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Hardback. The jazz musician describes his teenage years as a gifted saxophonist, his friendship with John Coltrane, his performances with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jimmy Heath, and his work as a composer for films and television. --Publisher's description. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913338
- ISBN
- 9781439913338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.64
€ 46.64
Hardback. Recounts the tale of a career UN official caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Putting a human face on international operations, this book is suitable for those interested in Southeast Asia, and the role of international peacekeeping. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BT; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742555525
- ISBN
- 9780742555525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.18
€ 168.18
Hardcover. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- 1st American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149262
- ISBN
- 9781935149262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 47.45
€ 54.99
€ 47.45
paperback. Hitler's Master Strategist. 320 pages, 16-pg photo section. To many students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the conflict, if not the entire 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000596
- ISBN
- 9781612000596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.78
€ 30.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. * The definitive biography of the philosopher Jacques Derrida(1930-2004). * In writing this biography, Benoit Peeters talked to over ahundred individuals who knew and worked with Derrida. He is alsothe first person to make use of the huge personal archive built upby Derrida throughout his life and of his voluminouscorrespondence. Num Pages: 700 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 700
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745656168
- ISBN
- 9780745656168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Hardback. Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona. Translator(s): Kover, Tina A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AKLC; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404547
- ISBN
- 9781421404547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Hardcover. * The definitive biography of the philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930-2004). * In writing this biography, Benoit Peeters talked to over a hundred individuals who knew and worked with Derrida. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745656151
- ISBN
- 9780745656151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.33
€ 33.99
€ 26.33
Paperback. Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) was a goldsmith and sculptor whose autobiography is one of the most vivid and interesting ever written. In it he describes artistic techniques such as bronze casting as well as a fascinating account of life and intrigue in 16th century Italy. This new translation is based on the latest critical edition of the text. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conaway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555314
- ISBN
- 9780199555314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Hardcover. Benvenuto Cellini is an artist-craftsman, one of the greatest sculptors in the renaissance, passionately devoted to art, the worshipper and frequenter of the great men of his time, the 'divine' Michelangelo, who came to his studio. This autobiography gives an account of his daily life in Renaissance Florence and Rome, its studios, and its taverns. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFKB; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 540
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593289
- ISBN
- 9781841593289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. The Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith describes his life and career. Series: Arts and Letters. Num Pages: 582 pages. Dimension: 186 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 582
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714833644
- ISBN
- 9780714833644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.37
€ 10.99
€ 9.37
Paperback. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, celebrated Italian goldsmith (1500-1571), in which Cellini tells the story of his life and art and also depicts the manners and morals of both the rulers and their subjects in 16th Century Italy. This new edition includes new notes on the text and a chronology. Editor(s): Bull, George. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 496 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1DST; AFKB; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447187
- ISBN
- 9780140447187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Hardback. The first intellectual biography of Primo Levi to describe the intersection of his roles as both chemist and writer Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition ~1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137231
- ISBN
- 9780300137231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
There's a Fax from Bruce: Edited Correspondence Between Bruce Beresfor...
Beresford, Bruce, Milliken, Sue
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925005660
- ISBN
- 9781925005660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.93
€ 25.99
€ 17.93
paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks and creases. Small scoring to back endpapers, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014057
- ISBN
- 9780862785956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In Provence, December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that has come to define him. Yet for more than a century biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened that night have been left with more questions than answers. The author sets out to discover exactly what happened that night in Arles. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784702229
- ISBN
- 9781784702229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.84
€ 19.99
€ 14.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- TarcherPerigee
- Edition
- Gjr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399176821
- ISBN
- 9780399176821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.78
€ 16.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. Heartwarming nostalgia book about a young and idealistic teacher transforming the lives of her pupils in deprived 1960s Liverpool. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 119 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444741384
- ISBN
- 9781444741384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Mayo, Bernard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813903101
- ISBN
- 9780813903101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.26
€ 23.26
Hardback. Contains profiles and reading lists for 100 popular nonfiction authors. This book focuses on such contemporary authors as Bill Bryson. Series: Popular Authors Series. Num Pages: 452 pages, 51 illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: BGL; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591584872
- ISBN
- 9781591584872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.62€ 75.24
€ 77.62
€ 75.24
Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866674
- ISBN
- 9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 25.25
€ 32.00
€ 25.25