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Paperback. Charles M. Blow was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his "do-right" mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After - the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. This is the story of how Charles escaped that world to become one of America's most innovative and respected journalists. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGLA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mariner Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544570115
ISBN
9780544570115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.97

Paperback. The incredible true story of the death of Jimmy Hoffa, the most famous hit in Mafia history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AP; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473651524
ISBN
9781473651524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. The last journals of Charles Bukowski, illustrated by the comic art of Robert Crumb. Following a world-weary Bukowski as he nears the end of his life, most of the entries are written in the middle of the night, during the precious hours when the ever-present shadow of mortality was held at bay. Illustrator(s): Crumb, Robert. Num Pages: 152 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574230581
ISBN
9781574230581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. This autobiography constructs the poor London childhood and his prodigious life in the movies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141011479
ISBN
9780141011479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGT; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641157
ISBN
9780691641157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.16

Hardcover. The first complete Who's Who in the history of the world's best-known financial street Charles D. Ellis and James R. Vertin have crafted a window on Wall Street that investors won't want to miss. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471238096
ISBN
9780471238096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.41

Paperback. This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Editor(s): Secord, James A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, map; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGTA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199580149
ISBN
9780199580149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. This journal takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to the South Sea Islands. It displays Darwin's speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relations between the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; P; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Wordsworth Classics of World Literature Ware, Hertfordshire
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264764
ISBN
9781853264764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.32

Paperback. Provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants - Charles Darwin . Honest and illuminating, these memoirs reveal a man who was isolated by his controversial beliefs and whose towering achievements were attained by a life-long passion for the discoveries of science. Editor(s): Neve, Michael. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433906
ISBN
9780140433906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436495
ISBN
9780140436495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633336
ISBN
9780691633336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Naval & Military Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New ed of 1929 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843421290
ISBN
9781843421290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. boo hoo is a gripping, insider's account of the rise and fall of this most controversial of internet startups - a global, online retailer of sports and designer clothes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJE; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House Business
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002084
ISBN
9780099418375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. As a composite portrait of this complex, paradoxically private figure, 'John S. Beckett' is a fascinating record of an era seen through the character and achievements of a singular individual whose varied career touched many lives. Num Pages: 567 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516651
ISBN
9781843516651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510708679
ISBN
9781510708679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. One of the major intellectual figures of the 20th century, Paul Ricoeur has influenced a generation of thinkers. This philosophically informed biography provides an accessible look at both the philosophy of this thinker and the pivotal experiences that influenced his development. Num Pages: 162 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706030
ISBN
9780226706030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486220376
ISBN
9780486220376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.73

Paperback. This 25th anniversary edition restores to print Charles Einstein's biography of one of baseball's legends. With a new preface from the author, this volume replays dramatic moments of the Say Hey Kid's career - from the 1951 Miracle Giants to the Amazing Mets of 1973 - and takes us inside the lives of Ruth, DiMaggio, Aaron, Durocher, and others. Series: Writing Baseball S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809325733
ISBN
9780809325733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.50

Hardback. Updates and expands Claghorn's previous book, Women Composers and Hymnists (Scarecrow, 1984), presenting succinct biographies for female composers in both secular and sacred music. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831308
ISBN
9780810831308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Burford Books,U.S. United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580800990
ISBN
9781580800990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.80

paperback. Series: Dover Occult. Num Pages: 1152 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
1152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486230948
ISBN
9780486230948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882218
ISBN
9780810882218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.77

Hardcover. This volume is a collection Petrus Stuyvesant's correspondence from 1647 to 1653, the first six years of his tenure as director general of New Netherland. These letters show how the young Stuyvesant handled major problems in his administration and confronted the challenges laid before him. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 196 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627920
ISBN
9780815627920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.35

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650418
ISBN
9780691650418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 446 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
446
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310329114
ISBN
9780310329114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Charles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4's "Thought for the Day". Here, he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the issues and dilemmas - moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 pp b&w. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481881
ISBN
9780099481881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGL; DSB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610931
ISBN
9780691610931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654256
ISBN
9780875654256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. A fascinating voice from the past - the unpublished memoir of a WWI stretcher bearer Editor(s): Vack, Dale Le. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Lion Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745955667
ISBN
9780745955667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Hardcover. The SUPERMEN "After a rare speech at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in 1976, programmers in the audience had suddenly fallen silent when Cray offered to answer questions. He stood there for several minutes, waiting for their queries, but none came. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; TBX; UKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471048855
ISBN
9780471048855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Paperback. "Standing at the Water's Edge" is a personal and political biography of one of Oregon s unlikeliest political heroes, former Oregon governor Robert W. Straub. The book reveals Straub's warm personal story, along with his secret struggles, including his battle with depression while governor. " Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGHA; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870716690
ISBN
9780870716690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Explores Benteen's complex personality and life as a career army man during one of the most violent and compelling periods in U.S. military history Num Pages: 440 pages, 45 illustrations, 14 maps, 9 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236844
ISBN
9780803236844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; AVX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613738375
ISBN
9781613738375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.69

Paperback. A classic autobiography by the best known Second World War Fleet Air Arm pilot. A story of real life adventure, action and heroism. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Cassell
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Cassell military pbk. ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304358410
ISBN
9780304358410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. Distilled from hundreds of hours of interviews, Manson's story reveals an enormous amount of new information about his life and how it led to the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, and provides grim insight into the making of a criminal mind. 16 pages of photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Grove Press. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802130242
ISBN
9780802130242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. This biography offers a portrait of the great Christian thinker and martyr, drawing on writings only recently made accessible - including the correspondence between Bonhoeffer and his teen-age fiance, Maria von Wedemeyer. Num Pages: 512 pages, 43 photographs. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281073139
ISBN
9780281073139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Hardcover. While competing with Langston Hughes for the title of "Poet Laureate of Harlem," Countee Cullen (1903-46) crafted poems that became touchstones for American readers, both black and white. Drawing on the poet's correspondence with contemporaries and friends, and presenting an interpretation of his poetic gifts, this book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226533643
ISBN
9780226533643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.32

Paperback. Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential figures of the postwar era. This title gives unparalleled insight into her early life, especially through her extensive correspondence with her sister, and recreates brilliantly the atmosphere of British politics. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140279566
ISBN
9780140279566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages, 32pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 42. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140279627
ISBN
9780140279627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.15

Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368088
ISBN
9780674368088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26