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Paperback. Nick's parents purchased an old Thames sailing barge. It was an unusual choice of a home in a time when new houses were in demand after Second World War. Nick was lucky to be brought up on board, moving school as the barge moved from port to port on the Medway and Thames. The barge was overhauled by Nick's parents, but the children helped too. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442259
- ISBN
- 9780752442259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760782
- ISBN
- 9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. This new and extensively illustrated history explores the reality behind stereotypical views of Glasgow. Series: Town and City Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853312243
- ISBN
- 9781853312243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. This book explores the stories behind seventy-five extraordinary maps. Drawing on the unique collection in the Bodleian Library, these stunning maps range from single cities to the solar system, span the thirteenth to the twenty-first century and cover most of the world. Editor(s): Hall, Debbie. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTP1; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 270. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242504
- ISBN
- 9781851242504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardcover. Does religion encourage altruism on behalf of those who do not belong? Are the very religious more likely to be altruistic toward outsiders than those who are less religious? In this volume, Pearl M. Oliner examines data on Christian rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to shed light on these important questions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517. Fine copy, with fine D.J
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KST0009839
- ISBN
- 9780300100631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. This original and pioneering study analyzes the evolution of oil as a catalyst for both war and diplomacy, and connects the events of the First World War to contemporary petroleum geo-politics and international aggression. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ediiton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500733
- ISBN
- 9781487500733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.34
€ 43.34
Paperback. HMS Victory is probably the best-known historic ship in the world. A symbol of the Royal Navy's achievements during the great age of sail, she is based in Portsmouth and seen by tens of thousands of visitors each year. Series: Seaforth Historic Ships Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 colour photographs, maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 8. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848320949
- ISBN
- 9781848320949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.99
€ 19.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 pp. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UNABRIDGED VERSION
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165327
- ISBN
- 9780552165327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Sussex. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJC; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 115 x 3. Weight in Grams: 26. Sussex Sheet 66.09. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Sussex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJC; HBTP1; WQH. Dimension: 205 x 115 x 3. Weight: 24.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847840851
- ISBN
- 9781847840851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.03
€ 7.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408855430
- ISBN
- 9781408855430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HRHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504783
- ISBN
- 9780674504783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.18
€ 53.99
€ 45.18
Sheet map. Depicts the Royal Mail steamship routes that carried the majority of the UK's international mail during the 1930s, framed by some illustrations of the transport links through which the post would pass. Series: Old House. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 900 x 28 x 1. Weight in Grams: 80. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402264
- ISBN
- 9781908402264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 5.28
€ 20.99
€ 5.28
Paperback. From bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose, a dual biography of two great nineteenth century warriors, General Custer and Crazy Horse, culminating in the Battle of Little Bighorn. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 x 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471158797
- ISBN
- 9781471158797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.49
€ 13.00
€ 11.49
Paperback. Goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. This title also takes a broader perspective, creating a detailed and evocative portrait of a way of life that is fast disappearing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 28. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849901529
- ISBN
- 9781849901529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. This deeply persuasive book presents a new and profound approach to the testimony of the Holocaust. Series: New Encounters: Arts, Cultures, Concepts. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855915
- ISBN
- 9781848855915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Paperback. A riveting and richly detailed chronicle of what was, by 1614, the largest act of ethnic cleansing in European history. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTZ; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 38. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048019
- ISBN
- 9781849048019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Hardback. Game Changer will change the way you look at sports-and the outsized impact technoscience has on them. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNSP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421797
- ISBN
- 9781421421797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.42
€ 35.99
€ 30.42
Paperback. Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: Air Vanguard. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472804921
- ISBN
- 9781472804921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages b&w photograph section. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579731
- ISBN
- 9780907579731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.97
€ 10.99
€ 9.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 1,000 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; JWG; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1912. A History of US Flyers' Jackets from World War I to Desert Storm. 256 pages, colour and b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; JWG; JWTU. Dimension: 314 x 238 x 26. Weight: 1908.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310652
- ISBN
- 9780764310652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.70€ 55.54
€ 75.70
€ 55.54
Paperback. Brings together two often neglected topics in the study of American Jews the roles of women and of Jewish communities outside the Northeast. This book traces the history and contributions of Jewish women in the American West. It contains stories from the memoirs and records of Jewish pioneer women. Num Pages: 279 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707203
- ISBN
- 9780814707203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. Of the many family banks founded in Restoration England, Hoare's Bank is the only one that continues - by adapting to the new circumstances of every generation - as an independent partnership. This title reflects the changing face of England over three centuries through the story of a single family. Num Pages: 240 pages, fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBT; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841199658
- ISBN
- 9781841199658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.89
€ 26.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970533
- ISBN
- 9780674970533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
€ 45.99
€ 38.07
Paperback. The story of how a Belfast schoolgirl was expelled from St Dominics on the Falls Road in Belfast in 1959, and how that event went on to shape the rest of her life. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Pr
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856408083
- ISBN
- 9780856408083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.76
€ 12.76