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Paperback. Written simply and gracefully, Buffalo Bill Cody explores the life behind this larger-than-life figure of the frontier, whose legendary exploits inspired hero worship among people of all ages. This is the first complete biography in over thirty years of Cody, the most intriguing buffalo hunter of his time. Num Pages: 512 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471077800
ISBN
9780471077800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. A new, definitive edition of the biography of William Cody or Buffalo Bill includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's original Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 photographs, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240728
ISBN
9780803240728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.33

Between 1872 and 1886, before he achieved acclaim for his Wild West show, "Buffalo Bill" led a troupe of traveling actors known as a Combination across the country performing in frontier melodramas. This book chronicles the decade and a half of Cody's life as he crisscrossed the country entertaining millions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826344274
ISBN
9780826344274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.32

paperback. Born in a small village in the Everglades in 1920, Buffalo Tiger grew up immersed in the traditional customs and language of the Miccosukees. As the modern world encroached on the Miccosukees and the Everglades shrank around them, he became an energetic and outspoken leader of the community. This is the biography of a tireless leader. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218857
ISBN
9780803218857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.28

Paperback. A contributor to "The Tactile Mind Weekly" and the National Association of the Deafs "Mind Over Matter" writes about the biases he has faced in both the hearing and deaf communities, and addresses such topics as Christmas trips and marriage with a withering wit. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563683572
ISBN
9781563683572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. The first of John Master's evocative memoirs about life in the Gurkhas in India on the cusp of WWII Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGA; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304361564
ISBN
9780304361564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. A title covering the period (1960-75), wherein the author publishes some of his most important work, including "Four Essays on Liberty" - the key texts of his liberal pluralism - and the essays later included in "Vico and Herder". He also gives numerous lectures, especially his celebrated Mellon Lectures, published as "The Roots of Romanticism". Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701185763
ISBN
9780701185763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.09
€ 53.33

Hardback. John McCarthy MBE, of McCarthy and Stone, is a self-made multimillionaire. He and his family have been long-term members of The Times Rich List. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857191175
ISBN
9780857191175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Kyler Daniels was born deaf in 1988. Unlike other deaf children, Kyler's parents jumped into action to find the best way to educate their daughter. They sought out every possible resource to aid their daughter. This book tells Kyler's story that can serve as a model for parents of other deaf children and the professionals who work with them. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 photographs, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686078
ISBN
9781563686078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.95

Hardback. This work tells the tale of the prolific architect, inventor, farmer, writer and engineer, Gaetano Ciocca, whose career took him from the battlefronts of World War I to Stalin's Russia, Mussolini's Italy, FDR's America and finally to postwar liberal-democratic Italy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AMB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748773
ISBN
9780804748773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.62

Hardback. This work offers a first-hand view of the sufferings of the 668 American prisoners of war who worked on the infamous Japanese "Death Railway" in Burma during World War II. In 22 interviews with former prisoners, the story of their diseases, punishments, camaraderie and work conditions is told. Editor(s): Marcello, Ronald E. Num Pages: maps, reading list, index. BIC Classification: 1FMB; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024280
ISBN
9780842024280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.19

Paperback. Publishing some of his work, including Four Essays on Liberty, the author writes on a wide range of topics to a cast of correspondents. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845952303
ISBN
9781845952303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. A raw, honest and evocative account of life as the most highly decorated serving soldier in the British Army. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KSG0011745
ISBN
9780753828045
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Number of pages
320
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0007639
ISBN
9780297859925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JKSW1; JKV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Primedia E-launch LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781943276028
ISBN
9781943276028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
Permuted Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781682612835
ISBN
9781682612835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. Moving between New York and Mexico, between past and present, this is an unblinking reckoning with a difficult legacy - and an unforgettable introduction to a powerful new literary talent Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083470
ISBN
9781847083470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Hardback. A desperate gunman holds a planeload of innocent passengers hostage. A heavily armed cult leader refuses to leave his compound, threatening mass suicide by a hundred of his brainwashed followers. A neo-Nazi militant in a cabin hideout keeps federal agents at bay with gunfire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972444
ISBN
9781597972444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811710268
ISBN
9780811710268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590330869
ISBN
9781590330869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.81
€ 50.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1071.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621572701
ISBN
9781621572701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.56

paperback. The story that blew the gates wide open Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762432301
ISBN
9780762432301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.52

Hardback. .
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786291455
ISBN
9781786291455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Autobiographical impostures, once they come to light, appear to us as outrageous, scandalous. They confuse lived and textual identity and call into question what we believe, what we doubt, and how we receive information. This book examines a range of impostures in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Num Pages: 210 pages, figures. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554583331
ISBN
9781554583331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.54

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