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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
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 pages glossy color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465032945
- ISBN
- 9780465032945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.33
€ 29.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. How can one experience the trauma of the concentration camps - being reduced to a helpless witness of the brutality of torture, medical experiments, and execution of those around you - how can one survive this and remain the same? This title explores the complex results of this dehumanizing experience. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715130
- ISBN
- 9780814715130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stacey International
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906768065
- ISBN
- 9781906768065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.96
€ 19.99
€ 8.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463898
- ISBN
- 9781580463898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.30
€ 36.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. John de Courcy was a Knight of noble birth but bleak prospects. He fought his way to the notice of Henry II who laughingly granted him Ulster "provided he could conquer it by force". John won his chance at the Battle of Downpatrick in 1177 and ruled his Norman lordship from Carrickfergus Castle until his demise at the hands of King John. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3H; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780730691
- ISBN
- 9781780730691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. Examines one of the most important, yet understudied, media authors of all time - Norman Corwin - using him as a critical lens to consider the history of multimedia authorship, particularly in the realm of sound. Editor(s): Smith, Jacob; Verma, Neil. Num Pages: 265 pages, 12. BIC Classification: APB; APW; BGF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285323
- ISBN
- 9780520285323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. Describes the lives of twelve women, whether saints and reformers or seers and spiritualists - who spoke out against the mainstream teachings of the Church. This book outlines their beliefs, their attempts to make themselves heard, their clashes with the spiritual authorities, the influence they achieved and the legacies they left behind. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718830243
- ISBN
- 9780718830243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.27
€ 37.27
Paperback. The eagerly awaited sequel to the astonishing international bestseller Eat, Pray, Love Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KAC0001474
- ISBN
- 9781408809457
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; JFSJ1; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791347
- ISBN
- 9780762791347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.08
€ 17.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479069
- ISBN
- 9780801479069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.19
€ 17.19
Paperback. An intimate look at the writing life, the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, the fickle publishing world, and an extraordinary friendship with Frank Conroy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tin House Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982504895
- ISBN
- 9780982504895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. During the summer of 2004, when Marsha Hunt decided to risk her life for Jimi Hendrix, he'd been dead for 34 years. Dead since she had her last hit single, was Mick Jagger's secret lover and had his daughter Karis. This book provides an uplifting account of an iconic figure's battle with a disease that affects so many lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BG; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0018247
- ISBN
- 9781845960780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. The world wants to know what contemporary India is all about. The world's largest democracy, it still practices the caste system. It's a burgeoning economic superpower, and one of the poorest nations on earth. This title discusses the continent of contradictions that is host to one-sixth of the world's population. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BG; HBJF; HBLW; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099268222
- ISBN
- 9780099268222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Prev. title: Leading from the center, c2008. Num Pages: 360 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Second Edition with a new Afterword
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618835
- ISBN
- 9780700618835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.86
€ 42.86
Paperback. An autobiography of cultural anthropologist Esther Newton, a pioneer in gay and lesbian studies. Chronicling the development of her ideas from the excitement of early feminism in the 1960s to friendly critiques of queer theory in the 1990s, it is suitable for those interested in the birth and growth of gay and lesbian studies. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326120
- ISBN
- 9780822326120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Franz Rosenzweig was a prominent figure in the development of Jewish existentialism and a major influence on the work Emil Fackenheim amongst others. This work offers an array of significant texts and presents Rosenzweig's life in an informative way. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Third Edition,3
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204294
- ISBN
- 9780872204294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.22
€ 53.99
€ 38.22
Paperback. Key issues in science and religion through the life and work of John Polkinghorne. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BGX; HRAM3; HRCM; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854249722
- ISBN
- 9781854249722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Hardback. In a biography essay the author describes Hunt as a man of contradictions:both an ardent animal lover and a hunter; someone who felt at home in the woods yet lived most of his life in suburban New York. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AGB; AKC; BG; WN; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586670757
- ISBN
- 9781586670757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.74€ 49.56
€ 53.74
€ 49.56
Paperback. In this biography, Douglas Patey follows Evelyn Waugh's career from the comfortable middle-class home he was anxious to flee, through his escapades at Oxford, his adventures in South America and Africa, his experience of war, to his last years as veiled autobiographer. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231349
- ISBN
- 9780631231349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.54
€ 57.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 146. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Archipelago Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914671404
- ISBN
- 9780914671404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.74
€ 16.99
€ 14.74