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Hardback. Citizen Shakespeare is a biography of Shakespeare that reveals the influence and interplay of English history on Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 206 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761820499
ISBN
9780761820499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761833352
ISBN
9780761833352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.00

Paperback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854012
ISBN
9780761854012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.04

Hardback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854159
ISBN
9780761854159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.85

Hardback. Wang emigrated from China to the United States in 1949. He quickly made a life for himself and became active in the development of Sino-American relations. Wang's memoirs provide unique Chinese insight in the development of Sino-American relations at a pivotal time in our shared history. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854975
ISBN
9780761854975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.69

Hardback. Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is one of the most influential and best-known sociologists of the past century. This introduction dwells on Parsons' conceptual apparatus and offers a compendium of both his works and critical reception. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761855866
ISBN
9780761855866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.03

Hardback. This touching memoir is a very human introduction to living faith by a young man who was part of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) for nearly twelve years. The book culminates with J. Richard Murray's decision to leave the Society in 1956. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BM; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857914
ISBN
9780761857914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.76

Hardback. A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia. This book unflinchingly explores death and loss at the same time that it celebrates the transformative power of love and literature. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DQ; JFSJ1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858294
ISBN
9780761858294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.19

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

€ 51.14

Paperback. Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books. Series: Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762728152
ISBN
9780762728152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
TwoDot Books United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762743728
ISBN
9780762743728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Most previous published works about Ty Cobb, the first player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, paint him as a much hated athlete and lonely, old man. Ty Cobb: Safe At Home offers a deeper insight into his private life in Augusta, Georgia. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762744800
ISBN
9780762744800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Hardback. A book about accepting yourself - and your body - and embracing your true identity. It intends to inspire those suffering from an eating disorder as well as those affected by someone close to them who has one. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762748969
ISBN
9780762748969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.72

paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Utah Women tells the stories of twelve strong and determined women who broke through social, cultural, or political barriers. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780762749010
ISBN
9780762749010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
TwoDot Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762749034
ISBN
9780762749034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
TwoDot Books United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762754267
ISBN
9780762754267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.75

hardcover. When retired CEO Ramsay Peard calls his old friend Morine and asks the longtime conservationist to canoe the Connecticut River, Morine says he'd do it under one condition: no camping. Morine recounts their journey of whim, humor, and self-discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 26.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Globe Pequot United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780762754595
ISBN
9780762754595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Oregon Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Beaver State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 12.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762758661
ISBN
9780762758661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. Joyner pens a brutally honest memoir of life as an obese woman. She didn't know what to fear more: dying, or knowing that she was causing her own death. In the end, it is also a story of recovery and survival. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762759620
ISBN
9780762759620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Hardback. The Epidemic tells how a vain and reckless businessman became responsible for a typhoid epidemic in 1903 that devastated Cornell University and the surrounding town of Ithaca, N.Y. Eighty-two people died, including 29 Cornell students. Protected by influential friends, William T. Morris faced no retribution for this outrage. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; BGB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 37.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762760084
ISBN
9780762760084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.51

paperback. More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women celebrates the women who shaped the Sooner State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 12.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780762760282
ISBN
9780762760282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Washington Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Evergreen State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762760749
ISBN
9780762760749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; MBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 23.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762761258
ISBN
9780762761258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Hardback. The inspiring story of the legendary couple whose wildlife films transformed America's perceptions of exotic places. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762763603
ISBN
9780762763603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

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