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Paperback. For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus. Series: Ford Madox Ford programme. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313. 8vo. Illustrated. Near fine copy in slipcase
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The Folio Society London
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KSG0022657
ISBN
9781857543001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

Hardcover. What do Bill Gates, Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, Mary Kay Ash, and Walt Disney all have in common? Uncompromising vision, a willingness to take risks, and exceptional business acumen. Not only did these individuals amass great fortunes, they revolutionized the business world and helped shape society as we know it. Num Pages: 362 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471143147
ISBN
9780471143147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. What do Bill Gates, Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, Mary Kay Ash, and Walt Disney all have in common? Uncompromising vision, a willingness to take risks, and exceptional business acumen. Not only did these individuals amass great fortunes, they revolutionized the business world and helped shape society as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471196532
ISBN
9780471196532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 photographs, engravings & maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; BT; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904246008
ISBN
9781904246008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Forbes, Elliot. Num Pages: 552 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027180
ISBN
9780691027180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.78
€ 46.99

Paperback. Includes stories that illustrates the steadfast determination & courage of people in the face of misfortune & extreme distress. From the lesser-known weed outbreaks & tornadoes to the world-wide influenza outbreak in 1918 that devastated many Calgary families, this title focuses on the human side of these disasters. Editor(s): Foran, Max. Num Pages: 298 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BT; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Calgary Press Canada
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552380918
ISBN
9781552380918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.32

Paperback. Presents an Iraq War memoir of then-Captain Seth Folsom, commanding officer of Delta Company, First Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, US Marine Corps. This book focuses on Folsom's maturation as a combat leader - and as a human being coming to terms with loss of life on both sides. Num Pages: 424 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971065
ISBN
9781597971065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.27

Hardcover. Acclaimed writer Floyd Skloot offers an intimate, faceted memoir of debilitating vertigo and other experiences that knocked him awry from childhood to late middle age. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299299507
ISBN
9780299299507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. A tender, honest, and ultimately triumphal memoir of a well-known writer's struggle with both his mother's advancing dementia and his own neurological brain trauma. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238473
ISBN
9780803238473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. Details the shaping of a writer's life Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238459
ISBN
9780803238459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.45

Hardcover. The story of the first brothers to capture the world heavyweight title, Leon and Michael Spinks, who fought their way out of the projects, took on the biggest names in boxing (including Ali and Tyson), and made millions of dollars.. But one brother would find himself strung-out, back in the projects. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762783007
ISBN
9780762783007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. This book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day. The authors drew on research that had mostly been kept in family hands, and include original photographs and a full family genealogy. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 42 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DV; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761861577
ISBN
9780761861577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
DeVorss & Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875167831
ISBN
9780875167831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.34

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644353
ISBN
9780816644353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. A side-splitting story of growing up different in the Old South. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081288
ISBN
9781844081288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Caitlin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575376
ISBN
9781927575376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870497261
ISBN
9780870497261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889204737
ISBN
9780889204737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.13

Paperback. Until Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opened her studio on Eight Street in Manhattan in 1914 - which almost two decades later evolved into the Whitney Museum - there were few art museums in the United States, let alone galleries for contemporary artists to exhibit their work. This memoir tells a success story of three generations of women. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BM; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611454024
ISBN
9781611454024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.21

Paperback. An account, in her own words, of Christina Keith's ground-breaking education scheme among First World War soldiers. Keith, a Scottish lecturer, left behind the world of academia to live and work among soldiers of all social backgrounds. Her memoirs offer a fresh perspective on life with the army in northern France. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white plates, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953665
ISBN
9780750953665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. "My name is Flora Jessop. I've been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am. But some people call me a hero, and I'd like to think they're right too. If I am a hero, maybe it's because every time I can play a part in saving a child or woman from a life of servitude and degradation, I'm saving a little piece of me, too. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC99; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470565469
ISBN
9780470565469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Translator(s): Proctor, Minna. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114. .
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811226875
ISBN
9780811226875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756352
ISBN
9781876756352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illustrations ports. facsims. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BJ; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772893839
ISBN
9788772893839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.77
€ 44.58

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