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Biography
This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Translator(s): Brissman, Lily Chia; Brissman, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122504
- ISBN
- 9780231122504
Condition: New
€ 71.50
€ 71.50
Paperback. This book, winner of the Robert Penn Warren-Cleanth Brooks award, examines all of Jarrell's work, incorporating new research such as previously undiscovered essays and poems. Burt situates the poet- critic among his peers, including Bishop and Arendt, in literature and cultural criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125956
- ISBN
- 9780231125956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.34
€ 45.34
Dudley Randall, one of the great success stories of American small-press history, was also poet laureate of Detroit, a civil-rights activist, and a force in the Black Arts Movement. This book through Randall's poetry and interviews, affords unique insights into the life and work of this crucial figure. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37 photos. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130264
- ISBN
- 9780231130264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.18
€ 84.18
Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts - in her many roles, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was one of the most important figures of the French Renaissance. This title offers her biography in English. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; BGH; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134125
- ISBN
- 9780231134125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.23
€ 102.23
Offers insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. This book links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric; acting as host of its television program, GE Theater, and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy - to his conversion to conservatism. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138604
- ISBN
- 9780231138604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Num Pages: 624 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139106
- ISBN
- 9780231139106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.82
€ 133.82
Paperback. Previously unpublished lectures and interviews by the pre-eminent media seer of the modern age--informal, accessible, provocative. Editor(s): McLuhan, Stephanie; Staines, David. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262633178
- ISBN
- 9780262633178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.80
€ 23.99
€ 20.80
Paperback. Explores a little-known story of a young boy's fate in the juvenile justice system during the bloodiest years in Americas penitentiaries Num Pages: 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992457
- ISBN
- 9780295992457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.95
€ 26.99
€ 22.95
Hardcover. Adds valuable context to the body of work by legal scholars and historians on the seminal Hirabayashi case Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWXR; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992709
- ISBN
- 9780295992709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.54
€ 36.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999791
- ISBN
- 9780295999791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.15
€ 24.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1955. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM; HBJK; HBWQ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999807
- ISBN
- 9780295999807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.20
€ 24.99
€ 21.20
The Doctor-activist. Physicians Fighting for Social Change.
Bassuk, Ellen L.; Carman, Rebecca W.. Ed(S): ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Bassuk, Ellen L.; Carman, Rebecca W. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFH; MBPC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 152. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306452673
- ISBN
- 9780306452673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Paperback. "From the vaudeville era, through the Astaire-Rogers movies, to the intricate artistry of bebop, tap has dominated American dance with its rhythm, originality, and humor. This book collects the voices" Num Pages: 358 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD; ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- REV
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806353
- ISBN
- 9780306806353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. A brutally honest memoir of addiction and recovery by Mike Doughty, the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 tables/figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306818776
- ISBN
- 9780306818776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.12
€ 17.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. From comedy star Chris Gethard, a collection of essays chronicling his bizarre childhood, awkward adolescence, and the hilarious misadventures that followed Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280. True Tales of Seriously Poor Judgment and Stunningly Awkward Adventure. 256 pages, illustrations. Star of Comedy Central's "Big Lake", Chris Gethard has often found himself in awkward and often absurd situations that most people would have safely avoided. This title collects Gethard's most popular stories of growing up as an ill-fated nerd, forced to navigate the perils of adolescence with a name that spells, "Get-hard". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; WH. Dimension: 174 x 209 x 18. Weight: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306820304
- ISBN
- 9780306820304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.31
€ 17.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Brothers Forever tells the intimate and personal story of how two Naval academy roommates-US Marine Travis Manion and US Navy SEAL Brendan Looney-defined a generation's sacrifice after 9/11, and how their loved ones overcame heartbreak to carry on in their memory. It is a remarkable story of friendship, family, and war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BGH; HBWS4; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306823732
- ISBN
- 9780306823732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.50
€ 20.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. An outrageous, hilarious, and touching memoir of childhood as the youngest of nine children in a hardscrabble, beyond-eccentric Maine family Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824234
- ISBN
- 9780306824234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.27
€ 16.99
€ 15.27
Hardback. The inspiring story of the Japanese American "Go for Broke" unit that rescued--against all odds--a trapped American battalion and went on to become the most decorated unit of its size in World War II Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JFSL3; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824456
- ISBN
- 9780306824456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.82
€ 27.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKH; BM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307453037
- ISBN
- 9780307453037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.62
€ 16.99
€ 14.62
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BG; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307461193
- ISBN
- 9780307461193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.78
€ 18.99
€ 15.78