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Biography
Paperback. Kublai Khan inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan. He promptly set about extending this into the biggest empire the world has ever seen, extending his rule from China to Iraq, from Siberia to Afghanistan. This work talks about this person. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553817188
- ISBN
- 9780553817188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.08
€ 16.99
€ 12.08
paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006530749
- ISBN
- 9780006530749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. Born into poverty in Ireland in the 1940s, John J. Mahon stands only 4ft 9in tall. He went to sea as a steward on a passenger liner aged 17, and later served in various ships as a donkeyman, greaser and engine-room hand. This is his story. Num Pages: 393 pages, 12 Black & White. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906266196
- ISBN
- 9781906266196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26
Paperback. An educational memoir of John M Swales, a scholar in the subfield of Applied Linguistics known as English for Specific Purposes. It traces his gradual transformation from student to English as a Second Language teacher, to one of the leading international figures in his field. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033584
- ISBN
- 9780472033584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.14
€ 30.14
Hardback. Series: Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641010
- ISBN
- 9780691641010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.62
€ 186.62
Paperback. In the 1970s John Chernoff recorded the story of Hawa, a 16 year old West African girl working as an "ashawo", or bar girl. Through Hawa, the reader gains an inside view of life in modern West Africa, for those without money, education or experience. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103525
- ISBN
- 9780226103525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. Before the Super Bowl, before Monday Night Football, even before the NFL, there was Red Grange. This title depicts the career of this soft spoken pioneer who helped lift pro football above its reputation as a dirty little business run by rogues and bargain-basement entrepreneurs. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071669
- ISBN
- 9780252071669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.19
€ 23.99
€ 22.19
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
€ 43.77
€ 43.77
Hardcover. 8vo.The north of Ireland. Nice clean copy in dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- White Row Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- SKU
- KEX0292149
- ISBN
- 9781870132459
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Mentor of the Cuban Revolution. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- V9781552664667
- ISBN
- 9781552664667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Explores the theme of friendship in the lives and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. This title offers a comprehensive view of how Emerson's and Thoreau's friendships took root and bolstered their individual political, social, and ethical projects. Editor(s): Lysaker, John T.; Rossi, William. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221438
- ISBN
- 9780253221438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.93
€ 30.93
Paperback. Paperback edition of the autobiography of one of popular music's most recognizable and talked-about icons Num Pages: 544 pages, 3 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471137211
- ISBN
- 9781471137211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: AVGU; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653411
- ISBN
- 9780859653411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.33
€ 21.99
€ 17.33
hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512911
- ISBN
- 9781905512911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.41
€ 19.99
€ 18.41
Paperback. When Sir Reginald Goodall died in 1990, at the age of 88, he had already acquired cult status and was considered one of the greatest Wagner conductors of our times. This book examines the mysteries of Goodall's early career, his Fascist sympathies, his remarkable late flowering and the renewed fame of his last 20 years. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835172
- ISBN
- 9781843835172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.30
€ 42.30
Paperback. Now available in paperback to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his death, this biography corrects many of the myths surrounding the often controversial Thomas Beecham. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0009048
- ISBN
- 9781843836261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 176 colour and black and white photos. BIC Classification: APB; APFB; BGF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1176. No dust jacket, as issued
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804844079
- ISBN
- 9780804844079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.07
€ 24.07
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time Bruce Lee. Num Pages: 200 pages, 176 colour and black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFB; BGF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 281 x 17. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804847810
- ISBN
- 9780804847810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.73
€ 18.73
Paperback. Presents a backstage view of the author's own struggle, crisis, and discovery, revealing the early life and career that took place out of the public eye and before he became a nationally known star. In this title, he raises the curtain on the making of one of our most beloved actors. Num Pages: 336 pages, Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061734984
- ISBN
- 9780061734984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.82
€ 16.99
€ 15.82
Paperback. John Lewis Barkley's memoir provides a rare and vivid ground-level look at World War I through the eyes of a soldier whose exploits rivaled those of Sergeant York and won him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620197
- ISBN
- 9780700620197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.67
€ 40.67
Paperback. Takes you behind the scenes of some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. This book features historic events both accessible and relevant to an entire new generation of Americans. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603094009
- ISBN
- 9781603094009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.74
€ 24.99
€ 16.74
Paperback. Offers account of author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603093002
- ISBN
- 9781603093002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.77
€ 18.99
€ 13.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 454 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879720636
- ISBN
- 9780879720636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74