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Biography
Paperback. Presents English translations from the works of Michael Psellos, a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a funeral oration for his mother that features recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033156
- ISBN
- 9780268033156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.16
€ 39.16
Paperback. A look at Lorca's ambivalent view of his own homosexuality as expressed through his life and his art. Series: Outlines S. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238. Series: Outlines S. 96 pages, b&w photographs. A look at Lorca's ambivalent view of his own homosexuality as expressed through his life and his art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Dimension: 188 x 150 x 11. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- Absolute Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899791613
- ISBN
- 9781899791613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Nature and the mid-19th-century American landscape is revealed in this journal of seasons. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603177
- ISBN
- 9780815603177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.50
€ 29.50
Paperback. "A true story of the battle for paradise .. men and women fighting for a slice of earth like no other."-New York Times Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353945
- ISBN
- 9780393353945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58
Hardback. Emotional, moving, and powerful, Every Last Tie is the highly personal memoir of David Kaczynski-brother of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber-in which he discusses his family, comes to terms with his brother's crimes, and meditates on the possibilities for reconciliation and maintaining family bonds. Num Pages: 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359807
- ISBN
- 9780822359807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Hardcover. Offers an account of renowned civil-rights lawyer David Kairys' personal quest for achieving social justice during the turbulent 1960s and 70s. This title brings us into Kairys' law career and the struggles of the 60s as his professional and private life navigated the turmoil and promise of the civil rights and antiwar movements. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPK; BM; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116386
- ISBN
- 9780472116386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.16
€ 115.16
Paperback. Covers the author's burgeoning law career and the struggles of the 60s as his professional and private life navigated the turmoil and promise of the civil rights and antiwar movements. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPK; BM; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033102
- ISBN
- 9780472033102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Paperback. A celebrated study of Elizabeth Bishop's genius, as revealed through her literary friendships Editor(s): Hemenway, R. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472087204
- ISBN
- 9780472087204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Paperback. One man and his dogs - David Kennard is the James Herriot of shepherding Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755312573
- ISBN
- 9780755312573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Human rights workers have achieved positions of formidable power. They have done much good. But the moral ambiguity of their work and questions about whether they can sometimes cause real harm endure. This book tackles those questions. It presents a tale of the bright sides and the dark sides of the humanitarian world built by good intentions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141381
- ISBN
- 9780691141381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560619
- ISBN
- 9781604560619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.80€ 70.26
€ 100.80
€ 70.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694704
- ISBN
- 9781894694704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.48
€ 26.99
€ 18.48
Hardcover. Ex-libris with usual markings. Reprint, 1935. With forewords by the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill C.H. M.P. and the Rt. Hon. George Lansbury M.P. In original cloth without dustwrapper. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear, some nicks on cover but internally in very good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0011147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Ex-libris with usual markings. Clean copy showing some shelf wear, slight foxing to ffep with minor nicks and tears on dustwrapper but remains a good copy. Dustwrapper is price-clipped
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0011723
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746677
- ISBN
- 9780814746677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.59
€ 51.59
Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628736
- ISBN
- 9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.87
€ 41.87
Paperback. Masters of Doom' is the true inside story of John Carmack and John Romero, co-creators of the most innovative and notoriously successful video games in history - Doom and Quake. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDH; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749924898
- ISBN
- 9780749924898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Reeves, or Charles Atlas, there was German-born Eugen Sandow (1867-1925), a muscular vaudeville strongman who used his good looks, intelligence, and business savvy to forge a fitness empire. This book features the story of this first showman to emphasize physique display rather than lifting prowess. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38. BIC Classification: BG; WSU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073069
- ISBN
- 9780252073069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.03
€ 31.03
Paperback. Presents the author's ode to his days on the Continental Divide and the story of his experiences making a living in the not so wild but not yet tamed West. This title introduces some of the most charming characters in western literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 Illus., 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260306
- ISBN
- 9780803260306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.50
€ 25.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. He took on Napoleon with a set of weapons that seemed unsuited to the task such as: flattery, courtesy and an alarmingly straight face. And he won. It was the club-footed genius of French diplomacy who defeated the greatest conqueror since Julius Caesar. This work presents the story of Prince Talleyrand. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844137428
- ISBN
- 9781844137428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.72
€ 26.99
€ 19.72