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Hardcover. No one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference.. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906021849
ISBN
9781906021849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Hardback. The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
295
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276819
ISBN
9780520276819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

paperback. All-powerful, brilliant, decisive, ruthlessly effective.. this is the image of the CIA as portrayed in countless films and novels. It is wrong. This book, based on thousands of declassified documents and interviews with agents at all levels, shows the reality behind the glamorous myth. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8pp. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956236
ISBN
9780241956236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.68

Hardback. Charts the history of Jersey and Guernsey, showing their crucial importance for England in the period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4, 4 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837114
ISBN
9781843837114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.83

Hardcover. 8vo. Very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
KEX0260609
ISBN
9780421520806
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBT; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816639526
ISBN
9780816639526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844150281
ISBN
9781844150281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Interest in Operation Market Garden never wanes. Tim Saunders discusses the apparent allied failure to capitalise on their obvious superiority when faced with the II SS Panzer Corps around the area known as The Island. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850528619
ISBN
9780850528619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 146 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850528374
ISBN
9780850528374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A survey of contemporary Western art music within the transformed political, cultural, and technological environment of the post-Cold War era. It considers musical composition against this changed backdrop, placing it in the context of globalization, digitization, and new media. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVC; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283152
ISBN
9780520283152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. GALWAY Deals with the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born writer. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. T
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780141049595
ISBN
9780141049595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks. Light foxing, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Ward River Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0015179
ISBN
9780907085010
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 9.39

Paperback. Far more Irishmen live outside Ireland than within it. This study, by Ireland's most controversial contemporary historian, reveals why this is, how it has come about and what the realities are - political, economic, religious and cultural - for the populations of the 'Irish Diaspora' and the countries they now inhabit. Num Pages: 768 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 49. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099958505
ISBN
9780099958505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.00

Paperback. Presents the life of a man who became a legend in his own lifetime, whose idealistic vigour and determination were matched only by his political realism and supreme organisational abilities. This book provides an insight on Michael Collins life and work. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 45. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornerstone
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781784753269
ISBN
9781784753269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the IRA, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. Num Pages: 832 pages, 60 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 53. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
HarperCollins London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531555
ISBN
9780006531555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. The story of the assassination squad that changed the course of Irish history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784080150
ISBN
9781784080150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.34

Paperback.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137278838
ISBN
9781137278838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An account of the events, personalities and repercussions of the Irish rebellion Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818527
ISBN
9780753818527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861977571
ISBN
9781861977571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. By focusing on such commonplace, prosaic and mundane matters as dog-fouling, swearing, drinking, smoking, nudity, public toilets and parking, Orderly Britain very entertainingly tells us much about social change and, more particularly, about the changing nature of British society. Num Pages: 288 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137968
ISBN
9781472137968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. The complete story of the Highlanders - the fiercest Regiments in the British Army. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354. The History of The Legendary Highland Soldier. 352 pages. On the fields of Waterloo, the deserts of Sudan, the Plains of Abraham and the mountains of Dargai, the trenches of Flanders and the jungles of Burma - the great Highland regiments made their mark. This book tells the story of the Highlanders through the words of the soldiers themselves. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWTR. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849013772
ISBN
9781849013772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Formed in September 1941 from the Western Desert Force, British 8th Army went on to wage a lengthy, hard-fought campaign against Axis forces across the deserts of North Africa. During its two-year period of service in North Africa, the 8th Army underwent major changes. This title looks at these changes. Series: Battle Orders S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031441
ISBN
9781846031441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. An odyssey through 2,000 years of filth and fury, where men were men, the nights were black, the world was your outside toilet and everything tasted faintly of leeks. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099492986
ISBN
9780099492986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. From the iconic Vulcan to the latest generation of Typhoon aircraft, this fascinating and highly illustrated book tells how each design was created and translated into operational aircraft. The book gives a detailed account on how specific aircraft types were envisaged, created, developed and manufactured together with their service history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 193 black & white and 66 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTW; HBWS; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 249 x 25. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555347
ISBN
9781781555347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

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