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Biography
Hardback. More than a conventional biography, Grant Wacker's interpretive study deepens our understanding of why Billy Graham has mattered so much to so many, and how his uncanny ability to appropriate trends in the wider culture allowed him to transform his born-again theology into a moral vocabulary capturing the aspirations and fears of average Americans. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGX; HBJK; HBLW; HRAX; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052185
- ISBN
- 9780674052185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Hardcover. Unintimidated by Old World sophistication or travel to undeveloped parts of the globe, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time outside the continental United States. Roy Morris, Jr. focuses on the dozen years he lived overseas and the books he wrote encouraging middle-class Americans to follow him around the world, at the dawn of mass tourism. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416697
- ISBN
- 9780674416697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Hardcover. A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller, A. Lincoln. Num Pages: 816 pages, 30 MAPS; 120 PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 246 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400069026
- ISBN
- 9781400069026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
mass_market. A former US Navy SEAL, the author tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the United States military, any branch, from 1776 to present. He also tells the story of the men of SEAL Team 3 who fought and died as brothers with him. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 106 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780062238863
- ISBN
- 9780062238863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 8.70
€ 16.99
€ 8.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062431646
- ISBN
- 9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062401724
- ISBN
- 9780062401724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 924. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935. Series: Film and Culture Series. 576 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159043
- ISBN
- 9780231159043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.53€ 82.11
€ 107.53
€ 82.11
Hardback. Gun ownership has long been a hot-button topic in the United States, and the National Rifle Association has the reputation of being an organisation of primarily politically conservative members. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 b notes; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976909
- ISBN
- 9781597976909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.85
€ 27.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. The highly-acclaimed unauthorised biography of cult anti-hero comedian Bill Hicks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447227069
- ISBN
- 9781447227069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.99
€ 11.99
€ 5.99
Paperback. On the last, cold Sunday of February 1859, Daniel Sickles shot his wife's lover in Washington's Lafayette Square, just across from the White House. This title tells the story of that killing and its repercussions. It recreates an extraordinary period, when women were punished for violating codes of society that did not bind men. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002517
- ISBN
- 9780099285991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In American Saint, John Wigger has written the definitive biography of Francis Asbury and, by extension, a revealing interpretation of the early years of the Methodist movement in America. Num Pages: 558 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGX; HRCC95; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199948246
- ISBN
- 9780199948246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Anthony Slide examines Thomas Dixon's films and discusses the novels from which they were adapted; and chronicles Dixon's transformation from a major supporter of the original Ku Klux Klan in his early novels to an ardent critic of the modern Klan in his last film, "Nation Aflame". Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123288
- ISBN
- 9780813123288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
Paperback. An autobiography of Tony Curtis, without question a Hollywood legend and part of its Golden Age. It tells his story, from his hard-knock childhood growing up in the Bronx to his wild days as a Hollywood playboy, his destructive drug addiction and his life as an artist in his eighties. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8 colour section; integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515723
- ISBN
- 9780753515723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.81
€ 26.99
€ 18.81
Paperback. Tells the story of living the American dream as the author journeys from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland, to the entertainment capital of the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061998492
- ISBN
- 9780061998492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436495
- ISBN
- 9780140436495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Hardcover. Norman Rockwell, as much as Walt Disney or Ronald Reagan, provided America with a mirror of its dreams and aspirations. As the star illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Rockwell portrayed a fantasy of civic togetherness, of American decency and good cheer. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations & 73 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKLB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 775.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374113094
- ISBN
- 9780374113094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.01
€ 29.99
€ 26.01
Paperback. A collection of excerpts from the "American Lives" series. Editor(s): Christensen, Alicia. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bison Original United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228054
- ISBN
- 9780803228054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.86
€ 17.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812973464
- ISBN
- 9780812973464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.46
€ 26.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307886064
- ISBN
- 9780307886064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.02
€ 21.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; HBJK; JPWQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781258156
- ISBN
- 9781781258156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.52
€ 17.99
€ 11.52
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936239979
- ISBN
- 9781936239979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.35
€ 52.99
€ 37.35
Hardback. Details the experiences of an American family caught in Revolutionary Mexico. This memoir includes information about the Revolution, life as a foreign national in Mexico, and the silver mining industry. Editor(s): Herr, Robert Woodmansee; Herr, Richard. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 263 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027243
- ISBN
- 9780842027243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.03
€ 159.03
Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001104
- ISBN
- 9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.50€ 77.43
€ 93.50
€ 77.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 page colour insert. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101886212
- ISBN
- 9781101886212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.96
€ 32.99
€ 27.96