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Biography
Paperback. General Simon Bolivar, called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington of Latin America", was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. Although he didn't prepare a systematic treatise, his essays, proclamations and letters contain ideas still widely relevant. Translator(s): Fornoff, Frederick H. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGH; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144819
- ISBN
- 9780195144819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.90
€ 37.90
Paperback. Explores how music and the muse intertwine in work and in life. This title includes stories, anecdotes, jokes, absurdities, the odd informal homily, pitfalls and pratfalls, and Yorkshire life and death. It is about the dream and reality of what you are, and what you might have been. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021249
- ISBN
- 9780141021249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Charting the rugged and uneven terrain of a writer's formative years - from tax problems to probation to American tours, football to family to running away to Iceland - this title explores growing up and being Northern. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040462
- ISBN
- 9780141040462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Takes the reader as close as possible to experience life in Sing Sing, one of America's most notorious high security jails. This title offers an account of how the gruelling world of the prison system brutalizes all who enter it - prison guards and prisoners alike. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; BTC; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940959
- ISBN
- 9780091940959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. This text reproduces Arnold's essay of 1886 on Grant, and Twain's rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. Arnold's essay praised Grant, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385244
- ISBN
- 9780873385244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.66
€ 15.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809314430
- ISBN
- 9780809314430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.84
€ 30.99
€ 26.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; JFF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742198941
- ISBN
- 9781742198941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.76
€ 26.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; HBTB; JFSL3; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Surrey Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572841925
- ISBN
- 9781572841925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.82
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231033213
- ISBN
- 9780231033213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 150 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; BM; WSXH; WSXS; WSXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586671594
- ISBN
- 9781586671594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.28
€ 40.99
€ 38.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966491302
- ISBN
- 9780966491302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.25
€ 24.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their work, and in their day - this book provides insights into the lives of the two critical figures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034525
- ISBN
- 9780674034525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.77
€ 44.77
Paperback. In the 1930s, physics was in a crisis. In the post-World War II period, four eminent physicists rose to the challenge and developed a calculable version of Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). This book tells the story of these four physicists, blending discussions of their scientific work with biographical sketches. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 768 pages, 28 halftones 47 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PHK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033273
- ISBN
- 9780691033273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.98
€ 110.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Triumph Books United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600781964
- ISBN
- 9781600781964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.30
€ 16.30
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Univ of Minnesota ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630370
- ISBN
- 9780816630370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.25
€ 18.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678273
- ISBN
- 9780816678273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.33
€ 23.33
Paperback. This collection of letters between Freud and his future biographer provides an account of the early years of the psychoanalytical movement. While charting the progress of a friendship, the correspondence also touches upon contemporary events, such as the Russian Revolution and rise of Nazism. Num Pages: 894 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 44. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 894
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674154247
- ISBN
- 9780674154247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.18
€ 77.18
Hardcover. The third and final volume of the correspondence between Sigmund Freud and Sandor Ferenczi. This volume spans a turbulent period in Ferenczi's life, detailing the controversies in his professional life and the deterioration of his relationship with Freud. Translator(s): Hoffer, Peter T. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002975
- ISBN
- 9780674002975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.82
€ 146.82
Hardback. This volume of correspondence between Freud and Ferenczi opens in 1908 and closes on the eve of World War I. In their wealth of personal and scientific detail, the letters give us an intimate picture of psychoanalytic theory being made in the midst of an extraordinary friendship. Editor(s): Falzeder, Ernst; Giampieri-Deutsch, Patrizia. Translator(s): Hoffer, Peter T. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; JFCX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674174184
- ISBN
- 9780674174184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.40
€ 149.40
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Open Gate Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871871456
- ISBN
- 9781871871456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.50
€ 33.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415253864
- ISBN
- 9780415253864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.21
€ 18.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. Features Leonardo da Vinci's character and the nature of his genius. This book explores his sexuality - 'why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way he did?' and 'What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Translator(s): McLintock, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGH; DNF; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182377
- ISBN
- 9780141182377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. The autobiographical novel is Gauch's attempt to come to terms with his father, Herman Gauch - a physician who had joined the National Socialists in the 1920s, who wrote six books of "race research" as a member of the SS, and who to his dying day remained an unrepentant Nazi. Translator(s): Radice, William. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; BG; FA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810118904
- ISBN
- 9780810118904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.23
€ 17.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. Following a bad breakup, the author resolves not to commit to one man until she has found The One. Instead she starts to explore the world of internet dating, sex clubs, one-night stands and booty calls. She is just an ordinary girl from the office with an extraordinary private life. This book describes her intimate adventures. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Previously read copy. Some shelfwear and/or soiling. Good overall
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KST0029686
- ISBN
- 9780091928827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardback. Features George Sherston a shy, sensitive, and rather lonely boy living on the Kent/Sussex border in the early years of the 20th century. In this book, the picture he paints of the Garden of England in the age of pony carts, bicycles and very slow trains is enchanting. Num Pages: 4 pages. BIC Classification: BM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 144. Good clean copy with some shelf wear.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KGS0000411
- ISBN
- 9781906147709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 24.99€ 18.93
€ 24.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. Translator(s): David, Gwenda; Mosbacher, Eric. Num Pages: 424 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. .
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951313
- ISBN
- 9781890951313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VXA; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New World Library United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608683345
- ISBN
- 9781608683345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.55
€ 21.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669868
- ISBN
- 9780816669868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.06
€ 24.99
€ 24.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Paperback ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326670
- ISBN
- 9780822326670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.67
€ 50.67
Paperback. One of the most captivating and influential actors in Hollywood writes not just about his life, but about life itself. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743403863
- ISBN
- 9780743403863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.40
€ 14.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583941478
- ISBN
- 9781583941478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.23
€ 16.23
Paperback. An aristocratic member of a prominent Philadelphia family, Sidney George Fisher was a prolific man of letters. He kept a diary that chronicled not only daily life in America's second city but also the key political, social, and cultural events of the 19th century. This book talks about the Fisher's diary written during the Civil War. Editor(s): White, Jonathan W. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227280
- ISBN
- 9780823227280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10
€ 53.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Drell, Sidney D.; Shultz, George P. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817918958
- ISBN
- 9780817918958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.69
€ 19.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. The fascinating story of how a beautiful nineteenth-century Irishwoman came to be the Eva Peron of her day Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755311156
- ISBN
- 9780755311156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.19
€ 11.99
€ 10.19
Paperback. The story of the six extraordinary hostesses who shaped British society in the inter-war years: Lady Astor, Lady Colefax, Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Mrs Ronnie Greville. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473618053
- ISBN
- 9781473618053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.16
€ 17.99
€ 13.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442481688
- ISBN
- 9781442481688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.81
€ 19.99
€ 17.81
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555977054
- ISBN
- 9781555977054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.82
€ 16.99
€ 15.82
Hardcover. This is the first English-language military history of what the People's Republic of China called the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea". Based on a vast array of recently available Chinese sources, it provides a revealing new look at the far-reaching influence of Mao Zedong's political and military thought on China's conduct of the war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 3JJPG; BG; HBJF; JPQB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607235
- ISBN
- 9780700607235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63
€ 80.63
paperback. Features the story of Noor Inayat Khan, the descendant of an Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. This book presents the story of Noor's life from her birth in Moscow - where her father was a Sufi preacher - to her capture by the Germans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Sutton
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950565
- ISBN
- 9780750950565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12