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Biography
Hardcover. This final volume of Bernth Lindfors's definitive biography records the remarkable achievements and experiences of Ira Aldridge in the last years of his life, when he performed at theaters throughout Europe. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; ANB; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465380
- ISBN
- 9781580465380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Paperback. Presents an account of the rise of Jimmy Hoffa. This book argues that Hoffa was compelled by a variety of social forces to place the economic interests of his union members over broad ideological concerns. It is aimed at students of labor history and American studies. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Temple University Press Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130276
- ISBN
- 9781592130276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132362
- ISBN
- 9781592132362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04
Paperback. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title tells Juette's story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 Halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134755
- ISBN
- 9781592134755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. Alaska has always attracted people from varied backgrounds. This book introduces us to five women who settled in Fairbanks between 1903 and 1923 and who typify the disparate population that has long enriched Alaska. Num Pages: 120 pages, 74 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230644
- ISBN
- 9781602230644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.73
€ 19.99
€ 18.73
Hardback. A Pittsburgh doctor's brutal poisoning of his physician wife, and his riveting trial for first-degree murder Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611689037
- ISBN
- 9781611689037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.92
€ 19.99
€ 19.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992648
- ISBN
- 9781780992648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.74
€ 15.74
Paperback. In this inspirational book of one woman s journey through depression, Beverley Jones leads you along her personal road to recovery and beyond, courageously demonstrating how an ordinary life can become extraordinary and how experience can indeed be the greatest gift. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780993928
- ISBN
- 9781780993928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.19
€ 15.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. Without Madame Blavatsky the New Age would not exist. This pioneering and phenomenal spiritual traveller deserves new respect and recognition. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRQC5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780996530
- ISBN
- 9781780996530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.76
€ 15.76
Paperback. Even at twelve years old, the author knew he's gay. He just didn't want to believe it. Spurred on by intolerance, ignorance and fear, he takes his first steps into the closet and so begin twenty-three years of drinking, drugs and attempted suicides. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HREX; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780997490
- ISBN
- 9781780997490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Hardcover. Edited and annotated translation of Stanislaw Lem's previously unpublished fifteen-year correspondence with his principal American translator. Translator(s): Swirski, Peter. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGP; BGL; BJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380178
- ISBN
- 9781781380178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.60
€ 174.60
Paperback. Full of anecdotes and amusing stories, but the Church is still a dangerous place for a gay priest. Num Pages: 229 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; HRAX; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790020
- ISBN
- 9781782790020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.42
€ 16.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782797012
- ISBN
- 9781782797012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.44
€ 15.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. This book examines memoir-writing by many of the key political protagonists in the Northern Irish 'Troubles' (1969-1998), and argues that memoir has been a neglected dimension of the study of the legacies of the violent conflict. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; GTJ; JFFE; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940148
- ISBN
- 9781786940148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Paperback. Now brought completely up--to--date for this new edition, Business The Jack Welch Way, not only reveals the secrets of Welchsa remarkable success but also draws out the universal lessons and identifies strategies that can be applied to any business or career. Series: Big Shots S. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGB; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841121512
- ISBN
- 9781841121512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.58
€ 18.58
Hardcover. Vodafone is on of the largest mobile telecommunications network group in the world. Its phenomenal growth can be attributed largely to one person, chief executive Sir Christopher Gent. This book examines the dramatic rise of Gent and Vodafone and assesses the underlying forces driving the man and the company. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841124315
- ISBN
- 9781841124315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.48
€ 32.48
Hardcover. Kathleen Ferrier, the greatest lyric contralto Britain has ever produced, lost her courageous battle with breast cancer. This collection of 300+ letters and twelve years of her personal diaries give a picture of her life in the muted post-war years. Editor(s): Fifield, Christopher. Num Pages: 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; AVG; AVH; BGFA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668. 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Fifield, Christopher. Kathleen Ferrier, the greatest lyric contralto Britain has ever produced, lost her courageous battle with breast cancer. This collection of 300+ letters and twelve years of her personal diaries give a picture of her life in the muted post-war years. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; AVG; AVH; BGFA; BJ. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 26. Weight: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843830122
- ISBN
- 9781843830122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.98
€ 49.99
€ 48.98
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835141
- ISBN
- 9781843835141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- [First Edition]
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837053
- ISBN
- 9781843837053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.47
€ 110.47
Hardback. The first full-scale biography of Robert Willis, the "founding father" of architectural history. Series: History of the University of Cambridge. Num Pages: 470 pages, 83, 49 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white line drawings, 49 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 3JH; AM; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838005
- ISBN
- 9781843838005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.78
€ 171.78