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Biography

Paperback. Editor(s): Stott, Richard B. Series: Documents in American Social History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499616
ISBN
9780801499616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.83

Paperback. From 1964 till his retirement in 1993, Harry Wardlaw was professor first of systematic then of philosophical theology at the Ormond College Theological Hall in Melbourne. This collection of articles, by appreciative friends, former students and colleagues both in Australia and overseas, is presented to Harry on his 77th birthday. Editor(s): Weeks, Ian; Reid, Duncan. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
ATF Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920691653
ISBN
9781920691653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322127
ISBN
9780940322127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.95

Hardcover. Edith and Victor Turner were among the most influential researchers and teachers and social and cultural anthropology in the twentieth century. This memoir is a testimony to a remarkable partnership and to Edie Turner's own achievements during more than two decades after Victor's untimely death. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: BG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451264
ISBN
9781845451264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.10

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verso Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680780
ISBN
9781781680780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. A gripping account of Soviet life as experienced by an American who lived for 50 years on an absolutely equal basis with Russians. Packed with details of everyday life from giving birth in a Soviet hospital to living in a Moscow communal apartment. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471028772
ISBN
9780471028772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.58

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558729
ISBN
9781904558729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.77
€ 53.12

Paperback. Series: Midwest Reflections. Num Pages: 259 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873512992
ISBN
9780873512992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.05

Paperback. Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences from an avalanche in Bolivia, ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain before his final confrontation with the Eiger, Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, (chiefly colour ) colour maps, portraits, (chiefly colour ). BIC Classification: BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422433
ISBN
9780099422433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.70

Paperback. The definitive look at one of the seventies' foremost punk bands: how they almost (but not quite) found fame. Series: Exploded Views. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452844
ISBN
9781552452844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. In September 2008 Dorothy, a female chimp in her late forties, died of heart failure at Cameroon's Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center. A photo of Dorothy's funeral went viral after being published in National Geographic. This memoir follows the chimpanzee's life from the time the author met her at Luna Park Hotel in 1999 until her death. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 16-Page Color Inserts. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; BM; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperOne
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062132482
ISBN
9780062132482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 37. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781843914631
ISBN
9781843914631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861541734
ISBN
9781861541734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.58

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007436125
ISBN
9780007436125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100665
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Felsen, Vivian. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550654042
ISBN
9781550654042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.14

Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218684
ISBN
9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. A tragic but hopeful story of single fatherhood about to be turned into a tear-jerking Hollywood film, starring Magic Mike's Channing Tatum. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473632875
ISBN
9781473632875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. In 1659, Luis de Haro met with Cardinal Jules Mazarin to conclude a peace treaty that would end over twenty years of war. The hitherto unpublished letters sent by Haro to Philip IV offer an account of the negotiations that diverges from Mazarin's reports. This edition offers a mix of the original letters and summaries, as well as explanatory notes. Editor(s): Williams, Lyn. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896924
ISBN
9780859896924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.19

paperback. Among the criminal celebrities of Prohibition-era Chicago, two well-educated Jewish boys from wealthy South Side families were notorious. Revealing secret testimony, this book separates fact from myth as it unravels the crime, the investigation, and the trial, in which they were defended by the era's famous attorney, Clarence Darrow. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2ABM; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068294
ISBN
9780252068294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.59

Paperback. Mike Leigh may well be Britain's greatest living film director; his worldview has permeated our national consciousness. Written with the co-operation of Leigh himself, this book gives detailed readings of the nine feature films he has made for the cinema, as well as an overview of his work for television. Series: British Film Makers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 180 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719072376
ISBN
9780719072376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.07

Paperback / so. Series: Grove Great Lives. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802139344
ISBN
9780802139344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280465
ISBN
9780803280465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 64 colour photos & 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1KBCB; BTP; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395238
ISBN
9780888395238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.47

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