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Biography
Paperback. The infamous emperor Caligula ruled Rome as a tyrant who ultimately became a monster. An exceptionally smart and cruelly witty man, Caligula made his contemporaries worship him as a god. He drank pearls dissolved in vinegar and ate food covered in gold leaf. This book deals with his life and work. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas; Most, Glenn W.; Psoinos, Paul. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; BGH; HBLA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 295 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287594
- ISBN
- 9780520287594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.36
€ 27.99
€ 21.36
Hardback. The infamous emperor Caligula ruled Rome from AD 37 to 41 as a tyrant who ultimately became a monster. This book sets the emperor's story into the context of the political system and the changing relations between the senate and the emperor during Caligula's time and finds a rationality explaining his notorious brutality. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas; Most, Glenn W.; Psoinos, Paul. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392. A Biography. 240 pages, Illustrations. The infamous emperor Caligula ruled Rome from AD 37 to 41 as a tyrant who ultimately became a monster. This book sets the emperor's story into the context of the political system and the changing relations between the senate and the emperor during Caligula's time and finds a rationality explaining his notorious brutality. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 20. Weight: 392. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas; Most, Glenn W.; Psoinos, Paul.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248953
- ISBN
- 9780520248953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.48
€ 47.99
€ 34.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226423593
- ISBN
- 9780226423593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.31
€ 51.99
€ 40.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226423623
- ISBN
- 9780226423623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. Includes Memories from Brian Clough's Family, Friends and Fans. 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 11. Weight: 366.
- Publisher
- Db Publishing Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908234988
- ISBN
- 9781908234988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGS; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Y Lolfa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784614041
- ISBN
- 9781784614041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904634300
- ISBN
- 9781904634300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. A masterpiece of sports writing, Carwyn - A Personal Memoir is a reflection on the connected yet divergent cultural forces which had shaped both the rugby coach and the author; a dazzling sidestep of an essay in both social and personal interpretation. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409862
- ISBN
- 9781910409862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
paperback. Despite talk of bulls, bears and stock-market crashes, the depression meant little to young brothers Alun and Arthur as they carved their initials into the sycamore tree below Hope Mountain. They longed to see the great ships that would bring their father home. Eagerly they follow the progress of their father, famous Welsh tenor Jabez Trevor. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Edition
- First Edition - Softcover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998066
- ISBN
- 9781906998066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. This title tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. Editor(s): Pautz, Patrick Charles; Adorno, Rolena. Translator(s): Pautz, Patrick Charles; Adorno, Rolena. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 193 x 11. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264168
- ISBN
- 9780803264168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Hardcover. When "citizen-soldier" Alvin Coe Voris first wrote to his wife in 1861, he embarked on a correspondence that spanned the duration of the Civil War. The 428 letters collected in this volume form a Civil War chronicle and an insight into the ideals of a man called by conscience to the battlefield. Num Pages: 330 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802985
- ISBN
- 9780875802985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.49
€ 47.49
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531230
- ISBN
- 9781908531230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.78
€ 33.99
€ 24.78
Hardback. Creator of favorite tunes such as "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street", Jimmy McHugh was a one-man history of twentieth-century popular music. This biography of McHugh captures the significant contributor to American songwriting. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034657
- ISBN
- 9780252034657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and '80s San Francisco with an openly gay father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348903
- ISBN
- 9780393348903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGW; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Route
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901927450
- ISBN
- 9781901927450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. A horrifying story rapidly unfolded. Ariel Castro, a local school bus driver, had separately lured Berry and two other young women, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, to his home, where he trapped them and kept them chained. This book describes the unimaginable torment they suffered and the strength and resourcefulness that enabled them to survive. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JM; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171601
- ISBN
- 9780552171601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
paperback. Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0001239
- ISBN
- 9780006550167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Snatched from the streets of Thailand, loaded onto a truck with hundreds of other stolen dogs and destined for the restaurants of Hanoi, Miracle the dog shouldn't be alive today. But an incredible rescue led to a fateful meeting with Amanda Leask, a dog lover from Scotland. This book tells a tale which proves that miracles really can happen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785032578
- ISBN
- 9781785032578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
paperback. Presents the dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity - an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670920860
- ISBN
- 9780670920860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447295266
- ISBN
- 9781447295266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17