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Paperback. Features the life, in stories, of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1700-1760), the founder of Hasidism. The Baal Shem Tov, or the Besht, as he is commonly called, led a revival in Judaism that put love and joy at the center of religious life and championed the piety of the common folk against the rabbinic establishment. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 273 x 31. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826418883
ISBN
9780826418883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.88

Hardcover. 285pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Contender Books, London
Edition
Fiction/Film Tie-In
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0197504
ISBN
9781843570998
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. On the nights you can see many thousand stars. On what scaffolding are they hung? Jan DeBlieu began to wonder. Her husband had become enveloped in a depression of his own, and both he and DeBlieu were struggling to find points of light out of that darkness. This work is her record of the journey she and her husband take from pain to healing. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 121 x 16. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593761219
ISBN
9781593761219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753555644
ISBN
9780753555644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. 160pp. Irish language. Edges worn and bumped, spine slightly sunned, very bright and clear pages and text
Publication date
1962
Publisher
Clo Morainn Baile Átha Cliath
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KHS1017213
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. A wonderfully evocative memoir about what we wear - that goes far more than skin deep Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Picador
Edition
On Demand
Number of pages
356
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018087
ISBN
9780330413077
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 10.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 4531 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986708
ISBN
9780295986708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Even as a pup, Davy Crockett 'always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger.' This book describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an Indian fighter, his bear hunts, and his electioneering. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803263253
ISBN
9780803263253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.01

Hardcover. Clean copy with shelf wear, some nicks and tears on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st ed.
SKU
KSS0005986
ISBN
9780860683520
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This story of the Houston and Woodward families' continuing public service offers a unique perspective on Philadelphia history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214062
ISBN
9780812214062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.74

Hardcover. A niece of Jane Austen and a novelist herself, Catherine Hubback wrote regularly to her eldest son John and his wife Mary. Her letters offer an articulate, detailed commentary on life in California by a gentlewoman managing a household and finding her place in a new world Editor(s): Klippert, Zoe. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2AB; 3JH; BGL; BJ; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243440
ISBN
9781851243440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585428632
ISBN
9781585428632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. Written by the author who was President Bill Clinton's Press Secretary, this book tells how when Clinton was elected, she was told she would act as his Press Secretary, but only for the transition. But in January of 1993, she did become Press Secretary in spite of the odds. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061140419
ISBN
9780061140419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.44

Hardback. A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed during the iconic human disasters of our time - in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and New York City on September 11th, among the other places. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129037
ISBN
9780691129037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Christmas bestseller Seasonal Suicide Notes. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444708691
ISBN
9781444708691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576876220
ISBN
9781576876220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.09

hardcover. Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813143798
ISBN
9780813143798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGXA; HBJD; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Strategic Media Books United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939521064
ISBN
9781939521064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.00
€ 18.21

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 14,. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164887
ISBN
9780231164887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.55
€ 61.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 147 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560722670
ISBN
9781560722670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.00

William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a Baptist slave-holder, became one of the most out-spoken liberals during his lifetime. This biography examines his beliefs, such as his advocacy for prohibition and for the teaching of evolution in schools, and his support for eugenics. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121550
ISBN
9780813121550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Horrocks, Ingrid. Series: Broadview Edition. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551118086
ISBN
9781551118086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.69

Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600787263
ISBN
9781600787263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. From the number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781408831243
ISBN
9781408831243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 4.99

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