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Paperback. This journal takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to the South Sea Islands. It displays Darwin's speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relations between the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; P; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Wordsworth Classics of World Literature Ware, Hertfordshire
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264764
ISBN
9781853264764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.12

Paperback. Provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants - Charles Darwin . Honest and illuminating, these memoirs reveal a man who was isolated by his controversial beliefs and whose towering achievements were attained by a life-long passion for the discoveries of science. Editor(s): Neve, Michael. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433906
ISBN
9780140433906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436495
ISBN
9780140436495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others. Editor(s): Edmondson, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955061
ISBN
9781904955061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

paperback. Aims to catch the imagination of a public besieged by hack journalism. This title includes writings that are a blend of public and private, news and recollection, reality and description. It traces the development of the author's career as a journalist and examines his fusion of real events with flights of fancy. Editor(s): Pascoe, David. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140435801
ISBN
9780140435801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633336
ISBN
9780691633336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Naval & Military Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New ed of 1929 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843421290
ISBN
9781843421290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. This gripping biography tells how with extraordinary ambition, enterprise and showmanship, Alexander Korda established in Britain a film industry that rivalled Hollywood, built Europe's biggest studio, and created world-class stars, including Charles Laughton and Vivien Leigh. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 x 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 209 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848856950
ISBN
9781848856950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. boo hoo is a gripping, insider's account of the rise and fall of this most controversial of internet startups - a global, online retailer of sports and designer clothes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJE; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House Business
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002084
ISBN
9780099418375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. As a composite portrait of this complex, paradoxically private figure, 'John S. Beckett' is a fascinating record of an era seen through the character and achievements of a singular individual whose varied career touched many lives. Num Pages: 567 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516651
ISBN
9781843516651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510708679
ISBN
9781510708679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. One of the major intellectual figures of the 20th century, Paul Ricoeur has influenced a generation of thinkers. This philosophically informed biography provides an accessible look at both the philosophy of this thinker and the pivotal experiences that influenced his development. Num Pages: 162 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706030
ISBN
9780226706030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486220376
ISBN
9780486220376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.01

Hardback. Updates and expands Claghorn's previous book, Women Composers and Hymnists (Scarecrow, 1984), presenting succinct biographies for female composers in both secular and sacred music. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831308
ISBN
9780810831308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Burford Books,U.S. United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580800990
ISBN
9781580800990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.08

paperback. Series: Dover Occult. Num Pages: 1152 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
1152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486230948
ISBN
9780486230948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 35.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W integrated. BIC Classification: BM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781255353
ISBN
9781781255353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882218
ISBN
9780810882218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.12

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510864
ISBN
9781843510864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. This volume is a collection Petrus Stuyvesant's correspondence from 1647 to 1653, the first six years of his tenure as director general of New Netherland. These letters show how the young Stuyvesant handled major problems in his administration and confronted the challenges laid before him. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 196 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627920
ISBN
9780815627920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.09

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650418
ISBN
9780691650418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 446 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
446
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310329114
ISBN
9780310329114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.69

Paperback. Charles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4's "Thought for the Day". Here, he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the issues and dilemmas - moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp b&w. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481881
ISBN
9780099481881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Charles Hart played a minor part in the Confederate movement of 1848 as a Confederate agent propagating the Irish cause. His previously unpublished diary provides a fresh perspective on Young Ireland and mid 19th-century America. Editor(s): O'Cathaoir, Brendan. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 113.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183601
ISBN
9781859183601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 14.20

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