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Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035710
- ISBN
- 9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. This text on Bernardino considers the preacher's inflammatory role in Renaissance social issues. It takes the reader into the social underworld of early Renaissance Italy to discover how one influential figure helped to dramatically increase fear, hatred and intolerance for society's margins. Num Pages: 378 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226538549
- ISBN
- 9780226538549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 46.16
€ 53.47
€ 46.16
Paperback. Anthony Waterlow left his decrepit, rubbish-filled room in a run-down boarding house at 4.45 pm on Monday 11 November 2009. By 6 pm, the 42-year-old was seen leaving another home: his sister Chloe's in Randwick .He left behind her slaughtered body and that of their father; celebrated art curator Nick Waterlow. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522862317
- ISBN
- 9780522862317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 503 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864738967
- ISBN
- 9780864738967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.24
€ 42.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Frederick Fell United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883910108
- ISBN
- 9780883910108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 219 x 8. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727468
- ISBN
- 9780916727468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.43
€ 26.43
Hardcover. Written in tightly constructed rhymed quatrains, this is the first biography of internationally acclaimed Texas jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Beginning in 1963 with Dorham's recordings in Denmark, this book-length poem traces the story of the Texan's career performing with the greatest musicians of the bop and hard bop eras in jazz history. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727956
- ISBN
- 9780916727956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 21.99
€ 21.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817915742
- ISBN
- 9780817915742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.24
€ 32.99
€ 29.24
This text offers both first-hand witness to women's resistance to state violence, and insights into the formation of women's community. It describes how political prisoners forged alliances to demand better conditions and to maintain their sanity in the confines of their cramped cell. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Literature of the Middle East S. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; BG; JFSJ1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088887
- ISBN
- 9780520088887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.82
€ 37.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605989105
- ISBN
- 9781605989105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 19.97
€ 30.99
€ 19.97
Hardcover. Katherine Anne Porter revealed only scant facts about her life, and often gave conflicting accounts. Here, the author finds that Porter's deceptions were a screen for deep personal turmoil, fuelled by multiple marriages, and babies lost to miscarriage, abortion, and stillbirth. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578067770
- ISBN
- 9781578067770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Hardcover. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KEX0200154
- ISBN
- 9780297811022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KKD0002927
- ISBN
- 9780297811022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KLJ0014529
- ISBN
- 9781403984975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Part self-help book, personal journey, and meditation on a well-lived life, this title is filled with provocative, and inspirational stories that provide a colorful glimpse into the rise of a young superstar and the philosophy behind his success. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16-Page Color Photo Insert. BIC Classification: BM; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062112415
- ISBN
- 9780062112415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.15
€ 17.99
€ 16.15
Hardback. Remember the wonderfully romantic book of letters by Beethoven, Byron and Napoleon that featured in the Sex and the City film? That collection never actually existed, but all of the letters referenced in the film were real; so Macmillan decided to create Love Letters of Great Men.. Editor(s): Doyle, Ursula. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230739468
- ISBN
- 9780230739468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.55
€ 23.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Together for the first time in one volume: the bestselling Love Letters of Great Men and Love Letters of Great Women Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330515139
- ISBN
- 9780330515139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Lady Ursula d'Abo's memoirs of her uniquely glamorous life make riveting reading. Her vivid accounts include life at Belvoir Castle, her role in the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 and her close friendships with men as varied as Rex Whistler, the Maharajah of Jaipur and Paul Getty. Editor(s): Watkin, David. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- d'Abo Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907991097
- ISBN
- 9781907991097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.10
€ 17.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, over 560 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1748. The Life Story of the World's Highest Scoring Ace. 296 pages, Over 560 black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 289 x 226 x 27. Weight: 1768.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403965
- ISBN
- 9780887403965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.34€ 46.95
€ 65.34
€ 46.95
Paperback. A detailed biography, using material not previously available, of the English composer who was at the centre of musical events in England for sixty years. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, frontispiece, 16 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192820822
- ISBN
- 9780192820822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.60
€ 90.60