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Hardback. 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
- SKU
- V9780810845794
- ISBN
- 9780810845794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.94
€ 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€ 25.25
€ 30.99
€ 25.25
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
€ 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€ 11.17
€ 14.99
€ 11.17
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
€ 66.74€ 51.21
€ 66.74
€ 51.21
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€ 27.29
€ 37.99
€ 27.29
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€ 12.96
€ 16.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. The sequel to the bestselling Paw Tracks in the Moonlight. Illustrator(s): Morris, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 224 pages, illustrations. Illustrator(s): Morris, Richard. When the author and his wife return to Owl Cottage, the memory of his beloved cat, Toby Jug, still lingers on. On impulse, he buys four Maine Coon kittens and names them Pablo, Carlos, Luis and Max. Set against the wilds of the Northumbrian coast, this book charts the ups and downs of life with the author's mischievous new cats. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Dimension: 175 x 130 x 19. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849016407
- ISBN
- 9781849016407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. The heart-warming story of one man and his cat that has already been a huge local bestseller in Durham. Num Pages: 224 pages, Integrated colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 168. 224 pages, Integrated colour illustrations. When Denis O'Connor rescues a three-week-old kitten from certain death during a snowstorm, little does he know how this tiny creature will change his life forever. Against all odds the kitten - who he names Toby Jug - survives and forms an unusually strong bond with his rescuer. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; WNGC. Dimension: 182 x 141 x 18. Weight: 210.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849011198
- ISBN
- 9781849011198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
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
€ 30.99€ 27.43
€ 30.99
€ 27.43
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
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
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
€ 82.68
€ 82.68
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€ 13.77
€ 16.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. How do you find your way through the broken pieces and the pain to peace? This title helps you: gain an understanding of the patterns and pathologies that families unconsciously pass down through the generations - until someone breaks through; and learn how to put your personal puzzle together, and dare to claim the peace that you truly deserve. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848504882
- ISBN
- 9781848504882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.98
€ 19.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; VFJX; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quest Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780835609401
- ISBN
- 9780835609401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.09
€ 17.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. The Good Life meets Withnail and I in this funny nostalgic memoir Num Pages: 320 pages, Photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJPL; BM; TVM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846973833
- ISBN
- 9781846973833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.74
€ 16.99
€ 15.74
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€ 23.95
€ 32.99
€ 23.95
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€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
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€ 15.24
€ 20.99
€ 15.24
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
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 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€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
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€ 22.11
€ 32.99
€ 22.11
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
€ 16.99€ 13.01
€ 16.99
€ 13.01
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€ 12.30
€ 14.99
€ 12.30