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Paperback. For the fifteenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: The bittersweet memoir of a young East German woman, searching for her country and herself Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586485597
ISBN
9781586485597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.89

Hardcover. After the Titanic: A Life of Derek Mahon is a portrait of an artistic life in motion and stirring reflection on the capacity of great poetry to fashion something lasting of our deepest fears and insecurities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780717164417
ISBN
9780717164417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 25.77

Hardback. Translator(s): Kutner, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026804
ISBN
9780253026804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Kutner, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026910
ISBN
9780253026910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. Criminologist Jane Carter Woodrow has spent many years working with both offenders and victims of violent crime, but it wasn't until she met Neil, whose mother was one of the Yorkshire Ripper's first victims, that she realised quite how devastating the aftermath of a murder can be.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340992456
ISBN
9780340992456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestseller Cleo, Helen Brown's frank and often funny account of a power struggle between a mother, her daughter and the insane family cat (previously entitled Cats & Daughters). Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w photos in prelims. BIC Classification: BM; MJCL; VFJB; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444736717
ISBN
9781444736717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mitchell, Sara. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560728290
ISBN
9781560728290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.98
€ 69.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Harrison, Ira E.; Harrison, Faye V. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067365
ISBN
9780252067365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253341945
ISBN
9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BTH; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869198428
ISBN
9781869198428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

paperback. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Continuing the book "I Dreamed of Africa", this volume is written in episodes. The author refers glancingly to the deaths of her husband and son, covering family issues, the conservation and preservation of the animals around her and the fear and beauty of being lost in the bush at night. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w and colour photographs, maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KKD0001513
ISBN
9780140238464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Tells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919710
ISBN
9780670919710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Using its formidable network of correspondents and contacts, Africa Confidential has produced 400 incisive biographies and commentaries on the people who are shaping Southern Africa, ranging from politicians, business people and the military to writers and religious leaders. Editor(s): Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFM; BGH; GBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205425
ISBN
9780631205425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.44

Hardcover. Missionaries have been blamed for some of the worst effects of western imperialism in Africa. This book, based on the letters of Herbert and Doris Gerrard, leaves readers to judge for themselves. Gerrsrd was a medical missionary who served in Zambia and Kenya for 26 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860646591
ISBN
9781860646591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 54.65

Hardback. Presents an account of the life experiences of an Africanist archaeologist. This title takes readers on a journey across the world, from his origins in a small Jewish community in Manchester to his adventures on archaeological sites in the villages of Africa before finally settling down to teach in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 integrated bw illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; BM; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119942
ISBN
9781845119942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 54.57

Hardcover. Portugal's poor military performance in the First World War, notably in Africa, restricted Afonso Costa's (1871-1937) ability to secure his diplomatic aims which, in any case, were highly unrealistic. Nevertheless, his loyal press in Portugal described him as the leader of the small nations', and reported his every statement as a major triumph. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791873
ISBN
9781905791873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394552
ISBN
9780888394552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.72

paperback. In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187717
ISBN
9780300187717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.64

Hardback. A glimpse inside the mind and artistic process of a fascinating contemporary cartoonist Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 colour images + 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184402
ISBN
9780300184402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 41 black & white photos. BIC Classification: B; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Little Knoll Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992722005
ISBN
9780992722005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

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