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Paperback. What is it, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle and wait for someone to light the fuse? Ask a few of the astronauts and find out. They had it. The first Americans in space, battling the Russians for control of the heavens, putting their lives on the line. This book is about the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099479376
ISBN
9780099479376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.07

Num Pages: 550 pages, 12 pages photograph section. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJH; JPF; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 232 x 44. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis South Africa
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9781485304562
ISBN
9781485304562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551640723
ISBN
9781551640723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551641843
ISBN
9781551641843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551642925
ISBN
9781551642925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

paperback. The author does not divine a purpose in the accidental opportunities he has encountered. Rather he accepts the mystery of their almost haphazardness and stresses the importance of seizing the opportunities that the opening doors present. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Brunswick Books Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552662366
ISBN
9781552662366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Mentor of the Cuban Revolution. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing
Condition
New
Publication date
2012
SKU
V9781552664667
ISBN
9781552664667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCM; BGHA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665725
ISBN
9781552665725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583673324
ISBN
9781583673324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

paperback. Begins in Ireland during the Second World War where O'Riain tells a tale of a family at war with one another and the violence that lurks behind their love. O'Riain forbidden by his mother to join the Boy Scouts or the reserve national army eventually puts on a uniform - the irregular uniform of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jacana Media South Africa
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770090781
ISBN
9781770090781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

Paperback. I remember shaving off my beard in the bathroom on the eve of the camp, with Mahalia Jackson singing rousing spirituals from the living room. Afterwards my chin was strangely smooth, and seemed to have shrunk. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770091443
ISBN
9781770091443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.89

Paperback. 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. It is 1963. South Africa is in crisis and the white state is under siege. On 19 August the dreaded Security Police swoop on Griggs bookstore in downtown Durban and arrest Eleanor, the daughter of the manageress. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770098909
ISBN
9781770098909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Politics in My Blood. 352 pages, illustrations. Kader Asmal, lawyer and teacher, South African Cabinet minister, and the driving force behind the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, has been called many things -- 'small, bustling, curious, courageous, indefatigable' (Irish Times) and 'dapper, combative, witty, cantankerous, sarcastic, urbane, precisely spoken' (Sunday Times). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BM; JPQ. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight: 586.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099036
ISBN
9781770099036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.78

Paperback. Falling madly in love, even when you know that by loving you risk all you have..it could happen to anyone. The Au Pair bravely goes where no other book has gone, and tells the story which so many women have experienced, with complete honesty. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099081
ISBN
9781770099081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. My Life in Cape Town, London, Havana and Home Again. 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA. Dimension: 201 x 140 x 17. Weight: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099227
ISBN
9781770099227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820483
ISBN
9781842820483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Jenni Calder was born Jennifer Rachel Daiches to a Scottish-born mother and English-born Jewish father in Chicago, one of America's great melting-pot cities. Not Nebuchadnezzar traces her journey from then to now. Through this book, Calder discovers that her true sense of identity can only develop from finding out who she is not. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820605
ISBN
9781842820605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820858
ISBN
9781842820858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The "new journalism" by "Irish Times" women writers first appeared on the Women First pages during the 1970s. This work showcases the best writing in the "Irish Times", pioneered by Maeve Binchy, Mary Maher, Mary Cummins, Caroline Walsh, and Maev Kennedy. Editor(s): Gillespie, Elgy. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BJ; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510185
ISBN
9781843510185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. A self-portrait of a man of letters driven by a restless hunger for adventure, it takes the readers on a voyage, from a gas-lit big-house childhood in 1930s Tipperary, to college days at Cambridge, enraptured by Carl Jung and Wilhelm Reich, to commando training and naval service in the World WarII, protecting Allied convoys from Uboat attack. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510703
ISBN
9781843510703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

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