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Biography
Paperback. A personal and fascinating account of the career and achievement of an important, much-loved director; Jack Clayton. Series Editor(s): McFarlane, Brian; Sinyard, Neil. Series: British Film-Makers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFA; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719055058
- ISBN
- 9780719055058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Hardback. Tells the story of one man's odyssey from the streets of the Bronx to a life as a professional athlete and banker in Europe, but it is also provides a vantage point on the history of the Bronx and sheds light on a neglected period in American urban history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231027
- ISBN
- 9780823231027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.79€ 66.88
€ 79.79
€ 66.88
Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226214016
- ISBN
- 9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.30
€ 31.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. Some shelf wear inscription on endpaper
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0097312
- ISBN
- 9780863221064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- TwoDot Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762749034
- ISBN
- 9780762749034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.46
€ 17.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. Chester Ronning's life story offers a candid view of Canada's post-WWII diplomacy and China relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646637
- ISBN
- 9780888646637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.00
€ 38.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. This is the personal story of a middle-class, Jewish, US educated Cuban who joins Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to become a leader in the dramatic and dangerous urban underground during the struggle and ultimate triumph of the revolution, from 1952-1959. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787961695
- ISBN
- 9780787961695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.05
€ 29.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. This book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day. The authors drew on research that had mostly been kept in family hands, and include original photographs and a full family genealogy. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 42 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DV; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761861577
- ISBN
- 9780761861577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.41
€ 49.99
€ 47.41
Hardback. Sports radio personality JT the Brick's poignant memoir of losing his best friend to cancer - a crash course in what really matters in life and how to live when you know you're going to die. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455527908
- ISBN
- 9781455527908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628724196
- ISBN
- 9781628724196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.41
€ 17.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Edward Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable resume as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of his works in natural history, Bancroft was unanimously elected to the Royal Society. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187458
- ISBN
- 9780300187458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889772366
- ISBN
- 9780889772366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.64
€ 32.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. A translated memoir, in which the author chooses the height of the mirabelle season in Lorraine for a long-delayed visit to his home town, Luneville. It presents a series of impressions, encounters and musings that takes us from Friday Evening to Tuesday Morning, through a remembered topography that has largely shaped a lifetime's writing. Translator(s): Feldman, Jennie. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 96 pages. A translated memoir, in which the author chooses the height of the mirabelle season in Lorraine for a long-delayed visit to his home town, Luneville. It presents a series of impressions, encounters and musings that takes us from Friday Evening to Tuesday Morning, through a remembered topography that has largely shaped a lifetime's writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight: 128. Translator(s): Feldman, Jennie.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anvil Press Poetry
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856464492
- ISBN
- 9780856464492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.07
€ 17.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Published to accompany a Channel 4 series, Starkey turns the paradox into a person. This new approach to the enigma of Elizabeth's character presents a retelling of her reign, her love for Robert Dudley, the tragi-comedy of her suitors, her epic struggles with Mary and Philip II and the final debacle of her relationship with Robert Devereux. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286578
- ISBN
- 9780099286578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Quagmire Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978340919
- ISBN
- 9780978340919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307477385
- ISBN
- 9780307477385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.93
€ 18.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born former member of the Dutch Parliament was raised as a Muslim fundamentalist in Kenya. Aafia Siddiqui, a native of Pakistan, moved to the US to pursue a doctorate in neuroscience. Her involvement with al-Qaeda led the CIA to regard her as one of the most dangerous terrorist. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8-Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060898984
- ISBN
- 9780060898984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307473417
- ISBN
- 9780307473417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.78
€ 17.99
€ 17.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Todd, R. Larry. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635699
- ISBN
- 9780691635699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.50
€ 187.50
paperback. "Farr's book assesses Horne's command style, his relationship with the Canadians and his dealings with the commander-in-chief; this is where the value of the book lies, and that value is considerable. Farr has plugged quite a considerable gap in the biographical writings of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 ills, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033477
- ISBN
- 9781906033477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.63
€ 38.99
€ 27.63
Paperback. Renowned for a loveable if scattergun personality, Guy Martin is a down-to-earth hero, a modern-day celebrity motivated not by wealth and fame, but by his love of his bikes and trucks. This portrait charts his eventful life in pictures and recounts Guy's career in front and away from the spotlight. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0018895
- ISBN
- 9781780979557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; VFJX; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quest Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780835609401
- ISBN
- 9780835609401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.09
€ 17.99
€ 17.09
paperback. My Life with Things is Elizabeth Chin's meditation on her relationship with consumer goods and a critical statement on the politics and method of anthropology in which she uses everyday items to intimately examine the ways consumption resonates with personal and social meaning. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFC; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361367
- ISBN
- 9780822361367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. Legendary trainer of Red Rum tells his remarkable life story in his own inimitable style Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w, 1 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755313730
- ISBN
- 9780755313730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44