History
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History
paperback. Using computer simulations of the ancient skies to crack the millennial code that the monuments transcribe, the authors set out a new theory concerning the Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDA; HDDG; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099416364
- ISBN
- 9780099416364
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
paperback. Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources. Num Pages: 464 pages, app 20 integrated maps and drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099516682
- ISBN
- 9780099516682
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.34
€ 17.99
€ 13.34
paperback. Jowert has more in common with an English village than with Amsterdam, and it's moving story of neighbours and their efforts to preserve their long established way of life is relevant to the changing face of the countryside everywhere in Europe. In this title, the author returns returns to the Frisian village of his childhood to tell its story. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099546863
- ISBN
- 9780099546863
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.01
€ 12.99
€ 11.01
paperback. Half a century after their deaths, the dictatorships of Stalin and Hitler still cast a long and terrible shadow over the modern world. They were the most destructive and lethal regimes in history, murdering millions. They fought the largest and costliest war in all history. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 650.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140281491
- ISBN
- 9780140281491
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Condition: New
€ 18.50
€ 18.50
paperback. Drawing on countless interviews, letters and top secret memos, this book traces the evolution of the military occupation over four decades. It provides vivid portraits of the key players in this unfolding drama, including Moshe Dayan, Bill Clinton and Yasser Arafat. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141017235
- ISBN
- 9780141017235
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
hardcover. Cutting through the headlines and spin, this book gives us a true picture of the reality on the ground, through the words of the people there - from commanders to intelligence officers, army doctors to ordinary soldiers. It provides eye-witness accounts that contradict the official stories and figures. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141028507
- ISBN
- 9780141028507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.37
€ 15.99
€ 12.37
paperback. India is the biggest democracy on earth, a country of dynamic change, huge divisions and countless identities. Is there any way to discover the 'real' India? This book tells the story of how India emerged from a turbulent struggle for independence to become a vibrant democracy with one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041575
- ISBN
- 9780141041575
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
paperback. Between 1914 and 1945 European society was in almost continuous upheaval, enduring two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust and the rise and fall of the Third Reich. This title argues that these tragedies are all inextricably linked and that to consider them as discrete events is to misunderstand their entire genesis and character. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712603577
- ISBN
- 9780712603577
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
paperback. Ladakh, a beautiful desert land up in the Western Himalayas, has few resources and an extreme climate, but for over 1000 years it has been home to a thriving culture. Then came "development". This book explores the whole notion of progress and the root causes of the malaise of industrial society. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; HBJF; HRLK2; JFC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rider
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712606561
- ISBN
- 9780712606561
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
paperback. The streets of London resonate with secret stories, from East End lore to Cold War espionage, from tales of riots, rakes, anarchy and grisly murders, to Rolling Stones gigs, gangland drinking dens, Orwell's Fitzrovia and Lenin's haunts. This title intends to unravel London's mysteries. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718192044
- ISBN
- 9780718192044
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
paperback. An account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy Seal team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMG; BM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405911894
- ISBN
- 9781405911894
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
paperback. A biography of Wilhelm von Habsburg that intends to reconstruct the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian dreams even after the country's dissolution in 1921. It charts the final collapse of the ancient regime in Europe and the rise of a new world order. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951207
- ISBN
- 9781845951207
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
paperback. It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, except for the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. This is where Suki Kim has accepted a job teaching English. Life at the university is lonely. This book offers a glimpse of life inside the world's most inscrutable country. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JMG; BM; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rider
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846044830
- ISBN
- 9781846044830
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.73
€ 19.99
€ 13.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359386
- ISBN
- 9781906359386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. The Centenary Classics series examines the fascinating time of change and evolution in the Ireland of 100 years ago during the 1916-23 revolutionary period. A Chronicle of Jails is Darrell Figgis's account of his arrest in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising and subsequent internment in Ireland and Britain. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359942
- ISBN
- 9781906359942
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.43
€ 15.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. In 2001 the Chinese government announced that the precise location of Shangrila - a place that previously had existed only in fiction - had been identified in Zhongdian County, Yunnan. This book advances a view of landscapes as media of governance, representation, resistance, and examining how they are reshaping cultural economies. Editor(s): Yeh, Emily T.; Coggins, Chris. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993584
- ISBN
- 9780295993584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, the author describes the pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate. He also warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBT; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300115352
- ISBN
- 9780300115352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.66
€ 30.99
€ 22.66
Hardcover. Includes such contents as: Preface; Introduction; Early American Philosophy - The Puritans; The Impact of Science; Jonathan Edwards; Philosophy in Academia Revisited - Mainly Princeton; Philosophy in the Middle Atlantic and Southern States - Metaphysics Philosophy in New England - Logic; Transcendentalism; and, Index. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399116506
- ISBN
- 9780399116506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.74
€ 44.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. The author, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021041
- ISBN
- 9780691021041
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Num Pages: 152 pages, over 250 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1244.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302459
- ISBN
- 9780764302459
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Condition: New
€ 81.98€ 57.50
€ 81.98
€ 57.50
Paperback. This beautiful, three-dimensional dollhouse is easy to assemble. Children and adults alike will enjoy the rich architectural ornamentation of this classic, Victorian cottage. Create your own color scheme for both its interior and exterior. Two resident ca Num Pages: photos. BIC Classification: HB; WFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 307 x 44. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329562
- ISBN
- 9780764329562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.20
€ 18.99
€ 14.20
Num Pages: 304 pages, over 300 full-page, sepia-toned bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; AJCP; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 238 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2370.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331374
- ISBN
- 9780764331374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.07€ 83.26
€ 114.07
€ 83.26
Num Pages: over 1150 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2164.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335129
- ISBN
- 9780764335129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.43€ 71.97
€ 97.43
€ 71.97
Num Pages: 296 pages, 1000+ photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 312 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2358.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343414
- ISBN
- 9780764343414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.74€ 64.69
€ 86.74
€ 64.69