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Biography
Paperback. Tells the story of Thomas Merton's search for faith and peace in a world which first fascinated and then appalled him. It is written with the profound insight of a man who has seen himself clearly. Complete and unedited edition. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC7; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Centenary ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281073665
- ISBN
- 9780281073665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.87
€ 27.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; BGH; BK; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838206387
- ISBN
- 9783838206387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Hardcover. On July 31, 1997, a six-man Emergency Service team from the NYPD raided a terrorist cell in Brooklyn - and thus narrowly prevented a devastating suicide bombing of the New York subway. This book tells the dramatic story of that raid, the painstaking police work that went into it, and its unexpected aftermath. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226360904
- ISBN
- 9780226360904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Hardcover. Bruce Nightingale joined The British Council in 1965, and his postings abroad include Malawi, Japan, Malaysia and Romania. He retired in 1992, and these memoirs survey a career overseeing cultural relations, providing an insight into the practical business of building cultural bridges. Num Pages: 225 pages, halftones, maps, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBJD1; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860641312
- ISBN
- 9781860641312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 53.95
€ 58.63
€ 53.95
Paperback. Written between 1919 and 1926, this text tells of the campaign aganist the Turks in the Middle East, encompassing gross acts of cruelty and revenge, ending in a welter of stink and corpses in a Damascus hospital. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; BGHA; HBG; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Dell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264696
- ISBN
- 9781853264696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Paperback. Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. This title presents the epic events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182766
- ISBN
- 9780141182766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Some died, some went to jail-who holds the key to the missing millions? Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688917
- ISBN
- 9781611688917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. In Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely known---but not well understood---Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BK; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718030957
- ISBN
- 9780718030957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Corey Taylor, frontman of Slipknot and Stone Sour, is systematically set about committing each of the Seven Deadly Sins. He has picked fights with douche bags openly brandishing guns. He has set himself on fire at parties and woken up in dumpsters after cocaine binges. He lost his virginity at eleven. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091938468
- ISBN
- 9780091938468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Presents the autobiography of Seve Ballesteros who was a Spanish professional golfer and a leading sports figure. This book reveals his story of his carrier and his victores. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224082570
- ISBN
- 9780224082570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. In 1997, Emma Slade was taken hostage in a hotel room on a business trip to Jakarta. Over the ensuing months the trauma following the event took hold. Realising her view on life had profoundly changed she embarked upon a journey, discovering the healing power of yoga and, in Bhutan, opening her eyes to a kinder, more peaceful way of living. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKH; BM; HRE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Summersdale Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849539609
- ISBN
- 9781849539609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Milo Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903854846
- ISBN
- 9781903854846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Ellen's view of life, love, and American Idol Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 107 x 17. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781455547784
- ISBN
- 9781455547784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.41
€ 10.99
€ 9.41
paperback. Autobiography of a sporting legend - John 'You cannot be serious!' McEnroe, a tennis player of genius. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, col, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780751534214
- ISBN
- 9780751534214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. She is a glamorous model, actress, filmmaker and investigative journalist who has spent years visiting high security prisons, getting to know sadistic killers like Gary Ray Bowles and Keith Hunter Jesperson, 'The Happy Faced Killer'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198. My Death Row Interviews with the Most Dangerous Men on the Planet. 288 pages. She is a glamorous model, actress, filmmaker and investigative journalist who has spent years visiting high security prisons, getting to know sadistic killers like Gary Ray Bowles and Keith Hunter Jesperson, 'The Happy Faced Killer'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 196 x 137 x 18. Weight: 198.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843583998
- ISBN
- 9781843583998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.20
€ 13.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Trade edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425196403
- ISBN
- 9780425196403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.96
€ 18.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. Covering the years 1915 to 1922, this title describes the genesis and the problematic path to performance of major works in the author's canon, and the life-changing experiences of living in war-torn and revolutionary Russia, and deciding to leave for the mythic America he had long dreamed of visiting. Editor(s): Phillips, Anthony. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 162 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1302.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226306
- ISBN
- 9780571226306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 32.97
€ 51.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. This book probes beneath the surface of his career and contextualizes his contributions to music on both sides of the nascent Cold War divide. Editor(s): Morrison, Simon. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 592 pages, 22 halftones. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138954
- ISBN
- 9780691138954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. An indispensable and captivating document, now back in print! Series: Russian Music Studies. Num Pages: 520 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214218
- ISBN
- 9780253214218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.36
€ 32.99
€ 32.36
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595550255
- ISBN
- 9781595550255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.44
€ 15.99
€ 14.44
hardcover. Simosko details the life and music of Serge Chaloff in an engaging style, from his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts, through his untimely death in 1957. He also provides a discography of Chaloff's recorded output, much of which has been made available by the 1993 Mosaic Records release of The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833968
- ISBN
- 9780810833968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.80
€ 110.80
Hardback. The author sheds some much-needed light on one of the most interesting anomalies in American musical history_Septimus Winner a.k.a. Alice Hawthorne. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 b&w photographs, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845404
- ISBN
- 9780810845404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.54
€ 132.54
Paperback. This biography looks at the multi-faceted and sometimes conflicting character of this strange and enigmatic emperor. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 illustrations, 3 line figures, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415165914
- ISBN
- 9780415165914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
Hardcover. This text opens at the point when Washington was immersed in creating a military force to deal with the threat of war with France. Despite this he found time to build houses on Capitol Hill, seek the funds to put his financial affairs in order, and lament the divided state of American politics. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918389
- ISBN
- 9780813918389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.92
€ 123.92