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Hardback. Football's Stars of Summer reviews each year of this classic series, including the excitement of selecting the college players; the frequent battles between the two sides over game rules; and the All-Stars' grueling pre-game training camps in the heat of summer, that often produced plenty of surprises for everyone. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840270
ISBN
9780810840270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.99

In the postwar era, producers and consumers of cinema began to demand more freedom to make and view movies that accurately portrayed the complexities of real life. This work details the battles, fought largely in New York City, to secure "freedom of the screen" for film audiences. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124292
ISBN
9780813124292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.81

Paperback. Raymond Durgnat'sclassic study of how themiddle-class view of life as expressed in British cinema transformed our understanding of British films and also opened some disturbing new insights into a national character by whose enigmas and contradictions we have so long been fascinated. Includes a newforeword by Kevin Gough-Yates. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APF; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 650. British Movies from Austerity to Affluence. Series: BFI Silver. 416 pages, 79 black & white halftones. Raymond Durgnat'sclassic study of how themiddle-class view of life as expressed in British cinema transformed our understanding of British films and also opened some disturbing new insights into a national character by whose enigmas and contradictions we have so long been fascinated. Includes a newforeword by Kevin Gough-Yates. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APF; HBTB. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 33. Weight: 650.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574537
ISBN
9781844574537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.85

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Antique Collectors Club Dist
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851497911
ISBN
9781851497911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.80

Hardcover. Presents an account of institutional transformation under extreme stress that balances Churchill's self-serving memoirs. This work demonstrates that what political leaders demand from their armies is less important than what those armies are designed to do - and that this oft-recurring disconnect lies at the root of wartime civil-military tension. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615124
ISBN
9780700615124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.59

Paperback. Featureing Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AKLC; APFV; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 287 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781911214601
ISBN
9781911214601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.34

Paperback. This is the story of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the "Panzer Graf" (Armoured Count). An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Leignitz, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612004327
ISBN
9781612004327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Hardback. Written by a noted expert on Newfoundland politics and intergovernmental affairs in Canada, this book studies a vital but frequently overlooked aspect of modern Canadian federalism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 23, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; JPA; JPH; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650251
ISBN
9781442650251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.97

Paperback. Analyzes spatial history of 19th and early 20th century Mexico, particularly political uses of mapping and surveying, to demonstrate multiple ways that space can be negotiated in the service of local or national agendas. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334163
ISBN
9780822334163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. Historian Rayford Logan was part of a circle of intellectuals at Howard University in the 1930s-1950s. In 1944, he gathered together essays by 15 prominent black intellectuals. The outspoken views expressed in the essays helped to set the agenda for the civil rights movement. Editor(s): Logan, Rayford W. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019648
ISBN
9780268019648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

A comprehensive prehistory of the stereoscopic motion picture. Including a chapter in the history of early cinema, this work not only discusses technological innovation and its cultural context but also examines the aesthetic aspects of stereoscopic cinema in its first century of production. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124612
ISBN
9780813124612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.46

Paperback. English and Welsh Infantry Regiments Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 colour photographs, 355 b&w photographs, appendices, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Spellmount
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862271470
ISBN
9781862271470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199754106
ISBN
9780199754106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.24

Paperback. Inspired from an exhibition of photographs assembled by the Portsmouth Society to celebrate the millennium, this book paints a picture of the Portsmouth, which has undergone many changes since the Second World War. It provides a record of the changes, such as the demise of many small food shops and general stores and the rise of the supermarket. Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750943635
ISBN
9780750943635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardback. An enthralling account of World War II across all its theaters through the eyes and experiences of the top journalists who witnessed it Num Pages: 440 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300224665
ISBN
9780300224665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's life. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099883708
ISBN
9780099883708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. Medvedev examines the means employed by the Soviet regime to maintain its grip on power since the death of Stalin, and asks to what extent Gorbachev differs from his predecessors. Num Pages: 368 pages, chronology, index. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850433057
ISBN
9781850433057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.27
€ 137.06

Paperback. Ray Mears shows how the success of a vital World War II mission depended on survival skills. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340830161
ISBN
9780340830161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 31.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493009312
ISBN
9781493009312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonalds is the personal story behind founder Ray Croc's amazing success. The Founder, is a major motion picture based on Ray Kroc's life, to be released on August 5th, 2016 in wide distribution Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGB; KNDF; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781250130280
ISBN
9781250130280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.14

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Medina Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909339507
ISBN
9781909339507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; HBJK; JPHC; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253023780
ISBN
9780253023780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Offers an overview of the role played by Black British soldiers in the First World War. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBWN; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380192
ISBN
9781781380192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. The Great British Woodstock: The Incredible Story of the Weeley Festival 1971 Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJPL; ASZP; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 248. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750969895
ISBN
9780750969895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

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