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Paperback. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, the author introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with the prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He shows how the most profitable fish in history is faced with extinction. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; WBT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099268703
- ISBN
- 9780099268703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239614
- ISBN
- 9780393239614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.46
€ 25.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. From the The New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353709
- ISBN
- 9780393353709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626, he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters. This book presents the story of this city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477594
- ISBN
- 9780099477594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. The year 1968 encompasses the diverse realms of youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media. It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll. It was also the year of the Martin Luther King's assassination, and the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. This book shows us how one volatile year helped shape us into who we are. Num Pages: 464 pages, integ b&w images. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099429623
- ISBN
- 9780099429623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.16
€ 25.99
€ 19.16
Paperback. They are a mythical people, almost an imagined people, writes Kurlansky. Signs of their civilization exist well before the arrival of the Romans in 218BC. Their forbidden tongue is equally mysterious, it is related to no other, but today the Basques are enjoying what may be the most important cultural renaissance in their long existence. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284130
- ISBN
- 9780099284130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36
Hardback. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of approximately 70 Iraqi civilians, politicians, former dissidents, and present insurgents, enhanced by Kukis's compelling individual portraits. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156929
- ISBN
- 9780231156929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.27
€ 26.99
€ 20.27
Paperback. "A tour de force." - Vladimir Steffel, Ohio State University Num Pages: 399 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600041
- ISBN
- 9781442600041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 43.63
€ 46.99
€ 43.63
Paperback. Illuminates the impact of the two British revolutions of the seventeenth century and the shifts in religious, political, scientific, literary, economic, social, and moral culture that they brought about, looking at the fascinating story of one family and their locality: the Cowpers of Hertford. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198749073
- ISBN
- 9780198749073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.99
€ 60.99
Paperback. Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell features a collection of essays that examine the turbulent partisan culture during Queen Anne s reign that ensued as a result of the 1710 parliamentary trial of English clergyman Henry Sacheverell. Editor(s): Knights, Mark. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361872
- ISBN
- 9781444361872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Paperback. Narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. This book charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as religious upheavals that shook the beliefs of seventeenth-century Britons to the core. Editor(s): Cannadine, Mr David. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 11.1.1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140148275
- ISBN
- 9780140148275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.73
€ 12.99
€ 11.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Lyons Press Connecticut
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592289424
- ISBN
- 9781592289424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.83
€ 25.99
€ 20.83
Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725461
- ISBN
- 9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.40€ 55.86
€ 61.40
€ 55.86
Hardback. Examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053342
- ISBN
- 9780674053342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.33
€ 49.99
€ 41.33
CD-Audio. At midnight on 4 August, Britain had declared war on Germany. In this audio compilation, troops of the British Expeditionary Force vividly recall the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres, where the Territorials arrived in bright red London buses. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- BBC Physical Audio
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910281239
- ISBN
- 9781910281239
CD
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.75
€ 18.99
€ 13.75
CD-Audio. A collection of historic recordings covering the events of 1915, from the first Zeppelin raids to the ultimate failure at Gallipoli. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785290152
- ISBN
- 9781785290152
CD
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.63
€ 18.99
€ 13.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268032692
- ISBN
- 9780268032692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.42
€ 46.99
€ 46.42
Hardcover. Examines the response of presidents, from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson, to dissent within their own Mr White fashions a provocative interpretation of America's role in the cold war and questions about the potential effectiveness of policies that might have been. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637442
- ISBN
- 9781566637442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.84
€ 38.84
Hardcover. Series: American University Studies, Series 9: History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 maps, 16 ill. BIC Classification: HBLX; HR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0017563
- ISBN
- 9780820412627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Examines the "home front" war effort from an overall imperial perspective, assessing the contribution of individual imperial territories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272259
- ISBN
- 9781783272259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.47
€ 96.47
Paperback. Editor(s): White, Mark J. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634021
- ISBN
- 9781566634021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.48
€ 18.48
Paperback. This is a complete up-to-date guide for American Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. With tables, charts and photographs, the text traces the history of the war from the beginning of the conflict through Reconstruction. Num Pages: 144 pages, photos, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932714623
- ISBN
- 9781932714623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
Hardback. This wide-ranging volume integrates documentary sources and contemporary archaeological evidence to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of Swahili history, anthropology, language and culture. Series: The peoples of Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HSM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189190
- ISBN
- 9780631189190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Paperback. A history of legal London Num Pages: 128 pages, 235 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860775079
- ISBN
- 9781860775079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43