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Biography
hardcover. Offers an account of how as a lawyer for Muhammad Ali, for the doctors who ended Jim Crow at American hospitals, and for scores of death row inmates, the author became a deeply involved activist in the civil rights movement. This book is useful to lawyers and to students of the history of the 1960s, civil rights, and African American studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JPVH1; LAS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813925011
- ISBN
- 9780813925011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.09
€ 53.09
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, 46 halftones 12 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606965
- ISBN
- 9780691606965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.49
€ 95.07
€ 72.49
Paperback. George Washington remains the most most enigmatic figure of the American War of Independence. These essays look at both his personal life and character, and his public life as a soldier and political figure. The introduction looks at how Washington has been treated by historians. Editor(s): Higginbotham, R. Don. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920061
- ISBN
- 9780813920061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.95
€ 35.95
Paperback. The third volume in Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Num Pages: 397 pages, 1 b&w line. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002011
- ISBN
- 9780413744203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 14.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- TwoDot Books United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762754267
- ISBN
- 9780762754267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.12
€ 15.99
€ 14.12
Hardcover. Praise for George E.P. Box and An Accidental Statistician I found most interesting the parts describing how he developed as a statistician, the intellectual influences on him, and the genesis of the ideas for which he is so well known.. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; PBT; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 239 x 34. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118400883
- ISBN
- 9781118400883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.96
€ 44.99
€ 33.96
Paperback. The highly acclaimed memoir of growing up with Dylan Thomas Editor(s): Campomar, Andreas. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188. 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. In 1949, after years of nomadic existence, Aeronwy Thomas and her family arrived at the Boat House in Laugharne, a small village on the Welsh coast. Here her father, the poet Dylan Thomas and mother, Caitlin, hoped to find peace, a place to settle and work. This book contains a portrait of growing up and an insight into Dylan Thomas' poetry. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849013642
- ISBN
- 9781849013642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781621573326
- ISBN
- 9781621573326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.61
€ 29.99
€ 24.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Serif United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897959527
- ISBN
- 9781897959527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.18
€ 15.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports.c23 cm. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486425
- ISBN
- 9780801486425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.36
€ 55.36
Paperback. * Important study of women and power in medieval England. * Sets biographical study of two early English queens in social and political context. * Draws on latest research in womena s and feminist history as anthropology. * Provides insights into structure of medieval rule. . Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227380
- ISBN
- 9780631227380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 49.23
€ 50.99
€ 49.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396426
- ISBN
- 9780888396426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.78
€ 25.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898485
- ISBN
- 9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.33
€ 41.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, xii, 174 p. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092287
- ISBN
- 9780226092287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.12
€ 34.99
€ 27.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0184273
- ISBN
- 9780090860401
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. From 1888 to 1892 W.B.Yeats contributed a series of essays on literature and Irish folklore to two American newspapers. Newly edited, annotated and introduced, this collection reveals his intense engagement with current books, plays, personalities and controversies. Editor(s): Finneran, Richard J.; Harper, George Mills. Series: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333438787
- ISBN
- 9780333438787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.13
€ 186.13
Paperback. Series: Writers of Wales. Num Pages: 100 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 241 x 23. . Rare. Text in English and Welsh. Testun yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0025039
- ISBN
- 9780708311011
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first academic study of the science fiction television of Terry Nation, inventor of the Daleks, and author of 'Survivors' and 'Blake's 7' - places his work in the context of its production, and contains sustained analysis of key programmes, as well as new interview material. Series Editor(s): Bignell, Jonathan; Cardwell, Sarah; Peacock, Steven. Series: Television. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719065477
- ISBN
- 9780719065477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.04
€ 32.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Edition
- new edition of 1917 ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359300
- ISBN
- 9781906359300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.17
€ 21.99
€ 20.17
Hardcover. Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all consuming passion was literature. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from Spender's writing and shows its relationship to the major political and social events with which Spender became involved. Num Pages: 350 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 644. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016490
- ISBN
- 9780715629482
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; HB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Braun-Verlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783765090196
- ISBN
- 9783765090196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.84
€ 68.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BTC; JKVM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Barricade Books
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934878494
- ISBN
- 9780934878494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.97
€ 18.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271024516
- ISBN
- 9780271024516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.55
€ 26.99
€ 21.55
Hardback. Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. Clive is a fascinating and important historical figure: a lowly company employee who rose to great heights. Clive's position as both a servant of the East India Company and an agent of imperialism makes him a surprisingly resonant figure. Series: Military Profiles. Num Pages: 140 pages, 16 B 4 maps; chronology; notes; bibliographic essay; index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341682
- ISBN
- 9781612341682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.67
€ 26.99
€ 22.67