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Paperback. Blends the brilliance of the scientific genius with the compassion, playfulness, and wit of the private figure "A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before. Num Pages: 528 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: BG; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471193623
- ISBN
- 9780471193623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. This biography of a Shinto denomination's founder gives a view of Japanese religion in action. The term "shinto" should acquire a fresh meaning for readers, showing how faith and aspiration guide people amid the conditions of life. Themes such as spirituality and sense of mission are included. Translator(s): Wright, Harold; Sumio, Kamiya; Iezzi, Julie. Num Pages: 172 pages, 17 photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: BG; HRKN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819195753
- ISBN
- 9780819195753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. The shocking, decadent, true story behind the making of the Rolling Stones' beloved double album Exile on Main Street Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280. A Season in Hell with the "Rolling Stones". 272 pages, illustrations. "Exile on Main Street" freezes forever in time a moment when the Stones and their counterculture audience found themselves at a crossroads. This is the true story behind the making of the Rolling Stones' celebrated double album "Exile on Main Street.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306815638
- ISBN
- 9780306815638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.65
€ 24.65
Paperback. This volume contains an introduction to the thought and spirituality of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624), a German Lutheran and one of the greatest Christian mystics. The Way to Christ is a collection of nine treatises intended to serve as a meditation guide. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM; HRQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809121021
- ISBN
- 9780809121021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.04
€ 29.99
€ 26.04
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644714
- ISBN
- 9780691644714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.98
€ 220.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610069
- ISBN
- 9780815610069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.58
€ 32.99
€ 30.58
Paperback. Flyboy 2 provides a panoramic view of the last thirty years of Greg Tate's influential cultural criticism of contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and politics. These essays, interviews, and reviews cover everything from Miles Davis, Ice Cube, and Suzan Lori Parks to Afro-futurism, Kara Walker, and Amiri Baraka. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGN; BGF; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361961
- ISBN
- 9780822361961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.70
€ 31.99
€ 28.70
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
€ 24.69
€ 24.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590305737
- ISBN
- 9781590305737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.73
€ 36.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. These letters, from a rural school teacher to the Montpelier "Green Mountain Freeman" provide a glimpse into the life of a private during the US Civil War. They chart Fisk's early enthusiasm for battle and later disillusionment. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700606818
- ISBN
- 9780700606818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.55
€ 43.55
Paperback. Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916) from Dublin was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, the designer of the military plan and the youngest signatory of the Proclamation. A recognised poet, he was already dying of TB when, aged 28, he married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol, just hours before he was exectuted on May 4th, 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172693
- ISBN
- 9781847172693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.81
€ 7.99
€ 7.81
hardcover. "In War And Peace" is the autobiography of a truly remarkable woman, Daphne Pearson, born May 1911, was the first woman to receive the George Cross for acts of courage in circumstances of extreme danger. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Thorogood United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854182111
- ISBN
- 9781854182111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.72
€ 4.72
Paperback. Born in slavery, Charles Young was the third black graduate of West Point, the first black US military attache and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. This biography of Young's years at West Point chronicles the challenges that Young faced, and provides a window into life at West Point in the 1880s. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803293151
- ISBN
- 9780803293151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838201061
- ISBN
- 9783838201061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.60
€ 45.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118775011
- ISBN
- 9781118775011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Paperback. A collection of interviews with people who have searched for greater meaning in life and have discovered Judaism's carefully wrought understanding and nurturing of the human spirit, manifested in ritual, prayer, and values. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568213224
- ISBN
- 9781568213224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.95
€ 80.95
Paperback. Lucrecia de Leon lived on the fringes of the 16th-century Spanish royal court. As a teenager, Lucrecia had hundreds of dreams about Spain's future that became the stuff of political controversy. This book is based upon surviving transcripts of her dreams and on the records of her Inquisition trial. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201583
- ISBN
- 9780520201583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. This book is a biography of the priest and educator Edmund A. Walsh, one of the most influential Catholic figures of the 20th century. Walsh left an indelible imprint on the ideology and practical politics of Cold War Washington. Few priests, indeed few Catholics, played so large a role in shaping American foreign policy in the 20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HRCC7; JPFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224593
- ISBN
- 9780823224593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.54
€ 79.54
Paperback. Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. Beautiful and liberated, she not only matched the intellectual accomplishments of her male contemporaries, but sought sexual parity also, engaging in an adulterous affair with her husband's cousin. This title illuminates this often misunderstood figure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571230310
- ISBN
- 9780571230310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.08
€ 12.08
Hardcover. In this biography, commissioned by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, D. Duane Cummins crafts a picture of a remarkable church leader and chronicles the way a significant religious body dealt with the ambivalences of its own existence. Num Pages: 206 pages, 27 b&w photographs, notes, chronology, charts, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC9; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652788
- ISBN
- 9780875652788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.62
€ 30.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 44. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061721519
- ISBN
- 9780061721519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; VFVX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Running Press Adult
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780762452484
- ISBN
- 9780762452484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.76
€ 19.99
€ 7.76
Paperback. Henry Irving - a merchant's clerk who became the savior of British theater - and Ellen Terry, who made her first theater appearance as soon as she could walk, were the king and queen of the Victorian stage. This book explores their public and private lives, showing how their artistic legacy and their children came to influence the modern world. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099497189
- ISBN
- 9780099497189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653695
- ISBN
- 9780859653695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.11
€ 20.99
€ 20.11