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hardcover. This first scholarly edition of the writings of a unique Native American woman details an extraordinary life in a combination of genres including oral history, ethnography, and western adventure sketches. Editor(s): Kilcup, Karen L. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813028668
ISBN
9780813028668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.34

hardcover. A biography of LeRoy Collins, whom the Florida House of Representatives eulogized as the "Floridian of the Twentieth Century. This book argues that the courageous moral leadership of Collins not only spared Florida the humiliation that befell other southern states, but also was responsible for modernizing all the branches of the state government. Editor(s): Mormino, Gary R.; Arsenault, Raymond. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 b&w photos, 3 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813029696
ISBN
9780813029696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.42

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Edition
Signed by Author
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554887743
ISBN
9781554887743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.09

Hardcover. When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was 'rediscovered' by blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings transformed popular notions of pre-war country blues. This title offers an exploration of this legendary creator's life and times. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617030086
ISBN
9781617030086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.81

paperback. This second volume of autobiography is a portrait of adolescence in Dublin in the 1940s and 1950s. Leonard stirs in theatre ancedotes, vignettes of Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan and divulges his own beginnings as a writer. The result is a humorous analysis of Dublin and Dubliners. Series: Methuen biography. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPG; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780413771483
ISBN
9780413771483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.72

paperback. Aged just 17, the author walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAM0000982
ISBN
9781405913768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 8.02

paperback. The author of the massively bestselling Steve Jobs biography writes the whole history of the digital age Num Pages: 560 pages, Integrated & illustrated timeline. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAM0000990
ISBN
9781471138805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 8.02

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 277 photos & images. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Iron Pages Books (DE)
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAM0001015
ISBN
9783940822079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 8.02

paperback. The acid, hilarious, confessional, provocative bestselling memoirs of our greatest contrarian, and the author of god Is Not Great. 'If Hitchens didn't exist, we wouldn't be able to invent him.' Ian McEwan Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 468. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037150
ISBN
9781843549222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.61

paperback. A biography of Liam Mellows. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532. Good clean copy. Keywords: Ireland, Revolutionary Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037189
ISBN
9781905007011
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

paperback. 264 wood and ivory carvings of animals, plants and people, none of them larger than a matchbox; apprentice potter Edmund de Waal was entranced by the collection when he first encountered it in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. When he inherited them, he discovered that they unlocked a story larger than he could have imagined. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AFKC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy. With light wear to front cover, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037283
ISBN
9780099539551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. A collection of the translated letters of the 17th-century correspondent and friend of Descartes, Princess Elisabeth. Her questions provoked Descartes to think about ethics and the passions. The volume contains a running commentary on the historical, biographical and intellectual context. Num Pages: 202 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HPQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037407
ISBN
9780847692651
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. In the sixties, Fitzhugh Mullan was an activist in the civil rights struggle. While in medical school, Mullan was shocked by gaps in what the students learned, and the lack of humanity in the classroom. This book charts the state of medical school and practices in the 1960s and 70s. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGT; JPW; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031979
ISBN
9780472031979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Paperback. Features an American memoir of growing up in New York with eccentric uncles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747579328
ISBN
9780747579328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. "Shadow Child" presents an examination of the grief of a father over the death of his baby daughter. Translator(s): Garrett, Sam. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747579731
ISBN
9780747579731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Trinity University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595347886
ISBN
9781595347886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.93

Hardcover. The insightful and entertaining account of an outstanding British diplomatic career in the post-colonial period. Num Pages: 300 pages, Photographic plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBXS; 3JJ; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531155
ISBN
9781908531155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.50

Paperback. 8vo. .Good clean copy..First edition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0289297
ISBN
9780717127979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037544
ISBN
9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Collects interviews and profiles of the man whose name remains synonymous with Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Donald Duck, Sleeping Beauty, and others. Bringing over twenty interviews from the late 1920s to the late 1960s, this book traces Disney's career from "Steamboat Willie" to the construction of Disneyland. Editor(s): Jackson, Kathy Merlock. Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; APFV; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578067138
ISBN
9781578067138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Paperback. This book traces the life and times of Eric Worrell, the original reptile danger man and naturalist, and the iconic tourist attraction he established, The Australian Reptile Park, which continues to be a leader in wildlife tourism, conservation, education and research. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; WNCK; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742232324
ISBN
9781742232324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.82

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. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299127442
ISBN
9780299127442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.09

Paperback. Flinders Petrie has been called the "Father of Modern Egyptology" and was one of the pioneers of modern archaeology. Here Drower, a student of his in the 1930s, traces his life from his boyhood, when he was already a budding scholar, to his stunning career in the deserts of Egypt. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 522 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299146245
ISBN
9780299146245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. Jaime Manrique weaves into his own memoir the lives of three important 20th-century Hispanic writers: the Argentine Manuel Puig, the author of "Kiss of the Spider Woman"; the Cuban Reinaldo Arenas, author of "Before Night Falls"; and Spanish poet and playwright Frederico Garcia Lorca. Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; BGA; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299161842
ISBN
9780299161842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.88

paperback. Series: George L. Mosse Series In Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBAH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299165840
ISBN
9780299165840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.16

Paperback. An autobiography of Yi-Fu Tuan, a Chinese American who came to this country as a twenty-year-old graduate student and stayed to become one of America's most innovative intellectuals, whose work has explored the aesthetic and moral dimensions of human relations with landscape, nature, and environment. Series Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 17 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299166649
ISBN
9780299166649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.88

paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299177348
ISBN
9780299177348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.98

paperback. Mozart's operas where perfectly matched for the libretti of Da Ponte. Da Ponte's own long life (1749-1838), however, was more fantastic than any opera plot. A poor Jew who became a Catholic priest; a priest who became a young rake; and a teacher, poet and librettist who became a greengrocer. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299178741
ISBN
9780299178741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. This volume tells of a relationship between Hugo Wolf, one of the greatest masters of the German art song, and Melanie Kochert, the wife of a prominent Viennese jeweller with whom Wolf shared a lifelong emotional, spiritual, and artistic bond. Editor(s): Grasberger, Franz. Translator(s): Urban, Louise McClelland (Professor Emerita of Voice, University of Maryland, USA). Num Pages: 333 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299194444
ISBN
9780299194444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

paperback. A collection of writings by and about Katherine Dunham, the African American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. This edition includes scholarly articles, Dunham's essays on dance and anthropology, press reviews, interviews, and chapters from Dunham's unpublished volume of memoirs, "Minefields". Editor(s): Clark, Veve A.; Johnson, Sara E. Num Pages: 576 pages, 26 b&w photos. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299212742
ISBN
9780299212742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. A biography of John Sturges. It examines his childhood in California during the Great Depression; his apprenticeship in the editing department of RKO Pictures, where he worked on such films as "Gunga Din"; his service in the Army Air Corps in WWII; and his emergence as one of the first independent producer-directors in Hollywood. Series: Wisconsin Film Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299228347
ISBN
9780299228347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. In the 1930s, swing music reigned, and the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra was the hottest and hippest attraction on the black dance circuits. This book traces the development of the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra from its infant days as a high school band in Memphis to its record-breaking tours across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 12-page plate section. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472033591
ISBN
9780472033591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

paperback. Translator(s): Abe, Ryuichi; Haskel, Peter. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BG; DCF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824817770
ISBN
9780824817770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 454 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879720636
ISBN
9780879720636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

paperback. This is the amazing true story of Margaret Ann Bulkley, the young woman who broke the rules of Georgian society to become one of the most respected surgeons of the century. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BG. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Condition
New
SKU
9781786071194
ISBN
9781786071194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.60

Paperback. A deeply moving memoir about the loss of childhood and its impact on adult life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
9781844081189
ISBN
9781844081189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.70

paperback. Rudolph Hoess was Commandant of Auschwitz during the war. He was taken prisoner by the British. Between his trial and his execution he was ordered to write his autobiography. This is it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
New
SKU
KAM0001230
ISBN
9781842120248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.02

paperback. Adventure, shipwreck, storms and survival on the high seas. Series: Voyages Promotion. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
New
SKU
KAM0001239
ISBN
9780753809877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.12

hardcover. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ price clipped & has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037884
ISBN
9780241123928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00