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Paperback. James Herriot's fourth volume of superb memoirs Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330443562
ISBN
9780330443562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

paperback. This set of diaries (1841-1864) brings to light the journal notations of James Henry Hammond, a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder. They reveal a man whose fortune and intellect combined to make him an important leader, but whose flaws kept him from true greatness. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570032226
ISBN
9781570032226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

Paperback. The letters featured in this book were sent by Corporal James Henry Gooding, a member of Company C., of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. They were sent to the New Bedford (Massachusetts) "Mercury" and published. He was described as a "truthful and intelligent correspondent, and a good soldier". Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558492028
ISBN
9781558492028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.30

Paperback. There is a man blazing a trail across the silver screen, delivering performances of such blistering intensity that he has united critics and casual moviegoers alike. That man is Tom Hardy, and Living Life to the Max traces his rise to the top. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782197560
ISBN
9781782197560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive Beat America to the Moon. "Fascinating.. packed with technical and historical detail for the space expert and enthusiast alike.. Great stuff!"-New Scientist "In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a most compelling and well-written tale.. Must reading. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471327219
ISBN
9780471327219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.08

Paperback. A source of inspiration for Mike Leigh's MR TURNER, in this blend of biography and art history, the author introduces Turner to a new generation, dispels many myths, and depicts him as a giant of the 19th century and a beacon for the 21st. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp B&w & 8pp Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340628119
ISBN
9780340628119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Domingos Alvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World" Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KLS; BGHA; HBJH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469609751
ISBN
9781469609751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Hardback. When the anthropologist returns to Kenya to begin fieldwork for a new research project, he meets a young man from the Taita Hills who is as interested in the United States as Smith is in Taita. This book tells the story of sorcery, redemption, and transnational friendship in the globalized twenty-first century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281103
ISBN
9780520281103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Paperback. When the anthropologist returns to Kenya to begin fieldwork for a new research project, he meets a young man from the Taita Hills who is as interested in the United States as Smith is in Taita. This book tells the story of sorcery, redemption, and transnational friendship in the globalized twenty-first century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281127
ISBN
9780520281127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. The hidden life of Alfred C. Kinsey, the principal architect of the sexual revolution. Num Pages: 938 pages, 30 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
938
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393327243
ISBN
9780393327243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.21

Hardback. A true story of six generations of an African American family in Maryland. Based on paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and oral histories, the book traces Yarrow Mamout and his in-laws, the Turners, from the colonial period through the Civil War to Harvard and finally the present day. Num Pages: 310 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239504
ISBN
9780823239504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.51

Hardcover. The biography of a titan of American higher education Num Pages: 488 pages, 44 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; BG; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253357205
ISBN
9780253357205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.14

Paperback. The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Translator(s): Bernard, Xavier; Strim, Laurent. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714831800
ISBN
9780714831800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Rough Seas Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464534
ISBN
9780752464534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. The life of Richard Feynman and the story of modern physics itself. Num Pages: 560 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105321
ISBN
9780349105321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Hardcover. 336pp. First edition. Abundantly illustrated. Original pebbled cloth, edge bumped and lightly rubbed. Top spine edge chipped, with gilt lettering. Page edges uncut, front free endpaper missing. Modern biro hand drawing to the back of frontispiece
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Religious Tract Society London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1892
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0130089
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 72.00

Paperback. James Gavin gives the reader a full account of the dark journey that was trumpet-player Chet Baker's life, from his emergence in the 1950s on the West Coast, to his becoming, virtually overnight, a giant of "cool" jazz, until his mysterious death in Amsterdam in 1988. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590514
ISBN
9780099590514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Hardcover. A pioneer in managing land for deer, James G Teer became truly global in his conservation efforts. This memoir offers homage to the men who mentored and taught him and to those whose friendships lasted a lifetime. It salutes his colleagues and his students, and confirms his lifelong commitment to the care and stewardship of animals. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 color, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603440684
ISBN
9781603440684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

Hardcover. Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574416176
ISBN
9781574416176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493620
ISBN
9781908493620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. An intense, instantly engaging, hard-hitting, yet beautifully written memoir of a life beyond the brink that touches every nerve. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561023
ISBN
9780719561023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Paperback. My Friend Leonard is the story of an extraordinary friendship formed in the most unlikely circumstances. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561177
ISBN
9780719561177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 172 pages, Colour Photos. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Insight Editions, Div of Palace Publishing Group, LP United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608872022
ISBN
9781608872022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. Investigative reporting which possesses the resonance of a social history and the drama of a good mystery. Fox presents a well researched, lucidly written "last word" on the notorious case of the 1941 murder of the Earl of Erroll, found shot through the head in his car just outside Nairobi. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099766711
ISBN
9780099766711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. An eloquent and provocative autobiography of an activist in the 1960s civil rights movement Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976594
ISBN
9780295976594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.43

paperback. Num Pages: 502 pages, 73. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House of Canada Canada
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679313168
ISBN
9780679313168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Beard, James Franklin. Num Pages: 504 pages, 13 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 0. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014640
ISBN
9780674014640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.70

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beard, James Franklin. Num Pages: 484 pages, 12 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 0. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014695
ISBN
9780674014695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.97

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beard, James Franklin. Num Pages: 444 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 1 genealogical chart. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 0. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014688
ISBN
9780674014688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beard, James Franklin. Num Pages: 530 pages, 12 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 0. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014671
ISBN
9780674014671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beard, James Franklin. Num Pages: 490 pages, 12 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 0. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014664
ISBN
9780674014664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beard, James Franklin. Num Pages: 442 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 0. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014657
ISBN
9780674014657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.53

Paperback. Originally published: New York: Arbor House, 1985. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875651880
ISBN
9780875651880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617230158
ISBN
9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DD; HBG; JPA; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522565
ISBN
9780742522565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.06

Hardback. Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DD; HBG; JPA; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522558
ISBN
9780742522558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations plans, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; AMB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620725
ISBN
9780226620725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

Hardback. This is the memoir of James F. Gill. A senior partner at a New York City law firm, Gill has quietly made his mark in the rarefied worlds of business and politics while distinguishing himself as a determined and idealistic advocate of the public interest. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222360
ISBN
9780823222360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. "I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of any revisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert for sharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult and exciting time. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations facsim., maps., portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471197058
ISBN
9780471197058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.93

Hardcover. "I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of any revisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert for sharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult and exciting time. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471127789
ISBN
9780471127789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.26