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Hardcover. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as saviour and saint of the nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674011991
- ISBN
- 9780674011991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardcover. In this volume, the circumstances and reasoning behind Adams's bold moves in the spring of 1781 are presented in full, showing him to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Shea, Jennifer; Taylor, C. James; Walker, Celeste. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674011366
- ISBN
- 9780674011366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.83€ 133.56
€ 149.83
€ 133.56
Paperback. In this text, Allen Shawn puts aside ultimate judgements about Arnold Schoenberg's place in music history to explore the composer's world in a series of linked essays that are searching and suggestive. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 124 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674011014
- ISBN
- 9780674011014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Hardcover. How special blood is and how complex as well is revealed in this text. It discloses how the wartime emergency called into play Edwin Cohn's talents as a leader who drew together chemists, clinicians, pathologists, immunologists and others in the attainment of a complex goal. Series: The Center for Blood Research & Harvard Medical School. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780674009622
- ISBN
- 9780674009622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. A selection of the journals and letters of 19th century writer, Fanny Kemble. This collection provides an insight into the best-selling author's life and work, tracing her intellectual development - particularly her views on women and slavery, of which she was a passionate abolitionist. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; APB; BGA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674004405
- ISBN
- 9780674004405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Christine Shawa s new biography uses a wealth of archival sources to paint a vivid portrait of one of the most remarkable and colourful men ever to sit on the papal throne. Admired and hated, his actions were always controversial and made him one of the most influential figures in Renaissance Italy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780631202820
- ISBN
- 9780631202820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.44
€ 60.44
Hardback. A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book "Environmental Conservation", when the term 'environment' was little known and 'conservation' to most people simply meant keeping or storing. This work gives an account of how Dasmann's thinking developed around issues that are important today. Num Pages: 269 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; RNB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229785
- ISBN
- 9780520229785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Chronicles one of the twentieth century's most dynamic personalities and one of the nation's greatest social struggles. This title conveys Martin Luther King, Jr's call for racial justice and his faith in the power of nonviolence to engender a major transformation of American society. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Carson, Susan; Clay, Adrienne; Shadron, Virginia; Taylor, Kieran. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 670 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 15 facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 670
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520222311
- ISBN
- 9780520222311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.95€ 58.34
€ 74.95
€ 58.34
Paperback. Through essays, articles, and interviews, this title presents the reader with the momentous changes in Poland and East-Central Europe. Sharing the author's intellectual journey through a tumultuous era, it focuses on the subjects important to him. Translator(s): Cave, Jane. Series: Society and Culture in East-Central Europe S. Num Pages: 346 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; BG; HBJD; JPA; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217607
- ISBN
- 9780520217607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive reconsideration of the life and literary works of Paulinus of Nola (ca 352-431), a Roman senator who renounced his political career and secular lifestyle to become a monk, bishop, impresario of a saint's cult, and prominent Christian poet. This title traces Paulinus' intellectual and spiritual journey. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 404 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; BG; DSBB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217096
- ISBN
- 9780520217096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 53.97
€ 69.00
€ 53.97
Paperback. An introduction to the life and work of Walter Benjamin, the German-Jewish philosopher and literary and cultural critic. The text offers insight into Benjamin's complex relationships with Adorno, Brecht, Jewish Messianism and Western Marxism. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084001
- ISBN
- 9780520084001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083349
- ISBN
- 9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 73.24
€ 95.17
€ 73.24
Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078079
- ISBN
- 9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 42.58
€ 53.53
€ 42.58
Paperback. Pioneering aviator, blackshirt leader, colonial governor, confidante and heir-apparent to Benito Mussolini, the dashing and charismatic Italo Balbo exemplified the ideals of Fascist Italy during the 1920s and 30s. Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520071995
- ISBN
- 9780520071995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520061705
- ISBN
- 9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. The world tries to keep up when JACK WELCH SPEAKS: "Jack Welch has long been one of my heroes. When you read this book you will understand why. " -Warren Buffett Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471413363
- ISBN
- 9780471413363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.17
€ 30.99
€ 24.17
Hardcover. Paul Allen is the world's fourth richest man, and also one of the most mysterious. Cofounder of MicroSoft, Allen has been characterized as an eccentric, a nerd, and a genius. This book will clear away the cloud of mystery surrounding him and reveal the man behind the legend. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471234913
- ISBN
- 9780471234913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.45
€ 50.99
€ 39.45
Hardcover. He was one of the most intriguing characters of the Civil War era. As famous for his courage as for his ornate uniforms and flamboyant style, he won intrepid victories on the peninsula of Virginia and successfully defended Texas during the long war's waning days. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471159414
- ISBN
- 9780471159414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.04
€ 33.99
€ 27.04
Paperback. This "Critical Edition" uses the text of the first edition, published in 1901. Accompanying material includes contemporary reviews, eight essays which present a variety of critical perspectives, and a collection of letters that reveal the process by which the autobiography was written. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Critical
- SKU
- V9780393967258
- ISBN
- 9780393967258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. "A remarkable book-part historical tract, part political manifesto-that examines one of the most bitter issues of contemporary life."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BG; JKVP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393321043
- ISBN
- 9780393321043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Hardcover. A literary testament showing how Mary Lee Settle's great novels followed the map of her remarkable life. Editor(s): Freeman, Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393057324
- ISBN
- 9780393057324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197679
- ISBN
- 9780300197679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169317
- ISBN
- 9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.98
€ 23.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988160
- ISBN
- 9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99