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Paperback. This work lays out the theoretical background to Saint Thomas Aquinas' spirituality. It shows that his theology is clearly oriented towards contemplation and is as deeply spiritual as it is doctrinal. Translator(s): Royal, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213163
- ISBN
- 9780813213163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Paperback. Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state. Num Pages: 423 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101738
- ISBN
- 9780231101738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback. "First California paperback, 2000"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Foreword by Marc Grossma
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282506
- ISBN
- 9780520282506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.54
€ 35.54
Paperback. "Saladin" represents the best kind of biography a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the most complete account we have to date of an age that made the man. The result is a unique view of the Crusades from an Arab perspective, and an erudite biography of a political figure whose image was layered in myth with the passage of time. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBAH; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283978
- ISBN
- 9780674283978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 28.79
€ 28.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791072233
- ISBN
- 9780791072233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. This is the first serious biography of Saladin in over 20 years and the first ever by a non-Western scholar Translator(s): Kasem, Kasem Abdo. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468. 320 pages. This is the first serious biography of Saladin in over 20 years and the first ever by a non-Western scholar. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight: 482. Translator(s): Kasem, Kasem Abdo. Language: Arabic.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992142653
- ISBN
- 9789992142653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.68
€ 14.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Saladin united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced Richard the Lionheart. Geoffrey Hindley's study of the life and times of this remarkable man, who dominated the Middle East in his day, gives a fascinating insight into his achievements and his world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848842038
- ISBN
- 9781848842038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.87
€ 19.99
€ 15.87
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€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. The basis for the Major Motion Picture Salinger. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447265030
- ISBN
- 9781447265030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.19
€ 6.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; AVGH; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892245
- ISBN
- 9788772892245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.66
€ 54.99
€ 39.66
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783858817747
- ISBN
- 9783858817747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.28
€ 45.99
€ 38.28
Hardback. Translator(s): Leon, Fernando Gonzalez de. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611483185
- ISBN
- 9781611483185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.91
€ 116.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Zapruder, Ms. Alexandra. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205992
- ISBN
- 9780300205992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.07
€ 37.07
Paperback. Jami Yeats-Kastner's story is both a personal account of a mother's ultimate loss and a universal message of growth and hope. It is centred on the loss of their young son, Sam, and the deeply spiritual path that this sets her on. It is a very sad book but not a depressing one. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Number of pages
- 150
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431420230
- ISBN
- 9781431420230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.07
€ 15.99
€ 15.07
Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dustwrapper. DW has minor wear to edges but remains excellent
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KOC0027425
- ISBN
- 9780856406652
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 color & 62 b/w images. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AGB; AGC; AGN; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325915
- ISBN
- 9780764325915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.80€ 59.10
€ 84.80
€ 59.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGF. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780297609490
- ISBN
- 9780297609490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJK; HBW; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927527221
- ISBN
- 9781927527221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
mass_market. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 116 x 27. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553562835
- ISBN
- 9780553562835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped---in the 1960s. Then, after another 18 homeless years, God moved, and a godly woman named Deborah prayed, listened, and obeyed. Mountains began to move, beginning with her husband, Ron, an international art dealer accustomed to the world of art-collecting millionaires Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849919107
- ISBN
- 9780849919107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.61
€ 15.99
€ 13.61
Paperback. One man's story of an experience shared by thousands of children. The idyllic upbringing of the child of a Navy officer in Malaya and Singapore during the 1960s. Num Pages: 96 pages, 118 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224. A Childhood in Singapore and Malaya. 96 pages, 118 b&w illustrations. One man's story of an experience shared by thousands of children. The idyllic upbringing of the child of a Navy officer in Malaya and Singapore during the 1960s. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; BM. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 7. Weight: 220.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445603155
- ISBN
- 9781445603155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.04
€ 17.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843869177
- ISBN
- 9781843869177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.36
€ 13.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. This biography tells of a man in the 18th century who embraced many cultures: Christian, yet Mohegan; an ordained Presbyterian minister, yet a business man and fund raiser; a native American speaker, yet fluent in English, Greek, Latin and French. He was also a founder member of Dartmouth College. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604365
- ISBN
- 9780815604365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.43
€ 20.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532903
- ISBN
- 9780716532903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108074384
- ISBN
- 9781108074384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Hardcover. Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) is known as the "Rousseau of the cinema," a mostly "B" genre Hollywood moviemaker deeply admired by "A" filmmakers. Fuller, who made 23 features between 1949 and 1989, is the very definition of a "cult" director, appreciated by those with a certain bent of subterranean taste. This volume tells his story. Editor(s): Peary, Gerald. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617033063
- ISBN
- 9781617033063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Paperback. The poet, essayist, critic, journalist and lexicographer Samuel Johnson was one of the pre-eminent figures of 18th-century English letters. Johnson was also a legendary wit and conversationalist, whose sharp-tongued pronouncements and many eccentricities are well recorded in Boswell's classic Life. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRA0011120
- ISBN
- 9781904341819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Johnson, born weak and half-blind, shambolic and poverty-stricken, became the most admired and quoted man in the eighteenth century. Thrown out of Oxford for a lack of funds, he rose to celebrity: author of "The Dictionary", a friend to the king, companion of Reynolds, Goldsmith and Garrick. This title presents a portrait of Johnson, and his life. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571226368
- ISBN
- 9780571226368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bethany House Publishers
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- English Language
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871239501
- ISBN
- 9780871239501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.85
€ 10.99
€ 9.85
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0001759
- ISBN
- 9780340751244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0003554
- ISBN
- 9780340751244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Focuses on the remarkable diaries of Pepys and brings his story vividly to life once more. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963265
- ISBN
- 9780241963265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- SKU
- KKD0001540
- ISBN
- 9780140282344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. In a career that spanned six decades, Samuel Rosenberg (1896-1972) created more than 500 works, and actively contributed to the development of painting in the 20th century. This work charts the life and career of this celebrated painter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 82 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942139
- ISBN
- 9780822942139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.73
€ 53.99
€ 50.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061320
- ISBN
- 9780813061320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.45
€ 46.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355890
- ISBN
- 9780817355890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.57
€ 32.57
Paperback. From Kurosawa's epic "Seven Samurai" to the figure of Darth Vader in "Star Wars", to Manga comics and video games, the figure of the fighting samurai inspires us. This book lets us discover the truth behind the legend. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam Press.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553825282
- ISBN
- 9780553825282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.01
€ 14.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816677870
- ISBN
- 9780816677870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure. Num Pages: 416 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340794685
- ISBN
- 9780340794685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.15
€ 17.99
€ 13.15
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Trade Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252013621
- ISBN
- 9780252013621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82
€ 50.82