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Paperback. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663289
- ISBN
- 9780745663289
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Condition: New
€ 21.31
€ 21.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595341365
- ISBN
- 9781595341365
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.09
€ 17.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the "untouchable" Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St Valentine's Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capone's remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620871096
- ISBN
- 9781620871096
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Condition: New
€ 15.48
€ 15.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425262511
- ISBN
- 9780425262511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.93
€ 18.99
€ 16.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572640
- ISBN
- 9781621572640
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.98
€ 30.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Bob Dylan is an iconic figure in American music and cultural history. This book considers Dylan from four perspectives: his complicated relationship to blackness, the underrated influence of his singing style, his fascinating image in films, and his controversial songwriting methods that have led to charges of plagiarism. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181876
- ISBN
- 9780300181876
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.30
€ 14.99
€ 12.30
Hardcover. Series: Persia Observed. Num Pages: 446 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDAP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 146 x 38. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934211604
- ISBN
- 9780934211604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. These essays from a diverse group of distinguished contributors deepen our understanding of the new security threats posed by terrorism, by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and by the spread of Islamic extremism. They examine the obstacles to making U.S. intelligence more capable and offer recommendations for effective reform. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817946623
- ISBN
- 9780817946623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.22
€ 21.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 259 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Familius LLC
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942934493
- ISBN
- 9781942934493
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.48
€ 20.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rudahl, Sharon. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389850
- ISBN
- 9781934389850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.29
€ 16.99
€ 16.29
paperback. This work examines the career of Lloyd Morrisett - a television executive who developed the successful children's television programme "Sesame Street", with the aim of teaching pre-school children the basics of literacy. His other media and journalistic achievements are also listed. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823220410
- ISBN
- 9780823220410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.99
€ 38.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH; HBT; JM; PSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Buckingham Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684660
- ISBN
- 9781908684660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.51
€ 26.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. In this account of the earliest days of settlement in the West, William Wallace conveys a sense of unspoken courage--the courage that was needed to make a fresh start in a strange new land. Editor(s): Wallace, William; Coates, Ken; Morrison, Bill. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774087
- ISBN
- 9780889774087
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.20
€ 29.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Twenty-three-year-old widows don't sleep around - do they? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755319565
- ISBN
- 9780755319565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780609807248
- ISBN
- 9780609807248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.05
€ 19.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. My Brother's Life and Death with the Coldstream Guards in Northern Ireland. 176 pages, 48 photos, 1 map. Intends to reflect on the author's experiences in Northern Ireland, and to recount his brother's life and death at the hands of the IRA. This book introduces you to the life of a professional soldier, the operational experience in Northern Ireland, and leads you along the effects of unjustified terrorist murder in Northern Ireland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGH; JPWL. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033576
- ISBN
- 9781906033576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.44
€ 25.99
€ 19.44
Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 287 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342066
- ISBN
- 9780764342066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 33.44
€ 41.99
€ 33.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; BK; HBJH; HRHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821422304
- ISBN
- 9780821422304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.37
€ 51.99
€ 51.37
hardcover. Having recalled his life through the story of his physical self in Winter Journal, the author now remembers the experience of his development from within, through the encounters of his interior self with the outer world, as well as through a selection of the revealing letters he sent to his first wife, acclaimed author Lydia Davis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571303687
- ISBN
- 9780571303687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.28
€ 6.28
Paperback / so. Series: Biografias de Grandes Lideres de Nuestros Tiempos. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vida Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780829752724
- ISBN
- 9780829752724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252014109
- ISBN
- 9780252014109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353020
- ISBN
- 9780393353020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.62
€ 18.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women recognizes the women who helped to shape the Lone Star State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 10.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762769827
- ISBN
- 9780762769827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.36
€ 17.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. Now, exploring the psychological narrative implicit in that mass of documents, Parker recreates episode after episode that will prove stunningly new, even to Melvilleans. Num Pages: 998 pages, 40, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801881855
- ISBN
- 9780801881855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.53
€ 48.99
€ 40.53