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Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave, soon to be a huge new Hollywood film, is the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, enduring unimaginable degradation and abuse until his rescue twelve years later. A powerful and riveting condemnation of American slavery. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843914716
ISBN
9781843914716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. For the first time, this book brings to English-speaking researchers and the public detailed accounts of the crucial experiments carried out with Ossowiecki, which produced evidence of paranormal cognition. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: BG; VXFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786421121
ISBN
9780786421121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.91

paperback. As father and son, John and Dan Fante's relationship was characterized by competition, resentment, rages, and extended periods of silence. This title traces Dan Fante's family's history from the hillsides of Italy to the immigrant neighborhoods of Colorado to Los Angeles. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780062027092
ISBN
9780062027092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.78

paperback. Features the story of Siegmund Warburg: the refugee from Nazi Germany who restored the Blitz-shattered City of London as the world's pre-eminent international financial centre. It shows how this scholarly man brought wit, passion and high ethical standards to the world of finance, and more. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; BGB; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141022017
ISBN
9780141022017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

paperback. Tells the story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. This book presents a tale with profound moral and social consequences, rich in drama, intrigue, treason, scandal and violence. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781784700041
ISBN
9781784700041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Relates the author's childhood in Palestine, the flight to Britain after the catastrophe of 1948, and coming of age in the coffee-bars of Golders Green, the middle-class Jewish quarter in North London. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Verso Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781844673681
ISBN
9781844673681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
William Morrow United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062208316
ISBN
9780062208316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.47

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341982
ISBN
9780230341982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.61

hardcover. Corbin recreates the life and world of a man about whom nothing is known except for his entries in the civil registries and historical knowledge about the times in which he lived: Louis-Francois Pinagot, a forester and clog maker who lived during the heart of the nineteenth century -- the age of Romanticism, of Hugo and Berlioz -- from the Napoleonic Wars to the Third Republic. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118408
ISBN
9780231118408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.31

paperback. The Lifeway of Kathryn Jones Harrison. 288 pages, 50 illustrations. A biography of Oregon tribal leader Kathryn Jones Harrison. It recounts the Grand Rondes' resurgence from the ashes of federal policies designed to terminate their very existence. It models the survival skills of adaptability, endurance, patience, and grit coupled with the courage to stand up to confront crusading power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; GTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985824
ISBN
9780295985824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475213
ISBN
9780307475213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.71

paperback. Now hailed as a classic, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking books ever written about the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393342819
ISBN
9780393342819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470643686
ISBN
9780470643686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

hardcover. Exploring the politics of one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how John Hume helped to change the thinking of Irish nationalism, and lay the foundations of the Northern Ireland peace process. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester, UK
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079566
ISBN
9780719079566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.18

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452265
ISBN
9780752452265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.66

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dafina United States
Edition
4th Revised, Updated ed.
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758292414
ISBN
9780758292414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

hardcover. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727334
ISBN
9780804727334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.11

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Random House United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812983166
ISBN
9780812983166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.67

hardcover. Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813143798
ISBN
9780813143798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

hardcover. Editor(s): Bennett, John Charles. Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; APFB; BGFA; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144498
ISBN
9780813144498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.74

paperback. From 1905 to the crash of 1929, Sam Shubert and his brothers Lee and J.J., despite poor beginnings and near-illiteracy, created a theatre monopoly unrivalled in history. Num Pages: 374 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411031
ISBN
9780815411031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.07

paperback. This monumental triple biography weaves together the personal and public lives of the triumvirate behind the 1917 Russian Revolution. Num Pages: 680 pages, 54. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411772
ISBN
9780815411772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.37

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Gallery Books
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416587002
ISBN
9781416587002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.71

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gallery Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439142745
ISBN
9781439142745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

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