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Hardback. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists. Num Pages: 400 pages, 146 color illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; BGT; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072558
ISBN
9780674072558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Hardcover. Biography of Soviet agent Kim Philby, the 'Third Man' in the Cambridge spy ring at the heart of Britain's secret cold war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898676
ISBN
9780859898676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. One of France's most high-profile writers and a Nobel Prize-winner, Albert Camus experienced both public adulation and acrimonious rejection during his career, which was cut short by a fatal car accident in 1960. Edward J. Hughes unravels the life of a complex personality whose work and stance were the subjects of intense interest and scrutiny. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234939
ISBN
9781780234939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. The King's Ranger explores not only military history but also such aspects of the American past as colonial migration, upheaval in the backcountry.. and the formation of new settlements in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219087
ISBN
9780823219087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Hardback. The King's Ranger explores not only military history but also such aspects of the American past as colonial migration, upheaval in the backcountry.. and the formation of new settlements in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219070
ISBN
9780823219070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322363
ISBN
9780940322363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392783
ISBN
9780141392783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy and is regarded as the greatest philosophical genius since Immanuel Kant. In this book, the author traces the complex relationship between the philosopher's life, his work and his time. It describes Wittgenstein's eventful life, his numerous trips, and his friendships. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861893208
ISBN
9781861893208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.85

Paperback. An in-depth look at a serial murder case that changed Southeastern Michigan Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472034468
ISBN
9780472034468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. All of Lear's finest nonsense rhymes are reproduced with the author's illustrations. The volume also contains, and makes available for the first time in decades, Lear's exuberant travel writing. Editor(s): Swaab, Peter. Num Pages: 265 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486. Selected Nonsense and Travel Writings. 265 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Swaab, Peter. All of Lear's finest nonsense rhymes are reproduced with the author's illustrations. The volume also contains, and makes available for the first time in decades, Lear's exuberant travel writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BJ. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 29. Weight: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547597
ISBN
9781857547597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. Keywords: Biography
Format
Hardback
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press New Mexico
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0191397
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. This is the first biography of jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern. Drawing from Davern's many interviews and the recollections of his friends and family, Meyer tells the story of the man and his music and why both were unique and irreplaceable. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810876927
ISBN
9780810876927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.20

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691621494
ISBN
9780691621494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.70
€ 57.06

Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871403773
ISBN
9780871403773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.53

Paperback. Assesses James G Blaine's role as an architect of empire and revisits the ambitious imperialistic goals of this two-time secretary of state. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 157 pages, cartoons, photographs, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026055
ISBN
9780842026055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBTR; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635675
ISBN
9780691635675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.98

Paperback. The Yellow Jersey Club contains just twenty-six living members. To become one of this exclusive number requires complete dedication, brutal self-sacrifice and the most extraordinary physical attributes. This book offers insights into the minds of cycling's best ever riders of the past forty years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSBX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171052
ISBN
9780552171052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. A starkly compelling, original chronicle of survival in Nazi-occupied Poland, available in English for the first time Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137451
ISBN
9781934137451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. Acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, Jr., combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to paint the portrait of the most talented financial buccaneer of his generation. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465068869
ISBN
9780465068869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Tucker, Janet. Num Pages: 210 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956611
ISBN
9780750956611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. In George Seward: America's First Great Runner, Edward S. Sears seeks to restore Seward's standing among the greats of track and field. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810861336
ISBN
9780810861336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.49

Paperback. Mahler's life was a remarkably complex one, his success as a conductor continually overshadowed by his craving for recognition as a composer. Recognition which never came in his lifetime. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780384450
ISBN
9781780384450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A biography of the German-Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945), a leading figure on the Weimar intellectual scene and one of the last and finest representatives of the liberal-idealist tradition. It traces the development of Cassirer's thought in its historical and intellectual setting. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152356
ISBN
9780691152356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, there were many fingers on the trigger, writes Steers, who corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment of American history in his award-winning book, now available in paperback. 51 illustrations. 4 maps. Num Pages: 376 pages, 51 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191515
ISBN
9780813191515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

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