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paperback. Seattle is full of free and ridiculously cheap stuff-one just needs to know where to look. Leave it to "The Cheap Bastard" to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had, and to set forth the real deal with wit and humor. Series: Cheap Bastard. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762792306
ISBN
9780762792306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Hardback. Host to a large and diverse bird population as well as a long human history, Virginia is arguably the birthplace of ornithology in North America. The result of over a decade of research, this work addresses this element of the state's natural history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922423
ISBN
9780813922423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60

Paperback. An archival account of baseball and America. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259461
ISBN
9780803259461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044088
ISBN
9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. In 1865, in the aftermath of civil war, the North and South of America began a slow process of reconciliation. This book examines the construction of a culture of reunion during the ensuing decades and analyzes how this unity was created through increasing racial segregation. Num Pages: 528 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008199
ISBN
9780674008199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Takes readers back to the Civil War's centennial celebration to determine how Americans made sense of the suffering, loss, and liberation a century earlier. The author shows how four of America's most incisive writers - Robert Penn Warren, Bruce Catton, Edmund Wilson, and James Baldwin - explored the gulf between remembrance and reality. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725973
ISBN
9780674725973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. This text examines the House of Representatives during three periods of policy innovations: the Civil War, the 1890's and the New Deal. The author asserts that critical elections create conditions in the House that enable the majority party to legislate significant policy changes. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 228 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804718400
ISBN
9780804718400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. This book analyzes continuity and change in elections to the U.S. House of Representatives from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, with emphasis on the elections of 1994, 1996, and 1998. Most of the essays closely examine these recent elections, documenting the erosion of incumbency and insulation, but pointing out important continuities. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; Cogan, John F.; Fiorina, Morris P. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 line diagrams 41 tables 77 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737395
ISBN
9780804737395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745710
ISBN
9780804745710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 52.73

Paperback. The authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 536 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804755917
ISBN
9780804755917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.88

Hardback. In the latter half of the 20th century, poet William Bronk (1918-1999) was a significant voice in the American literary landscape. This book attempts to present a perspective of 20th century literary history and interrogates the ideational, poetic, and cultural shifts as seen through the lens of Bronk's life as a writer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139143
ISBN
9780874139143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.38

Hardcover. Explores how the scarce resources of intensive care units should be distributed. A multinational panel of experienced critical care physicians offers assessments of the patients' conditions and outlines approaches to treatment. These approaches are examined by academic medical experts and a medical ethicist, as well as from a legal perspective. Editor(s): Crippen, David W.; Kilcullen, Jack K.; Kelly, David F. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MMKL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792376712
ISBN
9780792376712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.32

Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations Series. Num Pages: 506 pages, 4 maps, 2 tables, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1K; GBC; JPS; KJVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810878600
ISBN
9780810878600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.68

Hardback. From the Acteal Massacre to Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, this exciting reference, created for a high school audience, explores the rich culture, the depth of achievement, and the creative energy of Mexico and its people. Num Pages: 376 pages, 65 b&w halftones & line illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; GBC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 222 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842915
ISBN
9780810842915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.45

Paperback. Published in conjunction with a New-York Historical Society exhibition, this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook by a New York Times senior writer covers 1,079 houses of worship in New York City. Num Pages: 400 pages, 899 photos; 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMN; WTHM; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125437
ISBN
9780231125437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.10

Published in conjunction with a New-York Historical Society exhibition, this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook by a New York Times senior writer covers 1,079 houses of worship in New York City. Num Pages: 400 pages, 899 photos; 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMN; WTHM; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125420
ISBN
9780231125420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 148.55

Paperback. An analysis of the policy decision by the Carter Administration on how to cope with the Mariel boatlift from Cuba in 1989. The work argues that a faulty decision making structure and ignorance of the historic dynamics of Cuban immigration contributed to the mishandling of the refugee crisis. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684144
ISBN
9780847684144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Huang, David W. F. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JPR; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137587978
ISBN
9781137587978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.51

Paperback. White servitude was one of the major institutions in the economy and society of early colonial British America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521273794
ISBN
9780521273794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

A study of the massacre at Wounded Knee in history and memory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190249038
ISBN
9780190249038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.27

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