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hardcover. From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacy - and the heavy toll it takes on her and her father. Num Pages: 396 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBTM; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976985
ISBN
9781597976985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. This account gives a vivid picture of the romance and realism of coastal trade, initially in a schooner, then in Thames spiritsail sailing barges before and during the war. The author tells of the havoc wrought by barges caught out in severe gales and the hazards of plying trade in wartime. Num Pages: 176 pages, line drawings, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953818013
ISBN
9780953818013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
SKU
KJH0000008
ISBN
9781907642395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback / so. An NPR Book of the Year, worth, oh well, its weight in gold. . . . vivid and eloquent. The New York Times Book.. BIC Classification: BM; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611450293
ISBN
9781611450293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.75

paperback. Published amid controversy in 1793-6, this two-volume biography remains an important portrait of Methodism's founders and early history. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGX; HBJD1; HRCC95. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1333.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781108059688
ISBN
9781108059688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.37

Paperback. Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 black/white photos, one 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 333.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312611446
ISBN
9780312611446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. Used paperback in very good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2232022
ISBN
9780751517088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; BGF; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Three Rooms Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941110188
ISBN
9781941110188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.68

hardcover. There are few couples in the history of 20th-century American art and culture more prominent than Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz. Between 1915, when they first began to write to each other, and 1946, when Stieglitz died, O'Keeffe and Stieglitz exchanged over 5,000 letters. This title features some 650 letters. Series: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; AJB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 194 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300166309
ISBN
9780300166309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.05

Paperback. WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. The inside story of one of the most notorious tours of duty of the current Afghan War. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations, ports., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 52. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781849164238
ISBN
9781849164238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.99

Hardback. This historical study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts to recreate earlier success. It features material on Mexican sources and the players in the various assassination plots against him. Num Pages: 450 pages, graphs, maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572921245
ISBN
9781572921245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Hardcover. Editor(s): Feller, Professor Daniel; Moser, Harold D; Moss, Laura-Eve; Coens, Thomas. Series: Papers of Andrew Jackson. Num Pages: 826 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572335936
ISBN
9781572335936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.05

Paperback. 'A much-needed critical and balanced portrayal .. a welcome contribution to our understanding of the man and his times.' George L. Berlin, AJS Review Num Pages: 340 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874774457
ISBN
9781874774457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.50

Paperback. Since German unification, East Germany has entered a period of rapid change. In this collection of interviews, 18 East German women describe the adjustments they have made and express the excitement, chaos and frustration of this transitional period. Editor(s): Dodds, Dinah; Allen-Thompson, Pam. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
No Edition Stated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239335
ISBN
9780870239335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. A tale about a dream. The dream of running a restaurant. In Uckfield, East Sussex. Uckfield didn't actually appear in the dream. But for Christopher Nye it was the perfect choice: a small town, but not too small; a town crying out for American-style diner; a town without a McDonald's. Here's the story of how to make it big in small-town Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; TTVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sort of Books United Kingdom
Edition
Main
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954221737
ISBN
9780954221737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nightboat Books United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982264522
ISBN
9780982264522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.66

paperback. Cultural Agents Reloaded reflects on the accomplishments and failures of Antanas Mockus, twice Mayor of Bogota. His example motivates us to sharpen our understanding of what cultural agency is in the present day by bringing into focus the challenges public humanities face when they travel South and struggle to become genuinely global." Series: Focus on Latin American Art and Agency. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JM; BGH; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
The Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088559
ISBN
9780674088559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.15

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
SKU
KKD0001759
ISBN
9780340751244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An expanded and updated study of the thematic concerns and the underlying humanism and morality in Scorsese's films. Contains individual chapters on fifteen Scorsese films, the most complete Scorsese filmography available, and a host of illustrations. Editor(s): Slide, Anthony. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 16 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835894
ISBN
9780810835894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694742
ISBN
9781894694742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. This book describes the views of two of our nation s greatest presidents and explains how these views provide valuable insight into modern-day debates.The first extended examination of the ideas of both Lincoln and Jefferson, it provides readers with a succinct guide to their opinions that still resonate today." Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809334902
ISBN
9780809334902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, Rocet Arwel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFW; BG; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708315613
ISBN
9780708315613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.97

Paperback. Follow the author into the depths of his deep grief as he descend into darkness after the loss of his sick wife and back up again through his successful rise from the ashes of loss. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785351518
ISBN
9781785351518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, Mark B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600307
ISBN
9780691600307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 41.17

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