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Paperback. He was, of course, a man better known for burning books than collecting them and yet by the time he died, aged 56, Adolf Hitler owned an estimated 16,000 volumes - the works of historians, philosophers, poets, playwrights and novelists. This title provides a view of Hitler's evolution and offers insights into his emotional and intellectual world. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532170
ISBN
9780099532170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.90

Paperback. Orthodoxy continues to be a subject of enormous interest among western Christians, and the author believes that an understanding of its standpoint is necessary before the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches can be reunited. This book explains the Orthodox views on such widely ranging matters as Ecumenical Councils, Sacraments, and more. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980638
ISBN
9780141980638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. An intriguing account of Canada's role as a Pacific power during the crisis that led to war with Japan. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774821223
ISBN
9780774821223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Paperback. Four people with radically different views meet on a train and talk about what they believe. Each starts off convinced that he or she is right; then doubts creep in. Timothy Williamson uses a fictional conversation to explore the philosophical debate over whether one point of view can be right and the other wrong. He invites the reader to decide. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198777175
ISBN
9780198777175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. Presents a systematic conception of knowledge as a kind of mental state. This book looks at philosophical problems such as: scepticism, evidence, probability and assertion, realism and anti-realism, and the limits of what can be known. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199256563
ISBN
9780199256563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
P&R Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596381315
ISBN
9781596381315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Crossway
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433530074
ISBN
9781433530074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Pindar's metaphor of the Isthmus as a bridge spanning two seas encapsulates the essence of the place and gives a fitting title for this volume of essays on the history and archaeology of the area. The Isthmus, best known for the panhellenic sanctuary of Poseidon, attracted travelers both before and after Pausanias's visit in the 2nd century A.D., b Editor(s): Gebhard, Elizabeth; Rotroff, Susan I.; Gregory, Timothy E. Num Pages: 400 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876615485
ISBN
9780876615485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.71

Paperback. Preference falsification is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. This book argues that it has social and political consequences, and explores how it shapes collective decisions, orients structural change, sustains social stability, distorts human knowledge. Num Pages: 448 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JH; JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674707580
ISBN
9780674707580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.29

Paperback. From its gradual decline during the latter part of the 20th century, religion has been catapulted back into public consciousness, not least by acts of violence, extremism and various forms of fundamentalism. This book calls for a reasoned dialogue between believers and non-believers about questions which impinge deeply on all our lives. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232527124
ISBN
9780232527124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Chanter, Tina. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271021133
ISBN
9780271021133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.73
€ 105.41

Hardback. Examining Levinas's critique of the Heideggerian conception of temporality, this book shows how the notion of the feminine both enables and prohibits the most fertile territory of Levinas's thought. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739320
ISBN
9780804739320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.77

Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649181
ISBN
9780816649181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.42

Paperback. A personal recollection of Esther Royer Ayers's youth spent in a highly restrictive and confined religious community. Her story is as much a search for identity and a longing for a mother's love as it is a tale about a totalitarian culture that led to her departure from the Old Order Mennonite religion. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; BGA; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed
SKU
V9781559362412
ISBN
9780873388283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. This multi-award-winning book is one of the first to trace the development of Canadian wildlife conservation from its social, political, and historical roots. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 0. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774812900
ISBN
9780774812900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Looks at photograph collections of four Black German families taken between 1900 and the end of World War II and a set of portraits of Afro-Caribbean migrants to Britain taken at a photographic studio in Birmingham between 1948 and 1960. Num Pages: 256 pages, 118 photographs, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AJC; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350743
ISBN
9780822350743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Historic postcards of the great Victorian hotels, the U.S. Naval Training Station, the Emlen Mansion, the sinking ship Atlantus and more. Imagery and text trace this wonderful town's story, from nostalgic, sepia-toned past through its renaissance as one of East Coast's most popular, and distinctive historic resort towns. Num Pages: 128 pages, 191 color & b/w postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; WCS; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326783
ISBN
9780764326783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. This dictionary an assemblage of more than 10,000 archaeological words and terms is intended to assist in the reading of archaeological books and publications (from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages), and in the writing of papers and articles in both English and French. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; GBC; HD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 104 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Archaeopress Archaeology
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905739271
ISBN
9781905739271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.10

Paperback. An introduction to Indonesia s history, culture, and politics, which brings together more than 150 selections, including journalists articles, explorers chronicles, photographs, poetry, stories, cartoons, drawings, letters, and speeches. Editor(s): Hellwig, Tineke; Tagliacozzo, Eric. Series: The World Readers. Num Pages: 488 pages, 46 photos, 2 tables, 1 map, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMN; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344247
ISBN
9780822344247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.09

By tracing the varied role of women as producers and distributors of welfare during the period 1780-1930 in both metropolitan and provincial contexts, this collection argues that philanthropy predated, shaped and co-existed with the formation of the "classical" welfare state. It highlights the bias of gender and class in social work. Editor(s): Jordansson, Birgitta; Vammen, Tinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778383396
ISBN
9788778383396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.71

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