598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.86

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