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paperback. Offers the life story of Ernie Lopez and his account of daily life in Alcatraz and San Quentin. This book discusses how Ernie Lopez's experiences typify the harsher treatment that ethnic and minority suspects receive in the American criminal justice system, as well as how they reveal the resilience of Chicanos/as and their culture. Num Pages: 246 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706835
- ISBN
- 9780292706835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardcover. 210pp. Index. Plates
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hutchinson London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS1015793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213044
- ISBN
- 9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848401846
- ISBN
- 9781848401846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.19
€ 16.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Tells the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who in August 1848 fled her owner for refuge in the North and spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her son and daughter. Her freedom, like that of thousands who escaped from bondage, came at a great price - remorse at parting without a word, fear for her family's fate. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725942
- ISBN
- 9780674725942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. A doctor's account of her own experience of death, heaven and return to life with a new realization of her purpose on Earth. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Authentic Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780780511
- ISBN
- 9781780780511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.50
€ 13.00
€ 12.50
Paperback. A classic rock autobiography of Meat Loaf's bizarre life. After surviving an abusive childhood, during which he was almost murdered by his alcoholic father, he starred in one of the biggest stage and film musicals ever, then went on to record the third best-selling album of all time. This book shows the ups and downs of his life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1x8 b/w + 1x8 colour illustration sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753504437
- ISBN
- 9780753504437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The murder of Rasputin on the night of 16-17 December 1916 has alwaus seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439068
- ISBN
- 9780752439068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. The first biography of the elusive musician who influenced an entire generation of country songwriters as his tragic life became the stuff of legend Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306816048
- ISBN
- 9780306816048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.67
€ 25.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 710 pages, ill: 15, b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 710
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838203416
- ISBN
- 9783838203416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.75€ 40.49
€ 50.75
€ 40.49
paperback. Meet Furious - sixteen, handsome and completely out of control. Nothing frightens him and no one can get through to him. Now meet Munchkin - a sweet kid with glasses who's an easy target and needs protecting. Then there's Seething and Deranged, two girls who are brimming with bad attitude. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BM; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penquin Group
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670918997
- ISBN
- 9780670918997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.78
€ 20.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Bales, Kevin B.; Trodd, Zoe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474385
- ISBN
- 9780801474385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. With the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in the country. This study relates how the cemetery was started and run, and describes the developing feuds between denominations. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950602
- ISBN
- 9780750950602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. One night in 1974, Philippe Petit secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings over the course of an hour. This memoir tells the story of how he conspired, connived, improvised, and insisted his way to this coup. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BM; WSE; WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571326907
- ISBN
- 9780571326907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Fleming, Lee. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559480
- ISBN
- 9781875559480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463537
- ISBN
- 9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardback. If ever a voice has captured the colors, the rhythms, the rich, bittersweet emotions of a time gone by, it is Alice Taylor's. This classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside became the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 25th Anniversary ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847175878
- ISBN
- 9781847175878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Alice Taylor's classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside, the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBTB; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847178237
- ISBN
- 9781847178237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. An intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, this text traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change - from the author's grandfather to her father, to Bahrampour herself. Num Pages: 357 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223547
- ISBN
- 9780520223547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, 46 halftones 12 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606965
- ISBN
- 9780691606965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 77.38
€ 100.56
€ 77.38