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Paperback. These two memoirs provide windows into the Sumatran past, in particular, and the early 20th-century history of south-east Asia, in general. In reconstructing their own passage into adulthood, the writers tell the story of their country's turbulent journey to independence. Editor(s): Rodgers, Susan. Num Pages: 348 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGHA; HBAH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085473
ISBN
9780520085473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. This revealing biography details the life of Bill Jardine, anti-apartheid activist and noted sportsman, who played a key role in racially unifying sports and facilitating South African participation internationally. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Real African Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919855080
ISBN
9781919855080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.10

Hardcover. A Memoir of the Occult 1966-1989. 336 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM; HRQX. Dimension: 197 x 233 x 29. Weight: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ibis Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892542017
ISBN
9780892542017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.72

Paperback. Bill Edrich was regarded as one of the exciting cricket discoveries of his generation. Playing for Middlesex at county level, Edrich surged onto the England scene in 1938 when he scored 1,000 runs. This book relates the story behind this achievement and distils the measure of Edrich's courage as a cricketer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444345
ISBN
9780752444345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Known as one of the great producers and promoters of the film industry, Eric Pommer had a life-long commitment to German film - despite his emigration in 1933 - and worked in France and Britian, as well as the United States. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819307
ISBN
9781571819307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.73

Paperback. Previously unpublished lectures and interviews by the pre-eminent media seer of the modern age--informal, accessible, provocative. Editor(s): McLuhan, Stephanie; Staines, David. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262633178
ISBN
9780262633178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths, Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades. This book deals with his work and life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394817
ISBN
9780141394817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. A vivacious memoir of life along the Detroit River, from the prize-winning reporter, novelist, and CBC broadcaster Paul Vasey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927428313
ISBN
9781927428313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.78

Hardcover. One couple's inspiring memoir of healing a Rwandan village, raising a family near the old killing fields, and building a restaurant named Heaven. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; BG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316232913
ISBN
9780316232913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.49

Hardcover. In Tables in the Wilderness, Preston Yancey, a conservative, active Christian, goes on a journey that many readers have also taken: the change from a secure faith into an overturned life. In the process Preston finds that God speaks in the wilderness, in understandings that are bigger than answers about God's will, and even in the silences between Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zondervan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310338826
ISBN
9780310338826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Paperback. Having panhandled as a "deaf" man for 11 years, the author has written a book exposing all the ins and outs of his life exploiting a "disability" to earn hundreds of dollars a day and sheds light on the cultural phenomenon of deaf peddling that thrives today. Illustrations. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563680960
ISBN
9781563680960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.33

Hardcover. What it means to eat, sleep and bleed GAA, from a legend of the game. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 566. 8vo.Illustrated
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0309014
ISBN
9780717169344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99

Paperback. Andrea Smeltzer had the world at her feet: she was talented, strong, and beautiful. But, after a one-year struggle with Bulimia, Andrea died in her sleep at the age of 19. Her mother, Doris, here, presents an exploration of the emotional issues around her daughter's development of Bulimia. This work also has Andrea's poetry and journal entries. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MMZD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gurze Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936077017
ISBN
9780936077017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJP; BM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999593
ISBN
9780295999593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.66

Paperback. A gorgeously crafted memoir about resilience, family, and forging your own way, by a woman born without legs. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350746
ISBN
9780393350746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

hardcover. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832770
ISBN
9780810832770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851155906
ISBN
9780851155906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12pp photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578991
ISBN
9781877578991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 41.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493007516
ISBN
9781493007516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.30

Hardcover. This is the story of John Sussex, a highly successful derivatives trader whose career has spanned the radical technological, social and political changes that took place in the City of London during the Eighties and Nineties. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGBA; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470741733
ISBN
9780470741733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389614
ISBN
9781934389614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.01

Hardback. Captures the end of the Ottoman world and a pivotal moment in Palestinian history. This title follows the misadventures of an Ottoman soldier stationed in Jerusalem. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; BJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259553
ISBN
9780520259553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.30

paperback. John Saville was involved in the crisis of the British Communist Party in 1956 following Khrushchev's speech to the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party. These memoirs cover his life in socialist politics and the academic world, from his travels in France and Nazi Germany through war service as an Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Sergeant Major. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365207
ISBN
9780850365207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. The extraordinary story of a child prodigy and his remarkable entrepreneurial accomplishments If anyone has "been there, done that" in starting and managing businesses, it's William Saito. Saito is a truly unique personality, and his remarkable story, An Unprogrammed Life, is the compelling tale of a young entrepreneur. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118077030
ISBN
9781118077030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.12

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