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Hardcover. He was one of the most intriguing characters of the Civil War era. As famous for his courage as for his ornate uniforms and flamboyant style, he won intrepid victories on the peninsula of Virginia and successfully defended Texas during the long war's waning days. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471159414
- ISBN
- 9780471159414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.04
€ 33.99
€ 27.04
Hardback. This book offers the American immigrant writer, editor, and social criticOs insights about democracy and diversity in the ongoing Oculture wars.O Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472660
- ISBN
- 9781611472660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.32
€ 117.32
Paperback. The description for this book, Wilson, Volume IV: Confusions and Crises, 1915-1916, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691624709
- ISBN
- 9780691624709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.83€ 48.71
€ 61.83
€ 48.71
Paperback. In his eight years as president from 1945-1953, Harry S Truman made some of the most important decisions in US history, particularly in foreign policy matters. This book contains transcripts of conversations with Truman from taped interviews in 1959. Editor(s): Weber, Ralph E. Num Pages: 388 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029216
- ISBN
- 9780842029216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.10
€ 70.10
paperback. A court-painter to Marie Antoinette, Elisabeth Vigee-LeBrun was rediscovered in the 1970s as part of the "hidden feminist heritage". This text uses her career to explore the position of "woman-artist" in the moral, philosophical, professional and medical debates about women in 18th-century France. Num Pages: 368 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752822
- ISBN
- 9780226752822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.51
€ 52.99
€ 41.51
Hardback. Today, hypnotism is recognized as an effective therapeutic tool and its importance is growing. This book shows how hypnotism reached its present status of acceptance, through two centuries of pioneering effort by several fascinating personalities. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JMTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761805038
- ISBN
- 9780761805038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.16
€ 141.16
Paperback. Based on audiotapes he recorded during the war and sent home to his family, Randy Zahn's Snake Pilot recounts his experiences flying AH-1 Cobra helicopters during the Vietnam War. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and loaded with a formidable arsenal of weaponry, the Cobra was the first helicopter designed from inception as an attack aircraft. Num Pages: 302 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886115
- ISBN
- 9781574886115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403964786
- ISBN
- 9781403964786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74
€ 68.74
paperback. Based on her personal archive of over 35,000 pages of documents, and extensive interviews with friends and colleagues, this biography of Marilyn Monroe rejects many myths about her childhood, her marriages and her relationships. It also offers evidence of the truth behind her death. Num Pages: 768 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 116 x 44. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099301110
- ISBN
- 9780099301110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. * The sensational autobiography of Sharon Osbourne - the First Lady of Rock - an icon for our times with an amazing story to tell - from an often shocking childhood, through a rollercoaster marriage, and still hitting the headlines today. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 24, colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0032579
- ISBN
- 9780751537666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A biographical and critical study of Tennyson aiming to show what went into the making of the man, exploring the power, subtlety and variety of his poems, along with the artistic principles and preoccupations which shaped his life's work. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333486559
- ISBN
- 9780333486559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Hardback. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut Num Pages: 272 pages, Section: 8 pages of colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455522804
- ISBN
- 9781455522804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.45
€ 31.99
€ 26.45
Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807302
- ISBN
- 9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
paperback. Tells the story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. This book presents a tale with profound moral and social consequences, rich in drama, intrigue, treason, scandal and violence. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784700041
- ISBN
- 9781784700041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Kelvin, Norman. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607641
- ISBN
- 9780691607641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.75€ 71.49
€ 92.75
€ 71.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679762089
- ISBN
- 9780679762089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.67
€ 18.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. In this remarkable, up-to-date reconstruction of Castros life, Volker Skierka provides an account of the economic, social, and political history of Cuba since Castros childhood. He draws on a number of little-known sources, including material from the East German communist archives on Cuba, which were until recently inaccessible. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 488 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640815
- ISBN
- 9780745640815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.56
€ 17.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. El ritmo is a collection of letters from Salvador Rueda to the Catalonian critic Jose Yxart, first published in Madrid in 1894. El ritmo sets out, in a sometimes ironical tone, a panorama of the state of poetry in Spanish at the end of the nineteenth century. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 66 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 5. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894012
- ISBN
- 9780859894012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.95
€ 40.95
Paperback. The story of how Augustus rose from an obscure teenager to become Rome's first and greatest emperor. Num Pages: 624 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 39. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753829158
- ISBN
- 9780753829158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.14
€ 19.99
€ 15.14
Hardback. Shanker was condemned by many when he shut down the New York City school system in the bitter strikes of 1967 and 1968, and he was denounced for stirring up animosity between black parents and Jewish teachers. This biography offers a narrative of one of the most important voices in public education and American politics. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 552 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: BG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134965
- ISBN
- 9780231134965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762770458
- ISBN
- 9780762770458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.00€ 21.95
€ 24.00
€ 21.95
paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124 131pp. 2000 reprint. Translated from the Irish by Seamus Ennis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192812391
- ISBN
- 9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.64
€ 15.99
€ 10.64
Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Exile Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550961348
- ISBN
- 9781550961348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Paperback. The critically acclaimed first-ever biography of New Orleans rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino by a writer who obtained exclusive access to the reclusive singer Num Pages: 416 pages, 82 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596. Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll. 416 pages, 82 b&w photographs. Rock 'n' roll defined the last half of the 20th century, and while many think of Elvis Presley as the genre's driving force, the truth is that Fats Domino was the first to put it on the map with such hits as "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill". This is a biography of an extraordinary man and New Orleans at the birth of rock 'n' roll. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306815317
- ISBN
- 9780306815317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36