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Paperback. A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531210
- ISBN
- 9780006531210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.69
€ 17.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. The cuisine of Korea is suffused with spice and fire as well as complex and subtle flavours. This book starts with an introduction to the geography, history and food traditions of Korea. It also includes a chapter on Equipment, ingredients and basic recipes that show the individual ways of preparing and serving food, along with the flavourings. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 766. Enjoy the Robust, Fiery Tastes of This Unique Cuisine with Over 70 Authentic Dishes and More Than 500 Step-by-step Photographs. 160 pages, over 500 colour photographs. The cuisine of Korea is suffused with spice and fire as well as complex and subtle flavours. This book starts with an introduction to the geography, history and food traditions of Korea. It also includes a chapter on Equipment, ingredients and basic recipes that show the individual ways of preparing and serving food, along with the flavourings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPK; WBN. Dimension: 294 x 229 x 13. Weight: 828.
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844768226
- ISBN
- 9781844768226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.50
€ 21.50
Paperback. The author was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This book offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies. Translator(s): Cliff, Nigel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BTH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241253052
- ISBN
- 9780241253052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFH; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559978
- ISBN
- 9781875559978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 286 pages, 650+ colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2242. 286 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WC. Dimension: 314 x 241 x 33. Weight: 2228.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329272
- ISBN
- 9780764329272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.59€ 63.86
€ 85.59
€ 63.86
Paperback. Presents an array of Japanese art. Opening with an introduction that asks What is Japanese art?, this book presents a selection of striking and fascinating art from Japan, organised into a series of thematic chapters in which the author provides cultural context while pointing out exceptional features. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124803
- ISBN
- 9780714124803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in the lands beyond' countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies. Translator(s): Moseley, C. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441436
- ISBN
- 9780141441436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Hardcover. The story of the Indian soldiery in the Great War needs a new telling and one important chapter of it will be about the Maharajah of Bikaner: Dashing, autocratic and a formidable public speaker, commander his own camel corps, he fought on the Western Front and in Egypt, became the first Indian general in the British Indian army. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791804
- ISBN
- 9781905791804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472805614
- ISBN
- 9781472805614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. A highly illustrated account of the bitter struggle for the Philippine island of Luzon between the United States and Japan, the largest land campaign in the Pacific War. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472816283
- ISBN
- 9781472816283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.47
€ 25.99
€ 21.47
Paperback. Lonely Planet Pocket Shanghai is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stroll the colonial promenade known as the Bund; immerse yourself in the chic charms of the French Concession; and take in the modern skyline of Pudong; all with your trusted travel companion. Series: Travel Guide. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Lonely Planet Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781743215654
- ISBN
- 9781743215654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.30
€ 10.99
€ 10.30
Hardback. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HREC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162708
- ISBN
- 9780231162708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70€ 55.92
€ 72.70
€ 55.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 155 pages, 70 plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 303 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Publisher
- Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Denmark
- Number of pages
- 155
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788788415070
- ISBN
- 9788788415070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.29
€ 33.29
Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272439
- ISBN
- 9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.26€ 64.22
€ 83.26
€ 64.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos & fold-out map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 107 x 8. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- JPM Publications SA,Switzerland Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782884526494
- ISBN
- 9782884526494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.04
€ 7.04
Paperback. Examines the life, career, and writings of the Mughal state secretary, or munshi, Chandar Bhan "Brahman" (d c1670), one of the great Indo-Persian poets and prose stylists of early modern South Asia. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 394 pages, 2 black and white. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FKA; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286467
- ISBN
- 9780520286467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. This is the true story of 450 US soldiers, early in the Vietnam War, who found themselves surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese regulars in the Ia Dang Valley, in what became the first major battle of the extended conflict. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BTM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552150262
- ISBN
- 9780552150262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062290793
- ISBN
- 9780062290793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 20.03
€ 33.99
€ 20.03
Paperback. Features such characters as: High-class call girls billed to Mastercard; a psychic 13-year-old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads; a hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists and teachers; and, a one-armed beach-combing poet, an uptight hotel clerk and one very bemused narrator caught in the web of advanced capitalist mayhem. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448761
- ISBN
- 9780099448761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Paperback. Examines three films concerned with the issues of developing globalization and the defence of local identity and culture. This book explores the visuality of these films, taking account of the film makers' reliance on the metaphoric image in skirting Chinese film censorship. It includes a DVD, containing key scenes from each film. Num Pages: 160 pages, DVD. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; GTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press Washington
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227960
- ISBN
- 9780295984179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95