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Biography
Paperback. This vivid picture of an Irish navvy's life in England in the 1950s mirrors that of an entire generation who left Ireland without education or hope. Days without food or work, the hardships of work camps, lonesome partings after trips home, periods of intense isolation and bitter reflection, all were part of the experience. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DBR; 3JJPG; BJ; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891883
- ISBN
- 9781848891883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.63
€ 10.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226434780
- ISBN
- 9780226434780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. From wartime England to Nixon's America and beyond, Helms was witness to some of the seminal eventsNVietnam, Watergate, and especially the demoralization of the CIA in the 1970s for political purposes. This memoir reveals a world where appearances always had to be questioned, where rumors and gossip carried the weight of intrigue. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442221314
- ISBN
- 9781442221314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold J. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 36. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953478057
- ISBN
- 9780953478057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.30
€ 23.99
€ 19.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966405
- ISBN
- 9780750966405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Chronicles the author's travels in the rugged mountain forests of Japan's Shiretoko National Park, on a vision quest in Death Valley, and to the sacred waters of the Ganges. This book also features the landscape of his marriage, both its initial sweetness and its eventual failure. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232143
- ISBN
- 9780803232143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814385206
- ISBN
- 9789814385206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
paperback. The hugely entertaining, and extremely candid, autobiography of one of the most colourful characters in motor sport Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orion
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780752893174
- ISBN
- 9780752893174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.25
€ 12.99
€ 11.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BM; JNB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167628
- ISBN
- 9780231167628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235275
- ISBN
- 9781922235275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. The turbulent story of the radical Left in the eloquent words of one of its foremost leaders Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781688182
- ISBN
- 9781781688182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.23
€ 15.99
€ 6.23
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Open Gate Pr United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871871258
- ISBN
- 9781871871258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Hardback. Presents a literary history and a portrait of a major figure. Num Pages: 546 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554955
- ISBN
- 9781893554955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.83
€ 30.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. An awkward, curious girl growing up in a foreign country, the author finds solace and security in strange yet beautiful objects. When her father's mysterious job transports her and her family to the quaint Parisian suburb of Le Vesinet, everything changes for the young American. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 Black and White Line Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061963926
- ISBN
- 9780061963926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.19
€ 15.99
€ 14.19
Hardcover. An awkward, curious girl growing up in a foreign country, the author finds solace and security in strange and beautiful objects. In this book, her journey reveals the magic of seemingly ordinary objects to distract us from our lives, construct order in an unpredictable world, and reveal the power of stories to shape and reflect who we are. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPR; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061963896
- ISBN
- 9780061963896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.75
€ 25.99
€ 20.75
An Exemplary Citizen. Letters of Charles W.Chesnutt, 1906-1932.
Chesnutt, Charles W.. Ed(S): Crisler, Jesse S...
hardcover. This book collects the letters written between 1906 and 1932 by the African-American novelist and civil rights activist Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932). His correspondents included prominent members of the Harlem Renaissance as well as major American political figures Chesnutt sought to influence on behalf of his fellow African Americans. Editor(s): Crisler, Jesse S.; Leitz, Robert C.; McElrath, Joseph R., Jr. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745086
- ISBN
- 9780804745086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.87
€ 100.87
Hardcover. One Sunday morning in October, Istvan and his wife Vera start their day as usual. They tidy their house; Vera makes a festive cake to put in the freezer and cuts fresh roses for a vase in the living room. That evening, after nearly fifty years of marriage, they lie down in the bed that they share and take their own lives. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846554544
- ISBN
- 9781846554544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.72
€ 4.72
paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Already read but good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KDK0017348
- ISBN
- 9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light spotting. Light nicks & creases, remains good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0019659
- ISBN
- 9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Heartwarming real-life stories about giving birth and women's health from a world-leading gynaecologist and obstetrician. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJT; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Pr
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856409097
- ISBN
- 9780856409097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44