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Hardback. A life-long Republican and ardent conservationist, Russell Train was a catalyst for many of America's important environmental policies that remain in place today. This is a behind-the-scenes account of the politics of the environment over the second half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPQB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559632867
ISBN
9781559632867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.70

Hardcover. Drawing from Hoover Institution archival documents, Paul Gregory sheds light on how the world's first socialist state went terribly wrong and why it was likely to veer off course through the tragic story of Stalin's most prominent victims: Pravda editor Nikolai Bukharin and his wife, Anna Larina. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGHA; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817910341
ISBN
9780817910341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. Drawing from Hoover Institution archival documents, Paul Gregory sheds light on how the world's first socialist state went terribly wrong and why it was likely to veer off course through the tragic story of Stalin's most prominent victims: Pravda editor Nikolai Bukharin and his wife, Anna Larina. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGHA; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817910358
ISBN
9780817910358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551642925
ISBN
9781551642925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

Hardcover. This volume represents extensive research on Alfred Harmsworth (Lord Northcliffe), one of the "press lords" who influenced British politics and policy during World War I. It deals with Northcliffe and the inseparable quality of his public and political career from his journalism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBWN; JFD; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873386371
ISBN
9780873386371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.65

Hardcover. A biography of the Ohio native and politician Martin L Davey. An important figure on the local, state, and national political scene in the early decades of the twentieth century, Davey served as mayor of Kent, Ohio, was elected to the US House of Representatives, and completed two terms as Ohio governor. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389204
ISBN
9780873389204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.03
€ 52.74

Hardcover. The women in the family which ruled 13th-century Castile used various means, strategies and patronages to secure their personal power as well as to promote their lineage. This study focuses on Berenguela of Castile, Queen of Leon through marriage and of Castile by right of inheritance. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234737
ISBN
9780312234737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594036040
ISBN
9781594036040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Derfler explores the patterns in the lives of three twentieth-century heads of state who fell from power, then rose again: Charles de Gaulle, Juan Peron, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137027856
ISBN
9781137027856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Rollyson, Carl E. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Salem Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781429836814
ISBN
9781429836814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 564 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
564
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647746
ISBN
9780691647746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849951661
ISBN
9781849951661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.38

Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144887
ISBN
9780813144887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.58

Paperback. The definitive portrait of Pol Pot, the enigmatic man behind the most terrifying regime of modern times Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 pages of b/w. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565694
ISBN
9780719565694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. In suburban Croydon over a period of ten months during 1928-9, three members of the same family died suddenly. A complex police investigation followed, but no charges were ever brought and the mystery remains officially unsolved. The author meticulously reconstructs these events and offers a new solution to an old murder mystery. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453378
ISBN
9780752453378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.24

Paperback. A history of poisoning in the nineteenth century and in particular the case of Dr William Palmer, convicted of murder by poisoning, and how he baffled toxicologists, doctors, detectives and judges Series: Encounters. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BTC; HBLL; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087783
ISBN
9780719087783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.57

paperback. As he films the final episode, actor David Suchet recalls his experience of playing Agatha Christie's world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, for almost a quarter of a century. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755364220
ISBN
9780755364220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Reportage resists easy definition and comes in many forms, but it reveals hidden truths about people and events that have shaped the world we know. This book features the author's eyewitness accounts of the atom bomb tests at Bikini atoll and evocations of his encounters with Mao Tse-tung and Winston Churchill. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Panther Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078246
ISBN
9781862078246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Ambushes. Hidden bombs. Snipers. The point man is the first to encounter these signs of danger. He's the soldier who leads the patrol into battle. Few survive for long. Between 2007 and 2008, 20-year-old Kenny Meighan was the longest-serving point man in Helmand province. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007641
ISBN
9780571272433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The harrowing first-person account of a French foot soldier who survived four years in the trenches of the First World War Translator(s): Strauss, Edward M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; BM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212488
ISBN
9780300212488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Larson Publications United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936012572
ISBN
9781936012572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Kendall, Judy. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854115805
ISBN
9781854115805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.79

Hardcover. La Fontaine was a great French lyric poet of the 17th century. This study is almost as much about Louis XIV as about La Fontaine. It provides analysis of the absolutist politics and attempts by the King to enforce an official cultural style, and the plight of the artist under such a ruler. Translator(s): Todd, Jean Marie. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JD; BGH; BGR; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1025.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038779
ISBN
9780268038779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572336063
ISBN
9781572336063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.75
€ 57.01

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