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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 4 (English): The Swiss...
Albert; Anna Beck (Transl.) Einstein
paperback. Presents Einstein's writings from the final period of his work in Switzerland. The material in this volume documents Einstein's search for a relativistic theory of gravitation, a search that ended in Berlin in the fall of 1915 with the completion of the general theory of relativity. Translator(s): Beck, Anna; Howard, Don. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0021478
- ISBN
- 9780691026107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.00
€ 50.00
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 3 (English): The Swiss...
Albert; Anna Beck (Transl.) Einstein
paperback. Presents Einstein's writings for the two-year period starting in October 1909. This volume concludes with the report that Einstein, by then a full professor at the German-language university in Prague, gave to the original Solvay Congress, the first international meeting devoted to the problems of radiation and the quantum theory. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Renn, Juergen; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 447 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 885. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0021479
- ISBN
- 9780691102504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. First printed in 1918, Ralph Werther's ""Autobiography of an Androgyne"" charts his emerging self-understanding as a member of the ""third sex"" and documents his explorations of queer underworlds in turn-of-the-century New York City. This work also traces how this autobiography engages with the invention of homosexuality across class lines. Editor(s): Herring, Scott. Series Editor(s): Verter, Bradford J.M. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543000
- ISBN
- 9780813543000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.28
€ 40.99
€ 36.28
paperback. When the author's sight finally became so limited that he no longer felt safe on busy city streets or traveling alone, he began a search for a guide. This title is his account of how his search ended with Smokie, a guide dog, and a dramatically different sense of blindness. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG; JFFZ; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396493
- ISBN
- 9781566396493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.70
€ 31.99
€ 30.70
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1872-1876: Volume 2
James, Henry. Ed(S): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacha...
hardcover. Presents the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language - Henry James. This title includes more than ten thousand letters reflecting on a range of topics - from James' own life and literary projects to broader questions about art, literature, and criticism. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacharias, Greg W. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 342 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 33. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803222977
- ISBN
- 9780803222977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.32
€ 140.32
paperback. Success is about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break. This book shows that success doesn't come from where you went to college or how popular you were in school. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Clean copy with minor warping and tearing to spine and front cover. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0021690
- ISBN
- 9780241217931
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 50 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785370878
- ISBN
- 9781785370878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.32
€ 19.99
€ 16.32
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016047
- ISBN
- 9780271016047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41€ 51.30
€ 60.41
€ 51.30
Paperback. 'Lucky' Jim Pleass is the last surviving member of Glamorgan's County Championship winning team of 1948, the first time the Welsh team won the highest honour in county cricket. Series: Cricket in Wales. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BM; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St David's Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902719368
- ISBN
- 9781902719368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
hardcover. Unavailable for many years the famous Freud/Jung Letters reveal two of the twentieth century's greatest minds at work. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph; Hull, R. F. C. Num Pages: 692 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JMAF; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780415119825
- ISBN
- 9780415119825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.68
€ 167.68
Paperback. Leslie Colquhoun was a man who flew high in more ways than one. Enlisting with the RAF at the start of World War 2, he had no sooner got his 'wings' than he was plunged into the thick of battle. His daughter Jane, has written this affectionate portrait of her 'modest, gentle' father, a man who was also exceptionally courageous and skilled. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mereo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861513588
- ISBN
- 9781861513588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. This biography traces the early life of George Edward Waddell in western Pennsylvania, the fits and starts of his first years in professional baseball, his big years with the A's, and his subsequent fade into obscurity and his early death. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786407866
- ISBN
- 9780786407866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Paperback. A memoir of a woman's experience with spinal tuberculosis in the 1930s. As well as describing her treatment and time in hospital, it recounts her later family life, her work both as a microbiologist, and as an advocate for minority groups. Num Pages: 200 pages, photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786459391
- ISBN
- 9780786459391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.31
€ 28.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786496969
- ISBN
- 9780786496969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Hardcover. Examines the life of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847), a native of Braintree, Massachusetts, and graduate of Harvard College who moved in his late twenties to Blue Hill, Maine, where he embarked on a multifaceted career as a pioneer minister, farmer, entrepreneur, and artist. Num Pages: 336 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497436
- ISBN
- 9781558497436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
paperback. On March 15, 1939, the author's father snatched the last exit visa from a distracted clerk to get his wife and child out of Prague. This work offers a narrative of suffering and rescue, survivor guilt, and overcoming obstacles to intergenerational dialogue about a traumatic past. Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Athabasca University Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897425534
- ISBN
- 9781897425534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Dundee, like most cities throughout Britain, saw massive developmental changes when war ended in 1945. By the 1970s, the gangs ruled the streets of Dundee. This book features a former gang member who takes you into the dark past of the Dundee street gangs of the 1970s, exposing their violence, loyalty, humour and terrible territorial battles. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp black & white section. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JJPL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307028
- ISBN
- 9781906307028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
paperback. Kraftwerk: I Was a Robot is the full insider's story of this legendary act, as told by the band's original drummer. From their early days in Dusseldorf to the band's implosion in the 80s and beyond, Wolfgang Flur's book is the definitive document of the Man Machine, a synth-driven quartet who transformed the face of modern music. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785585807
- ISBN
- 9781785585807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0021883
- ISBN
- 9780340831533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Clean copy with some sunning to covers at spine. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0021934
- ISBN
- 9780717150083
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99