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Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 76. Written by Himself. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; HBTS. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 6. Weight: 86.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486284996
ISBN
9780486284996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.24

Paperback. A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Editor(s): McKivigan, John; Hinks, Peter P.; Kaufman, Heather L. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204711
ISBN
9780300204711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement. This book describes the life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of our most important writers. It is suitable for those interested in American literature and history. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034013
ISBN
9780674034013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486795751
ISBN
9780486795751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.16

Paperback. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. This work tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Editor(s): Ernest, John. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858905
ISBN
9780807858905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.78

Paperback. At seventy-five, the author and Monica Darlington had done everything they could think of doing, including starting a business and becoming athletes and running a literary society. Lately they had become boating adventurers and he a bestselling writer. But in their Midlands canal town in November, life was looking dull and short on surprises. Num Pages: 368 pages, Line drawings/map. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBKEY; BM; WGGN; WSSN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857500632
ISBN
9780857500632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Includes stories that are funny, dramatic and heart-warming. They, whether astonishingly brushed with death, medical marvels or animal magic, stand as a testament to the endurance of the human spirit. Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated pictures. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0008975
ISBN
9781844544431
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Even at twelve years old, the author knew he's gay. He just didn't want to believe it. Spurred on by intolerance, ignorance and fear, he takes his first steps into the closet and so begin twenty-three years of drinking, drugs and attempted suicides. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREX; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780997490
ISBN
9781780997490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 b/w images. BIC Classification: AVGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354. My Life in Country Music. 144 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGL; BM. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 10. Weight: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342790
ISBN
9780764342790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166112
ISBN
9789774166112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.76

Paperback. A Life in Jazz. 220 pages, 8 pages gloss photos. A biography of Nat Gonella. This book portrays the wonderful years with Billy Cotton, Roy Fox and Lew Stone, the creation of Nat's Georgians, and his friendship with the great stars like Gracie Fields, Max Miller, Fats Waller and the legendary Louis Armstrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRN; BGF. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northway Publications
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953704071
ISBN
9780953704071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. The lives and loves of two of the last century's most dazzling and wild women. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780878829
ISBN
9781780878829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Beyond her beauty and her unbroken success as a child star and mature actor, Natalie Wood possessed a star quality that entranced both women and men. This book presents her story, from exploited child star to troubled teen, through her years as a top international movie star and concludes with the revelations about her long unsolved drowning. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099431855
ISBN
9780099431855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Hardback. The story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751650
ISBN
9780804751650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Mixed media pr. This is the autobiography of one of the most influential musicians of the first half of the twentieth century. Nathaniel Shilkret describes his own life and relates anedotes of his dealings with such notable figures as George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Fats Waller. Editor(s): Shilkret, Nathaniel; Shell, Niel; Shilkret, Barbara. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851283
ISBN
9780810851283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.36

Paperback. The extraordinary adventure-filled story of how England came to own Manhattan in the seventeenth century Num Pages: 400 pages, Maps and integrated illustraions. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1FM; BGH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Murray
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
9780340696767
ISBN
9780340696767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.76

Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368088
ISBN
9780674368088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Hardcover. .
Publisher
TROPZAM
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956059833
ISBN
9780956059833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.07

Hardcover. A singular account of life in Viet Nam during half a century of war Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356871
ISBN
9780253356871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.91

Scholars, students, and general readers interested in indigenous and military history in the early American republic will appreciate these important memoirs, along with Benn's helpful introductions and annotations. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22, 17 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 471 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412184
ISBN
9781421412184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.98

Paperback. Scholars, students, and general readers interested in indigenous and military history in the early American republic will appreciate these important memoirs, along with Benn's helpful introductions and annotations. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22, 17 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412191
ISBN
9781421412191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.96

Paperback. After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation. Translator(s): Leach, Catherine S. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; BGLA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392288
ISBN
9780141392288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFCA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Paperback edition 2006
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738697
ISBN
9780226738697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. The natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he moved to East Anglia and he started to write again. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099531821
ISBN
9780099531821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

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