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Paperback. In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to 'Miss Adorable', Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. This collection invites readers to experience the founding of a nation and the partnership of two strong individuals. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 color illustrations, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057050
ISBN
9780674057050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Now, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281074297
ISBN
9780281074297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A rigorous introduction to the infamous despot and one of the key figures of modern history Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749136
ISBN
9781780749136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745475
ISBN
9780804745475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Hardcover. No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of the terrible suffering caused by the Civil War. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504837
ISBN
9780674504837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Paperback. An American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era Berlin Editor(s): Collomp, Catherine; Groppo, Bruno. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075599
ISBN
9780252075599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. A story about male friendship and drug addiction, told by a doctor who watched his young friend and student, a brilliant tennis player, destroy his life with cocaine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099735014
ISBN
9780099735014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297433
ISBN
9789652297433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Num Pages: 754 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
754
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813136080
ISBN
9780813136080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.21

Hardcover. "The History of Akbar" by Abu l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. In this volume, Humayun s turbulent reign ends, and Akbar ascends his father s throne." Translator(s): Thackston, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Wheeler M (Harvard University). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504943
ISBN
9780674504943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928337294
ISBN
9781928337294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Hardcover. Poignant and witty essays on the beautiful complexity of marriage. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393254792
ISBN
9780393254792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.62

Hardcover. Ahmet Agaoglu's life and writings reflect huge 20th-century historical events, such as revolutions in Russia in1905 and 1917 and the establishment of Azerbaijan. This work is based on Agaoglu's journalistic output and fieldwork in the Caucasus, as well as literature of the period. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUZ; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648557
ISBN
9781860648557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.96
€ 137.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Malsbary, Gerald. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
St Bede's Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781879007482
ISBN
9781879007482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Adam Ashforth, an Australian who has spent many years in Soweto, finds his longtime friend Madumo in dire circumstances: his family has accused him of using witchcraft to kill his mother and has thrown him out on the street. Convinced that his life is cursed, Madumo seeks help among Soweto's bewildering array of healers and prophets. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029726
ISBN
9780226029726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061896453
ISBN
9780061896453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. The inspiring memoir of a man who traded a career to found Pencils of Promise, an organization that has built over 100 schools in the developing world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSN1; JN; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476730639
ISBN
9781476730639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062320414
ISBN
9780062320414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. Canada s Voice is the first comprehensive biography of a diplomat and scholar who shaped foreign policy during Canada s golden age as a middle power. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774816724
ISBN
9780774816724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Adam Gopnik's memoir of five years as an American family man in Paris Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847243928
ISBN
9781847243928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849161862
ISBN
9781849161862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JFHX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Feral House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936239993
ISBN
9781936239993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. In the 1940s and '50s, Joe, the son of stage and film star Leslie Henson, chose a completely different path, alien to his thespian parents and decided to pursue a career as a farmer. In this book, he reveals the family traits, childhood experiences and farming wisdom which have made him the man he is today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGA; TV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 241.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785940729
ISBN
9781785940729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Hardback. In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds. This is an account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; TV; WND; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849900706
ISBN
9781849900706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

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