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Hardback. Biographies quote Toni Morrison's birth name as Chloe Anthony Wofford. The author uses the theme of names and naming in her fiction to explore Morrison's own struggle to construct a useable identity as an African American woman novelist. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234027
ISBN
9780312234027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

Hardcover. The transition zone is the toughest area in which to maintain quality turf. It is a zone where temperature and precipitation vary greatly from season to season and where more intensive maintenance of seasonal grasses is required. This is the only book to cover the maintenance of intensive turfgrasses found in such zones. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TVS; WMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471476092
ISBN
9780471476092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062766
ISBN
9780252062766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. This book rigorously examines the emergence of policies on privacy in the modern employment context and the gradually developing legal response. Num Pages: 320 pages, tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; 1KBC; LBBR; LND; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Hart Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841130590
ISBN
9781841130590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.11
€ 126.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 273 b/w photos & 30 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Edition
3 Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870334771
ISBN
9780870334771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Offers an examination of morally and politically disputed issues of our time: abortion, gay rights, assisted suicide, stem cell research, and legalized gambling. This title covers these issues, looking at the nature of efforts to initiate reforms, to define constituencies, to mobilize resources, to frame debates, and to shape public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719893
ISBN
9780814719893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSH; 3JJP; JPSH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565849778
ISBN
9781565849778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.07

Hardback. The CIA and the Culture of Failure follows the CIA through a series of crises from the Soviet collapse to the war in Iraq and explains the political pressures that helped lead to the greatest failures in U.S. intelligence history. Num Pages: 552 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756013
ISBN
9780804756013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.25

Hardback. James K Polk is described as a spoilsman who appointed officers based upon their party affiliation rather than their qualifications. This book asserts that Polk followed an existing pattern of nomination that dated back to the beginning of the republic, in which the chief executives looked to qualifications first and loyalty to the party second. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761834502
ISBN
9780761834502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.40

Paperback. Based on years of frontline experience in New York's inner-city schools, this text seeks to demonstrate that intense policing and security strategies are not only ineffectual, they divorce students and teachers from their ethical and behavioural responsibilities. Num Pages: 292 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JMAL; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143873
ISBN
9780226143873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.67

Paperback. Compelling Evidence of Ancient Immigrants, Lost Technologies, and Places of Power. 288 pages. Editor(s): Joseph, Frank. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLA; HBLC. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Page Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601632043
ISBN
9781601632043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.28

Hardcover. For the first time ever, comes the book John Derian fans have been waiting for. Culled from the thousands of images that have appeared in his biannual collections, here is an astoundingly beautiful assortment of more than 400 full-bleed images in their original form. Num Pages: 368 pages, 400 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; 3JM; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 376 x 293 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2822.
Publisher
Artisan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579656478
ISBN
9781579656478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.06
€ 53.75

Paperback. In the heart of Indianapolis in the mid 1960's, through a twist of fate and fortune, a young girl came to live with a mother and her seven children. What began as a temporary childcare arrangement between Sylvia Likens' parents and Gertrude Baniszewski turned into a crime that would haunt cops, prosecutors, and a community for decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 109 x 18. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
St. Martin's True Crime
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780312946999
ISBN
9780312946999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339183
ISBN
9781590339183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.41
€ 52.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, John. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594542282
ISBN
9781594542282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.65

Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671023
ISBN
9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.94

Paperback. The growing number of Latinos and Asians in America has caused the creation of a new ethnic order. This text consists of essays that re-examine the role of affirmative action and civil rights in the light of this important shift in American demographics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPA; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761824
ISBN
9780226761824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPVH1; LNDC; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168128
ISBN
9780691168128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814781104
ISBN
9780814781104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

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