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Paperback. Functions as a portrait of small-town America emerging from frontier status into the corruption and violence of the Jazz age. This account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career, and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases, had a lasting impact on his community. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252068447
ISBN
9780252068447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Monsoon Books Singapore
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814358859
ISBN
9789814358859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.41

Hardcover. A classic American success story with a twist Like J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field was one of the overlords of triumphant capitalism in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century. However, his phenomenal wealth and generous philanthropy masked a disastrous personal life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BGB; KJV; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471024934
ISBN
9780471024934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

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

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. A moving story of Marine Operators doing what they do best, Level Zero Heroes brings to life the mission of the US. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 that fought side by side in Afghanistan, in a narrative as action packed and emotional as anything to emerge from the Special Operations community contribution to the Afghan War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map, 16 page colour photograph inserts. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Griffin Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781250070296
ISBN
9781250070296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Deals with the personality and political ability of the monarch, the court, finance, parliament, foreign policy and religion, including James's record in Scotland and the legacies of Elizabeth I. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 84 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415077798
ISBN
9780415077798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.28

Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552775335
ISBN
9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.28

paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816618972
ISBN
9780816618972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Norland, Daniel; Rose, Jeffrey. Translator(s): List, Kathleen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781503601154
ISBN
9781503601154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.69

Paperback. 168 pages, Illustrations, map. . . . Not just another 'climber gets stuck on mountain but survives to tell the tale' book. The gripping accounts. . . are all there, but the other half of the book is all about the journey Nigel has made since. . . and his refusal to disappear into the crevasses of self pity and helplessness.--Carolyn Budding. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Dimension: 203 x 126 x 9. Weight: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ecademy Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905823277
ISBN
9781905823277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803249721
ISBN
9780803249721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.04

Paperback. Deepens our understanding of the issues involved in international adoptions and the desire of birth families to find their disappeared sons and daughters Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; BM; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292729087
ISBN
9780292729087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Hardcover. Even two hundred years after Abraham Lincoln's death, we, like Walt Whitman, "love the President personally." Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393065305
ISBN
9780393065305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Hardcover. Andrea Gabor recounts the development of modern business through the lives, times and ideas of the great thinkers -- people such as Peter Drucker, W. Edwards Deming, Alfred Sloan, Abraham Maslow -- who defined the art and science of business. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KCA; KCS; KCZ; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471492474
ISBN
9780471492474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.17

Paperback. Shows two worlds - the lucrative realm of the perfume makers, and the equally rivalrous domain of smell science. At the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: why do things smell the way they do? How is smell written into the molecules? This book is the story of the quest to solve this puzzle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; JMM; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571215386
ISBN
9780571215386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.66

Hardback. Joyce Gould's memoirs take us through eighty years of political and social change, identifying her role as part of that change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849549752
ISBN
9781849549752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; BM; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807057520
ISBN
9780807057520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.74

paperback. The Stone Roses shows a band sizzling with skill, consumed with drive and aspiration and possessing an almost preternatural mastery of the pop paradigm. This book explores the political and cultural zeitgeist of England in 1989, and attempts to apprehend the magic ingredients that made "The Stone Roses" such a special album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780826417428
ISBN
9780826417428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Presenting the author's thoughts about where food is going and an appeal for sustainable cuisine, this book is suitable for those with an interest in food and cooking. Num Pages: 480 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552157315
ISBN
9780552157315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.26

Hardcover. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper with minor edge wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
St. Albans : MacGibbon And Kee
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0013555
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422335
ISBN
9780821422335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. The biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle tells of a young Canadian woman of humble background who, at the turn of the 20th century, discovers love with the priest of her village. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781897425848
ISBN
9781897425848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Hardcover. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as saviour and saint of the nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011991
ISBN
9780674011991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.40

Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571234387
ISBN
9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.92

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