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Paperback. Jim Harrison traces his upbringing in Michigan amid the austerities of the Depression and the Second World War, and the seemingly greater austerities of his starchy Swedish forebears. He chronicles his coming-of-age, from a boy drunk with books to a young man making his way among fellow writers he deeply admires. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802140302
ISBN
9780802140302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780460876353
ISBN
9780460876353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.18

hardcover. This is biography of Agoston Haraszthy, an immigrant who apart from his efforts to establish a wine industry in California, holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the USA. Num Pages: 596 pages, 36 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731454
ISBN
9780804731454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.01

Paperback. The astonishing and wildly entertaining memoir of Nile Rodgers: legendary producer and co-founder of the band Chic. Num Pages: 336 pages, Section: 24, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780751542776
ISBN
9780751542776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.20

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGX; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691627823
ISBN
9780691627823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.07

Paperback. The definitive biography of David Dubinsky, one of the most controversial and influential labour leaders in 20th-century America Num Pages: 436 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770368
ISBN
9780814770368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 17 x 137 x 197. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder Headline Ireland Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
256
SKU
KTG0010781
ISBN
9780340993149
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. In this book, a leading historian takes the full measure of Lincoln's reputation. Drawing on a range of primary documents Hans Trefousse gives the voices of Lincoln's own time. Politicians and ordinary people, soldiers and statesmen, abolitionists and slaveholders alike, give a chorus of American opinion. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224685
ISBN
9780823224685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.68

Paperback. Celebrates the special circumstance of being born and reared in a household where being a woman of mixed race could be a fundamental source of strength, vitality, and courage. This book traces Day Shepherd's journey to Bronzeville, the epicenter of black Chicago during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318233
ISBN
9780226318233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.68

Hardcover. A startling re-evaluation of Lady Byron's marriage and the untold story of her complex life as a single mother and progressive force. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082685
ISBN
9780393082685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 19.51

hardcover. A successful health care entrepreneur and global philanthropist, recounts the lessons he learned along the way and shows that adversity can lead to success in life and business. He shows anyone bulldozed by life how to pull themselves out of the rubble, dust themselves off and find meaning and purpose. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KJH; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761868552
ISBN
9780761868552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801442117
ISBN
9780801442117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.64

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 618 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375754210
ISBN
9780375754210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. The "Wild" West is full of stories told and retold. The captivity narrative, in which people are captured by usually "uncivilized" or "barbaric" enemies, is a curious category of literature, and the American genre more so. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626364226
ISBN
9781626364226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.40

Paperback. "[Makes] history, with all its messiness, ugliness, and even humanity, come vividly alive."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393326062
ISBN
9780393326062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600214295
ISBN
9781600214295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.54
€ 61.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609005
ISBN
9780835609005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

Paperback.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780553272932
ISBN
9780553272932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Urim Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9789655241754
ISBN
9789655241754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.12

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Crown
Condition
New
SKU
9780609809648
ISBN
9780609809648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.34

Paperback. Takes readers back to the author's childhood days, his humiliating expulsion from school and to his army years and wartime service. This book shows how after the war he returned to America and there came his Hollywood success in films such as "Wuthering Heights" and "Around the World in 80 Days". Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780140239249
ISBN
9780140239249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Flicking Lizard Ltd
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955953118
ISBN
9780955953118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935247135
ISBN
9781935247135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.30

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633039
ISBN
9780691633039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.76

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