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Ken Shouler - The Experts Pick Basketball's Best 50 Players in the Last 50 Years. Updated Through the 1997 Season. - 9781886110458 - V9781886110458

The Experts Pick Basketball's Best 50 Players in the Last 50 Years. Up...

Ken Shouler

Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, Ill.tabs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Addax Publishing Group,U.S. United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781886110458
ISBN
9781886110458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.33

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James; Etc. . Ed(S): O'Reilly - Danger! - 9781885211323 - V9781885211323 4%OFF

Danger!

James; Etc. . Ed(S): O'Reilly

Paperback. From the safety of a deep leather chair, several stories of danger and survival by such notable authors, such as Sebastian Junger and Claire Tristram, tell of struggling with life, death, and their sanity. Editor(s): O'Reilly, James; etc. Series: Travelers' tales guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885211323
ISBN
9781885211323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.14

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- Bury Me at the Marketplace - 9781868144891 - V9781868144891 3%OFF

Bury Me at the Marketplace

Paperback. When Chabani Manganyi published the first edition of selected letters twenty-five years ago as a companion volume to "Exiles and Homecomings: A Biography of Es'kia Mphahlele", the idea of Mphahlele's death was remote and poetic. That death has now come and we mourn it. This volume offers an account of Mphahlele's rich and varied life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wits University Press South Africa
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144891
ISBN
9781868144891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.95

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Frederic Raphael - Ticks and Crosses - 9781857549300 - V9781857549300 19%OFF

Ticks and Crosses

Frederic Raphael

Paperback. Covering the years 1976 to 1978, this title offers an account of a farcical summer afternoon spent floating down a French river on a lilo in the company of Shirley Williams; an alarming trip up the wrong (and by no means dormant) volcano in Guatemala; meeting Nabokov; taking part in Any Questions with Enoch Powell. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549300
ISBN
9781857549300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.74

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Kevin Jackson - Letters of Introduction - 9781857546552 - V9781857546552 9%OFF

Letters of Introduction

Kevin Jackson

Paperback. This title is a review of cultural heroes and legends from the Harlem Renaissance to Andy Warhol, Dante to Ellington. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546552
ISBN
9781857546552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.16

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Macdiarmid, Hugh. Ed(S): Calder, Angus; Murray, Glen - The Raucle Tongue. Selected Essays, Journalism and Interviews. - 9781857542714 - V9781857542714 8%OFF

The Raucle Tongue. Selected Essays, Journalism and Interviews.

Macdiarmid, Hugh. Ed(S): Calder, Angus; Murra...

Hardback. This volume contains the previously uncollected essays, journalism and interviews of Hugh MacDiarmid, as part of Carcanet's "MacDiarmid 2000" programme. Other titles in the series include "Complete Poems", "Lucky Poet", "Contemporary Scottish Studies" and "Scottish Eccentrics". Editor(s): Calder, Angus; Murray, Glen. Series: Lives & letters: MacDiarmid 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 43. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857542714
ISBN
9781857542714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.94
€ 54.45

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David N. Thomas - Dylan Remembered - 9781854113627 - V9781854113627 16%OFF

Dylan Remembered

David N. Thomas

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854113627
ISBN
9781854113627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.14

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Lawrence Normand - W.H.Davies - 9781854112606 - V9781854112606

W.H.Davies

Lawrence Normand

Hardback. Series: Border Lines S. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illustrationsports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854112606
ISBN
9781854112606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.21

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John Herlosky - A Sorcerer's Apprentice: A Skeptic's Journey into the CIA's Project Stargate and Remote Viewing - 9781634240000 - V9781634240000 9%OFF

A Sorcerer's Apprentice: A Skeptic's Journey into the CIA's Project St...

John Herlosky

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFH; VXFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240000
ISBN
9781634240000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

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Ben Stewart - Don't Trust, Don't Fear, Don't Beg - 9781620971093 - V9781620971093 9%OFF

Don't Trust, Don't Fear, Don't Beg

Ben Stewart

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BM; JKVP1; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620971093
ISBN
9781620971093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.37

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Elizabeth . Ed(S): Podnieks - Rough Draft - 9781611493764 - V9781611493764

Rough Draft

Elizabeth . Ed(S): Podnieks

Hardback. Editor(s): Podnieks, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493764
ISBN
9781611493764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.07

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Marion K. Stocking - To the Wilderness - 9781611493405 - V9781611493405

To the Wilderness

Marion K. Stocking

Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; RGR; RNK; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493405
ISBN
9781611493405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.37

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Jesse G. . Ed(S): Swan - Editing Lives - 9781611485400 - V9781611485400

Editing Lives

Jesse G. . Ed(S): Swan

hardcover. Lives are known textually, and this collection of new essays explores, corrects, and advances contemporary knowledge of historical lives and texts, particularly of the British eighteenth century. Complementing the essays is a complete translation and critical edition of a life of Hester Thrale Piozzi written in French by Frances Burney. Editor(s): Swan, Jesse G. Num Pages: 302 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611485400
ISBN
9781611485400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.43

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Kerry, Paul E.; Hill, Marylu - Thomas Carlyle Resartus - 9781611474886 - V9781611474886

Thomas Carlyle Resartus

Kerry, Paul E.; Hill, Marylu

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474886
ISBN
9781611474886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.96

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M. Barbara Mulrine - The Price of Honor. The Life and Times of George Brinton McClellan Jr.. - 9781611470604 - V9781611470604

The Price of Honor. The Life and Times of George Brinton McClellan Jr....

M. Barbara Mulrine

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470604
ISBN
9781611470604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.71

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Joseph W. Laythe - Engendered Death - 9781611460926 - V9781611460926

Engendered Death

Joseph W. Laythe

Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BTC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611460926
ISBN
9781611460926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

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Sally Cline - Dashiell Hammett - 9781611457841 - V9781611457841 16%OFF

Dashiell Hammett

Sally Cline

Hardback. Dashiell Hammett changed the face of crime fiction. A controversial political activist who stood for civil liberty, he was also a very private man. In this biography, the author uses fresh research, including interviews with Hammett's family and Hellman's heir, to reexamine his life and works. Num Pages: 264 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 8 x 5 x 140. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611457841
ISBN
9781611457841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.24

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Kati Marton - Wallenberg - 9781611453379 - V9781611453379 12%OFF

Wallenberg

Kati Marton

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
Centennary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611453379
ISBN
9781611453379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.87

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Herbert Gold - Not Dead Yet - 9781611450293 - V9781611450293 5%OFF

Not Dead Yet

Herbert Gold

Paperback / so. An NPR Book of the Year, worth, oh well, its weight in gold. . . . vivid and eloquent. The New York Times Book.. BIC Classification: BM; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611450293
ISBN
9781611450293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.27

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C-Span C-Span - First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women - 9781610397179 - V9781610397179 7%OFF

First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic Americ...

C-Span C-Span

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BK; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610397179
ISBN
9781610397179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

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David N. Dinkins - A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic - 9781610393010 - V9781610393010 17%OFF

A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic

David N. Dinkins

hardcover. The former mayor--the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton--discusses his journey to becoming the 106th mayor of New York City. Num Pages: 408 pages, Including an 8-pp. B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; BGHA; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
PublicAffairs United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781610393010
ISBN
9781610393010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.69

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Andrew Carnegie - The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie - 9781610390828 - V9781610390828 5%OFF

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: BGBA; BM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390828
ISBN
9781610390828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.85

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Tim Sample - Answers to Questions Nobody Was Askin' - 9781608933686 - V9781608933686 8%OFF

Answers to Questions Nobody Was Askin'

Tim Sample

hardcover. Maine humor icon Tim Sample gives us a new collection of short essays and monologues about his growing up and living in Maine and throughout his long entertainment career. Part whimsical anecdote, part hard-won wisdom, these stories are imbued with Sample's distinct wry Yankee wit. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608933686
ISBN
9781608933686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.06

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Thomas A. Desjardin - Joshua L. Chamberlain - 9781608932894 - V9781608932894 8%OFF

Joshua L. Chamberlain

Thomas A. Desjardin

Paperback. Joshua Chamberlain is arguably the most well-known figure in Maine history and this highly accessible biography provides a brief look at his life. Filled with photos, maps, and illustrations, this concise history of a Maine icon is ideal for anyone with even just a passing interest in Maine or the Civil War. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 163.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608932894
ISBN
9781608932894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.68

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