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Hardback. By looking curiously on the criminal addict as an artefact of criminal justice, this book asks us to question why the criminalized drug user has become such a focus of contemporary criminal justice practices. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813860
ISBN
9780774813860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.43

Paperback. Lyn worked as a prostitute. Her career ended the night that she watched, her lover, Cullen throw a firebomb through the window of a house, where former prostitute Dolores lived. She denounced him to the police. Cullen was given a life sentence and an 18-year sentence. He has applied for temporary release, but authorities refused it. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005224
ISBN
9781855942073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent and most notably, gossip columnist. In this text Jimmy Starr recalls his 40-year career that began as an office boy at Metro Studios in 1919. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839410
ISBN
9780810839410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511953
ISBN
9781843511953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. When she was five, the author was placed in an oral deaf school. There, she was trained to communicate only in spoken English. Her determination led to achievements that caused many to identify her as a "deaf girl that had made good." This book tells her story. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; JFFG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685972
ISBN
9781563685972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Daimon Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856305857
ISBN
9783856305857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

Hardback. Fritzsche traces twentieth-century history through the remarkable diaries of an ordinary Berliner. Franz Goll wrote of hungry winters during WWI, the Berlin bombing, rapes by Russian soldiers, shockwaves cast by Darwin, Freud, and Einstein, the flexing of U.S. superpower, and the strange lifestyles that marked Germany's transition to modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055315
ISBN
9780674055315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759540
ISBN
9781894759540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550228038
ISBN
9781550228038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844157921
ISBN
9781844157921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardcover. As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men, Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen - one black and one white - took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it. This book tells the story of that pioneering duo. Num Pages: 237 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709000
ISBN
9780226709000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.19

paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401665
ISBN
9781845401665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.18

Hardcover. Here is the untold story of how, over three days, two behavioral scientists helped Ronald Reagan win the California governorship, turning the Gipper into the Great Communicator. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762778492
ISBN
9780762778492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.97

Hardback. This pair of elegant, slip-cased volumes are devoted to Raffles' second wife, Sophia (1786-1858), who wrote the first published account of her husband's life and achievements, and his lesser-known but equally, if not more intriguing, first wife, Olivia (1771-1814). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Landmark Books Pte.Ltd ,Singapore
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814189491
ISBN
9789814189491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRJP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Urim Publications Israel
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9789655241709
ISBN
9789655241709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.23

Paperback. Ryersons on the Titanic. 128 pages, 112 Illustrations. The unique tale of two cousins separated by an ocean and a class system. One would die, the other survive. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGH; HBTM. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 8. Weight: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445610139
ISBN
9781445610139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Standing on His Own Two Feet offers an insight into how health care systems serve the terminally ill, the choices faced by families, and ways of providing the best possible care at home and maintaining the patient's dignity until the end. In particular, Sue Grant deals sensitively with the care needs of young adults. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BG; MJCL; VFJB; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103684
ISBN
9781843103684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; DNF; MBD; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seal Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580056243
ISBN
9781580056243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. * The sequel to the no.1 bestselling THE ROAD TO NAB END. * ANGELA'S ASHES without the constant rain. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116228
ISBN
9780349116228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Liz Stephens has come from Los Angeles to Utah for graduate school, and her brief stint working on a Taco Bell commercial is not much in the way of preparation for taking on the real West. In The Days Are Gods Stephens chronicles a move that is far more than a shift in geographical coordinates. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243545
ISBN
9780803243545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001310
ISBN
9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their country - the modern Iran - to journey to Europe in search of wisdom. This title explains the libertarian, critical spirit of the early eighteenth century. Translator(s): Betts, C. J. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AFS; BG; BJ; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442816
ISBN
9780140442816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Focuses on Gen. Leonard Wood's (1860-1927) quest for power and his tremendous achievements. This book helps us to understand this pivotal figure who played such a dominant role at the turn of the century. It provides historical insight and captures the essence of this capable, ambitious, proud, bigoted, and self-righteous man. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 images, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226586
ISBN
9780803226586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.07

Paperback. The third instalment of Clive's autobiography. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main Market
SKU
KSS0004722
ISBN
9780330315227
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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