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Paperback. Duncan Wu's fascinating portrait of William Hazlitt - the first fully-researched biography, and the first to cover Hazlitt's entire life - reveals one of the greatest journalists in the language, and the principal spokesman of the Romantic age, interacting with every major writer and many other movers and shakers of the era. Num Pages: 592 pages, frontispiece, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588848
ISBN
9780199588848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199732029
ISBN
9780199732029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. A biographical study of a man whose political legacy has been fought over by his heirs and followers. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853311376
ISBN
9781853311376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.68

paperback. Victoria Glendinning provides a woman's view of Anthony Trollope, placing emphasis on family, particularly on his relationship with his mother. But it is Anthony as a husband and lover that intrigues her most. She looks at the nature of his love for his wife, Rose and at his love for Kate Field. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712697903
ISBN
9780712697903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes V and VI cover the period from July 1884 to September 1890. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 474 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300061901
ISBN
9780300061901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978340940
ISBN
9780978340940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. Ayii Tendulkar, a young journalist from a small town in Maharashtra, traveled to Germany to pursue a doctorate in statistics. In Berlin, Ayii became a well-known journalist, and he met and fell in love with the renowned filmmaker Thea von Harbou, the writer of the classic films "Metropolis" and "M" and former wife of legendary director Fritz Lang. Series: Zubaan Books. Num Pages: 250 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKA; BK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381017661
ISBN
9789381017661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. An illuminating account of Dong Mingzhu and Gree - China's leading female business leaders whose company Gree is an industry giant. Series: China's Leading Entrepreneurs and Enterprises. Num Pages: 256 pages, approx. 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
LID Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911498308
ISBN
9781911498308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. A rare insight into the corridors of the world's leading management consultancy firm - and how one man rose to the top. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black & White images. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Lid Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910649657
ISBN
9781910649657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531230
ISBN
9781908531230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. This title relates the day-to-day problems that twelve crewmen encountered while living onboard. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour section, c.50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BTP; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904445623
ISBN
9781904445623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as Seven Troop. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the things they saw and did during that time would take them all to breaking point in the years that were to follow. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: BM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552158664
ISBN
9780552158664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, he began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. This book tells the story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and social revolutions of his time. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284699
ISBN
9780226284699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.46

Hardcover. William Hyde Wollaston made an astonishing number of discoveries in an astonishingly varied number of fields. This book features length study of Wollaston, his science, and the environment in which he thrived. It will help to reinstate Wollaston in the history of science and the pantheon of its great innovators. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 424 pages, 37 halftones, 32 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226245737
ISBN
9780226245737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.53

Paperback. "The compass' rocky evolution is charted with an enthusiast's passion..A fascinating adventure."-Bernadette Murphy, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BTH; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393327137
ISBN
9780393327137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Reliving the highlights of his illustrious career as a commentator, Bill McLaren talks about rugby and his regrets that rugby has gone professional. He is a fierce critic of what this has led to, and fears for the future health and safety of rugby players, because he regards the modern game as dangerously physical. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553815580
ISBN
9780553815580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099140
ISBN
9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

paperback. The pen of W. H. Davies, super-tramp and writer, reveals a fascinating picture of a vast, bustling continent intent on its own affairs and of a Britain on the cusp of change between old certainties and an uneasy future. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781908946072
ISBN
9781908946072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.59

Hardcover. Nice copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Parragon Book Service Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0246904
ISBN
9781407562612
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. A biography of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246. Paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tempus Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233537
ISBN
9780752447278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

paperback. VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Language by Xiaolu Guo Death by Julian Barnes Love by Jeanette Winterson Home by Salman Rushdie Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110. . Paperback in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
RANDOM HOUSE UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233533
ISBN
9781784872779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 7.13

paperback. A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BJ; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803271029
ISBN
9780803271029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.77

Hardcover. In this reassessment of the career of Nelson A. Miles - which he began as a volunteer officer in the Civil War - the author suggests that comments made by his enemies influenced the way Miles's career has been viewed by historians and tries to readdress this. Num Pages: 568 pages, 23 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873385947
ISBN
9780873385947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.95

paperback. Gives an anaylsis of the social themes and cultural perspectives of modern American autobiographies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812211276
ISBN
9780812211276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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