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paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; B; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 334 x 2. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
UNSW Press Australia
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742234793
ISBN
9781742234793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback. Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 x 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471150388
ISBN
9781471150388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.42

Hardcover. Allows readers to celebrate the many accomplishments of Speaker Wright, and, through his eyes, to gain a greater understanding of many of the signature events of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655062
ISBN
9780875655062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044046
ISBN
9780268044046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Hardback. Covers the early years of Thoreau's intellectual and artistic growth. This title reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists. Editor(s): Witherell, Elizabeth Hall; Howarth, William L.; Sattelmeyer, Robert; Blanding, Thomas. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691063614
ISBN
9780691063614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.47

Hardback. Includes Thoreau's reminiscences of his 1839 excursion with his brother John along the Concord and Merrimack rivers and all his impressions and observations entered in journals during the famous Walden sojourn. Editor(s): Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 680 pages, Ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691061863
ISBN
9780691061863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.93

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume spans a period of rapid change in Thoreau's life and literary career, including the publication of his first book and a crisis in his friendship with Emerson. Editor(s): Patterson, Mark R.; Rossi, William; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065335
ISBN
9780691065335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.29

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This book finds Thoreau intensely concentrating on detailed observations of natural phenomena and on 'the mysterious relation between myself and these things. Editor(s): O'Connell, Patrick F.; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, 78 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065366
ISBN
9780691065366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.81

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work comprises a single manuscript notebook of nearly five hundred pages that Thoreau filled between March 9 and August 18, 1853. Editor(s): Rossi, William; Thomas, Heather Kirk. Num Pages: 480 pages, 38 line illus., 4 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065373
ISBN
9780691065373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.24

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work reveals him as an increasingly confident taxonomist creating lists that distill his observations about plant leafing and seasonal birds. Editor(s): Petrulionis, Sandra Harbert (Assistant Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, USA); Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 520 pages, 89 line illus. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065410
ISBN
9780691065410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.77

From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume presents nearly eight hundred manuscript pages of this Journal. Editor(s): Neufeldt, Leonard N.; Simmons, Nancy Craig. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065359
ISBN
9780691065359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.67

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Henry D Thoreau kept a "Journal" that would become the principal imaginative work of his career. This book presents Thoreau's "Journal". Editor(s): Simmons, Nancy Craig; Thomas, Ron. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 line illus. 5 x 8. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065403
ISBN
9780691065403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 683 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810108233
ISBN
9780810108233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.06

Paperback. The real Bridget Jones. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472210142
ISBN
9781472210142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. A mix of travel writing, satire, psychedelia and epistolary novel. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189864
ISBN
9780141189864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Robert A. Series: Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300007121
ISBN
9780300007121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 30.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762792870
ISBN
9780762792870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.90

paperback. From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life - in good times and bad - that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007216857
ISBN
9780007216857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240434
ISBN
9781910240434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. A Wartime Childhood. 304 pages. Two young girls struggle to make sense of their new world in this eccentric and compelling wartime memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 126 x 197 x 20. Weight: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822371
ISBN
9781408822371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JFSK2; UD; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510713604
ISBN
9781510713604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992991784
ISBN
9780992991784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.73

Paperback. A funny, heartwarming and inspiring true story of life as a shepherdess in one of the most remote and beautiful spots in England. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BM; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447251781
ISBN
9781447251781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

hardcover. Editor(s): Kuhn, Tom; Leeder, Karen. Translator(s): Kuhn, Tom; Leeder, Karen. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Libris Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870352734
ISBN
9781870352734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.60

Hardcover. This work re-examines the young adult life of America's 16th president. By profiling 3000 of Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois, contemporaries, this work creates a historical backdrop to explain how one of America's greatest leaders could be simultaneously typical and extraordinary. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332557
ISBN
9780878332557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. Written as a character study, Young Hamilton, explores the first twenty-six years of Alexander Hamilton's life and is designed to reveal how Hamilton's early years shaped him into the statesman he became. Num Pages: 497 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217892
ISBN
9780823217892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.49

Hardcover. Biography of Soviet agent Kim Philby, the 'Third Man' in the Cambridge spy ring at the heart of Britain's secret cold war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898676
ISBN
9780859898676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.13

Hardback. An intimate biography of the years that turned T. E. Lawrence into Lawrence of Arabia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBG; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393242669
ISBN
9780393242669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750978576
ISBN
9780750978576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. With sales of over 200 million albums, AC/DC is not just the biggest rock band in the world, it's a family business built by three brothers: George, Malcolm and Angus Young. This book tells the story of the trio through 11 classic songs and reveals some of the personal and creative secrets that went into their making. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp. colour plate section. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845029388
ISBN
9781845029388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. David Wrone, one of the nation's foremost authorities on the JFK assassination, reexamines Zapruder's film with a fresh eye and a deep knowledge of the forensic evidence. Num Pages: 388 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; JFCA; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619436
ISBN
9780700619436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780007436569
ISBN
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Paulist Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809122981
ISBN
9780809122981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.36

Paperback. Emma Minde's portraits of the family into which she was given in marriage more than sixty years ago are instructive and touching. She offers rare insight into a life history guided by two powerful forces: the traditional world of the Plains Cree and the influence of the Catholic missions. Translator(s): Ahenakew, Freda; Wolfart, H. C. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642912
ISBN
9780888642912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Ian Buruma's moving and powerful story of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world wars. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJH; BG; BJ; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848879416
ISBN
9781848879416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Hardback. The dramatic tale of the life of Thelma White, who is remembered today mostly for her role in the cult classic Reefer Madness, and for her five marriages, only three of which were to men. Her autobiography provides an invaluable record of the life of a performer in the entertainment industry in the 20th century, especially in the 30s and 40s. Series: Studies & Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810841260
ISBN
9780810841260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.89

Paperback. Sussex and England superstar Maurice Tate's story is one of triumph and fame, controversy and tragedy. In the 1920s and 1930s, the barnstorming all-rounder was the most popular cricketer in the world; but a nervous breakdown and a bitter sacking awaited Sussex's 'greatest ever player'. It's time to remember this forgotten great of English cricket. Num Pages: 288 pages, Separate photo section. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785311475
ISBN
9781785311475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Hardback. This book describes the external and internal processes the author, Sophie's mother, experiences in coming to terms with her daughter's addiction, then seeking and ultimately finding help. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589790469
ISBN
9781589790469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.15

Paperback. The gripping story of a UK journalist imprisoned and tortured in Iran and the global campaign for his release Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; BGHA; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689545
ISBN
9781851689545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 8-page 4/Colour insert. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307464316
ISBN
9780307464316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49