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hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726368
ISBN
9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Text Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925355413
ISBN
9781925355413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. By the time she was 14, the author knew she had to get out of Akron, Ohio. Her perfect '50s American childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock 'n' roll, motorbikes and the 'get down boys' seen at gigs in and around Cleveland. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785031465
ISBN
9781785031465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - the author has gracefully but firmly done things her own way. This book presents her journey of nearly eighty years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFCA; WBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405912853
ISBN
9781405912853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

In 1957, when a young Midwestern woman landed a job at The New Yorker, she didn't expect to stay long at the reception desk. But stay she did, and for twenty-one years she had the best seat in the house. This memoir of a particular time and place is an enchanting tale of a woman in search of herself. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616203061
ISBN
9781616203061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Receive Our Memories consists of a rare set of correspondence from a poor, uneducated Mexican in the mid-20th century to his daughter who moves to the United States, putting a human face on the experience of both the immigrant and the family left behind, as well as the histories of both countries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJPG; BJ; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199340439
ISBN
9780199340439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.00

Paperback. Chronicles one man's journey through the fearful expanse of midlife in a quest for peace, parts, and a happy second fatherhood. With limited mechanical skills, and a cast of local experts, the author takes us down the rocky road of restoration to the headlong, heart-thrilling rush of open highway on his on his midnight-blue Millennium Flyer. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BG; WGCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803273580
ISBN
9780803273580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. A selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) that takes us from early adolescence though to when Sontag was in her early thirties. It is an honest self-portrait which is also a revealing account of an artist and critic being born. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141045191
ISBN
9780141045191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. From her turbulent marriage, her difficult pregnancy and birth to her beautiful baby Bunny, to her time in the Big Brother House, and the continued challenges of looking after her disabled son, the author finally lifts the lid on the trails and tribulations of the past few years. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598930
ISBN
9780099598930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

paperback. Series: Voices of resistance. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; BG; HBJF; JF; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853458234
ISBN
9780853458234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Hardcover. Expands our understanding of both women's rights and the history of the legal profession in the nineteenth century Num Pages: 286 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758625
ISBN
9780814758625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Hardback. Rising from obscurity to leading roles and Oscar nominations, the author has been both celebrated and vilified in the media; survived marriages, divorces, and a string of romances; was named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine; and suffered public humiliation over his drug and alcohol issues. This book offers a close-up look at the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 Page Four Colour Insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062219572
ISBN
9780062219572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCY; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974769
ISBN
9781894974769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613758
ISBN
9781926613758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCM; BGHA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665725
ISBN
9781552665725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Hardcover. Brilliant portrait of a time and place that launched American Bohemia and liberated the genius of Walt Whitman Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306822261
ISBN
9780306822261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTR; HBTV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860390
ISBN
9781771860390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
REPRINT
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181812
ISBN
9781859181812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Presents the story of a Caribbean woman who helped inspire the rise of black Christianity in the Atlantic world. Born in 1718, Rebecca Protten embarked on an itinerant mission, preaching to hundreds of the enslaved Africans in the West Indies. Protten and other black preachers created the earliest African Protestant congregation in the Americas. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGX; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022577
ISBN
9780674022577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Drawing on a lifetime of work as one of the world's most renowned scientists, conservationists, and animal rights activists, Jane Goodall has written a unique spiritual autobiography that explores her deepest beliefs about spirituality and moral evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w inserts. BIC Classification: BGA; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446676137
ISBN
9780446676137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardback. Real Roy of the Rovers Stuff is the inside story told by the man who knows Roy Race better than anyone. Editor Barrie Tomlinson helped turn him into a national institution, and his book tells the story of Roy's career as player and manager and how he became one of football's most iconic names. Num Pages: 192 pages, includes separate colour picture section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785312120
ISBN
9781785312120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 193 pages, 32 colour pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Empire Publications
Number of pages
193
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746488
ISBN
9781901746488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. As legendary Glasgow detective Les Brown re-investigates cases from Stratford in east London to Wick, via Glasgow, he finds that, often, the official police line doesn't quite add up. The body of a young electrician is dragged from a harbour. The police say the death was an accident, but a mysterious man confesses to murder. What is the truth? Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp. black & white plate section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280. True Crime from the Streets. 256 pages, 8 pp. black & white plate section. As legendary Glasgow detective Les Brown re-investigates cases from Stratford in east London to Wick, via Glasgow, he finds that, often, the official police line doesn't quite add up. The body of a young electrician is dragged from a harbour. The police say the death was an accident, but a mysterious man confesses to murder. What is the truth?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTC. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight: 280.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845021221
ISBN
9781845021221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8 page black and white; 8 page colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307951144
ISBN
9780307951144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.61

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