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Paperback. In the sweltering summer of 1858, the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The engineer entrusted by Parliament with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This book presents an account of his life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: BGH; TBX; TQSR1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750925808
- ISBN
- 9780750925808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857042910
- ISBN
- 9780857042910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Hardback. Presents the study of Kurt Weill's complete stage works. This title shows how Weill's experiments with a range of genres - from one-act operas and plays with music to Broadway musicals and film-opera - became an indispensable part of the reforms he promoted during his brief but intense career. Num Pages: 592 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 2 tables, 78 music examples. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271777
- ISBN
- 9780520271777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.46
€ 53.24
€ 42.46
Paperback. Isambard Kingdom Brunel had strong associations with South Wales; chief engineer of the GWR, he was the same for the South Wales Railway Company, taking the railways across South Wales. This work focuses on his contribution to the maritime world, from his work on dry docks and shipping facilities to his steamships, including his 'great leviathan'. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGT; HBTK; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449128
- ISBN
- 9780752449128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.87
€ 40.99
€ 33.87
Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444723250
- ISBN
- 9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.56
€ 12.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529202
- ISBN
- 9780714529202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 976 pages, 2 x 8 b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 46. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027944
- ISBN
- 9780141027944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KLN0017854
- ISBN
- 9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0017855
- ISBN
- 9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018142
- ISBN
- 9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0009821
- ISBN
- 9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780877471
- ISBN
- 9781780877471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A uniquely personal and insightful delve into one man's family history, as seen through the prism of two-hundred years of medicine in the British Isles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8pp bw & colour. BIC Classification: BM. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471163975
- ISBN
- 9781471163975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.52
€ 7.52
Paperback. A charming story of a love affair that repeatedly went up in smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230772441
- ISBN
- 9780230772441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.92
€ 19.99
€ 14.92
Paperback. Gives an introduction to Norbert Elias' work that is not part of the "Collected Works of Norbert Elias". Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; JH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr Dublin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621205
- ISBN
- 9781900621205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.92
€ 32.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. From his legendary 50s Sun recordings to his classic 'American' albums of the late 90s, Johnny Cash has always been the country voice of rock. Num Pages: 416 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Music Sales
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844494149
- ISBN
- 9781844494149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.82
€ 13.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. Allan Marriot Hutchins was one of thousands of young men who, in 1900, volunteered to fight the Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century. This book offers an eyewitness account of a soldier's life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465180
- ISBN
- 9780752465180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408189726
- ISBN
- 9781408189726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.32
€ 12.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
€ 23.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2x8-page b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1092.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474240000
- ISBN
- 9781474240000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.93
€ 40.93
Hardback. Addison Mizner transformed Palm Beach with his visionary architecture. In this detailed biography, Stephen Perkins and James Caughman examine Mizner's life and origins, and explore how the events of his life influenced his marvelous architectural legacy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 85 black & white halftones, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AMB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 305. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493026555
- ISBN
- 9781493026555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.15
€ 49.99
€ 48.15
Paperback. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson". This book investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. It analyzes the significance of Twain's books for American culture. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234746
- ISBN
- 9780631234746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.86
€ 44.86
Paperback. In June the author won the Giro d'Italia, fighting a ferocious battle against not only his rivals but also against his teammates and an angry, partisan Italian crowd. In July Roche secured the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, blacking out shortly after crossing the line following a superhuman effort. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224091916
- ISBN
- 9780224091916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Soldier of Change not only captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army which culminated in the most important battle of his life: defending the disenfranchised. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSK2; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348162
- ISBN
- 9781612348162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87