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Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674491977
- ISBN
- 9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.30
€ 54.99
€ 46.30
Paperback. Peter 'Ginger' Baker is a legend. A pioneering drummer who transcends genre, he's done much to popularise world music with his fierce passion for the rhythms of Africa. He is that rare thing - both critically acclaimed and globally successful. He has also lived a life more rock'n'roll than most. Num Pages: 291 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 291
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844549665
- ISBN
- 9781844549665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Legendary trainer of Red Rum tells his remarkable life story in his own inimitable style Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w, 1 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755313730
- ISBN
- 9780755313730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. The first ever translation into English of Lampedusa's correspondence. It Includes recently discovered, previously unpublished letters and unreleased photographs of London by Lampedusa himself. This edition is enriched by new unpublished material not available in the previous hardback edition. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274. 236 pages, Illustrations, ports. The first ever translation into English of Lampedusa's correspondence. It Includes recently discovered, previously unpublished letters and unreleased photographs of London by Lampedusa himself. This edition is enriched by new unpublished material not available in the previous hardback edition. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight: 274. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846881374
- ISBN
- 9781846881374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Through character sketches and anecdotes the author depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint, and Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444605
- ISBN
- 9780140444605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Translation of: Vite de' piu eccellenti architettori, pittori et scultori italiani. Translator(s): Bondanella, Julia Conway; Bondanella, Peter E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537198
- ISBN
- 9780199537198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
Hardcover. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is "Famous Women", the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted to women. Translator(s): Brown, Virginia. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003477
- ISBN
- 9780674003477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
€ 33.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA1; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Spanish Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857230788
- ISBN
- 9788857230788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.86
€ 30.99
€ 25.86
Paperback. Translator(s): Stoner, Jean. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGHA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170168
- ISBN
- 9781590170168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.53
€ 24.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. Biography...John Hennig. 96pp
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781903631386
- ISBN
- 9781903631386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. In December 1968 two girls - Mary Bell, eleven, and Norma Bell, thirteen - stood before a criminal court in Newcastle, accused of strangling, within a six-week period, Martin Brown, four years old, and Brian Howe, three. Norma was acquitted. Mary Bell was found guilty of manslaughter rather than murder and was sentenced to 'detention' for life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712662970
- ISBN
- 9780712662970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. A biography of Albert Speer, an important figure of the Nazi High Command. An architect and an intellectual, he was seen to be a humane man, but, as Minister for Armaments, how could he not have known about the concentration camps? This book examines such moral issues about Speer and the Nazis. Num Pages: 784 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; AM; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330346979
- ISBN
- 9780330346979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. A biography of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp. After weeks of talk with him and months of further research, the book shows us this man as he saw himself, and 'as he was seen by many others, including his wife. It is a compelling study of the evil. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674478
- ISBN
- 9780712674478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.16
€ 25.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. The memoirs of Giulio Gatti-Casazza, one of the twentieth century's greatest impressarios who reigned for ten years at La Scala in Milan before going on to spend twenty-seven years with the Met in New York. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. .
- Publisher
- Overture Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543789
- ISBN
- 9780714543789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600772
- ISBN
- 9780691600772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.66
€ 54.99
€ 39.66
Paperback. Offers a brief, attractively written account of Owain Glyndwr (1359-1415) and his Rebellion (1400-1415), one of the most exciting and romantic episodes in the history of Wales. Series: The Pocket Guide. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708319413
- ISBN
- 9780708319413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.45
€ 6.45
Franz Rosenzweig was a prominent figure in the development of Jewish existentialism and a major influence on the work Emil Fackenheim amongst others. This work offers an array of significant texts and presents Rosenzweig's life in an informative way. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Third Edition,3
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204294
- ISBN
- 9780872204294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.74
€ 53.99
€ 38.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614708759
- ISBN
- 9781614708759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.93€ 83.50
€ 120.93
€ 83.50
Paperback. One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty years of his life. Focusing on different parts of Sibelius' life, the author explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. Num Pages: 549 pages, 12 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DNF; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 549
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005478
- ISBN
- 9780226005478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Hardcover. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is one of the twentieth century's greatest composers. This biography explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. It traces Sibelius' relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304779
- ISBN
- 9780226304779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 79.37
€ 94.85
€ 79.37
Paperback. Of all the millions of words written in anger or certainty regarding arguably the greatest murder mystery of all time, the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, one testimony remains glaringly absent. Num Pages: 356 pages. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Empire Publications
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746372
- ISBN
- 9781901746372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. "Playing God" presents poems about the experience of being a doctor, for both doctors and patients. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 b&w half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DCF; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Hammersmith Press Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905140169
- ISBN
- 9781905140169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. By the end of the 1960s, opposition to apartheid was in disarray. Yet in the space of a few short years. major and radical challenges developed that would set the country on a new path. This lively and original book tells the story of a generation of activists who embraced new forms of opposition politics that would have profound consequences. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431409716
- ISBN
- 9781431409716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.50
€ 18.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. On Mother's Day, 2002, the author was unmarried, addicted to drugs, booze, food and bad love. Her criminal record had grown steadily more muddied in her desperate quest for escapism. But by a strange twist of fate, it was on this day that she discovered she was pregnant. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718177362
- ISBN
- 9780718177362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88