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Biography
Paperback. Yash Chopra's career as a film director began in 1959, and he has been a producer since 1973. This study of the man and his work is based on interviews with Yash Chopra, his family, his stars, his colleagues, his contemporaries and also some of his major critics. Series: World Directors. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324. Series: World Directors. 232 pages, illustrations. Yash Chopra's career as a film director began in 1959, and he has been a producer since 1973. This study of the man and his work is based on interviews with Yash Chopra, his family, his stars, his colleagues, his contemporaries and also some of his major critics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFB; BG. Dimension: 191 x 139 x 17. Weight: 324.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708751
- ISBN
- 9780851708751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.22
€ 43.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Cardiff has always been a sporting city, producing several performers in rugby, cricket, football and many other sports. It is a city with a rich and proud sporting heritage with a long tradition of hosting national and international sporting events. This book celebrates the achievements of many of the city's sportspeople. Num Pages: 224 pages, 175. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442860
- ISBN
- 9780752442860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.71
€ 20.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. West at War Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, facsims, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750941105
- ISBN
- 9780750941105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Their blending of politics and sex led to the ruin of both, since their main rival Octavian-Augustus was able to portray Cleopatra as the arch enemy of Rome and Antony as her consort. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443836
- ISBN
- 9780752443836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. With the growth of English cities during the Industrial Revolution came a booming population too vast for churchyards. Beckett Street Cemetery in Leeds was to become the first municipal cemetery in the country. This study relates how the cemetery was started and run, and describes the developing feuds between denominations. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950602
- ISBN
- 9780750950602
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Tells the story of William De Lancey, who became one of the first professional staff officers in the British Army, worked for Wellington throughout the Penisular War, and was his chief-of-staff at the Battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862274211
- ISBN
- 9781862274211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624997
- ISBN
- 9780748624997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 107.79
€ 111.88
€ 107.79
Paperback. This volume collects together the most shocking criminal cases from Sheffield's Victorian newspapers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458205
- ISBN
- 9780752458205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. This fascinating portrait provides a colourful picture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century life in four capitals, combining musical and literary history with an account of the social life of the period. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Overture Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543703
- ISBN
- 9780714543703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
Hardback. Ever since the 1960s when he was a young priest in Mississippi, Bernard Law has witnessed and participated in many of the struggles and events that have shaped American and Church history. This text presents a portrait of one of the most respected and influential leaders of the Catholic Church. Editor(s): Cessario, Romanus. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC7; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739103401
- ISBN
- 9780739103401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.93
€ 188.93
Hardback. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelfwear with nicks to edges
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Falcon Educational Books
- Publication date
- 1952
- SKU
- KSG0004219
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.50
€ 16.50
Paperback. "First published by Verso in 2015"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781675
- ISBN
- 9781784781675
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.54
€ 14.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. This book covers a century of the best, most charismatic and most controversial men ever to don the white coat and stand for first-class cricket. Series: 100 Greats. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125ill. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752427430
- ISBN
- 9780752427430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Six months before the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, Field Marshal The Lord Bramall warned that an operation to remove Saddam Hussain would produce a display of massive, dynamic United States activity, which provides one of the mainsprings of motivation for terrorist action in the Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942393
- ISBN
- 9780750942393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Hardcover. This is the first of two volumes containing Boswell's correspondence with more than 200 people, including Pitt, Rousseau, Paoli, John Wilkes, Sir Alexander Dick, Baretti and numerous women friends. Editor(s): Cole, Richard Cargill; Baker, Peter S.; McClennan, Rachel; Caudle, James C. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604036
- ISBN
- 9780748604036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.54€ 219.99
€ 235.54
€ 219.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; HRCC7; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556128134
- ISBN
- 9781556128134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.23
€ 29.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817352752
- ISBN
- 9780817352752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 14.37
€ 37.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. Patrick Pearse was not only leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of the IRA. Based on new material on his childhood and underground activities, this book places him in a European context and provides an intimate account of the development of his ideas on cultural regeneration, education, patriotism and militarism. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277656
- ISBN
- 9780230277656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.13
€ 140.13
Paperback. Allan Marriot Hutchins was one of thousands of young men who, in 1900, volunteered to fight the Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century. This book offers an eyewitness account of a soldier's life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465180
- ISBN
- 9780752465180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardcover. Originally published: Hans von B'ulow. Die Briefe an Johannes Brahms. Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1994. Editor(s): Hinrichsen, Hans-Joachim. Translator(s): Klohr, Cynthia. Num Pages: 170 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882157
- ISBN
- 9780810882157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.84
€ 153.84
Paperback. During the troubled time of war, many ordinary people move away from the safety and comfort of home to the harrowing theatre of war. This account follows the life of a Second World War B-17 bombardier, Fred Lull, from the beginning of the war to its conclusion through the letters he wrote home to his mother. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752464688
- ISBN
- 9780752464688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Book Guild Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911320449
- ISBN
- 9781911320449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. "Each week the editors of Slate, one of the first and best on-line literary magazines, ask a different person to keep a diary. The Slate Diaries is a selection of some of the best of those diaries." Editor(s): Kinsley, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; JFD; JP; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 459. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KRA0012670
- ISBN
- 9781586480073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Crossway Books United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433501326
- ISBN
- 9781433501326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61