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Paperback. Cocaine Confidential goes inside the lives of the coca farmers, the jungle sweat-shop workers, the smugglers, the suppliers, and, ultimately, the dealers who provide for the world's hundreds of millions of users, to reveal their stories for the first time. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848663275
- ISBN
- 9781848663275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. "In all my whole career the Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in. It was the honky-tonk where levee workers would congregate every Saturday night and trade with the gals who'd s Num Pages: 248 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306802768
- ISBN
- 9780306802768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.39
€ 20.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761854012
- ISBN
- 9780761854012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BTH; KNTJ; KNXB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851247960
- ISBN
- 9780851247960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.67
€ 20.99
€ 19.67
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- HarperOne United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062507310
- ISBN
- 9780062507310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.72
€ 24.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. Michael Phelps is one of history's greatest Olympic champions and may be the greatest swimmer of all time. In this book, Michael Phelps relives the glory of the 2004 Olympics and his record-breaking eight gold medals in 2008. It chronicles his journey from awkward teen to media-savvy superstar. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613210635
- ISBN
- 9781613210635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.90
€ 18.99
€ 16.90
Paperback. Biography of Michael O'Hanrahan, one of the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Rising. A journalist, novelist and fierce nationalist, he was quartermaster of the Irish Volunteers, in charge of getting and managing many of the arms used in the rebellion. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847173355
- ISBN
- 9781847173355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 9.99
€ 15.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 70 photos. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888397089
- ISBN
- 9780888397089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.63
€ 34.99
€ 23.63
The first full-length account of the life and work of Joseph H. Lewis, the noted director of films such as My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and The Halliday Brand (1957). Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834071
- ISBN
- 9780810834071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.53
€ 95.53
Hardcover. The endearing true story of a Type-A mom struggling to care for a daughter who has Type 1 diabetes-and the incredible service dog who changes their lives for the better. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316258760
- ISBN
- 9780316258760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.59
€ 30.99
€ 20.59
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804305
- ISBN
- 9781609804305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.45
€ 19.99
€ 19.45
hardcover. The definitive biography of "The Father of Electric Traction" Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253353832
- ISBN
- 9780253353832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
Paperback. A compelling and strange story of how and why Julia Pastrana became one of the most infamous women in Europe and America. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZW; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750933131
- ISBN
- 9780750933131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
TO VEGAS and BACK is Casino meets The Burning Bed, peppered with The Glass Castle. This story begins with a twenty-six-year-old woman living the American dream in the 1960s. She was a homemaker and mother of three in the beautiful suburbs of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Changing Lives Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780989452939
- ISBN
- 9780989452939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563681042
- ISBN
- 9781563681042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.51
€ 30.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. The author recounts his command of the 7th Armoured Brigade Group - the Desert Rats - during the Gulf War; from preparation and training, to coping with the pressures of a ground war on unfamiliar terrain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&w Photographs, 8pp Colour Photographs, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPR; BGHA; HB; JWD; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0021030
- ISBN
- 9780340682463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Between these pages, the reader finds Woody Allen reflecting on his major preoccupations - the battle of the sexes, the conflict between reality and fantasy in his films, mortality, religion and the role that chance plays in the unfolding of our lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635288
- ISBN
- 9781566635288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.38
€ 24.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BK; JPQB; KCP; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253027108
- ISBN
- 9780253027108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
paperback. Scarce biography of Brian O'Nolan/Myles na Gopaleen. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Signed and inscribed to Ivor Browne. Very good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- self-published Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031540
- ISBN
- 9780956367013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlick, Kenneth; Macintyre, Angus. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 270 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300027686
- ISBN
- 9780300027686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.66€ 77.38
€ 100.66
€ 77.38
hardcover. A collection of 13 biographies of men and women who have contributed to the development of the American West. It includes the lives that collectively offer racial and gender diversity as well as differing class and sexual orientation backgrounds. Editor(s): Tong, Benson; Lutz, Regan A. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028608
- ISBN
- 9780842028608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.21
€ 161.21
Paperback. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects. Num Pages: 468 pages, 56, 26 maps, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890949
- ISBN
- 9780801890949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.56
€ 41.99
€ 34.56
hardcover. As for Sinclair Ross is the story of a remarkable writer whose works continue to challenge us and are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 350 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802043887
- ISBN
- 9780802043887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.86
€ 62.86
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
€ 18.99€ 15.68
€ 18.99
€ 15.68