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Paperback. The meteoric rise of "Killer Diller" Barry Diller has been a major player in the entertainment industry for more than thirty years. Always on the cutting edge, he revolutionized television with such groundbreaking concepts as the movie-of-the-week and the miniseries. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNTC; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471299486
- ISBN
- 9780471299486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.62
€ 27.99
€ 22.62
The Diary of William Faris. The Daily Life of an Annapolis Silversmith...
Faris, William. Ed(S): Letzer, Mark; Russo, J...
Hardback. Lavishly designed with many full color illustrations, the Faris Diary offers a craftsman's view of early America with daily entries from 1792 to 1804, matched with extensive notes, that bring to life the "golden age" of Annapolis. Editor(s): Letzer, Mark; Russo, Jean B. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780938420804
- ISBN
- 9780938420804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.52
€ 58.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807292
- ISBN
- 9780761807292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.59
€ 98.59
Paperback. Lyn Madden worked as a prostitute for 20 years. This is her story of life 'on the game' in Dublin. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KKD0001419
- ISBN
- 9780946211456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hazelden
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592851829
- ISBN
- 9781592851829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. The saga of the Ledfords of Lancaster, Kentucky, this book transcends family biogrpahy to become a social history of a national experience, a metaphor for America. This 20th anniversary edition brings the Ledford's remarkable story up to date. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BG; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190594
- ISBN
- 9780813190594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Long, Michael G. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610434
- ISBN
- 9780815610434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.20
€ 37.99
€ 34.20
Hardcover. One couple's inspiring memoir of healing a Rwandan village, raising a family near the old killing fields, and building a restaurant named Heaven. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; BG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316232913
- ISBN
- 9780316232913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.06
€ 35.99
€ 26.06
paperback. Editor(s): Reichard, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636228
- ISBN
- 9780816636228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.56
€ 19.56
Paperback. A highly personal, anecdotal family memoir of the Wellington legacy reissued in time for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in June 2015. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780229300
- ISBN
- 9781780229300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
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: 71 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 183 x 122 x 6. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Coronet Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851247816
- ISBN
- 9780851247816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Aims to discover the historical King Arthur, his Camelot and his final resting place. This book uncovers vital evidence for Arthur's historical existence, revealing the truth behind the romance, and the Grail and Excalibur legends. A medieval manuscript in Oxford's Bodleian Library finally identifies King Arthur's burial site: the real Avalo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 0. Weight in Grams: 180. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Arrow London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0010152
- ISBN
- 9780099296812
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
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
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580893428
- ISBN
- 9781580893428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.34
€ 10.34
Hardback. This study focuses on James Legge (1815-1897), one of the most important 19th-century figures in the cultural exchange between China and the West. The narrative illuminates the era in which Legge lived as well as the surroundings in which he worked. Num Pages: 810 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; BGH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 810
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215528
- ISBN
- 9780520215528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 71.25
€ 94.08
€ 71.25
Paperback. A candid account by a 1950s political operative and shrewd lobbyist Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992327
- ISBN
- 9780295992327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.66
€ 36.66
Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962210
- ISBN
- 9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.74
€ 39.74
Paperback. Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772407
- ISBN
- 9780762772407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.08
€ 17.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552775335
- ISBN
- 9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.08
€ 12.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864739384
- ISBN
- 9780864739384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.57
€ 37.57
paperback. Howard Hughes was America's most famous playboy and rogue operator, an outlaw eccentric millionaire and hellraiser, 'I can buy any man' he once bragged, 'and have any woman'. And it was almost true. He stormed from bedroom to boardroom, from corporate bribery to Capitol Hill. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Virgin Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753522875
- ISBN
- 9780753522875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital as ever. This title begins with King's doctoral work at Boston University and ends with his first year as pastor of the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Luker, Ralph E.; Russell, Penny A.; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 800 pages, 31 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520079519
- ISBN
- 9780520079519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.09€ 56.70
€ 74.09
€ 56.70
hardcover. Urban Shocker was a fiercely competitive and colourful pitcher, a spitballer who had many famous battles with Babe Ruth before returning to the Yankees. Delving into Shocker's baseball career, his love of the game, and his battle with heart disease, Steve Steinberg shows the dominant and courageous force that he was. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 3JJG; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803295995
- ISBN
- 9780803295995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.26
€ 33.99
€ 31.26