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Paperback. The Plan of Chicago was designed by Daniel Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the plan proposed many of the city's most distinctive features. This book is at once both a biography of Burnham and a portrait of the birth and growth of an American city. Num Pages: 470 pages, 148 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226341729
- ISBN
- 9780226341729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.06
€ 27.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. A shocking testimony, a true story of unbelievable cruelty. Souad's crime, sex before marriage was considered a grave dishonour to one's family and punishable by death. One morning her brother-in-law poured petrol over her and set her alight. For this he was considered a hero in Jordan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 110 x 22. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816303
- ISBN
- 9780553816303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APW; AVGQ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076848
- ISBN
- 9780252076848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.73
€ 20.99
€ 20.73
Paperback. The unvarnished, human story behind the infamous Burke and Hare murders. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780272177
- ISBN
- 9781780272177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.55
€ 19.99
€ 16.55
paperback. "Gripping, intense.. Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air]."-Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JMC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393345414
- ISBN
- 9780393345414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.00
€ 17.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Tells the story of brave Arctic explorers who died in their attempts to seek the North-West Passage and North Pole during the years 1845-1877. Among them was Jim Hand from Bray, Co Wicklow. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BTH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd Dublin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845889456
- ISBN
- 9781845889456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598) was Elizabeth I's closest adviser. This revealing biography shows, the driving force behind the Queen's reign for four decades. It helps us redefine our understanding of the Elizabethan period. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170887
- ISBN
- 9780300170887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786291455
- ISBN
- 9781786291455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.11
€ 18.99
€ 15.11
Hardcover. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590330869
- ISBN
- 9781590330869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.33€ 52.20
€ 73.33
€ 52.20
Paperback. Moving between New York and Mexico, between past and present, this is an unblinking reckoning with a difficult legacy - and an unforgettable introduction to a powerful new literary talent Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083470
- ISBN
- 9781847083470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JKSW1; JKV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Primedia E-launch LLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- first
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781943276028
- ISBN
- 9781943276028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.35
€ 24.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. Some shelf wear, but remains good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTJ0007639
- ISBN
- 9780297859925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A raw, honest and evocative account of life as the most highly decorated serving soldier in the British Army. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KSG0011745
- ISBN
- 9780753828045
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Publishing some of his work, including Four Essays on Liberty, the author writes on a wide range of topics to a cast of correspondents. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845952303
- ISBN
- 9781845952303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Hardback. This work tells the tale of the prolific architect, inventor, farmer, writer and engineer, Gaetano Ciocca, whose career took him from the battlefronts of World War I to Stalin's Russia, Mussolini's Italy, FDR's America and finally to postwar liberal-democratic Italy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AMB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748773
- ISBN
- 9780804748773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.77
€ 86.77
Hardback. John McCarthy MBE, of McCarthy and Stone, is a self-made multimillionaire. He and his family have been long-term members of The Times Rich List. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harriman House Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857191175
- ISBN
- 9780857191175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.96
€ 23.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. The first of John Master's evocative memoirs about life in the Gurkhas in India on the cusp of WWII Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGA; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304361564
- ISBN
- 9780304361564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A contributor to "The Tactile Mind Weekly" and the National Association of the Deafs "Mind Over Matter" writes about the biases he has faced in both the hearing and deaf communities, and addresses such topics as Christmas trips and marriage with a withering wit. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563683572
- ISBN
- 9781563683572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.12
€ 25.99
€ 21.12
paperback. Born in a small village in the Everglades in 1920, Buffalo Tiger grew up immersed in the traditional customs and language of the Miccosukees. As the modern world encroached on the Miccosukees and the Everglades shrank around them, he became an energetic and outspoken leader of the community. This is the biography of a tireless leader. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218857
- ISBN
- 9780803218857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. A new, definitive edition of the biography of William Cody or Buffalo Bill includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's original Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 photographs, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240728
- ISBN
- 9780803240728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94