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Biography
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BG; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307461193
- ISBN
- 9780307461193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.00
€ 17.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. A biography of the celebrated Chinese writer of the 20th century, Lu Xun. It seeks to set aside all the propaganda that has accrued over the decades since his death, and present him as a credible human being, neither aggrandized nor belittled. Brief sketches of Lu Xun's work are appended. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960605
- ISBN
- 9789629960605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.02
€ 29.02
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Black Cat United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802170132
- ISBN
- 9780802170132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.54
€ 17.54
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
€ 33.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a life of addiction, from the epiphany of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. With comic insight and meticulous precision, Hens deconstructs every facet of the dependency and offers a brilliant disquisition on the psychopathology of addiction. Translator(s): Calleja, Jen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; VFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781910695074
- ISBN
- 9781910695074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.63
€ 15.99
€ 11.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGA; HBJK; HBLW3; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556228940
- ISBN
- 9781556228940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. * From the author of the bestselling BOOKSELLER OF KABUL, 101 DAYS is a fascinating and insightful account of the Iraq war. It's already a huge bestseller in Europe, with rights sold in 9 countries. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BT; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081400
- ISBN
- 9781844081400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gill
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KRF2232737
- ISBN
- 9781848891654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933880334
- ISBN
- 9781933880334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.53
€ 21.99
€ 18.53
Hardback. Jeffers' book chronicles Theodore Roosevelt's lifelong quests and expeditions--thrilling and often dangerous journeys that produced much important scientific research and took him across North America, South America, and Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878332908
- ISBN
- 9780878332908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.68
€ 26.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Introduces readers to the basics of volcanology. This book follows the author as he descends into the steaming crater of the Soufri re Volcano on the island of St Vincent, as he conducts research on lava flows on the desolate south shore of the Island of Hawaii, and as he struggles to understand the explosion at Mount St Helens. Num Pages: 180 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070179
- ISBN
- 9780691070179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.39
€ 36.99
€ 26.39
Paperback. Tells the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student. This title describes the transformation that takes place in a student's heart, as he and his teacher reverse roles, as they age, as they are buffeted by life itself. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 halftones. 46 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150383
- ISBN
- 9780691150383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.16
€ 23.99
€ 18.16
Hardback. An important study of horn-player Pee Wee Erwin and the big band era of music. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 453 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810819450
- ISBN
- 9780810819450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.85
€ 151.85
Paperback. The inside story of the one of the most successful British stand-up comedians, as told by the person best qualified to reveal all about the man behind the comic, his wife of over 20 years - Pamela Stephenson. Num Pages: 432 pages, (2x16pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st. Edition : 1st. Printing
- SKU
- KLN0018611
- ISBN
- 9780007110926
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Great traders are able to recognize and adapt to changing market environments. They take their mistakes and use them to become better traders. Great traders possess the discipline to manage a losing trade as well as a winning one. This book offers these qualities. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118627891
- ISBN
- 9781118627891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907396656
- ISBN
- 9781907396656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.48
€ 38.48
Paperback. This engaging story of an eighteenth century Scottish laird whose brief arranged marriage was annulled on the grounds of his mental capacity -- which seen through modern eyes can be identified as autism. It is a story of villainy and innocence, and provides a fascinating historical context to which the latest theories on autism are applied. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; JMH; JMR; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220893
- ISBN
- 9780631220893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, 9 colour maps, 27 b/w maps, 11 colour photos & 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nickelodeon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982138410
- ISBN
- 9780982138410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.20
€ 20.99
€ 15.20
Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- LibertyTree Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780988655614
- ISBN
- 9780988655614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.43
€ 29.99
€ 26.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Sexton, James. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636292
- ISBN
- 9781566636292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.13
€ 36.99
€ 34.13
Paperback. The first volume of three in this biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this volume deals with Rousseau's early life and work from 1712 to 1754. Num Pages: 382 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JF; BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226118628
- ISBN
- 9780226118628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.55
€ 36.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. A Teenage Struggle Toward Freedom From Hatred. Num Pages: 120 pages, 17 PHOTOS. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783643903686
- ISBN
- 9783643903686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.82
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
Hardcover. BIC Classification: BG. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co.(UK)Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399172083
- ISBN
- 9780399172083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.11
€ 33.99
€ 29.11
Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has some wear and tear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000157
- ISBN
- 9780446517829
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99