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Paperback. An autobiography chronicling the author's maritime career. It offers an account of what life in Merchant Navy was really like and the conditions in the countries visited, and contains many anecdotes. Series: Maritime Heritage. Num Pages: 240 pages, c45 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857943276
- ISBN
- 9781857943276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. The great trainer recounts his fascinating upbringing and career among the best horsemen and women of the world Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755312795
- ISBN
- 9780755312795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 black and white photographs, 35 music examples, 11 tables. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252081835
- ISBN
- 9780252081835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JMC; 5S; BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803285309
- ISBN
- 9780803285309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.82
€ 29.82
Hardback. Romano's detailed portrayal reveals a fascinating figure who embodied the untidy nature of the Victorian age's shift from an intellectual system rooted in religion to one based on science. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 9 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868979
- ISBN
- 9780801868979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.00
€ 54.99
€ 46.00
Hardcover. How did one create and maintain for oneself the persona of scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century? What special conditions bore upon scientific women, and on married women in particular? This book provides a composite picture not only of the making of Marie Curie, but the making of modern science itself. Series: Science-Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226235844
- ISBN
- 9780226235844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.52€ 79.17
€ 94.52
€ 79.17
Paperback. The lively memoirs of dressage rider and Olympic Gold medallist Carl Hester, with a foreword by Martin Clunes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409147688
- ISBN
- 9781409147688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The authorized life of Britain's best boxer, former WBA world heavyweight champion and twice shortlisted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780870236
- ISBN
- 9781780870236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardcover. "Performance is better than promise" has long been the motto of Ernest F "Fritz" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term US Senator. This political autobiography offers accounts of how one makes government work in spite of itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037603
- ISBN
- 9781570037603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.52
€ 35.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. Presents a funny record of the journey from early pregnancy to age two. Written in dispatches, typed with a sleeping baby in the room, the author has the rush of good news - full of the mess, the glory, and the raw shock of it all. She also bears a visceral and dreamlike witness to the first years of parenthood. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFXB; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 1. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437628
- ISBN
- 9780099437628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
paperback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724418
- ISBN
- 9780804724418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. One of today's most refreshing young creatives gives the inside scoop on how to make it as a graphic artist. Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 colour. BIC Classification: AKB; AKC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791349107
- ISBN
- 9783791349107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.47
€ 33.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801853036
- ISBN
- 9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.39
€ 34.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. British Prime Minister who worked with Clinton to bring peace to Northern Ireland Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950721
- ISBN
- 9781904950721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia Australia
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733633287
- ISBN
- 9780733633287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
paperback. The Mail and Guardian bedside book once again selects the best of the paper's features over the last year to bring you an unparalleled snapshot of South Africa (and Africa) in cross-section. Editor(s): de Waal, Shaun. BIC Classification: BT; D; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919931838
- ISBN
- 9781919931838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Three girls abandon their middle-class comforts for an adventure of a lifetime during the Second World War. A classic and unforgettable tale. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200. 240 pages, Illustrations. A memoir of the growth to maturity of three young women in the exceptional circumstances of Britain at war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM; WGGN. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408801253
- ISBN
- 9781408801253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
paperback. Mahler's music is an intimate reflection of his life and thought, and his continual self-questioning on matters of belief and the role of mankind. This volume draws on documentary evidence, and gives an account of his childhood and youth, and of his years as an opera conductor in Cassel, Prague, Leipzig, Budapest, Hamburg, and Vienna. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, 8 pp black and white halftones, 26 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy. Covers showing v. light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032023
- ISBN
- 9780198164807
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardback. This book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton concluded with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159586
- ISBN
- 9780231159586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.97€ 79.73
€ 103.97
€ 79.73
Paperback. This book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton concluded with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159593
- ISBN
- 9780231159593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583674376
- ISBN
- 9781583674376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.29
€ 30.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. This title begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals an insider's view of the American space programme. Num Pages: 352 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: BGA; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318. The Long Journey Home from the Moon. 352 pages, Colour Inserts. Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. This title begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals an insider's view of the American space programme. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; TTDS. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22. Weight: 272.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408804162
- ISBN
- 9781408804162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Presents true stories, which gives voice to thoughts we all have but dare not mention. This collection is the author's sharp-eyed observations about things that are unique to him, but somehow universal to us all. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272. True Stories. 304 pages. Presents true stories, which gives voice to thoughts we all have but dare not mention. This collection is the author's sharp-eyed observations about things that are unique to him, but somehow universal to us all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; BT. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight: 270.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843543633
- ISBN
- 9781843543633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. A new paperback edition of the story of Jack Cardiff's life in films, first as a camerman and then as a director, including his early use of the new Technicolour film camera and recreating his days on the music hall circuit during the 1920s and 30s with anecdotes about his experiences photographing the world's beautiful actresses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; ASZH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571192748
- ISBN
- 9780571192748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56