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Paperback. The autobiography of one of New Zealand's best-loved writers with an introduction by Jane Campion Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086238
ISBN
9781844086238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 494 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 709.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215218
ISBN
9780823215218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.45

Hardback. How a New Englander became a princess, made literary history, and helped create Italy s most romantic garden." Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773548183
ISBN
9780773548183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.69

Hardcover. A literary biography of Pauline Avery Crawford, an American expatriate who wrote for the Paris edition of the "New York Herald Tribune" in the 1930s and 1940s. Interspersed in the biography are numerous quotations from Crawford's poems and letters, and an account of her life in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826213617
ISBN
9780826213617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92
€ 58.02

In the first book-length study of Storer College, Dawne Raines Burke tells the story of the historically black institution from its Reconstruction origins to its demise in 1955. An American Phoenix brings to life not just the institution but many of the individuals who taught or were educated there. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour images. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3; JNB; JNM; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
West Virginia University Press United States
Edition
Commemorative Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940425771
ISBN
9781940425771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810883383
ISBN
9780810883383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.73

Paperback. "An American in Victorian Cambridge" is a richly detailed account of student life in the Cambridge of the 1840s. The rationale for the book, which is as appealing today as it was then, is that this is pre-eminently a book about an American student at an English university. In this new edition, some substantial additions have been made. Editor(s): Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JH; BM; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898256
ISBN
9780859898256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.93

Hardback. "An American in Victorian Cambridge" is a richly detailed account of student life in the Cambridge of the 1840s. The rationale for the book, which is as appealing today as it was then, is that this is pre-eminently a book about an American student at an English university. In this new edition, some substantial additions have been made. Editor(s): Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JH; BM; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898249
ISBN
9780859898249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.17

Paperback. An American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era Berlin Editor(s): Collomp, Catherine; Groppo, Bruno. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075599
ISBN
9780252075599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.30

Paperback. This fascinating book tells the remarkable story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225828
ISBN
9780823225828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.46

Hardback. Virginia d'Albert-Lake risked her life saving downed airmen along the Comet escape line that stretched from Belgium to Gibraltar. What distinguished her from other resisters was that she was an American citizen who had the option to return to the safety. This work tells the story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225811
ISBN
9780823225811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 272 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Green Writers Press
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780996267625
ISBN
9780996267625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.84

Paperback. Throughout his life, Clarence Adams exhibited self-reliance, ambition, ingenuity, courage, and a commitment to learning - character traits often equated with the successful pursuit of the American Dream. This title talks about Adams. Editor(s): Adams, Della; Carlson, Lewis H. Num Pages: 176 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495951
ISBN
9781558495951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550229561
ISBN
9781550229561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802875273
ISBN
9780802875273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. A funny and touching coming-of-age memoir set on the fabled Old Course of St Andrews. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783960002
ISBN
9781783960002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, friends and colleagues of Michael Novak assembled at Ave Maria University for a conference honouring his life's work. The essays in this collection are the fruits of that event, and together they demonstrate the unity of Novak's career. Editor(s): Shaw, Elizabeth C. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: B; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932589719
ISBN
9781932589719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: BM; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591148272
ISBN
9781591148272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Hardback. A sparklingly witty memoir, which takes us on a seductive journey from wartime Jerusalem to the heart of Fleet Street, providing a riveting outsider's view of English cultural life. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780720999
ISBN
9781780720999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Hardcover. By any measure, Andy Wiseman (born Weizman) is a lucky man. The only son of a Polish father and an American mother, Andy was born and grew up in Berlin, just as Adolf Hitler was coming to power. Num Pages: 196 pages, With Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808256
ISBN
9781909808256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.71

Hardback. Recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BM; HBJD1; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001500
ISBN
9781612001500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; JKSN; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241971734
ISBN
9780241971734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.04

Paperback. The memoir of the man who "has written some of the very best stories ever published in this country."--Alice Munro Series: Biblioasis Renditions Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927428955
ISBN
9781927428955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.92

Hardback. This text follows the career of Peter Cushing, one of England's finest actors, from regional theatre to the role of the world's most famous detective. It details his career as Holmes through anecdotes and reminiscences from colleagues and Cushing himself. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838741
ISBN
9780810838741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.09

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