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Hardcover. "A fine book, and a brave one. In Lily, Barbara Murphy has created a genuine and spunky twelve-year-old, grappling in her own way with her older sister's tragic illness. The portrayal of a loving family under extreme stress is heartbreaking, yet thanks to Lily's narration and wit, never sentimental."--Judy Blume Num Pages: 136 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AK; YXG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134689
ISBN
9780890134689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Explores the structure of life without parole sentences and the impact they have on prisoners Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr.; Sarat, Austin. Series: Life without Parole. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JKVP; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762486
ISBN
9780814762486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. How to restore the can-do spirit that made America great, from the author of the best-selling The Death of Common Sense. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338034
ISBN
9780393338034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.03

Hardcover. We celebrate, talk about, and worry a great deal about transitions in life. Going to college, having a first child, losing a job, and retiring constitute just a few of the pivotal moments in the lives of many. Sociologists and psychologists have devoted considerable attention to life transitions. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745670614
ISBN
9780745670614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

LIFE was one of the premiere sources of news about the Vietnam War. This special book includes new interviews with veterans, a special photo essay on the history of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, a pictorial report on unified Vietnam today, and a revisiting of LIFE's editorial treatment of the war. Editor(s): The Editors of Life. Num Pages: 176 pages, photographs included. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 263 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Time Inc Home Entertaiment United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618931016
ISBN
9781618931016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.58

Paperback. Describes life on the Mississippi River, with observations and anecdotes about the culture and society along the river valley. This book includes character sketches, historical facts, information and reminiscences of Twain's boyhood and experiences as a steam-boat pilot. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140390506
ISBN
9780140390506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. With fascinating insights into how both ordinary and famous Cuban-Americans, including Desi Arnaz, Oscar Hijuelos, Gloria Estefan, and Jose Kozer, have lived "life on the hyphen," this is an expanded, updated edition of the classic, award-winning study of Cuban-American culture Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 274 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292735996
ISBN
9780292735996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195343328
ISBN
9780195343328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hendrick, Willene; Oehlschlaeger, Fritz (Professor of English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA). Num Pages: 190 pages, 3 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Open Gate Press United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900001420
ISBN
9780900001420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.58

paperback. Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Annie Ned lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century. They collaborated with Julie Cruikshank, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, to produce this unique autobiography. Series: American Indian Lives Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803263529
ISBN
9780803263529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Hardback. In simple, poignant narrative, Life Lessons from Veterans presents an array of personal stories-from nightmarish fights on the islands of Iwo Jima to the shores of Normandy on D-Day. Life Lessons from Veterans provides a new voice to the bravery and sacrifice of the American soldier defending our freedom through more than thirty stories. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630761356
ISBN
9781630761356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812984873
ISBN
9780812984873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, this is the first book to focus on British Columbia's fossils. Editor(s): Ludvigsen, Rolf. Num Pages: 320 pages, 135ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774805780
ISBN
9780774805780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Introduces lives and world of a poor urban neighborhood in Santiago in Chile. Tracing relations and lives between 1999 and 2010, this book explores how the moral and political subjects imagined and asserted by poverty and mental health policies and reparations for human rights violations are refracted through relational modes and their boundaries. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JHM; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272101
ISBN
9780520272101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912171
ISBN
9781439912171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.65

Paperback. Explores how people negotiate identity in the United States. This title offers a look at a range of subjects including: violence and video games, pilgrimages to San Francisco, Filipina critiques of 'sleeping around', and the significance of 'lowriders' in Hispano culture. It offers a look at issues of identity and what it means to be American. Editor(s): Baker, Lee. Num Pages: 464 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSC; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405105644
ISBN
9781405105644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. An argument that it was only on September 11, 2001, that the symbolic universe of the Cold War was finally destroyed and a new world order put into place. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344735
ISBN
9780822344735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Takes us on a haunting ethnographic journey through two historical moments when life for the Canadian Inuit has hung in the balance: the tuberculosis epidemic (1940s to the early 1960s) and the subsequent suicide epidemic (1980s to the present). Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTN; JFSL9; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282940
ISBN
9780520282940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Community, Class and Schooling. 136 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFSP2; JN. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 8. Weight: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552664704
ISBN
9781552664704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Mark Twain's hilarity and irreverence shine through in this impeccably chosen collection. Editor(s): Neider, Charles. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410270
ISBN
9780815410270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. The West Indian kitchen today, five hundred years after Columbus, is a wonderful blend of flavors and cooking styles. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; GB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561310647
ISBN
9781561310647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Hardback. In Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor Tim Lawrence examines the city's party, dance, music, and art culture between 1980 and 1983, tracing the rise, apex, and fall of this inventive, vibrant, and tumultuous scene. Num Pages: 600 pages, 115 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AVGV; AVRS; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 38. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361862
ISBN
9780822361862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.41

Paperback. In Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor Tim Lawrence examines the city's party, dance, music, and art culture between 1980 and 1983, tracing the rise, apex, and fall of this inventive, vibrant, and tumultuous scene. Num Pages: 600 pages, 115 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AVGV; AVRS; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362029
ISBN
9780822362029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Providing a picture of life along the Hudson River, this book includes facts and fables, legends and living realities. From revolutionary battles to the Hudson River School of Painting, it is the story of sloops and steamers, shad fishing and ice cutting, and the splendour of the Palisades. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218035
ISBN
9780823218035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.91

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