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Biography

Hardcover. Born in an era when few women sought professional careers, the author rose through the ranks, from Vice Consul to the first woman US Ambassador to an African country and the first woman acting US Ambassador in Latin America. This work tells the story of the author's career in the US Foreign Service during the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044138
ISBN
9780268044138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447292975
ISBN
9781447292975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson
Condition
New
SKU
V9780283072314
ISBN
9780283072314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. Anarchic, hilarious and insightful, Graeme Fowler's look at life and cricket is a compelling and unmissable read Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGSA; JMP; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471142321
ISBN
9781471142321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. In this book Mohammad Akram reviews the life and legacy of Abu Hanifa, and surveys the evolution of the Hanafi school in different regions of the Islamic world. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218. His Life, Legal Method and Legacy. 160 pages, illustrations. In this book Mohammad Akram reviews the life and legacy of Abu Hanifa, and surveys the evolution of the Hanafi school in different regions of the Islamic world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight: 218.
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740175
ISBN
9781847740175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Mick Wall penetrates the closed world of Aussie rock legends AC/DC. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409135258
ISBN
9781409135258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Having spent 10 years scaling the lower echelons of the sport, the time has come for one of Britain's least successful athletes to reveal all about how he got involved in all this nonsense in the first place. This book tells his history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WH; WSKQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472111050
ISBN
9781472111050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580. Good copy showing light age and wear. Scoring throughout text. Ex Libris markings to preliminary pages and stamps throughout. Light wear to dust jacket. Remains a nice reading copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Overlook Press New York
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMO0001148
ISBN
9780879515775
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.70

paperback. The author does not divine a purpose in the accidental opportunities he has encountered. Rather he accepts the mystery of their almost haphazardness and stresses the importance of seizing the opportunities that the opening doors present. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Brunswick Books Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552662366
ISBN
9781552662366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. The inside story of the Rolling Stones according to the Rolling Stones themselves. Num Pages: 368 pages, 120. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780753818442
ISBN
9780753818442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Reveals for the first time the true story of Sidney Reilly, the real-life inspiration behind fictional hero James Bond Num Pages: 352 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HB; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429595
ISBN
9780752429595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. * A brilliantly funny and nostalgic look at 1960s and 70s childhood as well as a more serious examination of boys' (and some men's) obsession with war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGA; JWG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115689
ISBN
9780349115689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

paperback. This definitive history of one of the great iconic bands of the 1960s and 1970s, spans the entire course of American rock and roll, with a supporting cast that includes Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Janis Joplin, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and U2. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712605403
ISBN
9780712605403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547602
ISBN
9780813547602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 466 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 338 x 241 x 44. Weight in Grams: 812. Fine copy in fine dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0003836
ISBN
9780716532996
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It comes in all forms, all shapes and sizes, from the unconditional love of a parent to a child, to the passionate, all-embracing love felt for a partner. The rich, famous and the funny have joined together to create this treasury of tales about the things they have done for love. Num Pages: 255 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: BT; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 146.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0014040
ISBN
9781857825329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; BGT; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; BGT; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Inscribed affectionately by author. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025576
ISBN
9780716532699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. The much-acclaimed biography of Ada Lovelace, reissued to tie-in with the bicentenary of her birth in 2015. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; UM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447272540
ISBN
9781447272540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444715
ISBN
9780801444715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.67

Hardback. This book aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of The Wealth of Nations, was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is still frequently depicted. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623525
ISBN
9780748623525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

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