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Hardcover. The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416123
ISBN
9780674416123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.93

Paperback. Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" and seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; and, Chauchat Mle 1915. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 560. Live Firing Classic Military Weapons in Colour Photographs. 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" and seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; and, Chauchat Mle 1915. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWM. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight: 560.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847970329
ISBN
9781847970329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. "Golway's revisionist take is a useful reminder of the unmatched ingenuity of American politics."-Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490033
ISBN
9781631490033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.71

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852170929
ISBN
9781852170929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.77

Paperback. But the carnival massacre marked a crossroads: the old mentality of vendetta was soon supplanted by the emerging sense that the direct expression of anger should be suppressed-to be replaced by duels. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JPH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801858499
ISBN
9780801858499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. During that long, hot summer of 1964, Ivan Smith, a mercenary volunteer in the Armee Nationale Congolais, came to witness and understand fear, the law of the jungle and the lust for killing that permeates Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256. The Story of a Congo Mercenary. 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. During that long, hot summer of 1964, Ivan Smith, a mercenary volunteer in the Armee Nationale Congolais, came to witness and understand fear, the law of the jungle and the lust for killing that permeates Africa. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3. Dimension: 165 x 234 x 13. Weight: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Helion and Company
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677786
ISBN
9781907677786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 174 pages, 8+ images. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843318811
ISBN
9781843318811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.69

Paperback. Two thousand years ago, Madagascar was probably uninhabited. An island twice the size of Great Britain, it was home to unique species of flora and fauna that were undisturbed by humanity until the first navigators landed on its shores. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659471
ISBN
9781850659471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.11

Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813147062
ISBN
9780813147062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.51

Paperback. 18th century literary salon hostess Lively debauched youth, would even shock modern society Witty correspondence with key thinkers of the time: Voltaire and Horace Walpole Translator(s): Waugh, Teresa. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015790
ISBN
9781870015790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Hardcover. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251431
ISBN
9780226251431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29
€ 44.59

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. From the end of the last Ice Age (10,000 years ago) to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, this title narrates the history and achievements of these islands, their inhabitants and their origins, through the stories of some 3000+ men and women who have shaped not just our history but the modern world. Num Pages: 616 pages, Fully Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 254 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956238726
ISBN
9780956238726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photos, 3 b&w illus., 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262528351
ISBN
9780262528351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.89

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805579
ISBN
9781609805579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649115
ISBN
9780691649115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736494
ISBN
9781613736494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.55

Hardback. On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators at the mercy of several thousand approaching militants. Ordered to "go find the glow"--the burning wreckage--hard-charging Capt. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811715737
ISBN
9780811715737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. Explores the general consensus that societal ills were at the root of mental illness. This book chronicles the surge in influence of socially attuned psychodynamic theories along with the rise of radical therapy and psychiatric survivors' movements. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226214634
ISBN
9780226214634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.82

Hardback. Alexander the Great is one of the most famous leaders of all time.This controversial reassessment concludes that Alexander's claim to the status of military genius is not supported by evidence. The author contests he was clearly a misfit and increasingly traumatized, showing all the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp plate section, or none, approx 6 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783461974
ISBN
9781783461974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.79

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