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mass_market. A biography which describes an independent young woman who rejected society's traditional female role and overcame that stigma. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BG; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970952
ISBN
9781597970952
Condition: New

€ 12.83

Paperback. Crime or Compassion? is the compelling and heart-breaking account of the price one woman paid for caring for her friend. An unforgettable read that asks a fundamental question: what would you do? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; LAQ; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 2. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000754
ISBN
9781473649859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGHA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583225219
ISBN
9781583225219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0009821
ISBN
9780571196968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0027278
ISBN
9780701145835
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060926649
ISBN
9780060926649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Moving testaments to the struggle for freedom. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 halftones, 1 map, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856581
ISBN
9780807856581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.41

paperback. A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe's famous play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780007116126
ISBN
9780007116126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Focusing on different stages of Drinker's personal development within the domestic context, this abridged edition highlights four critical phases of her life cycle: youth and courtship, wife and mother, middle age in years of crisis, and grandmother and family elder. Editor(s): Crane, Elaine Forman. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; BJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220773
ISBN
9780812220773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414339368
ISBN
9781414339368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Kevin Heffernan was a giant amongst GAA men. A giant with a brilliant mind. An unforgiving giant. A giant who repeatedly warned everybody that he would not let his own mother get in the way of him winning one more game of football. Heffo was deeply admired and absolutely feared like no other. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, some colour. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 539. 8vo.Illustrated. Very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0308829
ISBN
9781848271852
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive biographical study of Bartok as man, composer, and folklorist, including the background and development of his unique musical language and the impact of his pioneering investigations of multinational musical folklore on his composed works. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes, tables. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840768
ISBN
9780810840768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.61

Paperback. In movies, stage plays, short stories, novels, newspaper articles, poems, and songs, literally hundreds of accomplished authors have been drawn toward the near mythical persona of Henry McCarty, aka William Bonney, alias Billy the Kid. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762748938
ISBN
9780762748938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

Hardcover. Through frank discussions of sex and intimacy, the author explores the consequence of sexual violence on love and relationships, and she illustrates the steep personal cost of sexual violence and the obstacles faced by individual survivors in its aftermath. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 50 x 80 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226073705
ISBN
9780226073705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a renowned cavalryman who fought during the American Civil War. This book presents an analysis of his life, from childhood in Mississippi, to wealth from the slave trade, his role as founder and Grand Wizard of the first Ku Klux Klan, and his death. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 51 illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608850
ISBN
9780700608850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mariner Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544245617
ISBN
9780544245617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Eberle, Henrik. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648736
ISBN
9780745648736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 219 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296177
ISBN
9789652296177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. The story of a lifetime at the very centre of international cricket, from the most respected TV commentator in the game. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x colour plate sections. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444705935
ISBN
9781444705935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 photos. BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 152 x 266 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455621507
ISBN
9781455621507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.48

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781459708297
ISBN
9781459708297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.89

Hardcover. One of the most controversial religious figures of the 19th century, John Henry Newman began his career as a priest in the Church of England but converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. This study portrays him as a disruptive and confused schismatic conducting a radical religious experiment. Num Pages: 752 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300092516
ISBN
9780300092516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392947
ISBN
9780888392947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.63

Paperback. Beyond question Shelley scholars and 19th-century specialists will value this usefully annotated and carefully produced edition; it may also be that anyone would enjoy the stories themselves.. and the accompanying original engravings. -- Diane Johnson, Washington Post. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801842184
ISBN
9780801842184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.98

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