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Paperback. George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner. This book presents an account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UNKNOWN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043340
ISBN
9780141043340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. In September 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farm workers went on strike against grape growers in and around Delano, California. The strike became a movement for social justice that helped redefine Latino and American politics. Based on first-hand reportage and interviews, this book illuminates a moment of unusually significant social ferment. Num Pages: 225 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBTB; JPVH; KNAC; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254336
ISBN
9780520254336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.68

Hardcover. An original, insightful and accessible critical account of thirty representative nineteenth-century Irish novels, The Irish Novel 1800-1910 will inform and stimulate the specialist and the general reader. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051251
ISBN
9781782051251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book gives an account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 117 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141042701
ISBN
9780141042701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.44

Paperback. George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary notebook. Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191546
ISBN
9780141191546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780436205569
ISBN
9780436205569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393032
ISBN
9780141393032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, the author describes the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, and his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; HBWP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393025
ISBN
9780141393025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Hardback. Fascinating profiles of the leading architects of the 1930s during a crucial period in the evolution of modernism Series: Yale School of Architecture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 124 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300115659
ISBN
9780300115659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.02
€ 52.97

Paperback. An exploration of the political and cultural experience of jazz performers in Britain from the 1950s 'traditional jazz boom' onwards Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AVGJ; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335733
ISBN
9780822335733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Based on new archival materials and a decade of research, Revolution in Mind is a radically new history of psychoanalysis. It tells the story of the birth, development, and death of psychoanalysis in Europe between 1870 and 1945, integrating these chapters into a coherent narrative for the first time. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JMAF; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 43. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Duckworth & Co
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715639627
ISBN
9780715639627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGF; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816666799
ISBN
9780816666799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. From Jack London to Joyce Carol Oates, The Hurt Business is the ultimate boxing book covering a century of the greatest fighter and the writers who have followed 'the sweet science'. Editor(s): Kimball, George; Schulian, John. Series: Sports Classics. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; WSBX; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
518
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781311790
ISBN
9781781311790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. In 1980, boxing was resuscitated by a riveting series of bouts involving an improbably dissimilar quartet: Sugar Ray Leonard, 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran. This book documents the remarkable effect they had on the sport, and argues that we will never see their likes again. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 502.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845963590
ISBN
9781845963590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. At the center of Lincoln's political thought and career is an intense passion for equality that runs so deep in the speeches, messages, and letters that it has the force of religious conviction for Lincoln. George Kateb examines these writings to reveal that this passion explains Lincoln's reverence for both the Constitution and the Union. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWJ; HPQ; HPS; JFFJ; JFSL; JPF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368163
ISBN
9780674368163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. This volume focuses on the ideology and operations of Europe's last Marxist-Leninist terrorists, the Greek revolutionary organisation November 17. Tracing the history of November 17, which began in the 1970s, this book demostrates how it has persevered despite never developing guerrilla warfare. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850654674
ISBN
9781850654674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623597
ISBN
9780691623597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007225651
ISBN
9780007225651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.58

Paperback. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. In this book, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the aftermath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091957759
ISBN
9780091957759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 621 pages, 75 colour plates, 232 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
621
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
6th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300056495
ISBN
9780300056495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.45

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