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Biography
Hardcover. Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609391
- ISBN
- 9780815609391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.95
€ 37.99
€ 34.95
Hardcover. Reviews al-Tall's military-political biography during the years he served as an officer in the Arab Legion and those he spent in political exile in Egypt. This book helps to understand al-Tall's personality, his contribution to the success of the Arab Legion in the 1948 war, and his part in the assassination of King Abdullah. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194086
- ISBN
- 9781845194086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardback. The first full-scale English biography of Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi, one of the most articulate and original proponents of the reformist ideas underlying modern Islamic thought Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780747958
- ISBN
- 9781780747958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.33
€ 41.33
Sheet music. Off the Record with The Beatles, Bowie, Elton & So Much More. 414 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVX; BM. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 29. Weight: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739078587
- ISBN
- 9780739078587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.18
€ 32.99
€ 30.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x16pp B&W & Colour. BIC Classification: BGBA; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Export
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471164750
- ISBN
- 9781471164750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
A valuable resource for understanding Canadian literary modernism, diasporic Judaism, and the culture of Montreal, A.M. Klein: The Letters is a remarkable portrait of an important Canadian literary figure of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Popham, Elizabeth A. Num Pages: 504 pages, 1 frontispiece. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 42. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641075
- ISBN
- 9781442641075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.80
€ 95.80
Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897983
- ISBN
- 9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.31
€ 40.31
Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897440
- ISBN
- 9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.25
€ 146.25
Paperback. Chronicling the development of Randolph's political and racial ideology Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077647
- ISBN
- 9780252077647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.52
€ 26.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 796 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 865.
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812975703
- ISBN
- 9780812975703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.65
€ 26.99
€ 25.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DS; DSBB. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197612
- ISBN
- 9781845197612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. The plane crash of 3 February 1959 which claimed the life of Buddy Holly was both a human tragedy, and a tragedy for rock'n'roll. This book draws together a mass of Buddy Holly facts and information from a variety of published sources. Num Pages: 320 pages, 66 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Gazelle Distribution
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954706807
- ISBN
- 9780954706807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.67
€ 34.99
€ 23.67
Hardback. Details one man's odyssey as an activist for peace and justice Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; BM; GTJ; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002112
- ISBN
- 9780253002112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379202
- ISBN
- 9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.60
€ 16.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447295266
- ISBN
- 9781447295266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. Good copy with some wear to the cover.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Edition
- New
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0010782
- ISBN
- 9780330312363
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140296037
- ISBN
- 9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. An insider's account of the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; BG; JHM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980379
- ISBN
- 9780295980379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Crown
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Broadway Books Edition.
- SKU
- V9780767905930
- ISBN
- 9780767905930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.87
€ 19.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley draws upon her first-hand knowledge to examine the horse on all levels - practical, theoretical and emotional. Drawing on the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys and a real-life horse whisperer, she adds an element of drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KIN0032220
- ISBN
- 9780571226078
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Glimpses of life on an adventurous British smallholding that will show you just how feasible it is to grow exotic, unusual and forgotten produce at home. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: BM; WBT; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1244.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408828618
- ISBN
- 9781408828618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.66
€ 18.66
Paperback. 'How do we know that what we remember is the truth?' By mapping her family's stories onto the history of the Irish State, this reveals the mixed messages of Felicity's youth. Examines the consequences when memories are manipulated or obliterated, intentionally or by chance. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. Singed by the author
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848892521
- ISBN
- 9781848892521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.27
€ 14.99
€ 11.27
Hardcover. Through letters and journal entries rich in detail, this text follows the trials of the 19th-century Palmer family who dominated the southern banks of South Carolina's Santee River. The volume offers insights into plantation life; education; religion; and slave/master relations. Editor(s): Towles, Louis P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 32 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570030475
- ISBN
- 9781570030475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375760464
- ISBN
- 9780375760464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.59
€ 19.99
€ 17.59