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Hardback. This work not only discusses Blanchard's music and movies, but also provides an overview of the society in which Blanchard was raised, including the influence of slain civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr, and the prejudices he faced growing up with segregation. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843233
ISBN
9780810843233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404. 272 pages, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight: 404.
Publisher
Longaker Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781406760255
ISBN
9781406760255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 5.84

Hardcover. This is the spiritual autobiography of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, the 13th-century Shi'i philosopher and scholar. It appears in English translation together with the Persian text. The author contributed to different fields of learning, including astronomy, theology and philosophy. Translator(s): Badakhchani, Seyyed Jalal Hosseini. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HRAB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
140
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850439080
ISBN
9781850439080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.51

Editor(s): Werenskiold, Marit. Num Pages: 190 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oslo Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9788274772861
ISBN
9788274772861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 40.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 251 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962698
ISBN
9780750962698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine Num Pages: 368 pages, 55 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199755868
ISBN
9780199755868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. The fascinating story of the decadent and thrilling world of Oscar Wilde's wife Constance, and the world of scandal which would betray her Num Pages: 384 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848541641
ISBN
9781848541641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802036780
ISBN
9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Hardcover. "Biography at its best aims at resurrection. Anne Boyd Rioux has brought the novelist Constance Fenimore Woolson back to life for us. Hurrah!"?Robert D. Richardson, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism Num Pages: 432 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393245097
ISBN
9780393245097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. John Constable and Maria Bicknell might have been in love but their marriage was a most unlikely prospect. For seven long years the couple were forced to correspond and meet clandestinely. But it was during this period of longing that Constable developed as a painter. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w integrated. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031965
ISBN
9780141031965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KKD0003610
ISBN
9781856352512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. 'For years, the illicit love affair between Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and Venetia Stanley was concealed. Shocking events in our family led me to uncover the story of their forbidden love.' Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; BTH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 642. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Metro Books,London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015930
ISBN
9781843583721
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718830588
ISBN
9780718830588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.23

Paperback. The author found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old Russia: he decided to lock himself alone in a cabin in the middle taiga, on the shores of Baikal, for six months. This title shares his experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JMG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975481
ISBN
9780141975481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine and showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Glendale Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0023965
ISBN
9780907606161
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Conrad Kain's letters provide insights into the life and thoughts of this exemplary Austrian-Canadian mountaineer. Editor(s): Robinson, Zac. Translator(s): Koch, John; Koch, Marianna. Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BJ; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120042
ISBN
9781772120042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. One of the most revered of contemporary filmmakers, Werner Herzog kept a diary during the making of "Fitzcarraldo", the lavish 1982 film that tells the story of a would-be robber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill to access a rich rubber territory. This title offers a glimpse into the mind of Herzog during the making of the film. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: APFB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
ECCO Press,U.S.
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061575549
ISBN
9780061575549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.80

Hardback. Biography...Conor Cruise O'Brien. 356pp. Essays and two early poems adress topics from African politics, to Yeats, to modern American culture
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
SKU
9780801430879
ISBN
9780801430879
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 19.95

Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786763
ISBN
9780762786763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.77

Hardcover. Keywords: "1941-1950, English, autobiography, Genreal"
Publisher
YALE UNIV PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1943
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS0070165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202290
ISBN
9781602202290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; BGX; HBJF; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465025510
ISBN
9780465025510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. For more than 2000 years, Confucius has been a fundamental part of China's history. This book negotiates the reconstructions, guess-work and numerous Chinese texts in order to establish an account of the thinker's life and legacy. It shows how Confucius lived and thought, his habits and inclinations, and his work as a teacher and as a counsellor. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HPDF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151183
ISBN
9780300151183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.74

Paperback. A brand-new biography of the seminal figure of Chinese culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381644
ISBN
9780857381644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

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