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Hardcover. This is a lively, narrative history of the world's great weather tragedies - the greatest storms in history - and the epic quest by pioneering scientists to figure out how to accurately predict the weather. It tells the story of the development of meterology from the time of Aristotle up to current-day breakthroughs in weather prediction. Num Pages: 252 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471381082
- ISBN
- 9780471381082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.45
€ 38.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicated military matters in layperson's terms, while sustaining the drama involved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the key players in that struggle.. are seamlessly interwoven with his exciting narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471390206
- ISBN
- 9780471390206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Hardcover. A spirited biography of the financier and bon vivant whose lavish lifestyle embodied the Gilded Age One of the most colorful figures of the most glamorous era in U.S. history, James Buchanan "Diamond Jim" Brady was the high lord of the New York glitterati during the Gilded Age. Brady's was a classic rags-to-riches story. Num Pages: 368 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471391029
- ISBN
- 9780471391029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.51
€ 37.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. Praise for Meeting the Fox "Orr Kelly has dramatically brought to life the desert war by masterfully weaving the view of higher headquarters with the pathos of the foxhole. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471414292
- ISBN
- 9780471414292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.33
€ 41.99
€ 32.33
Paperback. "A treat.. Insightful.. Refreshing.. A must-have.. Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makes for a compelling read as well. "-American History "There has to be someone left to tell the tale. Num Pages: 384 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471417002
- ISBN
- 9780471417002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.03
€ 25.99
€ 21.03
Hardcover. No Indian chief tried harder than Black Kettle (1813 - 68) to achieve peace with whites, yet none was treated so treacherously. Unlike other chiefs, he recognized that the white man would ultimately dominate the territory of his tribe, and worked tirelessly to restrain his warriors and establish peace without bloodshed. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471445920
- ISBN
- 9780471445920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.41
€ 41.99
€ 32.41
Hardcover. Provides an integrated view of the five kinds of enabling technologies in terms of knowledge media architectures such as: multimedia and hypermedia, object oriented GUI and visual programming, reusable component software and component integration, network publishing and electronic commerce, and object oriented and multimedia databases. Num Pages: 498 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471453789
- ISBN
- 9780471453789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.46
€ 201.46
Paperback. Explores the history of the United States Navy's secret development of code-breaking computers and their adaptation to solve a critical fleet radar data handling problem in the Navy's first seaborne digital computer system - that went to sea in 1962. Series: Perspectives. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JWF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 845.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471472209
- ISBN
- 9780471472209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.07
€ 95.07
Hardcover. A remarkable medical adventure story of bravery, tragedy, and discovery. In 1900, after of the Spanish-American War, Major Walter Reed led a medical team to Cuba to investigate yellow fever, a deadly scourge that had long devastated the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean. Num Pages: 288 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471472612
- ISBN
- 9780471472612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.98
€ 26.99
€ 21.98
Hardcover. In a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before the time of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rose from the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly a thousand years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471575078
- ISBN
- 9780471575078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.33
€ 41.99
€ 32.33
Hardcover. The gripping story of the artists who were "embedded" with American troops during WWI to witness, explore and depict in their art the trials and triumphs of the soldiers. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; AG; HBJK; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471670230
- ISBN
- 9780471670230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.56
€ 36.99
€ 28.56
Hardcover. Presents insights into how various components and systems evolved. Premised on the idea that one cannot know a science without knowing its history, this work starts with the background - magnetism, electricity, light, and Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory, and then offers insights into the initial theory and experimental exploration of wireless. Series: Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering. Num Pages: 680 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HB; TJKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1033.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471718147
- ISBN
- 9780471718147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Hardcover. We think of Tutankhamun's age as one of rich tombs and religious obsession, but it was also a time of complicated and ultimately successful political machinations and military campaigns. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471743583
- ISBN
- 9780471743583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
€ 34.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. This volume contains essays which describe key developments in the areas of human, physical and environmental geography over the 20th century. It also examines how the teaching of geography has changed, highlighting alterations to the structure and character of the educational agenda. Num Pages: 422 pages, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNU; PDX; RGB; RGC; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471962366
- ISBN
- 9780471962366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 158.78
€ 158.78
Paperback. Hegemony ---- domination by one power or state over others politically and culturally ---- is a fundamental element of historical theory. This book examines the concept of hegemony in the development of political thinking and shows how the changing organization of the world system not only influences politics but also culture and society. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471965862
- ISBN
- 9780471965862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 177.60
€ 177.60
Hardcover. Charting the first 40 years of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), this work examines the achievements of the society, its development and its links with other key societies. It includes a discussion of the Council's aims and objectives, both past and future. Num Pages: 360 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; WSDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969242
- ISBN
- 9780471969242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 505.27
€ 505.27
Hardback. Provides the first comprehensive review of the evolution of tropical rain forests on a continent by continent basis, within an up--to--date tectonic, palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic framework primarily by reference to the record of fossil pollens and spores. Num Pages: 378 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471983262
- ISBN
- 9780471983262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 406.48
€ 406.48
Paperback. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 115 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520000056
- ISBN
- 9780520000056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520028807
- ISBN
- 9780520028807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.23€ 45.94
€ 58.23
€ 45.94
Hardcover. Suitable for the classical scholars, this title explores an aspect of Greek military practice. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520037816
- ISBN
- 9780520037816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.43€ 60.79
€ 78.43
€ 60.79