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Biography
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 16.99
€ 12.96