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Paperback. Heart-pounding real-life tales from the military's most experienced snipers, the best of the best snipers in action today. Gunfights, long distance shots, stalking, and more. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599218557
ISBN
9781599218557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.40

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550028089
ISBN
9781550028089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.25

Hardback. Since Einstein first described them, gravitational waves have been the subject of more sustained controversy than perhaps any other phenomenon in physics. This book takes readers through the theoretical controversies and thorny debates that raged around the subject of gravitational waves after the publication of Einstein's theory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. 20 line illus. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 373 x 34. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117270
ISBN
9780691117270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.37
€ 43.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bhatkal & Sen India
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9788185604565
ISBN
9788185604565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 40.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Alikhani, Alinaghi. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Edition
Persian (Farsi) language
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140418
ISBN
9781588140418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.21
€ 54.52

Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134246
ISBN
9780813134246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.79

Paperback. The author was one of 451 young men to receive his Wings of Gold in 1980 as a naval flight officer. He became a Topgun instructor, responsible for teaching the best Navy and Marine fighter pilots how to be even better, training them in the classroom and then going head-to-head in the skies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGA; JWF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620871034
ISBN
9781620871034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: BGXA; BM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147804
ISBN
9780231147804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.39

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: BG; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press
Condition
New
SKU
KMK0018759
ISBN
9781855840935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

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

€ 13.76

Hardback. Translator(s): Leon, Fernando Gonzalez de. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611483185
ISBN
9781611483185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.75

Paperback. This work gathers together texts by contemporaries of Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) - including artists, critics and writers - that illuminate the painter's philosophy of art, particularly in his later years. Editor(s): Doran, Michael S. Translator(s): Cochran, Julie Lawrence. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520225190
ISBN
9780520225190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 510 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720613179
ISBN
9780720613179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.16

Paperback. * A Childhood Stolen. An Innocence Betrayed. A Life Redeemed * A shocking and inspiring true account of addiction and recovery - in the tradition of The Kid and Ugly Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751539738
ISBN
9780751539738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

paperback. Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans's witty memoir about embracing middle age. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APT; APW; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Condition
New
SKU
9781780229201
ISBN
9781780229201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
SKU
KKD0003446
ISBN
9780747266426
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Presents a study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries. This book covers the composer's life from his early successes to his struggles under the Stalinist regime, and his international recognition as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128863
ISBN
9780691128863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

hardcover. Fascinating insights into a man who rose to exert extraordinary power over a complex and volatile nation. Num Pages: 412 pages, 42 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521773263
ISBN
9780521773263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.19
€ 56.64

Hardback. The Fall of a Sparrow recounts the life and times of Abba Kovner, partisan, poet, patriot, an unsung and largely unknown hero of the Second World War and Israel's War of Independence. Editor(s): Yuval, Elizabeth. Translator(s): Yuval, Elizabeth. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 tables, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762489
ISBN
9780804762489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 494 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 709.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215218
ISBN
9780823215218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Who can forget the image of Sarah Payne? In this haunting memoir, her mother Sara describes the terrible days surrounding the abduction and murder of her daughter by paeodophile, Roy Whiting. A heartrending personal account of every family's worst nightmare. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photo sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196. 231pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0007346
ISBN
9780340862780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Imagine a pianist playing concerts with Benny Goodman and Cecil Taylor in successive years (1977-78). That pianist was Mary Lou Williams. In a career which spanned over fifty years, Mary was always on the cutting edge."--Bob Jacobsen, www.allaboutjazz Num Pages: 471 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228726
ISBN
9780520228726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.18

Paperback. A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553149
ISBN
9780742553149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.78

Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613749579
ISBN
9781613749579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.91

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