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Paperback. In this classic book, Nick Salvatore offers a major reevaluation of Eugene V. Debs, the movements he launched, and his belief in American Socialism as an extension of the nation's democratic traditions. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074523
ISBN
9780252074523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412521
ISBN
9781770412521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302522
ISBN
9780226302522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 542 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BG; DN; DQ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 1043. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821413241
ISBN
9780821413241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.23

Paperback. The memoir of a Great Ormond Street nurse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409129172
ISBN
9781409129172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Hardback. Out of the Ordinary is the memoir of Dr. Michael Dillon/ Lobzang Jivaka (1915-1962), a transsexual man and Buddhist monastic novice chiefly known to scholars of sex, gender and sexuality for his pioneering transition from female to male between 1939 and 1949, and for his groundbreaking 1946 book Self: A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology. Editor(s): Lau, Jacob. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRE; JFSJ5; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274802
ISBN
9780823274802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.68

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

€ 80.55
€ 61.15

Hardcover. Karl Marx is a magisterial and defining biography that vividly explores not only the man himself but also the revolutionary times in which he lived. Num Pages: 672 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404671
ISBN
9780871404671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.55

Hardback. Never Too Late is one man's views of the pleasures and potentials of old age based on a long life of adventure as a correspondent for the world's leading magazines-and the lessons learned along the way from diverse groups of people, from the world's most powerful leaders to some of the world's most hapless individuals. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VFJG; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762763764
ISBN
9780762763764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Though beginning to age, and ruing it, Casanova still manages to exert a powerful attraction on women. Translator(s): Trask, Willard R. Num Pages: 856 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 52. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801856662
ISBN
9780801856662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.40

Paperback. A memoir of a woman's experience with spinal tuberculosis in the 1930s. As well as describing her treatment and time in hospital, it recounts her later family life, her work both as a microbiologist, and as an advocate for minority groups. Num Pages: 200 pages, photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786459391
ISBN
9780786459391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.33

Hardback. This book is the go-to guide for fans for biographical information, rare photos, and interesting trivia about their favorite child stars, shows, networks, and the times that defined the shows. Spanning sixty years of television history, this book details both the success stories and tragedies of many child stars. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630761134
ISBN
9781630761134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.24

Hardcover. Leo Melamed is one of the most powerful figures in the world of finance - a visionary who pioneered the modern futures industry and launched the International Monetary Market (IMM). This title presents his story. Num Pages: 480 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471112150
ISBN
9780471112150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.78
€ 43.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; VXPC; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cauda Pavonis United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982676905
ISBN
9780982676905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898485
ISBN
9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.33

Hardback. BIC Classification: BGH; JWT; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250129901
ISBN
9781250129901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. Examines Charlotte Armstrong's contribution to the suspense genre through an exploration of her childhood diaries, adult correspondence, published and cinematic works, reviews of those works, and the recollections of her agent, children, and grand children. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911229
ISBN
9781575911229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.95

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Export e.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0007835
ISBN
9780340925065
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 550 pages, 12 pages photograph section. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJH; JPF; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 232 x 44. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis South Africa
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9781485304562
ISBN
9781485304562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. An awkward, curious girl growing up in a foreign country, the author finds solace and security in strange and beautiful objects. In this book, her journey reveals the magic of seemingly ordinary objects to distract us from our lives, construct order in an unpredictable world, and reveal the power of stories to shape and reflect who we are. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPR; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061963896
ISBN
9780061963896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. A fascinating retelling of Oskar Schindler's extraordinary story and how it came to the world's attention through Thomas Keneally's Booker Prize-winning novel and the subsequent multiple Oscar-winning film, Schindler's List Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
KTJ8038607
ISBN
9780340963265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.63

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641119
ISBN
9780691641119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.85

Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714644592
ISBN
9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877288817
ISBN
9780877288817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

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