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Paperback. Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and this work tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Davies, Moya Llewellyn; Thomson, George. Num Pages: 320 pages, endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238 298pp. Reissued, 2000
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
Edition
New e. edition
SKU
9780192813251
ISBN
9780192813251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.10

Hardback. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBWS2; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422229
ISBN
9780821422229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.02

Paperback. The WWII Memories of a Paratrooper in the 508th P.I.R, 82nd Airborne Division. 256 pages, 16pp photo section. Jump tells of the wartime experiences of Dwayne Burns as a paratrooper in the 508th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. The author recounts the action of his first mission, which took place in the early hours of D-day. His memories are able to provide a fascinating insight into the reality of close-quarter combat. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149835
ISBN
9781935149835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.39

Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226619507
ISBN
9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.27

Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. . Clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220095
ISBN
9781843510178
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; BG; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
SkyLight Paths Woodstock, VT
Edition
25Anniversary Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893361782
ISBN
9781893361782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452420
ISBN
9780801452420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.57

Paperback. The inside story of the flamboyant Graeme Swann - the best spinner in world cricket. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 colour plate sections integrated onto text paper. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444727401
ISBN
9781444727401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Kelley, Lesley J. H. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBTZ1; HDDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403965769
ISBN
9781403965769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.89

Paperback. "In his tragically short life (1928--1964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or "new thing") from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity an" Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306805240
ISBN
9780306805240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.43

Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129725
ISBN
9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.93
€ 61.21

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604978
ISBN
9780691604978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.67
€ 59.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Milo Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903854907
ISBN
9781903854907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 9.64

Paperback. , and his flight from the State Inquisitor's prison-each in its own way a feat of singular dash and daring. Translator(s): Trask, Willard R. Num Pages: 728 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801856631
ISBN
9780801856631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403975003
ISBN
9781403975003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 46.64

Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247418
ISBN
9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.27

Hardcover. "I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the next thing I remember is gradually becoming aware of a blunt object striking my body over and over. Just as I realized it was a boot kicking me in the side, I felt my arm being grabbed roughly, and I returned to full consciousness. Num Pages: 352 pages, map, plans. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471142850
ISBN
9780471142850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 260 bw/color images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1706. An Illustrated Tribute to the Luftwaffe's "Star of Africa". 248 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JWG. Dimension: 285 x 227 x 31. Weight: 1706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329401
ISBN
9780764329401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.41

Paperback. Tells the story of the tumultuous year that followed a convergence of tragedies in tennis player, James Blake's life. This book examines the frustrating heartbreak that followed him from hard-fought qualifiers to match point on the US Open's center court. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16-page color insert. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061560606
ISBN
9780061560606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141186788
ISBN
9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.18

Hardcover. An autobiography of newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan who recounts his many extraordinary encounters, including tea with Margaret Thatcher, his weekend with Osama bin Laden, intimate meetings with Yasser Arafat, and the row between Colonel Gaddafi and the Shah of Iran that earned him his first journalistic break. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863566219
ISBN
9780863566219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.43

Paperback. * The sensational autobiography of Sharon Osbourne - the First Lady of Rock - an icon for our times with an amazing story to tell - from an often shocking childhood, through a rollercoaster marriage, and still hitting the headlines today. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 24, colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0032579
ISBN
9780751537666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 319 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875804415
ISBN
9780875804415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. In this amazing memoir, Irish mystic Francesca Brown unlocks the power of angels to bring peace and understanding to our lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340994955
ISBN
9780340994955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

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