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Biography
Hardback. When the legendary Frankish king and emperor Charlemagne died in 814 he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Johannes Fried paints a compelling portrait of a devout ruler, a violent time, and a unified kingdom that deepens our understanding of the man often called the father of Europe. Translator(s): Lewis, Peter. Num Pages: 630 pages, 8 color illustrations, 62 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 168 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737396
- ISBN
- 9780674737396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.20
€ 56.20
Hardcover. In her autobiography, Alice Salomon describes how she became involved in social work and devoted her life to social activism and education, became a prolific author and leading feminist of her time. Her account ends with her expulsion from Germany and emigration to America in 1937. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472113675
- ISBN
- 9780472113675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Paperback. A memoir set in Co Roscommon during the 40′s and the 50′s might make you feel sad at times, but it will most certainly make you laugh, most of the time. The people in Padraig’s childhood belong to an era which was tough and tender at the same time. The men, the women, the children and the animals, are universal. 176pp
- Publisher
- Aengus Books Derbyshire
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780954486815
- ISBN
- 9780954486815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 10.00
€ 20.99
€ 10.00
paperback. Includes an account of Bernard's Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170499
- ISBN
- 9780552170499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.08
€ 16.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. Charlie Chaplin is the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of London slums who became a multimillionaire; and the on-screen clown who was a driven perfectionist behind the camera. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 201 x 45. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141977508
- ISBN
- 9780141977508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.04
€ 26.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, that is it escapes from and captures into preferred regions of phase space. This book develops a unified treatment of deterministic and stochastic systems. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 94 line illus. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144344
- ISBN
- 9780691144344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.87
€ 87.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, port. BIC Classification: BGA; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871927
- ISBN
- 9780907871927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Presents twenty-five historic cases of murder committed in the Channel Islands that include: a fatal assault on John Francis in 1894, which remains unsolved; the murder by Philippe Jolin of his father in 1829; the murder and suicide committed by Eugenie Toupin in 1881, and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479781
- ISBN
- 9780752479781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Paperback. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Blackwater Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0292039
- ISBN
- 9780861217267
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. The "new journalism" by "Irish Times" women writers first appeared on the Women First pages during the 1970s. This work showcases the best writing in the "Irish Times", pioneered by Maeve Binchy, Mary Maher, Mary Cummins, Caroline Walsh, and Maev Kennedy. Editor(s): Gillespie, Elgy. Num Pages: 320 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BJ; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510185
- ISBN
- 9781843510185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648842
- ISBN
- 9780691648842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.58
€ 132.58
Paperback. An autobiographical exploration of the author Bill Sherwonit's relationship to the Alaska wilderness. It describes Sherwonit's introduction to the Brooks Range and his years as an exploration geologist. It explores his childhood roots in rural Connecticut and his recognition of wild nature as refuge. It follows him as he becomes a nature writer. Num Pages: 220 pages, 25 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230606
- ISBN
- 9781602230606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.35
€ 24.99
€ 22.35
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Libris United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352611
- ISBN
- 9781870352611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.69
€ 40.99
€ 33.69
Paperback. Mike Oldfield was born without social instincts and brought up in a troubled environment but possessed an extraordinary musical talent. His first album Tubular Bells catapulted him into a stardom he was ill equipped to cope with. This book describes how he grew up with an alcoholic mother, his fame, years as a recluse and his rebirth experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8 colour illustration sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513071
- ISBN
- 9780753513071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.79
€ 21.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel No.5. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was an icon. But how closely did her carefully moulded image match the truth? Translator(s): Amphoux, Nancy. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906694241
- ISBN
- 9781906694241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.26
€ 21.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 x b&w insets. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036854
- ISBN
- 9780141036854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Series: Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; PD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870557
- ISBN
- 9780226870557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: ASD; B. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125131
- ISBN
- 9780810125131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.25
€ 37.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DV; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126202
- ISBN
- 9781897126202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.48
€ 26.99
€ 18.48
hardcover. Based on documentary research and extensive interviews, this book breaks new ground by relating the personal histories of child care pioneers to wider policy and practice developments. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781861343536
- ISBN
- 9781861343536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.27
€ 109.27
Paperback. This text is the memoir of a French girl whose mother was taken by the SS in 1944 and interned in Aushwitz. On her return at the end of the war, the mother's health was irreparably damaged, but she wanted to talk. Unwilling to put her story in writing herself, the task was left to her daughter. Translator(s): Wainhouse, Austryn. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Marlboro Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810160774
- ISBN
- 9780810160774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.66
€ 30.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. Wheeler was northern-born - in New Jersey - and illegally sold and taken into New York State, then grew to adulthood held in slavery in the newly settled region of western New York. This book sows how dissension among abolitionists led to suspicion of Wheeler's editor/amanuensis, the white Presbyterian minister Charles Edwards Lester. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355432
- ISBN
- 9780817355432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.88
€ 35.88
Paperback. Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. This book tells the story of an artist who was never accepted into the official Salon: he was considered a revolutionary at best and a barbarian at worst, whose paintings were unfinished, distorted and strange. Num Pages: 608 pages, 40 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: ACVT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 232 x 40. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846681707
- ISBN
- 9781846681707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.94
€ 33.99
€ 21.94
Paperback. A lively account of the highly influential artist's life and work. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714835150
- ISBN
- 9780714835150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.08
€ 14.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816650491
- ISBN
- 9780816650491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Lilliput Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- REV ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510802
- ISBN
- 9781843510802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 30.68
€ 40.00
€ 30.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nightboat Books United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982264522
- ISBN
- 9780982264522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.82
€ 15.82
Num Pages: 176 pages, 186 color and 36 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1932.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764319341
- ISBN
- 9780764319341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.56€ 64.61
€ 85.56
€ 64.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Blue Butterfly Books Ontario
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978160029
- ISBN
- 9780978160029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.23
€ 25.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. As a young mum-of-three, the author was determined to get her troubled life back on track. But then she met Gary Heidnik and the next four months became a living nightmare. Along with five women she was held captive in a cellar where she was starved, beaten, and repeatedly raped to fulfil Heidnik's desire of creating a 'family' of ten children. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091955717
- ISBN
- 9780091955717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.83
€ 26.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. Non-fans regard Celine Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her manager-husband's struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. This book documents author's brave and unprecedented year-long quest to find his inner Celine Dion fan. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826427885
- ISBN
- 9780826427885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.52
€ 13.99
€ 11.52
Paperback. Discover the true story of Richard III's mother, one of her era's great survivors Num Pages: 336 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445644806
- ISBN
- 9781445644806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.28
€ 16.99
€ 13.28
Hardcover. A private view of the genius of Cecil Beaton, reflected through the lens of his town and country idylls, and his passion for interior design, gardening, and entertaining a circle of Bright Young Things. Num Pages: 368 pages, 300 colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AMR; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 317 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2732.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847848775
- ISBN
- 9780847848775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.33€ 52.15
€ 70.33
€ 52.15
Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134147
- ISBN
- 9780813134147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; BGF; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231144964
- ISBN
- 9780231144964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.70
€ 129.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 pages of color photographs. BIC Classification: AGB; BGA; JKVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605985022
- ISBN
- 9781605985022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.01
€ 19.99
€ 18.01
paperback. The fascinating true story of an Englishwoman who spent 12 years alone in a cave in the Himalayas and became a world-renowned spiritual leader Num Pages: 224 pages, colour and b&w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; HRE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 82 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747543893
- ISBN
- 9780747543893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60
Paperback. William Cavendish, courageous, cultured and passionate about women, embodies the popular image of a cavalier. Famously defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, he went into a long and miserable continental exile before returning to England in triumph on the restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227044
- ISBN
- 9780571227044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.25
€ 19.99
€ 14.25
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0008207
- ISBN
- 9780316727709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Geoffrey Garrett was for over 40 years a Home Office pathologist. This volume presents his personal memoirs and chronicles many of his infamous, unusual and heartbreaking cases together with a history of his professional life, giving a unique insight into a pathologist's work. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; MMF; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841192956
- ISBN
- 9781841192956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64