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Biography
Paperback. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372. 400 pages, Illustrations. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight: 374.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848876859
- ISBN
- 9781848876859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Broadview ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810420
- ISBN
- 9781554810420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.85
€ 37.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Lady Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was described by a contemporary, as 'one of the most extraordary shining characters in the world..'. Her newly edited letters tell of her travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2AB; BG; BJ; JFC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853816796
- ISBN
- 9781853816796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. Fritzsche traces twentieth-century history through the remarkable diaries of an ordinary Berliner. Franz Goll wrote of hungry winters during WWI, the Berlin bombing, rapes by Russian soldiers, shockwaves cast by Darwin, Freud, and Einstein, the flexing of U.S. superpower, and the strange lifestyles that marked Germany's transition to modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055315
- ISBN
- 9780674055315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.96
€ 47.99
€ 39.96
Paperback. Traces Peter Howard, who was to become one of The Wooden Horse escapers, from his being shot down, through his capture, and first two POW camps. This work gets into the mind of a man determined to escape his captors. It shows that for all the many schemes dreamt up, very few ever got started and of those a 'home run' was like a lottery win. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155385
- ISBN
- 9781844155385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473857032
- ISBN
- 9781473857032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. Presents an account of the controversial "Geronimo Campaign" of 1885-86, which offers a firsthand picture of the famous Chiricahua warrior and the men who finally forced his surrender. The author knew most of the people involved in the campaign and was himself in charge of Indian scouts. Num Pages: 265 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258402
- ISBN
- 9780803258402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.42
€ 23.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. Series: Step into Reading. Num Pages: 365 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679861669
- ISBN
- 9780679861669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.00
€ 7.00
Paperback. "Remarkable..a richly detailed, affecting account..Giridharadas seeks less to uplift than illuminate..Which of these men is the "true American" of the title? That there is no simple answer to that question is Giridharadas's finest accomplishment."--Ayad Akhtar, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; BTP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350791
- ISBN
- 9780393350791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick Series: The Canons. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422. Series: Canons. 576 pages, Illustrations, port. 'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'. Peter Guralnick. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 37. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Canons Imprint Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857863515
- ISBN
- 9780857863515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.54
€ 19.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Recounting the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors, these accounts show that despite the worst of circumstances it is possible to heal with time. Each account describes the social background and circumstances that helped to shape the survivor's destiny. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033651
- ISBN
- 9780268033651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. From Lyndon Johnson's closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which has been called "a joy to read" (Stephen Ambrose) Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pg b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476798790
- ISBN
- 9781476798790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Morrow United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062208316
- ISBN
- 9780062208316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.47
€ 34.99
€ 28.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285637474
- ISBN
- 9780285637474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
paperback. McClanahan looks for answers in the history of her family Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustriert.
- SKU
- V9780253008596
- ISBN
- 9780253008596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. The scandalous life of one of England's great eccentrics. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780878782
- ISBN
- 9781780878782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; BGF; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017461
- ISBN
- 9781493017461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.23
€ 26.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFSL3; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609807313
- ISBN
- 9781609807313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.87
€ 19.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; BT; DSK; JFMP; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 242 x 13. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970979
- ISBN
- 9781907970979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.74
€ 8.99
€ 7.74
Hardcover. Star Quality. 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). The Treasures of Noel Coward is a celebration of the life and work of this legendary figure, still a household name today, nearly 40 years after his death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ANB; AVH; BGF; DSG. Dimension: 301 x 257 x 35. Weight: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233003498
- ISBN
- 9780233003498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.60
€ 12.60
Paperback. Offers an account of life in late eighteenth-century India. This book presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JF; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207172
- ISBN
- 9780520207172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Hardcover. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610502
- ISBN
- 9780815610502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Marco Polo voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This translation gives an account of his travels and offers a glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies; the spices and silks of the East; and wild beasts of faraway. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141198774
- ISBN
- 9780141198774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.33
€ 22.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. The author was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This book offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241253052
- ISBN
- 9780241253052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88