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Biography
Paperback. Born on an Australian sheep station, Sheila Chisholm (1895-1969) wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, and died a Russian princess. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781743319444
- ISBN
- 9781743319444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.28
€ 18.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. A fond and fascinating tribute to George Finch (1888-1970), mountaineer, scientist, inventor and polymath, who pioneered the use of the artificial oxygen that enabled Everest to finally be conquered thirty years after his own attempt. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b+w insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760113490
- ISBN
- 9781760113490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 12.73
€ 15.00
€ 12.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSC; BT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KTG0005887
- ISBN
- 9781574091335
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962339
- ISBN
- 9780750962339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.63
€ 13.99
€ 13.63
Paperback. Robert Weisbrot for the first time considers the Cuban missile crisis in the full context of history. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634779
- ISBN
- 9781566634779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
hardcover. Murder, Inc. and the Moral Life: Gangsters and Gangbusters in La Guardia's New York tells the story of the notorious 1930s Brooklyn gang nicknamed "Murder, Inc." Murder, Inc. is as well an extended moral reflection on the phenomenon of gangsters in general and the Murder, Inc. gang in particular Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780823271559
- ISBN
- 9780823271559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.95
€ 87.95
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595551078
- ISBN
- 9781595551078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.35
€ 15.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553815399
- ISBN
- 9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. An insider's view of Japan's underworld of organized crime. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780330679
- ISBN
- 9781780330679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet in the English language. This book will be read with equal enjoyment by those already familiar with Muhammad's life and those coming to it for the first time. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3F; BG; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621330
- ISBN
- 9780946621330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. This work concentrates on the life and writings of Shaikh Ahmad al-Alawi (d. 1934). It is an excellent introduction to the intellectual and practical sides of Sufism and has been considered as one of the most thorough studies on the subject produced by a Western scholar. Num Pages: 242 pages, 5 b&w halftones, indexes. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HRH; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 3rd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621507
- ISBN
- 9780946621507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.21
€ 21.99
€ 17.21
Hardback. In the spring of 2001, Robert Jordan was a Dallas attorney whom George Bush wanted for the ambassadorship in Saudi Arabia. Not yet confirmed on 9/11, Jordan's nomination sped through Congress for approval and he found himself on the ground in the Kingdom by early October. Jordan had no prior diplomatic experience-Saudi Arabia mandates that the U.S. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346700
- ISBN
- 9781612346700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback. Offers a graphic account of the author's experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany. This book shows how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the most bitter campaigns in history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- B & W Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027810
- ISBN
- 9781845027810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.98
€ 10.99
€ 8.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; HBLW; JPQB; RND; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164467
- ISBN
- 9780231164467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Hardcover. Throughout his life James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious upbringing. Few periods better crystallize this turmoil than 1763-1765, the years of his Grand Tour and the focus of Robert Zaretsky's thrilling intellectual adventure. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368231
- ISBN
- 9780674368231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. Exploring themes that preoccupied Albert Camus--absurdity, silence, revolt, fidelity, and moderation--Robert Zaretsky portrays a moralist who refused to be fooled by the nobler names we assign to our actions, and who pushed himself, and those about him, to challenge the status quo. For Camus, rebellion against injustice is the human condition. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970861
- ISBN
- 9780674970861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.60
€ 23.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479076
- ISBN
- 9780801479076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.36
€ 20.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Barricade Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569803516
- ISBN
- 9781569803516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.69
€ 25.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. One woman's determination to educate Malawian girls and change the future of a nation. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BGB; JFC; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120868
- ISBN
- 9781772120868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.31
€ 44.99
€ 31.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; BGSA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509802197
- ISBN
- 9781509802197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. The incredible true story of the rise and reign of Pablo Escobar, the most wanted criminal in history, told by the one man who was with him every step of the way - his brother Roberto. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x4 page plate sections. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340951101
- ISBN
- 9780340951101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. An expose of dirty money and the drug trade that reveals how they are at the heart of our lives, our economy, and our world. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846147708
- ISBN
- 9781846147708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.48
€ 14.99
€ 10.48
Paperback. Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926, Jack Dempsey began his boxing career as a skinny boy of sixteen, riding the rails and participating in hastily staged saloon bouts against miners and lumberjacks. This biography charts the life and career of a man widely regarded as one of the toughest ever to enter the ring. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071485
- ISBN
- 9780252071485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.46
€ 23.99
€ 22.46
Paperback. The real lives of some of the hardest men on the planet. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849013673
- ISBN
- 9781849013673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.13
€ 15.00
€ 13.13