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paperback. In 1957, Joseph Spagna and five other men waited to board a bus called the Sunnyland. Their plan was: ride the bus together - three blacks and three whites - get arrested and take their case to the US Supreme Court. This book chronicles the story of an American family against the backdrop of one of the civil rights movement's lesser-known stories. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: 286 pages, 5 Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803217126
ISBN
9780803217126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. Alexis de Tocqueville may be the most influential political thinker in American history. He also led an unusually active and ambitious career in French politics. This book presents interpretations of Tocqueville's major works and of his place in intellectual history. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114545
ISBN
9780691114545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.49

Hardback. Series: Border Lines S. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illustrationsports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854112606
ISBN
9781854112606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.63

Paperback. Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar? How did he achieve this unique status? This study sheds fresh light on issues such as Marley's contribution as a musician and public intellectual, how he was granted access to the global media system, and what his music means in cultural and political terms. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGS; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630892
ISBN
9780745630892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638289
ISBN
9781566638289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.93

Paperback. Quentin Kenihan is living proof that superheroes don't need capes, just the right attitude. FOREWORD BY RAY MARTIN Num Pages: 336 pages, 2x8pp 4x4c. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733635359
ISBN
9780733635359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Hardback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113564
ISBN
9780231113564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Hardback. This work not only discusses Blanchard's music and movies, but also provides an overview of the society in which Blanchard was raised, including the influence of slain civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr, and the prejudices he faced growing up with segregation. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843233
ISBN
9780810843233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2AGZ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195533
ISBN
9781845195533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735329
ISBN
9781613735329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. A memoir that tells how, sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven, the author survived beatings, misery, love, ecstasy, carnal violation, expulsion, imprisonment, criminal conviction, probation and catastrophe to emerge, at eighteen, ready to try and face the world in which he had always felt a stranger. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457046
ISBN
9780099457046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

paperback. This biographical narrative of Graham Greene's literary career explores his motives for writing, the literary and cinematic influences that shaped his work, his writing routine and the importance of his childhood experience. Series: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9780333729878
ISBN
9780333729878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. Shows how the seventeenth-century philosopher Spinoza's central philosophical beliefs developed within the context of his own life. This work focuses on the philosopher's attempt to act solely through reason in the face of turbulent personal and national circumstances. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572. Good copy showing light shelf wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pimlico London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025001
ISBN
9780712666527
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Little Britches becomes the man in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. Illustrator(s): Mawicke, Tran. Num Pages: 279 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BG; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282100
ISBN
9780803282100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCS; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842350990
ISBN
9780842350990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Hardback. This demonstrates how the Doukhobors employed both "classic" and alternative forms of autobiography to communicate their views about communal living, vegetarianism, activism, and spiritual life, as well as to pass on traditions to successive generations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBC; BGA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774810302
ISBN
9780774810302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

paperback. Hitler's Master Strategist. 320 pages, 16-pg photo section. To many students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the conflict, if not the entire 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000596
ISBN
9781612000596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447877
ISBN
9780801447877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: BG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220412
ISBN
9781583220412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.20

Paperback. The great trainer recounts his fascinating upbringing and career among the best horsemen and women of the world Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755312795
ISBN
9780755312795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077760
ISBN
9780252077760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. This is the first biography of jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern. Drawing from Davern's many interviews and the recollections of his friends and family, Meyer tells the story of the man and his music and why both were unique and irreplaceable. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810876927
ISBN
9780810876927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.11

Paperback. The Life of History's Greatest Psychic. 512 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX. Dimension: 182 x 110 x 33. Weight: 404.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
A. R. E. Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780876046043
ISBN
9780876046043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780999692
ISBN
9781780999692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.95

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