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Biography

Paperback. The first volume of three in this biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this volume deals with Rousseau's early life and work from 1712 to 1754. Num Pages: 382 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JF; BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118628
ISBN
9780226118628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Kiff Bamford traces the circuitous journey of Jean-Francois Lyotard life and work, unravelling the thrust of Lyotard's main philosophical arguments, his struggle with thinking and his confrontation with the task of writing and thinking philosophy differently. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780238081
ISBN
9781780238081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Hardcover. A collection of songs, rhymes and stories from the childhood of the 'Mother of Folk', Jean Ritchie Num Pages: 80 pages, Nearly 100 colour and black and white photos and original illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 213. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495007880
ISBN
9781495007880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: BG; GL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Monash University Custom Publishing Services Australia
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980510843
ISBN
9780980510843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Jean Harlow's looks and shockingly blatant sexuality made her Hollywood's first and most sensational sex goddess. In all the history of Hollywood since her death in 1937, no star has made such an impression. This book reveals the truth behind the star, including the circumstances behind her death. Num Pages: 471 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747409885
ISBN
9780747409885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271027067
ISBN
9780271027067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PST; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 246 x 17. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235398
ISBN
9781922235398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. As new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Main
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0028090
ISBN
9781846687181
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Three years into his solo adventure in rural France, Michael Wright has everything he ever wanted: a ramshackle house, several manly power tools, a cat, a grand piano and a vintage aircraft. Yet the lovelier his life becomes, the lonelier he feels. Three unfulfilled wishes return to haunt him. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrated map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553819380
ISBN
9780553819380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 2ADS; BG; CJ; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195724
ISBN
9781845195724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. A biography of Lennie Tristano, the blind pianist who was one of jazz's most extraordinary innovators. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845532819
ISBN
9781845532819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.84

Hardback. Chronicles the life and career of, Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., one of New Orleans' most vivacious and talented jazz musicians. Num Pages: 152 pages, 50 photographs, appendix, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578860067
ISBN
9781578860067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGA; BGSA; BM. Dimension: 234 x 153. . Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002384
ISBN
9781471166037
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.00

Hardback. The little-known story of the creator of the modern state of Qatar. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250709
ISBN
9781781250709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

Hardcover. The first proper biography of Jasper Tudor, the architect of a victory at Bosworth and thus the Tudor dynasty Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553909
ISBN
9781781553909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. The Man Who Made the Tudor Dynasty Num Pages: 400 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 47. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445650494
ISBN
9781445650494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9789810589738
ISBN
9789810589738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. The most significant account of being a soldier at war since Michael Herr's DISPATCHES. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KTG0007967
ISBN
9780743239196
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Charts the introduction of Christianity to Japan through the life of Uchimura Kanzo, was one of Japan's foremost thinkers, whose ideas influenced contemporary novelists, statesmen, reformers, and religious leaders. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811460
ISBN
9780774811460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.86

Paperback. A highly regarded war memoir that was a best seller during the 1960s, giving insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The book has been credited with correcting errors in U.S. accounts of various battles and with revealing details of high-level Imperial Japanese Navy strategy meetings. Num Pages: 336 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; HBLL; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591143840
ISBN
9781591143840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.79

paperback. This autobiography of historian, Ienaga Saburo, traces his childhood, education, wartime experiences, academic career and two major battles that occupied his later years. One was the fight against the relocation of Tokyo University of Education; the other was the fight against certification. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509894
ISBN
9780742509894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

Paperback. If this were a book quiz and you were to ask me what film is most like Absolutely Jani I would answer unhesitatingly, Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen's Oscar-nominated film. Those who remember the Just Jani column in the Sunday Times will be intrigued and delighted. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431420216
ISBN
9781431420216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Num Pages: 368 pages, x2 mono image sections. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. How Jane Austen Conquered the World. 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847675330
ISBN
9781847675330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Hardback. C.R. Ashbee was, some would say, the key man in the British Arts and Crafts movement during the early decades of the 20th century. While much has been written about him, little has been said of his wife. Now Felicity Ashbee breaks the silence in a book about her mother, Janet. Num Pages: 216 pages, 49 b&w and 10 colour photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACVN; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006469
ISBN
9780815607311
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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