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paperback. Tells the story of the hard life in an Irish village, looking at characters such as the local tailor, the blacksmith and the farm-wife. The book combines laughter, pathos and innocence with the gossip of a closely-knit community. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003874
- ISBN
- 9780863221422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This book is the first complete biography of Raphael Lemkin, the father of the United Nations Genocide Convention, based on his papers; and shows how his campaign for an international treaty succeeded. In addition, the book covers Lemkin's inauguration of the historical study of past genocides. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427373
- ISBN
- 9781137427373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
paperback. Samuel Dresner, a former student and lifelong friend of Heschel's, gives a personal insight into his life and views into the Hasidic movement and the important concept of halakha. Num Pages: 133 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRAB; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823221165
- ISBN
- 9780823221165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809122981
- ISBN
- 9780809122981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.08
€ 32.99
€ 29.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 58 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816679713
- ISBN
- 9780816679713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38 photos & 15 illus. BIC Classification: BGTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396549
- ISBN
- 9780888396549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.56
€ 41.99
€ 27.56
Hardcover. Sculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the last of the universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy. This biography leads us through Bernini's feuds and love affairs, scandals and sins. Num Pages: 415 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First edition, second printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226538525
- ISBN
- 9780226538525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.26
€ 35.99
€ 28.26
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227015
- ISBN
- 9781583227015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.07
€ 15.99
€ 14.07
Hardback. Offers an account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century that reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through fin de siecle Paris, Chicago, and New York. This translation includes an introductory essay that situates the author's account in the larger context of European visitors to Chicago in the 1890s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252035135
- ISBN
- 9780252035135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.77
€ 57.77
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653051
- ISBN
- 9780691653051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.60
€ 191.60
Hardback. Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JJ; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129273
- ISBN
- 9780691129273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.53€ 62.54
€ 80.53
€ 62.54
Hardback. While bookstore shelves around the world have never ceased to display best-selling life-and-lettersA" biographies in prominent positions, the genre became less popular among academic historians during the Cold War decades. Their main concern then was with political and socioeconomic structures, institutions, and organizations.. Editor(s): Berghahn, Volker R.; Lassig, Simone. Series: Studies in German History. BIC Classification: 1DF; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455187
- ISBN
- 9781845455187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.17
€ 155.17
Paperback. Offers an account of the Protestant Reformation, reporting on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics, and also on events in the author's convent. This work provides a fresh perspective on struggles for religious and political power in sixteenth-century Geneva and a glimpse at early modern monastic life. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJD; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226417066
- ISBN
- 9780226417066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713634
- ISBN
- 9780804713634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.69
€ 88.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956804396
- ISBN
- 9780956804396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.87
€ 20.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595800862
- ISBN
- 9781595800862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.13
€ 26.99
€ 24.13
Paperback. The concluding volume of the riveting, true story begun in the critically acclaimed memoir BLACKBIRD Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0008040
- ISBN
- 9780349115139
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036780
- ISBN
- 9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607274
- ISBN
- 9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.59
€ 29.99
€ 26.59
Dudley Randall, one of the great success stories of American small-press history, was also poet laureate of Detroit, a civil-rights activist, and a force in the Black Arts Movement. This book through Randall's poetry and interviews, affords unique insights into the life and work of this crucial figure. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37 photos. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130264
- ISBN
- 9780231130264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.18
€ 84.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694636
- ISBN
- 9781894694636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.33
€ 24.99
€ 17.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 653 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Volume 8
- Number of pages
- 653
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075169
- ISBN
- 9780231075169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.03€ 111.05
€ 148.03
€ 111.05
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853156239
- ISBN
- 9780853156239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 54.76
€ 59.21
€ 54.76
Hardcover. A biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a $1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and catheters that would become the foundation of the global multi-billion-dollar Cook Group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w photos, 25 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5868 x 3937 x 34. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253352545
- ISBN
- 9780253352545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.39
€ 33.39