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Paperback. A personal history of 50 years in photo-journalism by one of the top journalists of the 20th century. John Morris tells the inside stories from the field, ranging from photos of the D-Day landing to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Series: Crime and Justice: a Review of Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, 112 halftones. BIC Classification: AJCR; BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226539140
ISBN
9780226539140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.67

paperback. Tells the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 photographs, 6 illustrations, 31 colour plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BG; HRAX; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Combined Academic Publ.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Complete ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283916
ISBN
9780803283916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

hardcover. In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes's life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802080172
ISBN
9780802080172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Brigham Young was a roughhewn New York craftsman whose impoverished life was electrified by the Mormon faith. Turner provides a fully realized portrait of this spiritual prophet, whose pioneering faith made a deep imprint on thousands of lives in the American Mountain West. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416857
ISBN
9780674416857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591810421
ISBN
9781591810421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Acclaimed as 'the best book about Tolkien', this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 b/w illus, 11 b/w plates (8pp), With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007119530
ISBN
9780007119530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Surviving the Impossible. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight: 216.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674203
ISBN
9781847674203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Rev Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747577270
ISBN
9780747577270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. On-the-ground reporting and behind-the-scene stories from Mexico's drug war by Mexico-based journalist, John Gibler. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865174
ISBN
9780872865174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. This biography follows Heuston's life, from his birth in Dublin, to his time as a railway clerk in Limerick. Finally it outlines his move back to Dublin, his joining The Volunteers, the Easter Rising, his imprisonment and execution. Series Editor(s): Collins, Lorcan. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172686
ISBN
9781847172686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.99

Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590. Used hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
Number of pages
320
Publisher
Hodder Headline Ireland Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0015399
ISBN
9781444720945
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The dream was football .. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x colour plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444720976
ISBN
9781444720976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300094046
ISBN
9780300094046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171844
ISBN
9781590171844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. This is an account of John and Gerardine Gleeson's quest to conceive, of the serious physical damage Gerardine suffered as a result of in-vitro fertilization, and of her tragic death. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sitric Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0007521
ISBN
9781903305027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers an account of George Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. This book brings to life the entire American frontier. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365438
ISBN
9781626365438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.14

Hardback. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Spotting on top page edges, remains fine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0027007
ISBN
9780671688523
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers on relativity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777599
ISBN
9780552777599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. New updated edition of the biography of a remarkable man - motor neurone disease victim and awesome intellect Stephen (A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME) Hawking Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117287
ISBN
9780349117287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
Media tie-in
SKU
KIN0031274
ISBN
9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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