Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 901
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248649
- ISBN
- 9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.48€ 43.18
€ 54.48
€ 43.18
Paperback. An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; BT; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007597833
- ISBN
- 9780007597833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. A selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) that takes us from early adolescence though to when Sontag was in her early thirties. It is an honest self-portrait which is also a revealing account of an artist and critic being born. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141045191
- ISBN
- 9780141045191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Discusses social structure and the way of life behind Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture, the ferment of excitement aroused in English patrons and craftsmen as they learnt about the classic Five Orders and the buildings of Ancient Rome from publications and engravings, and architectural drawings which survive from the period. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 colour images + 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 259 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3350.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093865
- ISBN
- 9780300093865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 50.15
€ 59.21
€ 50.15
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327719
- ISBN
- 9781848327719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.33
€ 37.99
€ 33.33
Hardback. What made a Dutchman escape to England in 1942 ostensibly to betray his country to the Germans? This story has remained a mysterious episode of the Second World War until now. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445661582
- ISBN
- 9781445661582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback. This is the first study of the aims that motivated the major powers -- the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Germany and Japan -- to fight in the Second World War. Series: Societies at War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615032
- ISBN
- 9780748615032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Based on extensive on-the-ground research, reveals the human stories behind China's extraordinary growth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332307
- ISBN
- 9780745332307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
€ 31.99
€ 21.20
God and Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Chan...
Jonathan Sandys And Wallace Henley
Paperback. The first biography of Churchill to focus on the Christian motivation behind his style of leadership, his inspiring speeches and his eventual success in preventing the collapse of Christian civilization in Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HRCV; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281075393
- ISBN
- 9780281075393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. Soviet socialism was based on paradoxes that were revealed by the peculiar experience of its collapse. Focusing on the transformation of the 1950's at the level of discourse, ideology, language, and ritual, this book traces the emergence of multiple unanticipated meanings, communities, relations, and pursuits that this transformation enabled. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. 3 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121178
- ISBN
- 9780691121178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. Hannah's Dress tells the dizzying story of Berlin's modern history. Curious to learn more about the city she has lived in for over twenty years, journalist Pascale Hugues investigates the lives of the men, women and children who have occupied her ordinary street during the course of the last century. Translator(s): Delogu, C. Jon; Somers, Nick. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 206 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509509812
- ISBN
- 9781509509812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10€ 51.69
€ 66.10
€ 51.69
Paperback. Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History. Designed for the 2014 National Curriculum this learning package makes history inspiring to learn. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 215 x 277 x 7. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471807879
- ISBN
- 9781471807879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.97
€ 31.97
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908699893
- ISBN
- 9781908699893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818133
- ISBN
- 9781472818133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. The Battle of the Atlantic was the single most important - and longest - campaign of the Second World War. If Britain lost this vital supply route it lost the war. This book shows how this epic struggle for maritime mastery played out, from the politicians and admirals to the men on and under the sea and their families waiting at home. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241972106
- ISBN
- 9780241972106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630062
- ISBN
- 9781442630062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241967447
- ISBN
- 9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; JPHL; MBPK; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Blue Rider Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399185717
- ISBN
- 9780399185717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.51
€ 19.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. A shocking account of the violence engulfing Honduras, from one of the few journalists to visit the country. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 3JMG; DNJ; HBJK; JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990495
- ISBN
- 9781786990495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Despite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes. In this title, the chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPK; BM; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575391
- ISBN
- 9781780575391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. In the vast literature of the Second World War there has never been a naval atlas showing graphically the complexities of the war at sea, a war which spread across every ocean. This new book will fill the gap. Num Pages: 288 pages, More than 150 full colour maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 324 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1948.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848320475
- ISBN
- 9781848320475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 48.26
€ 59.21
€ 48.26
Hardcover. Includes the developments in the study and practice of art. With a clear year-by-year structure, this book presents 130 articles, each focusing on a crucial event - such as the creation of a seminal work, the publication of an important text, or the opening of a major exhibition - to tell the myriad stories of art from 1900 to the present. Num Pages: 896 pages, 884 illustrations, 579 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 291 x 58. Weight in Grams: 3478.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500239537
- ISBN
- 9780500239537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.98€ 62.24
€ 76.98
€ 62.24
Paperback. An accessible PB edition carrying forward the momentum of this gripping readable true life mystery/tragedy, compellingly solved by the author. Num Pages: 288 pages, approx. 60-70 phototgraphs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; BTH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452140032
- ISBN
- 9781452140032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.22
€ 15.99
€ 12.22
Hardback. Looks at the new activity of transcontinental civil flying in the 1930s and its extension of British imperial attitudes and practices. Gathers new evidence to distil the age, class, gender and occupational profiles of people who used private and commercial aircraft and looks at how flying in the period was and is romanticised and caricatured. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTQ; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719086823
- ISBN
- 9780719086823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.08
€ 150.08