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The Americas

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897893466
ISBN
9780897893466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.43
€ 71.14

Paperback. Traces the Caribbean from its pre-Columbian state through European contact and colonialism to the rise of US hegemony and the economic turbulence of the twenty-first century. This volume begins with a discussion of the region's diverse geography and challenging ecology and features an in-depth look at the transatlantic slave trade. Editor(s): Palmie, Stephan; Scarano, Francisco A. Num Pages: 624 pages, 71 halftones, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226645087
ISBN
9780226645087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.09

Paperback.

From acclaimed picture book author and illustrator S. D. Nelson comes the amazing true story of Black Elk

Num Pages: 56 pages, Full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 256 x 255 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419715280
ISBN
9781419715280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.87

Paperback. Defeat and death at the Little Bighorn gave General George Custer and his Seventh Cavalry a kind of immortality. This title investigates the body of legend surrounding that battle on a bloody Sunday in 1876. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803265929
ISBN
9780803265929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardcover. Chester Himes and John A Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was just beginning his writing career. This is a collection of correspondence between these two friends, presenting nearly three decades worth of letters about their lives and loves. Editor(s): Williams, John A.; Williams, Lori. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
Adapted ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814333556
ISBN
9780814333556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.96

Paperback. After a childhood spent in London, his family moved to California and by his twenties, Jack was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars - most notably Michael Stipe, RuPaul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him around the world and led to bizarre encounters and requests, but also lured him into a smorgasbord of addictions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BM; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571331871
ISBN
9780571331871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. This collection of essays reveals the beauty and value of hornets, bats, katydids, mice, cicadas, and other tiny creatures. Allen M. Young records his keen observations of the natural world as he walks through urban woods near Lake Michigan, or sits on his deck in his own backyard. Illustrator(s): Huf, Judith. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299169640
ISBN
9780299169640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571314383
ISBN
9781571314383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. This book examines the religious and social lives of the women in the COGIC Women's Department from its founding in 1911 through the mid-1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC96; HRCC99; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858080
ISBN
9780807858080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.30

Paperback. This title argues that the interests of America and its European allies are diverging sharply. It makes clear how Europe's need to escape a bloody past has led to a new set of beliefs about conflict while at the same time the US has become the guarantor of the European order by dint of its might. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000269
ISBN
9781843541783
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been one of the world leaders in alternative and experiential education and stands at the center of the human potential movement. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 colour plate, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HRQC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453705
ISBN
9780226453705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 279 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Smithsonian Books United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588343895
ISBN
9781588343895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Hardcover. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear. Hardback; dustjacket in good condition.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Warner Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0006554
ISBN
9780446520362
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When movie-making and gaming collide Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; KNT; UGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222312
ISBN
9780253222312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.11

Paperback. One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. An assessment of the contemporary carceral state, this book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable group of second-class citizens. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226137834
ISBN
9780226137834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247418
ISBN
9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486457574
ISBN
9780486457574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.97

Paperback. In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565129337
ISBN
9781565129337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Familius LLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942934400
ISBN
9781942934400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.11

Hardcover. A collection of original documentary photographs of the landscape that was integral to Tony Hillerman's writing. It also contains brief synopses of Hillerman's novels, descriptive passages from each work, the author's own comments about the sites, and narrative information on the locations pictured. Num Pages: 192 pages, 153 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harper
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061374296
ISBN
9780061374296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.27

Paperback. Tells the story of how three brilliant scholars and one ambitious freshman crossed paths in the early sixties at a Harvard-sponsored psychedelic-drug research project, transforming their lives and American culture and launching the mind/body/spirit movement that inspired the explosion of yoga classes, organic produce, and alternative medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 447 x 33. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061655944
ISBN
9780061655944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BM; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062322852
ISBN
9780062322852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
HarperOne
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062515148
ISBN
9780062515148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.04

Paperback. Eighty per cent of Americans have no British ancestors. According to David Hackett Fischer, however, their day-to-day lives are profoundly influenced by folkways transplanted from Britain to the New World with the first settlers. This text examines the transfer of values from Old World to New. Series: America: a Cultural History. Num Pages: 972 pages, 80 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
972
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195069051
ISBN
9780195069051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.58

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