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Biography
Hardcover. Who was the greatest of all American guitarists? Bob Dylan called Davis "one of the wizards of modern music." This book takes readers through Davis' difficult beginning as the blind son of sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South to his decision to become an ordained Baptist minister and his move to New York in the early 1940s, and more. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234106
- ISBN
- 9780226234106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. Described as "the hardest-working man in show business" James Brown's life story is that of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life. Anecdotes from a forty-year friendship and details of his life "at home" are featured in this comprehensive biography of The Godfather of Soul. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219646
- ISBN
- 9781599219646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.66
€ 14.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- IP Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783931624446
- ISBN
- 9783931624446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.51
€ 20.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748186
- ISBN
- 9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.64
€ 46.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, 4-Colour Insert. BIC Classification: 1H; BM; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583946053
- ISBN
- 9781583946053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.51
€ 20.51
Hardcover. Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345963
- ISBN
- 9780820345963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.60
€ 37.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. Donald L. Hollowell was Georgia's chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. In Saving the Soul of Georgia, Maurice C. Daniels tells the story of this behind-the- scenes yet highly influential civil rights lawyer who defended the rights of blacks and advanced the cause of social justice in the US. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349817
- ISBN
- 9780820349817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.38
€ 38.38
Paperback. From the bestselling author of Desert Flower: the true story of saving a young girl from FGM Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005980
- ISBN
- 9780349005980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.46
€ 16.99
€ 12.46
paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595587763
- ISBN
- 9781595587763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.34
€ 19.99
€ 19.34
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594036811
- ISBN
- 9781594036811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.23
€ 24.99
€ 22.23
Paperback. When Jon Katz hears about Izzy, a 3-year-old Border collie kept alone in a field on an abandoned farm, his heart speaks louder than his head and he agrees to take him in. Once again Jon finds himself challenged by a dog. Having found his human, Izzy wants to go with Jon wherever he may be, and jumps fences and chews through locks to do so. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091932268
- ISBN
- 9780091932268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass. Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car. Trapped in his own dark world, he couldn't understand why his parents no longer loved or wanted him, and were sending him away. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008130497
- ISBN
- 9780008130497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Hardback. Best-selling author Pia de Jong's vivid memoir about her newborn daughter's battle with leukemia and the startling decision that led to her recovery. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393609158
- ISBN
- 9780393609158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.26
€ 27.99
€ 24.26
Hardback. Bernard Vorhaus recalls his days as a writer and director of silent films. Working for Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Vorhaus crossed paths with many Hollywood stars, such as Greta Garbo and John Wayne. A pioneer, he was the first director to use flash-backs in the storyline of a film. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838673
- ISBN
- 9780810838673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.52
€ 99.52
Paperback. 'Save Send Delete' is the memoir of a debate and a love affair between a famous atheist author and an obscure Catholic professor. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846949869
- ISBN
- 9781846949869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Discusses the authors end to his time in Korn and how his faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life and his music. This book describes challenging but rewarding events over two years, and exposes the truth about how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 5/25/08
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061431647
- ISBN
- 9780061431647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.30
€ 12.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. What would you do if you owed USD20,000? Would you: a) Not tell your parents? b) Stop colouring your hair, having pedicures and buying Gucci? c) Start your own website that asks for money without apology? If you were Karyn Bosnak, you'd do all three.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 296. Clean copy, good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KST0016090
- ISBN
- 9780552151658
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents a narrative nonfiction, in which the author chronicles individual stories of the five courageous women who have climbed K2, the most fearsome mountain in the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Harper Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060587161
- ISBN
- 9780060587161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
Hardback. 8vo.Original cloth with dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KEX0280168
- ISBN
- 9781408835487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. Lars Mu ller presents a second major monograph on Sauerbruch Hutton, Archive 2 that follows on from the previous Archive that recorded the practice's work from its inception in 1989 to 2006. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1100. BIC Classification: AMD; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 349 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2582.
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037783894
- ISBN
- 9783037783894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.75€ 50.31
€ 50.75
€ 50.31