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paperback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724418
ISBN
9780804724418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Hardback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724401
ISBN
9780804724401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.22

Paperback. The bestselling memoir of youngest ever NOBEL PRIZE winner, Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who stood up to the Taliban. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JM; BGHA; JFSJ1; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226583
ISBN
9781780226583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.75

Paperback. Written by Malala for her peers, this is the story of the girl behind the Nobel Prize-winning icon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BGA; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780622163
ISBN
9781780622163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Hardback. Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work in progress, revision, and the Jewish experience. Malamud also discusses the responsibilities of the writer. Editor(s): Cheuse, Alan; Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 220 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; CBW; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101844
ISBN
9780231101844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Paperback. Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work in progress, revision, and the Jewish experience. Malamud also discusses the responsibilities of the writer. Editor(s): Cheuse, Alan; Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; CBW; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101851
ISBN
9780231101851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.06

hardcover. Vartan of Nazareth is the little-known story of a medical hero who founded a hospital in Nazareth 150 years ago. This book traces the remarkable story of Pacarooni Kaloost Vartan, the son of a poor Armenian tailor in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 216. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372438
ISBN
9781907372438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.59

Paperback. Throughout his 44 years in the entertainment industry, the author met and worked with some of the biggest names in show business. In this biographical account, he lifts the lid on what it takes to keep a show on the road and artists and audiences happy. It's all here: transport problems, unscrupulous promoters, and hassles with the Mafia. Num Pages: 324 pages, 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956267948
ISBN
9780956267948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.72

Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051065
ISBN
9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.51

paperback. Alain Prost is France's only F1 world champion. Ayrton Senna is the mercurial kid from a privileged background in Sao Paolo. As the great rivals raced to victory, their relationship deteriorated badly, beginning with the breaking of a gentleman's agreement. This title provides us an account of one of the all-time classic sporting rivalries. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099528098
ISBN
9780099528098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.88

Paperback. A history of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: BGR; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752418674
ISBN
9780752418674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.38

Paperback. This edition contains the thirty-three letters which survive from those exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents between the beginning of January and the end of April, 43 B.C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; BG; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686320
ISBN
9780856686320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Brick Tower Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883283629
ISBN
9781883283629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; BGH; BGT; HBTB; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 182 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018651
ISBN
9781903018651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 442 pages. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746693
ISBN
9781901746693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

Hardback. This is the dramatic story of the ups and downs of a born entrepreneur. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 colour plates. BIC Classification: BGA; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848317000
ISBN
9781848317000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, being harshly indoctrinated into European ways of thought and worship. This title tells the story of his return to his people, his hard initiation back into those people, which lead to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BG; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140194968
ISBN
9780140194968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Anthony, Sean W. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479816828
ISBN
9781479816828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd India
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9788131911327
ISBN
9788131911327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.87

Paperback. An autobiography, in which the author - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195506
ISBN
9780141195506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Hardback. A gripping memoir about a young woman from Saudi Arabia who becomes the accidental leader of a wildly subversive movement to put women behind the steering wheel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGHA; HRHP; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Export
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471164392
ISBN
9781471164392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.67

Paperback. Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a self-taught intellectual. This title chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141024301
ISBN
9780141024301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Dutta, Angana; Sarangi, Jaideep. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stree
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381345092
ISBN
9789381345092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. My Story. 208 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA; WS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight: 334.
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781438987941
ISBN
9781438987941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.43

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