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Paperback. A humorous and incisive reflection on education - the autobiography of a dunce who became a brilliant teacher and a bestselling author. Translator(s): Ardizzone, Sarah. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Maclehose Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906694876
- ISBN
- 9781906694876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. The Education of the Presidents. 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton, this book features memoirs and souvenirs reflecting on their lives and formative experiences in youth, and brief summaries of their careers showing how each developed a special regard for schooling and the i. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPHL. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 14. Weight: 574.
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904832430
- ISBN
- 9781904832430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.43
€ 19.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. A biography of this key figure in 19th-century philosophy. Paying equal attention to his life and work, Safranski also places Schopenhauer in the context of his philosophical predecessors and contemporaries and explores the sources of his alienation from their "secularized religion of reason". Translator(s): Osers, Ewald. Num Pages: 394 pages, chronology, editions of Schopenhauer's works, sources and abbreviations, notes, bibliogra. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674792760
- ISBN
- 9780674792760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.36
€ 51.99
€ 48.36
Hardback. 192pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Religious Education Press Wallington, Surrey
- Publication date
- 1964
- SKU
- KHS1016186
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 4.99
€ 14.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418. Ten Scientists' Diaries. 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. In this volume a young generation of first-class scientists - most of them Royal Society Young Fellows - kept diaries over several months which reveal, with an unusual honesty, the frustrations, comic ironies and occasional breakthroughs in the charged and highly competitive world of science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- Central
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903319980
- ISBN
- 9780903319980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.90
€ 11.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. Regarded by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development. Series Editor(s): Benbow, Dr. Tim; Kennedy, Professor Greg; Robb-Webb, Dr. Jon. Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, Includes 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; BGT; JWF; TRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781472412676
- ISBN
- 9781472412676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.54€ 152.26
€ 171.54
€ 152.26
Hardback. The Atom Bomb was crucial to a world dominated by the Cold War. Yet the stories of those who gave atom secrets to Russia has never fully been told. Paul Broda's father and stepfather both passed secrets to the Russians. Here, Paul tells his compelling tale of three lives swept up in the great events of Communism, Fascism, World War II. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848766075
- ISBN
- 9781848766075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. A gripping account of the University of Washington's 2000 season when many players went afoul of the law (many with serious charges) and were still allowed to play the season Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JMC; BTC; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228108
- ISBN
- 9780803228108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. This is a collection of the anecdotes, tales and general excessive humour that George Best is renowned for. It recounts saucy tales, inside stories and embarrassing incidents from George himself, Bobby, Dennis, Nobby, Gazza, Fergie and Posh and Becks. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KRA0003893
- ISBN
- 9780091890346
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From burial grounds in the heart of Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh to quiet country graveyards in the Scottish Borders and Aberdeenshire, this book reveals where you can find extant pieces of anti-resurrectionist graveyard furniture, from mortsafes, coffin cages and underground vaults to watchtowers and morthouses. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 7. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456034
- ISBN
- 9780752456034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Price, Fiona. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115986
- ISBN
- 9781551115986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.97
€ 42.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Scottish Family Legends is a treasure trove of true tales written by people from all over Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BT; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817930
- ISBN
- 9781906817930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
€ 10.99
€ 9.49
Paperback. An anthology of Scotland's worst and most infamous murders. It contains 22 stories from Scotland's bloodstained past that date back to the fifteenth century. Series: Waverley Scottish Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Waverley Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902407838
- ISBN
- 9781902407838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99
€ 6.99
Paperback. Scottish murders Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450087
- ISBN
- 9780752450087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099568827
- ISBN
- 9780099568827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect, Anna Kendrick Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471156830
- ISBN
- 9781471156830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. The second volume of Michel Leiris's hugely influential four-volume autobiographical essay, available to English-language readers in a brilliant and sensitive translation by Lydia Davis Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212389
- ISBN
- 9780300212389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.36
€ 18.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212372
- ISBN
- 9780300212372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.98
€ 23.99
€ 17.98
paperback. Reveals the lessons that have helped global entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, through his business and personal life, like believing it can be done and that, if others disagree with you, try and try again until you achieve your goal; or that you must love what you do. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753510995
- ISBN
- 9780753510995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.30
€ 8.30
Paperback. What really goes on behind bars - the truth about life as a prison officer Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor wear to the cover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTG0011156
- ISBN
- 9780755316663
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 16 page color insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; KNTJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620405079
- ISBN
- 9781620405079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJF; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Sort of Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908745491
- ISBN
- 9781908745491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.53
€ 13.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. A new edition of Arthur Koestler's gripping tale of arrest, imprisonment, and subsequent escape to London from Nazi-occupied France. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871491
- ISBN
- 9780907871491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955997
- ISBN
- 9780750955997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57