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Hardback. Describes Thomas Jefferson grappling with problems arising from the radicalization of the French Revolution in Europe and the polarization of domestic politics in the US. The overthrow of the French monarchy leads the Secretary of State to suspend debt payments and to formulate a diplomatic recognition policy that will guide American diplomacy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 928 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047768
ISBN
9780691047768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.80
€ 126.61

Paperback. Spanning 1979-1987, this title charts the author's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370. Clean copy with some shelf wear with minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KSS0008355
ISBN
9780141039800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This is the first full-length study of the screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin, whose work for film and television includes Z Cars, The Italian Job, Kelly's Heroes, The Sweeney, and Edge of Darkness. Thiswill appeal to anyone with an interest in television drama, screenwriting, and the history of British television over the last fifty years. Series Editor(s): Bignell, Jonathan; Cardwell, Sarah; Peacock, Steven. Series: Television. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719067020
ISBN
9780719067020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.18

Paperback. A testimonial of how a present-day mystic's pursuit of self-discovery led to a revelation of the hidden secrets of Christianity - beginning with the author's journey to a remote mountain village in southern France and his encounters with a wise man, The Seer. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 181 x 41. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Watkins Media Limited
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781780286723
ISBN
9781780286723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.86

Paperback. Includes voices of women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s including Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; and, Rachel Fisher. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272774
ISBN
9780803272774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.52

Hardback. From My Recent Past is a memoir written by Russian revolutionary Grigory Gershuni (1870-1908). The book depicts his revolutionary activities, arrest, tribunal, and years of imprisonment. It is presented here in English translation by Katya Vladimirov, with an introduction by Katya Vladimirov and an afterword by Jack Moran. Translator(s): Vladimirov, Katya. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; BM; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lexington Books
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498522175
ISBN
9781498522175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.52

Paperback. A collection of essays seeking to revitalise contemporary understanding of Mennonite theologian John Yoder by emphasising the centrality of the narrative of Jesus to his theological method and pacifist ethics. Editor(s): Weaver, J. Denny. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893941
ISBN
9780718893941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardback. The first full-scale biography of Robert Willis, the "founding father" of architectural history. Series: History of the University of Cambridge. Num Pages: 470 pages, 83, 49 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white line drawings, 49 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 3JH; AM; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838005
ISBN
9781843838005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.82

paperback. The author's unmatched experience of East African wildlife and his appetite for risk have made him a world-class naturalist and film-maker. This title tells the story of his life's work, from his arrival in Kenya as a young boy to the making of his game-changing films. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099555889
ISBN
9780099555889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller, The Still Point of the Turning World is Emily Rapp's arresting eulogy for her late son Ronan: a mother's experience raising a terminally ill child, and what it teaches her about family, grief and parenting. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJB; VFJX; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444775976
ISBN
9781444775976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BG; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811713665
ISBN
9780811713665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. At the age of 42, Wayne Fields set upon a sort of pilgrimage when he waded the near 20-mile stretch of a small river in northern Michigan with fly rod in hand. He emerged with this memoir, a meditation on families and ageing, and a response to what time, and streams, bring into our lives. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226248578
ISBN
9780226248578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.66

Hardback. This book uses the life and work of lawyer and Supreme Court justice, Benjamin R. Curtis, as a window on the most serious constitutional crisis in American history, the Civil War. The book reassesses Curtis's common-law methods in the context of his times and shows how his views continue to shed light on issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923420
ISBN
9780813923420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.48

Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492004
ISBN
9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.13

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652566
ISBN
9780691652566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.89

Paperback. Takes time out to consider: the madness of Galapagos tortoises; the similarities between Jeremy Paxman and AC/DC's bass guitarist; the problems and perils of being English God's dumbest creation; then there are the cars: whether it's the poxiest little runabout or an exotic, firebreathing supercar, no one does cars like Clarkson. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: WGCB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324. Clean copy with shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin UK
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOC0019090
ISBN
9780141026114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wisdom Tree India
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9788183281812
ISBN
9788183281812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. A portrait of the American economist Harry Gunnison Brown (1880-1975), who argued for the separate influences of both land and capital goods on the pricing of goods and services and did not follow the trend in "orthodox" circles of considering land just another form of capital. Series Editor(s): Moss, Laurence S. Series: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice. Num Pages: 270 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3 ed
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405108645
ISBN
9781405108645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73

Paperback. The Revd Ian Paisley is unique in having founded both a successful church and a successful and hugely influential political party. Steve Bruce traces Paisley's career and his impact on Ulster politics, and in doing so poses vital questions concerning the relationship between politics and society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; HRCC93; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310205
ISBN
9780199565719
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859834329
ISBN
9781859834329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.73

Hardback. This first comprehensive account of the early life of longtime Chinese premier Zhou Enlai shows how the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of his formative years established clear patterns for his future personal and political orientations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723022
ISBN
9780804723022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Paperback. The best-selling second volume of John Simpson's entertaining autobiography, updated with a new chapter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pan Books
Edition
First Thus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRA0011044
ISBN
9780330355674
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470604
ISBN
9781611470604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.47

hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726368
ISBN
9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.12

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