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Hardcover. The S&P futures pit is the ultimate arena for traders. It is a place where trading titans make split-second decisions on huge amounts of money, and fortunes appear and vanish with the blink of an eye. Successful day traders are brilliant, aggressive-and lucky. Lewis J. Borsellino is all three. And now he is telling his story. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471332657
- ISBN
- 9780471332657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.57
€ 47.99
€ 36.57
A Dedicated Life: Tributes Offered in Memory of Rosalind Moss
. Ed(S): James, T. G. H.; Malek, Jaromir
hardcover. Editor(s): James, T. G. H.; Malek, Jaromir. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 120 pages, 12p illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780900416569
- ISBN
- 9780900416569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.94
€ 41.94
Paperback. Translator(s): Enggass, Catherine. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271730769
- ISBN
- 9780271730769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.28
€ 32.99
€ 25.28
Hardback. Albert Williamson Goldsmid belonged to one of the oldest Jewish families in England. He became a colonel in the British army and emerged over the years as a champion of the Jewish renaissance in their ancient homeland. This biography details his life and British Jewish and Zionist politics. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761804260
- ISBN
- 9780761804260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.06
€ 126.06
Paperback. Describes the history of one Anglo-Irish family in County Cork from the Cromwellian settlement until 1959, when Elizabeth Bowen was forced to sell the family house she loved. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099287797
- ISBN
- 9780099287797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.01
€ 16.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam. Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. In The Longest Rescue , Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813166216
- ISBN
- 9780813166216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.50
€ 24.50
Paperback. A compelling and strange story of how and why Julia Pastrana became one of the most infamous women in Europe and America. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZW; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750933131
- ISBN
- 9780750933131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Hardcover. A rare and entertaining look at Felicity Ashbee's experiences as a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during World War II Editor(s): Reed, Cleota. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609711
- ISBN
- 9780815609711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Paperback. Born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in southern Ukraine, Trotsky was an effective military strategist and an adept diplomat, who staked the fate of the Bolshevik revolution on the meagre foundation of a Europe-wide Communist upheaval. In this book, Trotsky emerges as a brilliant yet flawed man. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198324
- ISBN
- 9780300198324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. * Subtitled 'An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson', this is a true story of a man's rediscovery of his mentor - a book about second chances. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780751569575
- ISBN
- 9780751569575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Subtitled 'The First Scientist', this new one-volume biography places science at the centre of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated: 30, integrated. BIC Classification: AGB; BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 52. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349112749
- ISBN
- 9780349112749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; DSA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JPFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292611
- ISBN
- 9780803292611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
paperback. Num Pages: 109 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531083
- ISBN
- 9780714531083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Hardback. Posterity remembers Lady Godiva for her naked horseback ride through the city of Coventry, but that is only part of her story. This book investigates who Lady Godiva really was and traces the evolution of the Godiva legend from its first appearance in the 13th century through to the present day. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100465
- ISBN
- 9781405100465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Hardcover. The story that inspired the major motion picture, Twelve Years a Slaveis a harrowing, vividly detailed, and utterly unforgettable account of slavery Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 213 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- 0037-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476767345
- ISBN
- 9781476767345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.56
€ 19.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. An intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, this text traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change - from the author's grandfather to her father, to Bahrampour herself. Num Pages: 357 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223547
- ISBN
- 9780520223547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGHA; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Plume
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516381
- ISBN
- 9780147516381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.87
€ 17.99
€ 15.87
Hardback. This incisive book provides an in-depth critical and biographical study of the artistic range of film director Gus Van Sant. Series: Modern Filmmakers. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313357763
- ISBN
- 9780313357763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.01€ 62.07
€ 68.01
€ 62.07
Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women recognizes the women who helped to shape the Lone Star State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 10.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762769827
- ISBN
- 9780762769827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.03
€ 17.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumour and gossip than hard facts? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951542
- ISBN
- 9781845951542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.82
€ 16.99
€ 13.82
Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898485
- ISBN
- 9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.36
€ 40.36
Paperback. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc London
- Edition
- Paperback
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220162
- ISBN
- 9780747590316
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Legacy of Mattie J.T. Stepanek and Heartsongs. 368 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 23. Weight: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NAL Trade
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451231147
- ISBN
- 9780451231147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.50
€ 18.99
€ 18.50
hardcover. The definitive biography of "The Father of Electric Traction" Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253353832
- ISBN
- 9780253353832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.13
€ 50.13