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Paperback. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 pages photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584. The American Voice of Nazi Germany. 324 pages, 16 pages photos. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight: 584.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001395
- ISBN
- 9781612001395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781400077533
- ISBN
- 9781400077533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.54
€ 24.99
€ 23.54
Hardback. At the time of his death in 1998, Alfred Kazin was considered one of the most influential intellectuals of postwar America. This title includes journals that collectively tell the story of Kazin's journey from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighbourhood to his position as a dominant figure in twentieth-century cultural life. Editor(s): Cook, Richard M. Num Pages: 512 pages, 9 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300142037
- ISBN
- 9780300142037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636636
- ISBN
- 9781566636636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.49
€ 27.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. The complete set of Eagle comic strips which tell the story of Winston Churchill's life - his birth at Blenheim, his education at Harrow and Oxford, his time in the army as well as his appointment to government and eventually to his stint as War Leader. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 pages of original Eagle comic strip. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; FXZ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 6. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Unicorn Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906509903
- ISBN
- 9781906509903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.22
€ 19.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679263
- ISBN
- 9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.35
€ 36.35
Paperback. When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote "The Natural History of Selborne" (1789), he created one of the greatest and influential natural history works, his detailed observations about birds and animals providing the cornerstones of modern ecology. This biography tells the story of this clergyman. Num Pages: 256 pages, plates. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- PROFILE BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978073
- ISBN
- 9781861978073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. The natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he moved to East Anglia and he started to write again. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099531821
- ISBN
- 9780099531821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. A remarkably honest and moving account of fathering over the past century, with a particular focus on Richard Madeley's own turbulent family history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages colour plates. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847391063
- ISBN
- 9781847391063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
This volume tells of the secret interrogation camp Wilton Park's history and the extraordinary life of Heinz Koeppler, its founding father. Series: Whitehall Histories. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714654331
- ISBN
- 9780714654331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 203.15
€ 203.15
Paperback. One October night in 1975, Richard, aged five, was alone with his sisters. Their mother didn't return home as she became the victim of a killer and from that moment their childhoods were destroyed. They lived a life without love or support, until one day in the late Nineties when Richard decided that no one was going to rescue their lives but him. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 20. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091898229
- ISBN
- 9780091898229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. "Just A Boy" was praised for its unflinching and unself-pitying account of a neglected childhood at the hands of an abusive father and uncaring authorities. This work is an account of how the author used the success of "Just A Boy" to try and save his sister, and of his attempts to make sense of his past. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ebury Press London
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091908645
- ISBN
- 9780091908645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.83
€ 17.99
€ 12.83
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843513223
- ISBN
- 9781843513223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 20.49
€ 25.00
€ 20.49
Paperback. The first biography of this distinguished WW2 general who was a pioneer of airborne forces and commander of the 1st Airborne Corps. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473898998
- ISBN
- 9781473898998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
paperback. When Richard Medugno and his wife learned that their 17-month-old daughter Miranda was deaf, they grieved. In this book, Medugno provides practical information on many of the common challenges faced by hearing parents. He provides a list of games that hearing and deaf children can play together, an important consideration for many families. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781563682773
- ISBN
- 9781563682773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.64
€ 24.99
€ 21.64
Paperback. Intended for legal practitioners, this book covers various issues of commercial law as applied in Hong Kong. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- with DVD of The Goddess
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622093959
- ISBN
- 9789622093959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.10
€ 27.99
€ 24.10
Hardcover. Based upon private diaries kept over the long life and disjointed times of the poet Richard Murphy. Born (1927) he won an Oxford scholarship at 17. There he encountered Ken Tynan (a bit older) and C.S. Lewis in extraordinary circumstances. One life story follows another in a continuous, witty, ironical narrative of surprising events. Num Pages: 36 photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782052340
- ISBN
- 9781782052340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.71
€ 19.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. A collection of Richard Nixon's, America's most controversial president, important writings that demonstrates why he has had such a profound impact on American life. It includes some of the famous addresses in American history, from Nixon's 'Checkers' speech and 'Last Press Conference', to the 'Silent Majority' speech and White House farewell. Editor(s): Perlstein, Rick. Series: The James Madison Library in American Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 119 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136998
- ISBN
- 9780691136998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.97
€ 57.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Clemmer, Richard O; Myers, L Daniel; Rudden, Mary Elizabeth. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: BG; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809497
- ISBN
- 9780874809497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.13
€ 34.13
Hardcover. Witty and engaging biography of James Sadler, the first Englishman to fly - in 1784, he rose approximately 3,600 feet over Oxford in a self-built balloon powered by hydrogen Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGT; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930018
- ISBN
- 9781909930018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.59
€ 19.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. Complete with exclusive interviews with prominent figures such as Truman, Ben Gurion, Agnon and Boutros-Ghali, Me and the Middle East gives us front-row tickets to the events that shaped the region for years to come, and a glimpse into the unique personalities behind them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297372
- ISBN
- 9789652297372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.63
€ 20.99
€ 15.63
Paperback. Samuel Pepys's Diary stands with Shakespeare and the King James Bible as an indisputable treasure of English literature. In this book, the author introduces the man himself, his friends and acquaintances - including Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Charles II and John Evelyn - who Pepys wrote about with such humour and abandon. Series: NPG Companions. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- National Portrait Gallery Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855145856
- ISBN
- 9781855145856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.66
€ 19.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. Herbert von Karajan was one of the twentieth century's most prodigiously gifted performing artists. This biography explores Karajan's life and music-making against the background of European music and politics in the years 1908 - 1989. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845952174
- ISBN
- 9781845952174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.31
€ 40.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. This work presents the taped conversations that Feynman's had with his friend Ralph Leighton over a period of years. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Edition
- First Vintage edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099173311
- ISBN
- 9780099173311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33