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hardcover. The full, authoritative texts of all known and available letters to and from Charles Darwin during 1864. Editor(s): Burkhardt, Frederick H.; Porter, Duncan M.; Dean, Sheila Ann; White, Paul S.; Wilmot, Sarah. Series: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 734 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
734
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521590341
ISBN
9780521590341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859917940
ISBN
9780859917940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.69

Hardback. Contains 163 letters that provide an intimate view of author's path from college student to published author. This title documents author's friendships with college classmates and his search for work after graduation, while letters to his brother and sisters reveal warm, playful relationships among the siblings. Editor(s): Hudspeth, Robert N. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 536 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158921
ISBN
9780691158921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.75
€ 86.26

Hardback. These letters chart the friendship between Boswell and the man he called his "most intimate friend", William Johnson Temple. Editor(s): Crawford, Thomas. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748607587
ISBN
9780748607587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.63

Hardback. The Correspondence of James Boswell with James Bruce and Andrew Gibb, Overseers of the Auchinleck Estate Editor(s): Strawhorn, John; Hankins, Nellie Pottle. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 420 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606245
ISBN
9780748606245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.40

Hardcover. This text provides a transcription of some 923 letters to and from Samuel Jones Loyd, Lord Overstone, between 1804 and 1883. Overstone maintained that he had destroyed his correspondence before he died. The editor's discovery of some 350 of them in 1964 now offers an understanding of Overstone. Editor(s): O'Brien, D. P. Num Pages: 1680 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGB; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 117. Weight in Grams: 2540.
Publisher
Thoemmes Continuum
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1971 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855066243
ISBN
9781855066243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 500.10

Hardback. This volume of correspondence between Freud and Ferenczi opens in 1908 and closes on the eve of World War I. In their wealth of personal and scientific detail, the letters give us an intimate picture of psychoanalytic theory being made in the midst of an extraordinary friendship. Editor(s): Falzeder, Ernst; Giampieri-Deutsch, Patrizia. Translator(s): Hoffer, Peter T. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; JFCX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674174184
ISBN
9780674174184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.06
€ 96.75

Paperback. Geoffrey Boycott is one of the most outspoken and knowledgeable voices on cricket - but this book opens up a whole, new personal side to his life Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471130045
ISBN
9781471130045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859941
ISBN
9781933859941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 764 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300044997
ISBN
9780300044997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 45.88

Paperback. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Federal Reserve, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: BGB; BGH; JP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353990
ISBN
9780393353990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.88

Hardcover. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Fed, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGBA; JPH; KCA; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393247213
ISBN
9780393247213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205240
ISBN
9780571205240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.01

Paperback. An autobiographical account by one of German theatre's great actors, describing his life in the theatre and his work with Brecht's Berliner Ensemble. It offers a lively and lucid account of working on Brecht's plays and provides concrete examples of how Brecht's theory translates to practice. Translator(s): Davis, John. Series: Biography and Autobiography. Num Pages: 224 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: AN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408159897
ISBN
9781408159897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. This text focuses on the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. In providing a biography of Hertz and his scientific community, Buchwald aims to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 halftones, 83 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078885
ISBN
9780226078885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.01
€ 53.02

Paperback. When the author and her partner Colin, both young academics, moved in with her uncle Charles, an elderly bachelor, they had no idea what the coming years held for them: a crash course in farming, tense discussions with helicopter-borne property developers, and human tragedy. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006246
ISBN
9780141034669
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Karl Gustafson was given just two weeks to write the first US spy satellite's software. The project would fundamentally alter America's Cold War strategy, and this autobiographical account of a remarkable academic tells this fascinating inside story for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGTA; PB; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642225574
ISBN
9783642225574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.93

Paperback. In 1919 the author's great-grandmother, Beth, gave birth to triplets. One of the babies died at birth and eleven days later she drowned the surviving twins in a bath of cold water. She was sentenced to an indefinite term of imprisonment at Broadmoor. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd London
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904977063
ISBN
9781904977063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 16-page B&W insert 1 16-page 4-color insert. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 41. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608197132
ISBN
9781608197132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563680861
ISBN
9781563680861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest - alone and without the use of oxygen. This is an account of his extraordinary achievement. Messner describes his journey through Tibet and identifies with mountaineers who went before him, such as Mallory, Irvine and Wilson. Num Pages: 324 pages, 60 colour photographs, 212 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686. Everest - The First Solo Ascent. 324 pages, 60 colour photographs, 212 b&w photographs. On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest - alone and without the use of oxygen. This is an account of his extraordinary achievement. Messner describes his journey through Tibet and identifies with mountaineers who went before him, such as Mallory, Irvine and Wilson. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; WSZG. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 21. Weight: 688.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861261762
ISBN
9781861261762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.91

Hardback. A biography of Franklin D Murphy (1916-994). It delivers the story of how Murphy, as chancellor of UCLA and later as chief executive of the "Times Mirror" media empire, was able to influence academia, the media, and cultural foundations to reshape a fundamentally provincial city. It also brings to light the influence of LA's powerful families. Num Pages: 495 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
495
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224957
ISBN
9780520224957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.05
€ 62.16

hardcover. Looks at both Howard's immense legacy in terms of prison reform as well as his fascinating character and personal life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380733
ISBN
9781904380733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.95

Paperback. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238. 288 pages, map. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822333
ISBN
9781408822333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.11

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