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Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186788
ISBN
9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140292626
ISBN
9780140292626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. In 1964, renowned reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski was appointed by the Polish Press Agency as its only foreign correspondent. He befriended Che Guevara in Bolivia, Salvador Allende in Chile and Patrice Lumumba in the Congo. This title is Kapuscinski's story, his eyewitness account of the emergence of the Third World. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; BGBA; DNJ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079595
ISBN
9781862079595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Fraleigh, Matthew. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BJ; DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program
Edition
paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947518
ISBN
9781933947518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. "It's a very weird sensation to be shot at .. Very often you see the gunman when it's too late or you don't see him at all. You might as well just be targets on a rifle range. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp colour photos & ills, c 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; BJ; HBWS; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909384071
ISBN
9781909384071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929398860
ISBN
9780929398860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Norris, Susanna Montgomerie. Num Pages: 256 pages, photos & illus. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578755
ISBN
9781877578755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

Hardback. Translator(s): Zavadivker, Polly. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Abridged - Annotated
SKU
V9780253020451
ISBN
9780253020451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

Paperback. Keywords: "Darwin, Charles - Theory of Evolution - Natural Selection - Biology"
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Mercury Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0185931
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Examines the impact of Harry Partch's hobo years from a variety of perspectives, exploring how the composer both engaged and frustrated popular conceptions of the hobo. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464956
ISBN
9781580464956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.11
€ 68.51

paperback. A study of the life and reign of Henry VII. S.B. Chrimes explores the circumstances surrounding Henry's acquisition of the throne, examines the personnel and machinery of government, and surveys the king's social, political and economic policies, law enforcement and foreign strategy. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 390 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300078831
ISBN
9780300078831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.00

Paperback. In a career forged in the saddle on scout duty along the Rio Grande, Arthur Hill witnessed dramatic changes from 1947 to 1974. From the Lone Star Steel strike, the KKK, and the "Dixie Mafia" to problems of drug-running and illegal immigration, Arthur Hill's life as a Texas ranger illuminates both the present and the past. Series: American Liberty & Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729841
ISBN
9780896729841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.43

Paperback.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590177068
ISBN
9781590177068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, More than 75 facsimile illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; 3JH; BJ; WQN; WSSN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 153. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472945181
ISBN
9781472945181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Hardcover. Editor(s): Stillman, B. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1978th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387903484
ISBN
9780387903484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.29

Paperback. 102pp. Keywords: Biography, Avon lady
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Minerva Press London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KHS1012161
ISBN
9781861065872
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Illustrator(s): Steinberg, Saul. Num Pages: 188 pages, black and white throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
DAUNT BOOKS
Condition
New
SKU
9781907970573
ISBN
9781907970573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127859
ISBN
9780691127859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.97

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271064215
ISBN
9780271064215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 70.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271064222
ISBN
9780271064222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.60

Paperback. A childhood memoir about a rarely recorded world. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ACY; BG; C; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773538641
ISBN
9780773538641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.84

Paperback. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTJ0044368
ISBN
9780717143856
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0017313
ISBN
9780717143870
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0012947
ISBN
9780717140060
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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