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Biography
Paperback. Internationally acclaimed poet-scientist Douglas Livingstone and leading literary critic Michael Chapman struck up a warm, at times iconoclastic friendship. Their conversations recollected in this book take readers through the black-and-white times of political turbulence in South Africa of the 1970s and 1980s to a climate, after apartheid. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; BGL; BGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of KwaZulu-Natal Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869143190
- ISBN
- 9781869143190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
hardcover. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this text provides a unique insight into counterinsurgency and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Series: Australian Army History Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJF; HBJM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107098442
- ISBN
- 9781107098442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.35€ 51.19
€ 51.35
€ 51.19
Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Xlibris Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781436377379
- ISBN
- 9781436377379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.29
€ 34.99
€ 25.29
Hardback. In this work, philosopher Dorothy Emmet looks back on the philosophers who had an influence upon her work. Personal portraits she draws include H.A. Pritchard, R.G. Collingwood, A.N. Whitehead, Samuel Alexander, R.B. Braithwaite, Michael Polanyi and Alasdair MacIntyre. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333670132
- ISBN
- 9780333670132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.20
€ 122.20
Hardcover. Some people called Robert Barnwell Rhett "the Father of Secession". This book illuminates Rhett's role in secession's time and passage. It tells of Rhett's interest in secession doctrine as early as 1828 and his outspoken support of disunion fully a quarter-century before 1861. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570033483
- ISBN
- 9781570033483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892541577
- ISBN
- 9780892541577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.45
€ 23.99
€ 23.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, Phil. Series: Dark Masters. Num Pages: 338 pages, 3 black and white drawings and photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Ist
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909232433
- ISBN
- 9781909232433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.30
€ 16.99
€ 15.30
Paperback. Tales, dreadful and delightful, from the disaster-prone world of international opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857211699
- ISBN
- 9780857211699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
paperback. Shares everything that author has learnt from a lifetime of both wins and losses, and wisdom from greats like Cloughie and Ferguson. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785034572
- ISBN
- 9781785034572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.88
€ 19.99
€ 9.88
Paperback. From Commanding Officer of the RAF's Aviation Medicine Training Centre and Head of Division at the Institute of Aviation Medicine pioneering safer systems for aircrew to the ITN studio team during the Apollo space programme in the 1970s, and then Physician Extraordinary to Her Majesty The Queen Mother, Gordon Sharp always found himself flying high. Num Pages: 235 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGTA; MMRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Mereo Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861512147
- ISBN
- 9781861512147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.63
€ 40.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599214481
- ISBN
- 9781599214481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.38
€ 17.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647425
- ISBN
- 9780226647425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.75
€ 24.99
€ 19.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 463 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Mercer University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865549593
- ISBN
- 9780865549593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.51
€ 40.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare. After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, Katie was subjected to a vicious acid attack. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps to cover
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KSS0014175
- ISBN
- 9780091940768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
* Revealing memoir of the German army * Details life on four fronts during WWII * Unusual insight into the German perspective Georg Grossjohann enlisted in the Reichswehr as a soldier bound for twelve years' service to the Weimar Republic. His World War II service began as an NCO in the Polish campaign and ended as a regimental commander. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 photographs/28 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 288 x 29. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345476104
- ISBN
- 9780345476104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.19
€ 10.19
Paperback. The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b&w illustratio. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 402. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001335
- ISBN
- 9781857990614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Bear, James Adam; Stanton, Lucia C. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 870 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 870
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629506
- ISBN
- 9780691629506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 341.92€ 251.92
€ 341.92
€ 251.92
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Num Pages: 598 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810128316
- ISBN
- 9780810128316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
hardcover. A collection of 13 biographies of men and women who have contributed to the development of the American West. It includes the lives that collectively offer racial and gender diversity as well as differing class and sexual orientation backgrounds. Editor(s): Tong, Benson; Lutz, Regan A. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028608
- ISBN
- 9780842028608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.64
€ 156.64
Hardback. Lives of the Caesars is a collection of biographical essays about Rome's most fascinating and influential emperors, from Augustus to Justinian. Written by authoritative experts in an accessible and lively style, this book examines 12 individuals who each placed their own distinctive stamp on one of the most significant periods in European history. Editor(s): Barrett, Anthony A. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127547
- ISBN
- 9781405127547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.75
€ 110.75
Paperback. Series: The Collected Works / Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642081804
- ISBN
- 9783642081804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 491.27
€ 491.27
Paperback. Telling Our Lives explores how three working-class women-from Jewish, African-American, and Irish-American backgrounds connect across their differences through storytelling and conversation. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742541740
- ISBN
- 9780742541740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.89
€ 64.89
Hardcover. Offers an in-depth study of Ashcroft's controversial tenure as attorney general - and as domestic commander in the campaign against global terrorism. Addressing concerns about challenges to civil liberties in the wake of 9/11, this work provides an assessment of his impact on national life within the context of an expansion of presidential power. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614554
- ISBN
- 9780700614554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.09€ 63.10
€ 69.09
€ 63.10
Paperback. * A group portrait of the poets of the First World War, seen in their full historical, military and biographical context Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121437
- ISBN
- 9780349121437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12