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hardcover. This is a full-length study of one of the major political figures of 20th-century America, Hiram Johnson (1876-1945). Johnson fought for decades against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, and from his deathbed voted in 1945 against American entry into the United Nations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804720816
ISBN
9780804720816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.51

Paperback. The improbable but thrilling story of how a Colorado farm boy built a navy, how a decrepit ocean liner learned to be a hospital, and how a boat load of volunteers are literally changing the face of the world .. one face at a time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division London
Number of pages
240
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Paperback Edition - Later Printing
SKU
KNW0009168
ISBN
9780340863367
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Hale has written intellectual and career biography of an eminent Mexican jurist and politician from the old regime whose ideas survived the Mexican Revolution of 1910-20, despite years of opposition and exile. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758765
ISBN
9780804758765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.02

Paperback. With a novelist's insight and eye for detail, A.S. Byatt examines the relationship between Wordsworth and Coleridge against the background of the great changes of their times - in society, politics, education and literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 208. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0005994
ISBN
9780099302230
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the publishers of the bestselling BORN ON A BLUE DAY and MARLEY AND ME: the moving and bestselling story of how a devoted family dog helped free a little boy from the prison of his autism. Num Pages: 352 pages, Two B&W photos/drawings. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246. Nice copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002711
ISBN
9780340934029
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The autobiography of astronaut John Young. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049335
ISBN
9780813049335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.31

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848326170
ISBN
9781848326170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.67

Paperback. Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive notes, essay fragments and aides-memoires on the subject of Beethoven's music. This book brings together all of Beethoven's music in relation to the society in which he lived. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630458
ISBN
9780745630458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

Hardcover. This volume covers March-September of 1791, when Washington completed a tour of the southern states. On tour and when he returned to the capital, the heads of executive departments regularly reported to him about affairs of state, whilst friends and foreign correspondents sent news from Europe. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918105
ISBN
9780813918105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.62

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ternary Publishing United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984213214
ISBN
9780984213214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Leslie, Tanya. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583225745
ISBN
9781583225745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cave, Kathryn. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 941 pages, illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 244 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300024180
ISBN
9780300024180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.84
€ 78.17

Hardcover. BIC Classification: BG. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Alfred Publishing Co.(UK)Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399172083
ISBN
9780399172083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 5.78

Hardcover. Fine in good dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear. Previous owner's name to ffep, remains clear and fine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Atheneum
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0026986
ISBN
9780689114908
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Presenting a picture of the quintessential twentieth-century transatlantic intellectual, this book offers a window on the cultural ferment of Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno's (1903-1969) day - and its importance in our own. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057135
ISBN
9780674057135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Hardback. From the bestselling author of Is It Just Me?, Miranda Hart, comes the hilarious account of her life with her close companion Peggy, a gorgeous white bichon frise. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGF; WH; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 246 x 32. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Condition
New
SKU
9781444769128
ISBN
9781444769128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 5.80

hardcover. Based on documentary research and extensive interviews, this book breaks new ground by relating the personal histories of child care pioneers to wider policy and practice developments. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9781861343536
ISBN
9781861343536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.05

Paperback. Kathy suffered in silence as she was battered by her father and molested by local boys. When she was sent to a psychiatric unit, she suffered terrifying electric-shock therapy and further cruelty at the hands of her supposed carers. This book presents the author's harrowing account of her ruined childhood and of her subsequent fight for justice. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 160. Well read, but remains good
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KST0004061
ISBN
9781845961466
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. This book provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an inmate, K.C. Carceral, who has been in the prison system. Editor(s): Bernard, Thomas J. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799550
ISBN
9780814799550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley draws upon her first-hand knowledge to examine the horse on all levels - practical, theoretical and emotional. Drawing on the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys and a real-life horse whisperer, she adds an element of drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KIN0032220
ISBN
9780571226078
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Ana de San Bartolome (1549-1626) was a contemporary and close associate of St Teresa of Avila. Her life was a blend of religious activism and spiritual forcefulness that characterized the first generation of Discalced, or reformed Carmelites. This book presents her autobiography. Editor(s): Donahue, Darcy. Translator(s): Donahue, Darcy. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGXA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143729
ISBN
9780226143729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; BGX; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fleming H. Revell Company
Condition
New
SKU
9780800727222
ISBN
9780800727222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559305
ISBN
9781875559305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.49

Paperback. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663289
ISBN
9780745663289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.34

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