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Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128078
ISBN
9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173283
ISBN
9780691173283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 20.01

Paperback. Clinton.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annotated
SKU
KTJ0000638
ISBN
9780060859831
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 7.13

Hardback. A remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BTM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328294
ISBN
9780745328294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.36

Hardcover.
Publisher
Loose Chippings Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907991004
ISBN
9781907991004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.12

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; JFSC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337243
ISBN
9780897337243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.26

Hardback. Possibly one of the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the realist tradition. This biography traces the writer's life from his boyhood in Ohio, to his consularship in Italy under President Lincoln, to his rise as editor of "Atlantic Monthly". Num Pages: 545 pages, 47 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238961
ISBN
9780520238961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.98

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
[First Edition]
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837053
ISBN
9781843837053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.79

paperback. Luc Besson is considered one of the hottest international properties to emerge from the new wave of French film directors in the 1980s. This is a study of Besson's film-making career to date, placing the films within their socio-historical and political context. Series Editor(s): Holmes, Diana; Ingram, Robert. Series: French Film Directors. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Manchester Univ Pr United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719050763
ISBN
9780719050763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.72

Paperback. Charts the journey of the author as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682667
ISBN
9781846682667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.14

paperback. This book contains the inspiring stories of U.S. health care volunteers who traveled abroad to provide humanitarian aid to patients in Third World and war-torn countries. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairview Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781577491286
ISBN
9781577491286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.17

Paperback. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309346
ISBN
9781477309346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; ACQ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681774206
ISBN
9781681774206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pages of color images. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; ACQ; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605989723
ISBN
9781605989723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Wartime Childhood. 304 pages. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822371
ISBN
9781408822371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Hardcover. A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082869
ISBN
9780393082869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. A groundbreaking work that reveals how Marlon Brando shaped his legacy in art and life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 41. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351200
ISBN
9780393351200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967334
ISBN
9780750967334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.21

Paperback. The memoir of a Great Ormond Street nurse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409129172
ISBN
9781409129172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638024
ISBN
9780816638024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. Well-read paperback in acceptable to good condition. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual stamps and markings. Mylar dustjacket.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0009801
ISBN
9780717127979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Fine copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014058
ISBN
9780717127979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613307
ISBN
9781926613307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. The Whitlams' wasn't just a love story - it was a dynamic and enduring partnership that shaped our nation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733632440
ISBN
9780733632440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.22

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