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Paperback. Paul Volcker may be the most important figure of our time on the US economic scene. This book captures the man, his time, and his influence. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471735861
ISBN
9780471735861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.42

Paperback. Paul Weller has used thirty-years of lyrics to explore his personal history and beliefs. Taking as his starting point these lyrics, alongside a lifetime's friendship, Paolo Hewitt shows us the real Paul Weller, the man inside the music. Num Pages: 368 pages, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552156097
ISBN
9780552156097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.23

hardcover. This is the first of a two-volume set which covers the life and music of this legendary jazz leader. Covering the early years from 1890 to 1930, the text tells of the life of one of the major influencers of jazz music while also providing a glimpse of what life was like during the roaring 20s. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 840 pages, 44 b&w photographs, bibliography, index, chronology, discography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780810845794
ISBN
9780810845794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 60 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL1; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350481
ISBN
9780764350481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJ; BGH; HBWS2; JFFD; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 130. .
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376435
ISBN
9789881376435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.70

Paperback. With two chapters on Paula's heart-stopping victories in the New York and London marathons, this is the autobiography of one of the greatest British athletes of modern times - including the full story of her Greek tragedy in Athens. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 x 8 colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 368.
Edition
New ed
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743478694
ISBN
9780743478694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.28

Paperback. Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins: Black Daughter of the Revolution Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; DSBF; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469614564
ISBN
9781469614564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.96

Hardback. Offers a comprehensive reconsideration of the life and literary works of Paulinus of Nola (ca 352-431), a Roman senator who renounced his political career and secular lifestyle to become a monk, bishop, impresario of a saint's cult, and prominent Christian poet. This title traces Paulinus' intellectual and spiritual journey. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 404 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; BG; DSBB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217096
ISBN
9780520217096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.67
€ 52.29

Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520061705
ISBN
9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. The operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti has reached a level of superstardom usually only reached by film and pop stars. His concerts are attended by thousands, his records selling millions. This is a portrait of this extraordinary artist, covering the major events of his public and private life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 coloured photographic sections. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099641810
ISBN
9780099641810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422335
ISBN
9780821422335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422328
ISBN
9780821422328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.54

A prominent member of the Manhattan Project, Robert Serber was one of a team of scientists who assembled the bombs on Tinina Island for transport to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was also one of the first Americans to walk among the Japanese ruins after the catastrophe. This revealing self portrait is the story of Serber's life before, during, and after World War II. Series: George B. Pegram Lectures S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 67 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWMN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105460
ISBN
9780231105460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.18

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764215612
ISBN
9780764215612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227309
ISBN
9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.30

Paperback. A pioneer in the commercialization of religion, George Whitefield (1714 - 1770) is seen by many as the most powerful leader of the Great Awakening in America: through his passionate ministry he united local religious revivals into a national movement before there was a nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BG; HRCX1; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096162
ISBN
9780691096162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Paperback. Offers an account of the author's modest upbringing in Danzig, his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians, and the writing of his masterpiece, The Tin Drum, in Paris. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 28. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507598
ISBN
9780099507598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. The extraordinary life of the Georgian era's most famous whore Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067764
ISBN
9781782067764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Is It Just Me?, Miranda Hart, comes the hilarious account of life with her beloved dog Peggy, a gorgeous white bichon frise. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; WH; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444769142
ISBN
9781444769142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

CD-Audio. From the bestselling author of Is It Just Me?, Miranda Hart, comes the hilarious account of her life with her close companion Peggy, a gorgeous white bichon frise. BIC Classification: BGF; WH; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
CD
Publication date
2016
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444769159
ISBN
9781444769159
CD
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.31

Paperback. Now in paperback, this fabulous biography of Peggy Guggenheim charts the life of the infamous, multi-talented art collector and personality 'An engrossing and fond portrait of an extraordinary woman' Sunday Express Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080601
ISBN
9781844080601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 13.13

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300224290
ISBN
9780300224290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. The SUNDAY TIMES number 1 bestseller -- the extraordinary life story of the greatest footballer ever to play the game. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 x 16 plates. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416511212
ISBN
9781416511212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald published her first book aged sixty. She went on to become one of the greatest of English novelists. Her remarkable life spans most of the 20th century, and moves from a Bishop's Palace to a sinking barge, from a demanding intellectual family to hardship and poverty, from a life of teaching and obscurity to a blaze of renown. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546597
ISBN
9780099546597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

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