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Paperback. The extraordinary letters and diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart, who served during the First World War - a vivid and moving picture of trench warfare. Num Pages: 336 pages, B & W throughout. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340977125
ISBN
9780340977125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010445
ISBN
9781847010445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.93

Paperback. Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817981525
ISBN
9780817981525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.96

Hardback. Bette Midler-the indomitable and incomparable singer, actor and comedienne -revisits her classic memoir with a new introduction. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4-c throughout. BIC Classification: APB; APF; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 252 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476773551
ISBN
9781476773551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. Kyra Vayne was born in Petrograd in 1916. Her White Russian parents fled to London when she was a small child, amid scenes of great chaos. She became a singer and at the height of her career Kyra appeared with some of the greats of the era including Gigli, Gobbi, Bergonzi and the young Janet Baker. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRA0010848
ISBN
9781900850278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472114440
ISBN
9781472114440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Takes a key moment in the lives of Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert, two extraordinary figures on the brink of international fame, and provides an insight into the early days of travel to Egypt, one of the greatest tourist destinations on the planet. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099534082
ISBN
9780099534082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Thirty woman travellers share their true-life tales of solo adventures from around the world. Inspiring, original and wholly engrossing. Editor(s): Conlon, Faith; Emerick, Ingrid; De Tessan, Christina Henry. Series: Adventura Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seal Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580050593
ISBN
9781580050593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. During World War I, Georgina Howell worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was instrumental in drawing the borders that define the region today, including creating an independent Iraq. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107378
ISBN
9780143107378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Cornelia Peake McDonald's story records a personal battle of her own - a southern woman's struggle in the midst of chaos to provide safety and shelter for herself and her nine children. Her diary shows that history is as much a domestic subject as an account of the public affairs of men. Series: Wisconsin Studies in American Autobiography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299132644
ISBN
9780299132644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118775011
ISBN
9781118775011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.73

Paperback. A heartfelt, insightful, and humorous memoir from YouTube sensation Connor Franta, revealing his private struggles and life lessons learned so far. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476791616
ISBN
9781476791616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Kregel Academic & Professional
Edition
Workbook
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825423901
ISBN
9780825423901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.39

Hardcover. Through letters and journal entries rich in detail, this text follows the trials of the 19th-century Palmer family who dominated the southern banks of South Carolina's Santee River. The volume offers insights into plantation life; education; religion; and slave/master relations. Editor(s): Towles, Louis P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 32 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570030475
ISBN
9781570030475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 28 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609383268
ISBN
9781609383268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGL; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115170
ISBN
9780810115170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.53

Paperback. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley draws upon her first-hand knowledge to examine the horse on all levels - practical, theoretical and emotional. Drawing on the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys and a real-life horse whisperer, she adds an element of drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KIN0032220
ISBN
9780571226078
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Crown
Condition
New
Edition
First Broadway Books Edition.
SKU
V9780767905930
ISBN
9780767905930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. An insider's account of the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; BG; JHM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295980379
ISBN
9780295980379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

Paperback. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living. Illustrator(s): Clancy, Judith. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296037
ISBN
9780140296037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. The plane crash of 3 February 1959 which claimed the life of Buddy Holly was both a human tragedy, and a tragedy for rock'n'roll. This book draws together a mass of Buddy Holly facts and information from a variety of published sources. Num Pages: 320 pages, 66 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Gazelle Distribution
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954706807
ISBN
9780954706807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DS; DSBB. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197612
ISBN
9781845197612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.75

Paperback. Traces A. James Speyer's early career as a student of Mies van der Rohe in Chicago. During the 1940s and 1950s he taught architecture under Mies while completing glass and steel projects in Chicago and Pittsburgh. This biography also includes essays by Franz Schulze and six of Speyer's friends. Num Pages: 136 pages, plans, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Richard Nickel Committee
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966027303
ISBN
9780966027303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 796 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 865.
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812975703
ISBN
9780812975703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Chronicling the development of Randolph's political and racial ideology Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077647
ISBN
9780252077647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.03

Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897440
ISBN
9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.59

Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897983
ISBN
9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 460 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJP; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557287595
ISBN
9781557287595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.89

Hardback. The first full-scale English biography of Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi, one of the most articulate and original proponents of the reformist ideas underlying modern Islamic thought Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747958
ISBN
9781780747958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.75

Hardcover. Reviews al-Tall's military-political biography during the years he served as an officer in the Arab Legion and those he spent in political exile in Egypt. This book helps to understand al-Tall's personality, his contribution to the success of the Arab Legion in the 1948 war, and his part in the assassination of King Abdullah. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194086
ISBN
9781845194086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.75

Hardcover. Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609391
ISBN
9780815609391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.48

paperback. Introduces readers to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools, whose career included, seducing Heloise, being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic, as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Blackwell Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000721
ISBN
9780631214441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. The life and work of an Abenaki man illuminate the troubled history of Indigenous peoples. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773547926
ISBN
9780773547926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPR; BGH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Trine Day
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240031
ISBN
9781634240031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Peter Pringle was one of the last people to be sentenced to death in Ireland when he was wrongly convicted of killing two gardai in a shoot-out in Ballaghaderreen in 1980. His sentence was commuted to 40 years in prison by President Patrick Hillery and eventually overturned in 1995. This is his story." Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887605
ISBN
9781845887605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Dan s story is one that every human being needs to read. It s about the power of the human spirit and its ability to overcome seemingly impossible odds . . . Chet Holmes, author of The Ultimate Sales.. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; RGR; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616084462
ISBN
9781616084462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Hardcover. This work describes how the author helped to destroy the Soviet armed forces by his formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF). It provides an insight into the USSR and its demise, and the rise of the modern, independent Ukraine, a major military power. Series: Ukrainian Research Institute publications. Num Pages: 350 pages, 24pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780916458775
ISBN
9780916458775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.36

Hardcover. Reveals the subculture of pole vaulting - from Bob Richards, who won Olympic gold twice in pole vaulting; to Sergey Bubka, the controversial pole vaulter; to Don Bragg, a rowdy Tarzan-like character who swung on ropes in his backyard to build upper-body strength; to the duel between Mack and Toby Stevenson as they battled for gold in Athens. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389747
ISBN
9780873389747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.51

Hardcover. Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African in Europe in the 18th Century, his rags to riches life, and the fact that he was the great grandfather of Russia's greatest writer, Alexander Pushkin, makes him of even greater interest. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w and coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Books of Africa Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956638038
ISBN
9780956638038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.59

Hardback. Informs readers of the historical foundations on which the accounting profession is based, the historical antecedents of today's accounting institutions, and the historical impact of accounting. This book explores the lives and works of pre-eminent individuals in the profession's history. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848555884
ISBN
9781848555884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.13

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