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Hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. This book chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Burns, Stewart; Carson, Susan; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 598 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079526
- ISBN
- 9780520079526
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Condition: New
€ 74.60€ 57.98
€ 74.60
€ 57.98
Hardback. Includes first-hand accounts of Thomas Jefferson's demeanor at his successor's inauguration and one of the most detailed descriptions of life at Monticello by a visitor. This volume tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121215
- ISBN
- 9780691121215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 126.15
€ 168.15
€ 126.15
Hardback. Features Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death, covering the period from 16 November 1809 to 11 August 1810. This title includes both incoming and outgoing letters, totaling 518 documents. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 816 pages, 8 halftones. 6 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124902
- ISBN
- 9780691124902
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Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 126.73
€ 168.15
€ 126.73
Hardback. Aims to bring to a close Jefferson's increasingly stormy tenure as Secretary of State, documenting, among many things, his epochal duel with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton over the conduct of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 856 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047799
- ISBN
- 9780691047799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 127.16
€ 168.15
€ 127.16
Hardback. Brings Jefferson into retirement after his tenure as Secretary of State and returns him to private life at Monticello. He professes his desire to be free of public responsibilities and live the life of a farmer, spending his time tending to his estates. This volume also covers his friends, especially James Madison, with whom he exchanges letters. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 688 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047805
- ISBN
- 9780691047805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 126.73
€ 168.15
€ 126.73
Hardback. Covers a period of twenty-two months during which Thomas Jefferson spent most of his time at Monticello, where in his short-lived retirement from office he turned in earnest to the renovation of his residence and described himself as a 'monstrous farmer'. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 744 pages, 8 duotones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090436
- ISBN
- 9780691090436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 126.82
€ 168.15
€ 126.82
Hardback. Covers events in the thirteen months of the author's time in Philadelphia serving as vice president under President John Adams and presiding over a Senate that was dominated by his political opponents, the Federalists. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 9 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691094984
- ISBN
- 9780691094984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 126.73
€ 168.15
€ 126.73
Hardback. Sifting information from rumors and private letters, Jefferson follows events in Europe, including Bonaparte's unexpected rise to power in France, and sees the value of his tobacco crop plummet as US legislation cuts off the French market. He begins to compile a manual of parliamentary procedures for the Senate. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 8 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118956
- ISBN
- 9780691118956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 126.73
€ 168.15
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Hardback. Required by custom to be "entirely passive" during the presidential campaign, Jefferson, at Monticello during the summer of 1800, refrains from answering attacks on his character, responds privately to Benjamin Rush's queries about religion, and learns of rumors of his own death. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 712 pages, 8 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124896
- ISBN
- 9780691124896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 127.16
€ 168.15
€ 127.16
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749517
- ISBN
- 9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
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€ 18.58
Paperback. From William Faulkner's famous reply, 'The writer's only responsibility is to his art,' to James Salter's confession 'What is the ultimate impulse to write? Because all this is going to vanish', the Paris Review has elicited many of the most arresting, illuminating, and revealing discussions of life and craft from the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562. 448 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. For more than half a century, the "Paris Review" magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 524
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841959252
- ISBN
- 9781841959252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Brings together another rich, varied crop of literary voices, comprising: Graham Greene, James Thurber, William Faulkner, Robert Lowell, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eudora Welty, John Gardner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Philip Larkin, James Baldwin, William Gaddis, Harold Bloom, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, Peter Carey and Stephen King. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 528 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552. 448 pages, facsims. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Includes interviews from one of the world's best literary magazines. This volume is suitable for reading for those who cares about writers and writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight: 640.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 524
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847670335
- ISBN
- 9781847670335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
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Paperback. Suitable for all writers and readers, this volume builds on the success and acclaim of the first two editions. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847671134
- ISBN
- 9781847671134
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
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€ 14.50
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Gherasim, Luca. Translator(s): Krzysztof, Fijalkowski. Series: Art Lit. Num Pages: 140 pages, 18 b/w. BIC Classification: AJC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 176 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Twisted Spoon Press Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788086264318
- ISBN
- 9788086264318
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.50
€ 16.99
€ 15.50
Hardback. A study of the changing role of religion in Western culture. It focuses on the Sunday lives of a number of prominent British and American writers - and what they have had to say about Sunday. It also examines such observant Christians as George Herbert, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Hannah More, and Jonathan Edwards. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031685
- ISBN
- 9780674031685
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Paperback. Recounts the ancient war between Athens and Sparta in the translation by the seventeenth century British philosopher. Translator(s): Hobbes, T. Num Pages: 638 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 638
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- The Univ of Chicago Pr Edition, 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226801063
- ISBN
- 9780226801063
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
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€ 26.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Phillips, Adam. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141187433
- ISBN
- 9780141187433
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
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Paperback. Tells the story of Britain through the voices of the visionaries, dissenters, rebels and everyday folk who took on the Establishment and stood up for what they believed in. This book includes their stories, letters, speeches and songs. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNS; DQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857864482
- ISBN
- 9780857864482
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. A chemist by training, the author became one of the witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he ranges from young love to political savagery; from the inert gas argon - and 'inert' relatives like the uncle who stayed in bed for twenty-two years - to life-giving carbon. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141185149
- ISBN
- 9780141185149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.42
€ 10.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: AJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 107 x 8. Weight in Grams: 93. Fine copy. Very minor to no shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- GREEN INTEGER
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KST0026683
- ISBN
- 9781892295903
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99