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Paperback. In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named Charles Lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth. This book brings to life a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and changed the world. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Black Swan London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552772563
- ISBN
- 9780552772563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. Tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', and more. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 208 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161866
- ISBN
- 9781784161866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Hardback. It shows how the industry's massive pollution loads significantly disrupted local environments and communities, leading to a long struggle to regulate and control that pollution. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 7 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 9 graphs. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418780
- ISBN
- 9781421418780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.19€ 52.18
€ 56.19
€ 52.18
Hardcover. As Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Missouri History Museum Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883982522
- ISBN
- 9781883982522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807003329
- ISBN
- 9780807003329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.67
€ 19.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Greensmith, Bill; Camarigg, Mark; Rowe, Mike. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080999
- ISBN
- 9780252080999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTM; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300216943
- ISBN
- 9780300216943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.36
€ 18.99
€ 15.36
Hardcover. This is a systematic account of why Ireland remained democratic after independence. Bill Kissane analyzes the Irish case from a comparative international perspective and by discussing it in terms of the classic works of democratic theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781900621694
- ISBN
- 9781900621694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This is a systematic account of why Ireland remained democratic after independence. Bill Kissane analyzes the Irish case from a comparative international perspective and by discussing it in terms of the classic works of democratic theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW have light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0015603
- ISBN
- 9781900621694
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621700
- ISBN
- 9781900621700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.84
€ 32.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Home Truths uncovers the strange and often bizarre stories behind the inventions, and inventors, that have shaped our homes. From dado rails and stencilling - which date from Roman times - noggins and newel posts to power showers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 b&w. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458595
- ISBN
- 9780752458595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC onwards. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour maps and 70 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513318
- ISBN
- 9780140513318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848547780
- ISBN
- 9781848547780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington DC, John Wilkes Booth murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. In this book, a New York detective unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250012166
- ISBN
- 9781250012166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.32
€ 21.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. At the time of the Roman Invasion of AD 43, Dorset was the territory of Iron Age tribe called Durotriges. The extent to which, Roman ideas, life and language were adopted was remarkable. This work describes neighbouring towns, villas, local industries, religious beliefs and practices of the Romanised inhabitants and the network of new Roman roads. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441047
- ISBN
- 9780752441047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.44
€ 36.99
€ 31.44
Paperback. A riveting Vietnam memoir that takes you behind enemy lines with the U.S. Rangers who silently hunt-and sometimes kill-their foe in one dangerous mission after another Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306813856
- ISBN
- 9780306813856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. This is a modern day Bravo Two Zero meets 3 Para with all the emotion and heartbreak of Midnight Express Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780755362479
- ISBN
- 9780755362479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: HBJF; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927129364
- ISBN
- 9781927129364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.71
€ 34.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. This book offers a fundamental review of the Palestine/Israel conflict. It rejects the two state solution, which it likens to Apartheid. Instead it shows there is a better future for a single state; one that is secular and bi-national and as a result economically successful. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Radical Read
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871204339
- ISBN
- 9781871204339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.46
€ 14.46
Paperback. The story of the West Point graduating class of 1941, who became front line officers in World War II Num Pages: 408 pages, 19 illustrations, 4 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803234147
- ISBN
- 9780803234147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Hardcover. WEXFORD Billy Colfer's Wexford Castles expands the IRISH LANDSCAPES series by taking a thematic approach, while still staying loyal to the central landscape focus. Rather than adapting a narrowly architectural approach, he situates these buildings in a superbly reconstructed historical, social, and cultural milieu. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMKL; HBJD1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 301 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859184936
- ISBN
- 9781859184936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 38.37
€ 49.00
€ 38.37
hardcover. This illustrated volume examines the environmental and historical influences that contributed to the development of the rich natural and cultural landscapes on the Hook peninsula, county Wexford. The diverse elements of the modern landscape and its inhabitants are identified, analysed and placed in their historical context. Series: Irish Rural Landscape S. Num Pages: 260 pages, 400 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTP; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781859183786
- ISBN
- 9781859183786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.00€ 43.96
€ 59.00
€ 43.96
Paperback. Explore the fascinating history of Lancaster in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and places. Series: A-Z. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445663401
- ISBN
- 9781445663401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Bin, Y. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; HBJM; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724285
- ISBN
- 9781560724285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.69€ 49.27
€ 62.69
€ 49.27