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Scotland's Pariah is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649286
- ISBN
- 9781442649286
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859654821
- ISBN
- 9780859654821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.22
€ 21.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. In fact, is there anything 'normal' about any woman's relationship with their weight? Most women, even those who have never had any kind of eating disorder, hover on the edge. This work charts one woman's uneasy struggle to face her demons. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KLN0018080
- ISBN
- 9780747585626
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Describes Purdue's travels to diverse places where she lived in order to learn about the mysterious relative known in her family as Uncle. This book examines her beginning among illiterate, immigrant, Pennsylvania mountain-hollow folks. It describes the destitute family's journey into Ohio and her ascent from local entrepreneur to national figure. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- Limited Ed (150)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534576
- ISBN
- 9781557534576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.06€ 84.91
€ 97.06
€ 84.91
Paperback. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born former member of the Dutch Parliament was raised as a Muslim fundamentalist in Kenya. Aafia Siddiqui, a native of Pakistan, moved to the US to pursue a doctorate in neuroscience. Her involvement with al-Qaeda led the CIA to regard her as one of the most dangerous terrorist. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8-Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060898984
- ISBN
- 9780060898984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.10
€ 18.99
€ 18.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560619
- ISBN
- 9781604560619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.37€ 70.81
€ 100.37
€ 70.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, Rocet Arwel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFW; BG; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708315613
- ISBN
- 9780708315613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.32
€ 13.32
Hardback. The extraordinary life story of an ambitious, thirteenth-century adventurer. Series: Irish Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271344
- ISBN
- 9781783271344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.68
€ 114.68
Paperback / so. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553652816
- ISBN
- 9781553652816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.39
€ 21.39
Hardback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351360
- ISBN
- 9780226351360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
Hardback. This book describes the external and internal processes the author, Sophie's mother, experiences in coming to terms with her daughter's addiction, then seeking and ultimately finding help. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589790469
- ISBN
- 9781589790469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.83
€ 25.99
€ 22.83
Hardback. August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674736894
- ISBN
- 9780674736894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.64€ 56.30
€ 60.64
€ 56.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Vida Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780829704341
- ISBN
- 9780829704341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. A complete account of his life and an overview of the philosophical concepts in Hegel's work. Num Pages: 812 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 812
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521003872
- ISBN
- 9780521003872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.77
€ 56.77
Hardback. A biography of diplomat William Smith Clark, an exponent of the modernization of Japan in the nineteenth century and founder of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104170
- ISBN
- 9780739104170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.60
€ 168.60
Hardcover. Chronicles the life of a young American Catholic priest, Father Leopold Braun, who, as pastor of a small Catholic church near the Lubianka political prison in the heart of Moscow, witnessed Stalin's purges, the Soviet government's campaign against organized religion, and the destruction of World War II. Editor(s): Hamburg, G. M. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16-page gallery. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGX; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021993
- ISBN
- 9780268021993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.73
€ 38.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Blue Butterfly Book Publishing Inc. Canada
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978160005
- ISBN
- 9780978160005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.36
€ 32.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001564
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Hardback. As his presidency drew to a close, Woodrow Wilson came to realize the claim history would soon have on the documentary record of his life and work. This work looks not just at Wilson's life and career, but also at the way Wilson was represented by Baker and other biographers, as well as in the media. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926544
- ISBN
- 9780813926544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.08
€ 52.08
Hardcover. This book explores the gender politics of the reign of Mary I of England from her coronation to her funeral and examines the ways in which the queen and her supporters used language, royal ceremonies, and images to bolster her right to rule and define her image as queen. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341043
- ISBN
- 9780230341043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300832
- ISBN
- 9781896300832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.39
€ 35.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. A biography that penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810712
- ISBN
- 9780753810712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations, 13 maps. BIC Classification: BG; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022628
- ISBN
- 9780271022628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.73
€ 38.99
€ 31.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589798977
- ISBN
- 9781589798977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.42
€ 27.99
€ 25.42