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Paperback. In 1970, Margaret Grundstein abandoned her graduate degree at Yale and followed her husband, an Indonesian prince and community activist, to a commune in the backwoods of Oregon. Together they began to build their vision of utopia. Naked in the Woods chronicles Grundstein's shift from reluctant hippie to committed utopian. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870718076
- ISBN
- 9780870718076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Drawing from Hoover Institution archival documents, Paul Gregory sheds light on how the world's first socialist state went terribly wrong and why it was likely to veer off course through the tragic story of Stalin's most prominent victims: Pravda editor Nikolai Bukharin and his wife, Anna Larina. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGHA; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910358
- ISBN
- 9780817910358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.62
€ 25.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Hundreds of novels have been written about young men coming of age in war. And millions of young men have, in fact, come of age in combat. This is the story of one of them, Joe Ted (Bud) Miller, as told by his daughter, based on the daily letters he wrote to his family in 1944 and 1945. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603448154
- ISBN
- 9781603448154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 60 col plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007247721
- ISBN
- 9780007247721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.66
€ 14.99
€ 10.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Faulkner, Monica. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quantech Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996056106
- ISBN
- 9780996056106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.94
€ 36.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. Lowry began writing his best-known work, Under the Volcano, during their marriage. He based the character of Yvonne on his wife. Now, for the first time, Jan Gabrial tells the true story of their lives during those heady years, and provides a compelling portrait of a troubled artist. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619784
- ISBN
- 9780230619784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874807448
- ISBN
- 9780874807448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. Henry Irving - a merchant's clerk who became the savior of British theater - and Ellen Terry, who made her first theater appearance as soon as she could walk, were the king and queen of the Victorian stage. This book explores their public and private lives, showing how their artistic legacy and their children came to influence the modern world. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 47. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099497189
- ISBN
- 9780099497189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.40
€ 11.40
Hardcover. Iranian-Canadian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo's memoir of the 125 days he spent in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison after being wrongfully accused of helping to prepare a "velvet revolution" and spying for Iran's enemies. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGX; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773028
- ISBN
- 9780889773028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.41
€ 26.99
€ 23.41
Hardcover. Clean copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0245325
- ISBN
- 9781856353816
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003059
- ISBN
- 9780340734377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Linda (Yale University Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University Yale University Yale University, Connecticut). Series: Nineteenth-Century British Autobiographies. Num Pages: 744 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; BGHA; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 759.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 741
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115559
- ISBN
- 9781551115559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.51
€ 41.99
€ 34.51
Paperback. A biography of Herbie Mann's five decade career, from his beginnings in a tiny Brooklyn nightclub to appearances on international stages. Series: Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781458419811
- ISBN
- 9781458419811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.17
€ 33.17
Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218684
- ISBN
- 9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.86
€ 40.99
€ 35.86
Hardcover. Jean-Marie Tjibaou is arguably the most important post-World War II Oceanic leader. This biography of the Kanak (New Caledonia) leader takes a chronological approach to his life - from his beginnings in the mountains of northern New Caledonia and his studies at the Sorbonne to his leadership of the independence movement in the Territory. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJM; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Center for Pacific Islands Studies School of Pacific and Asi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832568
- ISBN
- 9780824832568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.40€ 59.04
€ 64.40
€ 59.04
Paperback. Introduces readers to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools, whose career included, seducing Heloise, being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic, as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214441
- ISBN
- 9780631214441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.88
€ 48.99
€ 48.88
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Anchor Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400077762
- ISBN
- 9781400077762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.91
€ 18.99
€ 16.91
Hardback. The definitive study of the "Hungarian man of mystery", shadowy spymaster J. Peters Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252035982
- ISBN
- 9780252035982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Hardcover. A powerful and heartbreaking portrait of the bond between two sisters, in life and beyond death Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has some minor shelf wear, otherwise as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KCG0000906
- ISBN
- 9781782119975
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Credited as the father of the modern horror story and the first detective novel, Poe still inspires legions of fans to this day. Series: Who Wrote That?. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791076224
- ISBN
- 9780791076224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
paperback. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848801
- ISBN
- 9780810848801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.49
€ 74.49
Paperback. Reveals both the William F. Cody of personal history and the Buffalo Bill of American mythology - and, finally, the curious reality that partakes of both Editor(s): Christianson, Frank. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 584 pages, 114 illustrations, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232914
- ISBN
- 9780803232914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.11
€ 32.99
€ 28.11
This text poses and answers questions surrounding how and why under-educated and impoverished children who successfully went to college did so and seeks to provide recommendations for mentoring disadvantaged children to enable them to get to college also. Series: Vanderbilt Issues in Higher Education S. Num Pages: 280 pages, tables, bibiliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JNM; JNS; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513915
- ISBN
- 9780826513915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.80€ 73.06
€ 80.80
€ 73.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557508638
- ISBN
- 9781557508638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.43
€ 32.99
€ 27.43