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Paperback. The 18 essays in this book illustrate the diversity of Lazarsfeld's interests. They encompass his own works of social research, as well as writings on methodology and the history and sociology of social research. In addition the book provides a revealing biography of Lazarsfeld. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 line drawings, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469638
ISBN
9780226469638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.48

Paperback. Authorised biography of influential musician/producer/cultural commentator Brian Eno - the 'Father of Ambient Music'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409157625
ISBN
9781409157625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Offers an account of George Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. This book brings to life the entire American frontier. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365438
ISBN
9781626365438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Sam's Millar's story, from his childhood in Belfast, membership of the IRA, time spent in Long Kesh internment camps and the Brinks heist,one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history, and aftermath. Unputdownable. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847176400
ISBN
9781847176400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.57

paperback. Travelogue, cultural meditation, and love story, "On the Ice" casts a panoramic view on one of the oddest communities in one of the most extreme places on earth. Sent to Antarctica as an observer by the National Science Foundation, Gretchen Legler arrives at McMurdo Station where she is forced to confront her own fears. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571312822
ISBN
9781571312822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Rev.ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155653
ISBN
9781903155653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. How does it feel to have a Number 1 record, or to live on the road for over 300 days a year? And what happens after the hits stop? This book presents answers to these questions, as twenty-six major American hit makers of the Fifties and Sixties reveal their own fascinating stories. It includes interviews with Duane Eddy and Frankie Ford. Num Pages: 256 pages, 164 b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951988848
ISBN
9780951988848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. The mythic figure of Malcolm X conjures up a variety of images - black nationalist, extremist, civil rights leader, hero. But how often is Malcolm X understood as a religious leader, a man profoundly affected by his relationship with Allah? This title offers the book length religious treatment of Malcolm X. Num Pages: 382 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718919
ISBN
9780814718919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. An examination of the misogynist writings in the commonplace books of William Byrd II and Thomas Jefferson. This work explores the structures, contexts and significance of these writings in the wider historical contexts of gender and power. Num Pages: 148 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814750896
ISBN
9780814750896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005461
ISBN
9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Hardcover. Rabbi Fishman has resurrected painful memories to soberly evaluate for history the barbaric acts that resulted in the near annihilation of the Jewish population of Europe. The story of his extraordinary tenacity and faith in the face of stark suffering while still a teen will inspire the reader to keep faith no matter how difficult the situation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296467
ISBN
9789652296467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Australia's greatest cricketer by one of the world's most celebrated cricket journalists Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471101113
ISBN
9781471101113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

Hardcover. Learning to drive was no easy matter for the author: the lessons required military precision when practising how to get in and out of his car correctly. Weaving together memoir and historical anecdote, this title traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701187439
ISBN
9780701187439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Leslie Colquhoun was a man who flew high in more ways than one. Enlisting with the RAF at the start of World War 2, he had no sooner got his 'wings' than he was plunged into the thick of battle. His daughter Jane, has written this affectionate portrait of her 'modest, gentle' father, a man who was also exceptionally courageous and skilled. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mereo Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861513588
ISBN
9781861513588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

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
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062507310
ISBN
9780062507310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.08

Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444723250
ISBN
9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971362
ISBN
9781597971362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.73

Paperback. Once a Grand Duchess Num Pages: 270 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750935210
ISBN
9780750935210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.97

Paperback. With an introduction by Eimear McBride. A devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting memoir - now a classic of its genre - that inspired others to tell their own true life stories. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447275121
ISBN
9781447275121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Once in Golconda "In this book, John Brooks-who was one of the most elegant of all business writers-perfectly catches the flavor of one of history's best-known financial dramas: the 1929 crash and its aftershocks. It's packed with parallels and parables for the modern reader. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471357520
ISBN
9780471357520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.49

Hardcover. The 1920s and 1930s constituted an unforgettable epoch in Wall Street history. The creation and destruction of wealth is mirrored in the life of Richard Whitney, the president of the New York Stock Exchange. The book also examines the drama, ruthlessness, greed, and fantasy of the era. Series: Wiley Investment Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471357537
ISBN
9780471357537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 42.32

Paperback. Fond remembrances of Italy by an American journalist who spent seven years in Rome. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; DS; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570980190
ISBN
9781570980190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.27

Paperback. 'You can't lie to the water' It takes absolute calm to reach maximum depth Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSE; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472152015
ISBN
9781472152015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. This beautiful and deeply moving tale recounts educational psychologist Torey Hayden's battle to unlock the emotions of a troubled and sexually abused child who, with the help of Hayden, was finally able to overcome her dark past and realise her full potential. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 25. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007199051
ISBN
9780007199051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.62

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