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Hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Urban Land Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874203486
- ISBN
- 9780874203486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Hardcover. This volume offers an account of the life and labours of Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. It describes how he overcame great odds to found and grow one of world's premier Catholic institutions of higher learning. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027599
- ISBN
- 9780268027599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Clarksdale
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905959419
- ISBN
- 9781905959419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.12
€ 20.99
€ 20.12
Hardback. "Reading this book is a bit like stumbling across a new Pepys, or discovering the journals of James Boswell."-Roy Porter, author of London: A Social History Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; M. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234862
- ISBN
- 9780812234862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.83
€ 62.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759618
- ISBN
- 9781894759618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.71
€ 21.99
€ 15.71
Paperback. When Roger Bechan was six, his mother packed his suitcase and took him to the Oklahoma Society for the Friendless. He never saw her again. This book offers an unsentimental look at Bechan's life in the child welfare system of Depression-era Oklahoma. Num Pages: 246 pages, 19 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BGA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654034
- ISBN
- 9780875654034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.57
€ 20.99
€ 20.57
Paperback. This is the story of an autistic boy who is also loving, brilliant and resilient. In this book, his father writes about the joys, fears, frustration, exhilaration, and exhaustion involved in raising his son. He writes about the impact on his family, the travails of navigating the educational system, and the lessons he has learned about life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; VFJD; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843107156
- ISBN
- 9781843107156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Terry Gibbs, jazz vibraphonist and bandleader, was 12 years old when he began his career as a professional musician. This autobiography tracks jazz from the turbulent post-war years through the rise of bebop, traversing its changes through the eyes of a practitioner. A discography is included. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 b&w photographs, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845862
- ISBN
- 9780810845862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.50
€ 89.50
Paperback. Diane France is a forensic anthropologist, a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Who was this person and how did he or she die? This book presents the story of this small-town girl who became a world-famous bone detective. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095501
- ISBN
- 9780309095501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.66
€ 23.99
€ 17.66
paperback. Gramsci developed Marx's ideas with an emphasis on culture rather than economics. This classic work reveals his thinking through letters to friends and family written whilst he was in prison. Translator(s): Henderson, Hamish. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JPFF; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745311302
- ISBN
- 9780745311302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.26
€ 37.99
€ 25.26
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; BGXA; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062226310
- ISBN
- 9780062226310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
paperback. The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. Num Pages: 304 pages, 63 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970501
- ISBN
- 9781597970501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.72
€ 21.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486272
- ISBN
- 9780801486272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Hardback. A fascinating work, at once philosophical and autobiographical, by one of the most original thinkers in the United States today. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770149
- ISBN
- 9780804770149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.96
€ 47.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805760
- ISBN
- 9781609805760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.07
€ 18.99
€ 17.07
The Man Who Stalked Einstein. How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Change...
Hillman, Bruce J., Md; Ertl-Wagner, Birgit; W...
The story of the conflict between Albert Einstein and chief Nazi physicist Philipp Lenard, who spent a lifetime trying to discredit him. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493010011
- ISBN
- 9781493010011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.26
€ 29.99
€ 22.26
Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180077
- ISBN
- 9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. A celebrated warrior who led his people to victory on the battlefield, Red Cloud was also a skilled diplomat who transitioned the Oglala Sioux to reservation life. In Red Cloud: Oglala Legend , John D. McDermott examines Red Cloud's early years, his rise to prominence, and his struggle to protect his people from cultural domination. Series: South Dakota Biography Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941813027
- ISBN
- 9781941813027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.77
€ 25.77
Hardback. Once a Soviet scientist, Tarnopolsky became a refusnik activist arguing the right to emigrate. As a result, he spent the year of 1984 in a Siberian labour camp. Scenes of camp life are interspersed with essays on topics such as the Russian mentality, moral choices, and modern Jewish problems. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPN; BGA; JFSR1; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819191977
- ISBN
- 9780819191977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.19
€ 117.19
Paperback. This full-length biography of Finnish mathematician and astronomer Anders Johan Lexell (1740-1784) reveals him as a lucid observer of the intellectual landscape of enlightened Europe. It examines his life as well as his prolific scientific output. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGT; PBM; PBX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319345321
- ISBN
- 9783319345321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.18
€ 124.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610007
- ISBN
- 9780815610007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.27
€ 51.99
€ 49.27
Paperback. * This teenager's story is a universal story - a compelling and ultimately redemptive tale of escaping from guilt, fear and shame and embarking on the road to freedom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0046795
- ISBN
- 9780751537697
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
This volume presents current scholarship and writing on female country musicians, pivotal in the country music scene since its inception. It begins with the 1920s career of teenage guitar picker Roba Stanley and moves on to consider more contemporary musicians such as Faith Hill. Editor(s): Wolfe, Charles K.; Akenson, James E. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF; HBT; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122809
- ISBN
- 9780813122809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.41
€ 47.41
Paperback. Precociously brilliant in his youth, Cyril Connolly was haunted for the rest of his life by a sense of failure and a romatic yearning to recover a lost Eden. His two great books, "The Unquiet Grave" and "Enemies of Promise", are classics of English prose, combining wit, romanticism and merciless self-knowledge. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712666350
- ISBN
- 9780712666350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49