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Paperback. 244 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Five Leaves
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512331
ISBN
9781905512331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. By weaving discussions of the personal and professional writings of Ruth Benedict (1887-1948), this work offers a portrait of a woman who overcame the barriers of sexism to become one of the most compelling intellectual figures in twentieth-century American life. It defends her humanistic approach to anthropology and considers her important works. Series: Columbia Classics in Anthropology. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
30 Anniversary ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134910
ISBN
9780231134910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.33

Paperback. A fascinating examination of the extraordinary life of Roger Casement, executed as part of the 1916 rising, fighting the empire that had previously knighted him. Ultimately, he was hanged in Pentonville prison on the 3 August-two years to the day after Britain's declaration of war in 1914. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172648
ISBN
9781847172648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 175+ color & 35+ b/w images. BIC Classification: ASZ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 280 x 15. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337031
ISBN
9780764337031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414333083
ISBN
9781414333083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. This anthology contains autobiographical commentaries by the Brontes themselves, but because these are so scarce they are supplemented by first-hand statements made not only by various inhabitants of Haworth, but by those who met members of the Bronte family in Yorkshire, London, and elsewhere. Editor(s): Orel, Harold. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
V9780333663141
ISBN
9780333663141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.83

Paperback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGL; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118281529
ISBN
9781118281529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.52

Paperback. Conceived within a clandestine relationship between a black man and a married white woman, Spain was born in Mississippi during the mid-1950s. This title portrays the dehumanizing conditions in the prisons, the pervasive abuses in the criminal justice system, and the case for overturning Spain's conspiracy conviction. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFSL3; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397506
ISBN
9781566397506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bauhan (William L.),U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872331754
ISBN
9780872331754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.95

Hardback. When the anthropologist returns to Kenya to begin fieldwork for a new research project, he meets a young man from the Taita Hills who is as interested in the United States as Smith is in Taita. This book tells the story of sorcery, redemption, and transnational friendship in the globalized twenty-first century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281103
ISBN
9780520281103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.76
€ 69.44

Paperback. For many, Scrabble is merely a board game. For others it is an intellectual pilgrimage. This title chronicles the story of how Scrabble has grown from a diversion invented by an unemployed architect during The Great Depression into the successful, challenging and beloved game of today. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WDMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001981
ISBN
9780224060615
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This intimate and richly informative diary kept in 1910 by the young wife of a bustling merchant household in Kyoto is an engaging, unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early twentieth-century Japan. Includes 53 illustrations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; BGHA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724401
ISBN
9780804724401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGS; BK; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807591
ISBN
9780875807591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206260
ISBN
9781890206260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Examines one of the most important, yet understudied, media authors of all time - Norman Corwin - using him as a critical lens to consider the history of multimedia authorship, particularly in the realm of sound. Editor(s): Smith, Jacob; Verma, Neil. Num Pages: 265 pages, 12. BIC Classification: APB; APW; BGF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285323
ISBN
9780520285323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HRCC99; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777242
ISBN
9781615777242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.00
€ 18.21

Paperback. The remarkable true story of some of Europe's greatest artists, the house that sheltered them during the Second World War, and the Emergency Rescue Committee who helped them escape from the Nazis Num Pages: 496 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566943
ISBN
9780719566943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Emerging from the South American wilderness after adventures related in The Incredible Voyage, Tristan Jones finally makes it home to Britain to find his vessel, the tiny, nearly indestructible Sea Dart, impounded by customs officials because he cannot pay the tax. In his quest for the means to liberate his boat, he takes any work he can get. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Sheridan House
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924486302
ISBN
9780924486302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Here is the exciting story of Oklahoma University basketball coach Kelvin Sampson. Through personal interviews with the coach and some of his former players, author Steve Richardson weaves the story of one determined coach as he leads his team to the top. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556229466
ISBN
9781556229466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Generation Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0003010
ISBN
9781909593022
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Irish Books & Media
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002344
ISBN
9780717114498
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A candid account of rural Breton living, Lessons in Impermanence reveals the development of a very personal philosophy, as Jane and her family embrace the difficulties and triumphs of their alternative lifestyle with wit and humour. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844636
ISBN
9781909844636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.96

Paperback. The ultimate story of America's most dominant warriors, Team 6 of the US Navy SEALS, written by a longtime member and trainer of the elite group. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316204309
ISBN
9780316204309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771249491
ISBN
9788771249491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

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