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Paperback. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, this biography examines the complex personality of Germany's last emperor. Born in 1859, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, Prince Wilhelm was torn between two cultures - that of the Prussian Junker and that of the English liberal gentleman. Num Pages: 255 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGR; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750927369
ISBN
9780750927369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Presents diaries and correspondence left by kamikaze pilots and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the war. These kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This work is useful for those interested in the history of Japan and World War II. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226619514
ISBN
9780226619514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.22

Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226619507
ISBN
9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 44.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 739200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DND; BJ; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 181 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
739200
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892450
ISBN
9788772892450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.69
€ 70.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007156979
ISBN
9780007156979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. When the author returned home from Afghanistan, he left behind him surreal intensity and exhilaration of battle. He also left behind lasting bonds of friendship formed with his Afghan comrades Qiam, Syed and Majhib. This title tells of their first meetings, mutual suspicion and incomprehension, and how this eventually turned into brotherhood. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951279
ISBN
9780241951279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. One determined man, a mob of baby kangaroo orphans and a story full of heart. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444753349
ISBN
9781444753349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062005618
ISBN
9780062005618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Text in Irish. Clean copy showing some age and shelf wear with mylar covering. Mylar peeling and with nicks and tears. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
An Clóchomhar Tta
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0009380
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2AGZ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195533
ISBN
9781845195533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. The life of Karl Dane was a Cinderella story gone horribly wrong. The immigrant from Copenhagen was transformed from a machinist to a Hollywood star after his turn as the tobacco-chewing Slim in "The Big Parade". This biography tells the tale of a daring yet tragic man who aimed for his wildest dreams and succeeded, if only for a short time. Num Pages: 230 pages, ca. 55 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786442072
ISBN
9780786442072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.91

Hardcover. Presents a body of literature on Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Germany's most important 19th-century architect. This work records and assembles material on buildings by Schinkel, one hundred and sixty years after his death, after two world wars and major political upheavals. It is intended to fill the gap by providing the possible compilation. Editor(s): Ibbeken, Hillert; Blauert, Elke. Num Pages: 384 pages, 330ill. BIC Classification: AGB; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 287 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2886.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565250
ISBN
9783932565250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.94
€ 66.40

Hardback. 68pp
Publisher
Modern Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTK0097942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. A major biography of the man who, more than any other, made the twentieth century. Written by an author of great repute. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841151144
ISBN
9781841151144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 502 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997302
ISBN
9781403997302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.94

Hardcover. Karl Marx is a magisterial and defining biography that vividly explores not only the man himself but also the revolutionary times in which he lived. Num Pages: 672 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404671
ISBN
9780871404671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.81

Hardcover. Is the Grand Old Man re-emerging? More than twenty years after the collapse of Communism, and in the midst of the crisis of Capitalism, Karl Marx' ideas, at least in part, are back en vogue. He is often invoked, yet in a way that is ignorant of him or his work. Translator(s): Heise, Bernard. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. An Intellectual Biography. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Is the Grand Old Man re-emerging? More than twenty years after the collapse of Communism, and in the midst of the crisis of Capitalism, Karl Marx' ideas, at least in part, are back en vogue. He is often invoked, yet in a way that is ignorant of him or his work. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; JPFC. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 15. Weight: 356. Translator(s): Heise, Bernard.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457424
ISBN
9780857457424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.61

Paperback. Recounts Karl Pearson's extraordinary intellectual adventure and sheds light on the inner life of science. In this book, a leading historian of modern science investigates the interior experience of one man's scientific life while placing it in a tapestry of social, political, and intellectual movements. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126357
ISBN
9780691126357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. A collection of Karl Polanyi's Hungarian writings translated in English for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176088
ISBN
9780231176088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin Random House India
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143425304
ISBN
9780143425304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.47

Hardcover.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791736
ISBN
9781905791736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Wood, John M. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999346
ISBN
9781906999346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.69

Paperback. The UK's leading celebrity biographer tells the uplifting story of the woman who overnight became the most famous celebrity in the country Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KSS0014506
ISBN
9781849830638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Kate Bush has written some of the most memorable songs in pop music history. This work traces the story of Kate Bush's career, from her up-bringing in the Essex countryside through her first forays into music with a series of home recordings, to her number one debut album that propelled her to international stardom. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Piatkus Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised & Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749951146
ISBN
9780749951146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

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