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hardcover. A successful health care entrepreneur and global philanthropist, recounts the lessons he learned along the way and shows that adversity can lead to success in life and business. He shows anyone bulldozed by life how to pull themselves out of the rubble, dust themselves off and find meaning and purpose. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; KJH; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761868552
- ISBN
- 9780761868552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Hardback. Tells the story of one man's odyssey from the streets of the Bronx to a life as a professional athlete and banker in Europe, but it is also provides a vantage point on the history of the Bronx and sheds light on a neglected period in American urban history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231027
- ISBN
- 9780823231027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.79€ 66.88
€ 79.79
€ 66.88
Hardback. Talks about two dogs in particular, with the unlikely names of Bilbo and Frodo, that the author adopted one from a horrible dog pound, and the other decided he liked her and moved in to join the family. This book is about two animals with personalities, emotions and prejudices. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 464. Talks about two dogs in particular, with the unlikely names of Bilbo and Frodo, that the author adopted one from a horrible dog pound, and the other decided he liked her and moved in to join the family. This book is about two animals with personalities, emotions and prejudices. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 464. Clean copy fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000138
- ISBN
- 9780571277834
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 198 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BM; RBC; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600857
- ISBN
- 9780691600857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04
€ 52.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143107842
- ISBN
- 9780143107842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 7.28
€ 25.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. One day Greg Mortenson set out to climb K2 - the world's second highest mountain - in honour of his younger sister, but when another member of his group fell ill, they turned around and Greg became lost in the mountains of Pakistan. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief and his people took him in. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; BM; JKSN1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children´s UK
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141329000
- ISBN
- 9780141329000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.13
€ 14.99
€ 12.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310339366
- ISBN
- 9780310339366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.98
€ 17.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565129337
- ISBN
- 9781565129337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. In this intelligent memoir, actor Peter Coyote relives his 15-year ride through a fascinating period in American history. illustrations. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619025608
- ISBN
- 9781619025608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.25
€ 19.99
€ 19.25
paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APB; BM; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294. Paperback, cover has a small tear otherwise in good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Custom House
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF2233629
- ISBN
- 9780062441386
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.99€ 5.12
€ 12.99
€ 5.12
Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159050
- ISBN
- 9780231159050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.08
€ 48.08
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400206131
- ISBN
- 9781400206131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.93
€ 17.99
€ 16.93
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062229298
- ISBN
- 9780062229298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.75
€ 15.99
€ 13.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ETT Imprint Australia
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861966974
- ISBN
- 9780861966974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.10
€ 26.10
Hardcover. How does one get from William Burroughs' floor to binding books for Pope John XXIII? A must-read book lover's memoir. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 B&W photos. BIC Classification: BM; JFCA; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927428177
- ISBN
- 9781927428177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.48
€ 34.99
€ 31.48
Hardcover. Prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighbourhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an 'only in America' story of a life of achievement. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817912543
- ISBN
- 9780817912543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.06
€ 71.06
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; VFJX; VFV; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998404
- ISBN
- 9780295998404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.50
€ 36.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. 'My daughter died on Christmas. Three days after she died, she was born.' Based on Daniel Raeburn's acclaimed New Yorker essay, Vessels is an exquisite portrait of a marriage tested to its very limits. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJX; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472151766
- ISBN
- 9781472151766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback / so. An NPR Book of the Year, worth, oh well, its weight in gold. . . . vivid and eloquent. The New York Times Book.. BIC Classification: BM; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611450293
- ISBN
- 9781611450293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.65
€ 14.99
€ 13.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Exile Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550962604
- ISBN
- 9781550962604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.92
€ 24.99
€ 21.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933880198
- ISBN
- 9781933880198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.60
€ 21.99
€ 18.60
Politics in My Blood. 352 pages, illustrations. Kader Asmal, lawyer and teacher, South African Cabinet minister, and the driving force behind the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, has been called many things -- 'small, bustling, curious, courageous, indefatigable' (Irish Times) and 'dapper, combative, witty, cantankerous, sarcastic, urbane, precisely spoken' (Sunday Times). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BM; JPQ. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight: 586.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770099036
- ISBN
- 9781770099036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2008 by Skyhorse Publishing. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGS; BM; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628736939
- ISBN
- 9781628736939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.34
€ 18.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Candid, combative and entertaining, Conduct Unbecoming is a compelling account of an extraordinary career. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717168309
- ISBN
- 9780717168309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.08
€ 16.99
€ 13.08