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Biography
paperback. Catherine Bauer (1905-64) changed forever the concept of social housing, and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-20th century. The book presents the story of the evolution of housing policy from the 1930s to 1960s. Num Pages: 358 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807210
- ISBN
- 9780774807210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
paperback. It would be impossible to invent a man like Rick Parker, a freakishly fat ginger-haired giant who modelled his personal style on Elvis Presley and wanted to become the next Don King. This title tells the story of two men who never should have met, and when they did, one killed the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224080262
- ISBN
- 9780224080262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.23
€ 19.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. The critically acclaimed first-ever biography of New Orleans rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino by a writer who obtained exclusive access to the reclusive singer Num Pages: 416 pages, 82 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596. Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll. 416 pages, 82 b&w photographs. Rock 'n' roll defined the last half of the 20th century, and while many think of Elvis Presley as the genre's driving force, the truth is that Fats Domino was the first to put it on the map with such hits as "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill". This is a biography of an extraordinary man and New Orleans at the birth of rock 'n' roll. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306815317
- ISBN
- 9780306815317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Hardcover. The first and only account of the Chequered Flag race team and its charismatic founder, Graham Warner. Accompanied by 150 photographs, many previously unpublished, this is a unique story of a fascinating life in motorsport. Num Pages: 130 pages, 140. BIC Classification: BGS; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845844134
- ISBN
- 9781845844134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264546
- ISBN
- 9780197264546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.54
€ 117.54
paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 photographs, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072598
- ISBN
- 9780252072598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806957
- ISBN
- 9780306806957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.02
€ 30.99
€ 22.02
"100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra's birth"--Front cover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGA; BGFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501124495
- ISBN
- 9781501124495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.72
€ 21.99
€ 19.72
Hardback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415658447
- ISBN
- 9780415658447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.14
€ 226.14
hardcover. Series: Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of A. J. Arberry. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2AB; BK; DNF; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138210943
- ISBN
- 9781138210943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.17
€ 175.17
paperback. Following Tony Macaulay's successful career as a breadboy, he's going where few people from the upper Shankill have boldly gone before: to university. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BM; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780856409349
- ISBN
- 9780856409349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.32
€ 10.32
paperback. All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining what is, in fact, real. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BTC; HBJH; HBTZ; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447275268
- ISBN
- 9781447275268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.17
€ 13.99
€ 10.17
paperback. An intimate biography of Joan Chittister, Benedictine nun and writer, a leading voice for spiritual renewal, a prophetic advocate of peace and justice, and a champion of the role of women in the church and in the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392. Very good clean copy showing some light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Orbis Books New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024850
- ISBN
- 9781626981980
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Good copy showing light shelf wear and signs of age. Light foxing inside front and back cover, to preliminary and final pages. Remains good reading copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe Ltd U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024929
- ISBN
- 9780861400102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 19.99€ 12.82
€ 19.99
€ 12.82
hardcover. Very good clean copy showing light shelf wear. Dust jacket present and in good condition. Clean and clear pages
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Paperview U.K. Ltd. U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024935
- ISBN
- 9771751094006
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Shows how the seventeenth-century philosopher Spinoza's central philosophical beliefs developed within the context of his own life. This work focuses on the philosopher's attempt to act solely through reason in the face of turbulent personal and national circumstances. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572. Good copy showing light shelf wear and age
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pimlico London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025001
- ISBN
- 9780712666527
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Good clean copy. End of spine and front cover showing some damage. Remains good quality reading copy; internally very clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025182
- ISBN
- 9780043320990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. The life of an educational visionary in his own words Num Pages: 544 pages, 49 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; BGA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006134
- ISBN
- 9780253006134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
paperback. This is the Film Tie-In edition of Martin Sixsmith's moving book. The film stars Dame Judi Dench, and is currently scheduled for Boxing Day release. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BTP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447245223
- ISBN
- 9781447245223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616490867
- ISBN
- 9781616490867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.56
€ 19.99
€ 18.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 282 x 16. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rupa
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788129106353
- ISBN
- 9788129106353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.55
€ 43.99
€ 30.55
hardcover. A study of the life and work of the 9th-century Irish scholar Johannes Scottus Eriugena. It includes an extended summary of his most important work, "Periphyseon", a remarkable attempt at a synthesis between the Bible and Neoplatonist philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; BG; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198266747
- ISBN
- 9780198266747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.75
€ 225.75
Paperback. The life and times of the late, great Tony Hinkle Num Pages: 208 pages, 42 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGS; WSD; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 381. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223333
- ISBN
- 9780253223333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.15
€ 23.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. "Now in paperback, here's the first nonfiction wo Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Running Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762423842
- ISBN
- 9780762423842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73