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Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Free Press
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0000133
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. East-West Mimesis follows the plight of German-Jewish humanists who escaped Nazi persecution by seeking exile in a Muslim-dominated society. Translator(s): Holbrook, Victoria. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; BG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769747
ISBN
9780804769747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99

Paperback. Born in Listowel, County Kerry, Tadhg Kennelly is the son of a Kerry football star and grew up playing GAA both for local and county teams. He debuted for the Sydney Swans in 2001 and went on to become one of their star players. In 2005 he won an AFL Premiership medal with the Swans, the first Irishman to do so. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468. 8vo .Illustrated. First edition.The Gaelic Athletic Association is an Irish amateur sporting and cultural organisation.It promotes traditional Irish sports including hurling ,gaelic football camogie and handball.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0307919
ISBN
9781856356398
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Chicago
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905037
ISBN
9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. A family story, told with restraint and tenderness. This book is a son's unembarrassed tribute to his mother. His memory of walks with her through the narrow lanes to the country schools where she taught and his happiness as she named for him the wild flowers on the bank remained conscious and unconscious presences for the rest of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571228119
ISBN
9780571228119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.88

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848841239
ISBN
9781848841239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 20.02

Paperback. Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630915
ISBN
9780745630915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Hardcover. Covers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching New York City for signs that the British were about to evacuate North America. The British had different intentions, however, dispatching the first of several amphibious expeditions to invade the Deep South. Editor(s): Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927213
ISBN
9780813927213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.62

Hardcover. An odyssey of exile, birth and return told through dreamlike and sometimes haunting images of toys and dolls. Num Pages: 112 pages, Color photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; AJC; BM; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Chin Music Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984457632
ISBN
9780984457632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.51

Hardback. This text provides a bio-bibliography of Howard Keel, an American actor who work includes many Hollywood musicals and the series "Dallas". Each chapter contains entries for individual performances which provide cast and credit listings, plot synopses, excerpts from reviews and commentary. Series: Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APT; APW; BGF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313284564
ISBN
9780313284564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.04

Hardcover. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300031836
ISBN
9780300031836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.84
€ 73.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; APB; BGFA; JFSL3; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399573224
ISBN
9780399573224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.93

Hardback. Signed and inscribed by the author. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US Pennsylvania
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0027555
ISBN
9781580970266
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.00

paperback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215294
ISBN
9780823215294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.55

Paperback. During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. This book tells the story of a preacher's kid from North Dakota who grew up to be one of the most innovative leaders of our time. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; VSC; WSD; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753558720
ISBN
9780753556382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.14

hardcover. Vartan of Nazareth is the little-known story of a medical hero who founded a hospital in Nazareth 150 years ago. This book traces the remarkable story of Pacarooni Kaloost Vartan, the son of a poor Armenian tailor in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 216. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372438
ISBN
9781907372438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Currently an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords, Robert Washington Shirley, the 13th Earl Ferrers, served in five British governments under Prime Ministers from Harold MacMillan to John Major. In this book he recalls his long and varied political career as he relates the events that have shaped his life. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0012822
ISBN
9781849542913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816643868
ISBN
9780816643868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.09

Hardback. One of Ireland's best-loved broadcasters presents a beautiful Christmas hardback filled with inspirational thoughts and humourous anecdotes on a wide range of subjects Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440. Clean copy with some shelf wear, in dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
256th Edition
SKU
KSS0007554
ISBN
9781444725308
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Long kept in Darwin's shadow, Wallace co-discovered the theory of evolution, but was overlooked by critics due to his controversial intellectual career. Fichman examines not only Wallace's scientific work but also his philosophical concerns and political involvement. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226246130
ISBN
9780226246130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 48.40

Paperback. Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Edition
First Paperback Edition
SKU
9780747568766
ISBN
9780747568766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 5SL; BG; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
No Edition Stated
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559992
ISBN
9781875559992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.28

Paperback. Charts the introduction of Christianity to Japan through the life of Uchimura Kanzo, was one of Japan's foremost thinkers, whose ideas influenced contemporary novelists, statesmen, reformers, and religious leaders. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811460
ISBN
9780774811460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.44

Paperback. The hilarious and passionate NEW YORK TIMES bestselling story of a woman's reckoning with domesticity, mortality and the bittersweet gains and losses of adult life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409118251
ISBN
9781409118251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

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