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Paperback. Ruminates on the life of the writer and the significance of language as art. This title takes as its central conceit a famous anecdote about Ernest Hemingway's early work: Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, going by train from their apartment in Paris to visit him in Switzerland, brought along, at his request, a suitcase full of his work-in-progress. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115438
ISBN
9780231115438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226148779
ISBN
9780226148779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.79
€ 52.12

Paperback. Jonathan Hansen tells the story of a group of American intellectuals who believed the solution to the crisis of American identity leading up to World War I lay in rethinking the meaning of liberalism. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315843
ISBN
9780226315843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Offers a provocative account of the history of American civil rights law. Covering the lost challenges workers and their lawyers launched against Jim Crow in the 1940s, this title shows how Brown only partially fulfilled the promise of civil rights. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034693
ISBN
9780674034693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.77

Hardback. Why has the Hollywood sound serial received so little scholarly attention? Here, the author presents a thorough analysis based on detailed historical research, focusing on the period between 1930 and 1946, when Universal stopped their production. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898874
ISBN
9780859898874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.25

Hardback. Ring Lardner's influence on American letters is arguably greater than that of any other American writer in the early part of the twentieth century. Ron Rapoport has gathered the best of Lardner's journalism from his earliest days at the South Bend Times through his years at the Chicago Tribune and his weekly column for the Bell Syndicate. Editor(s): Rapoport, Ron. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DNJ; KNTJ; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269736
ISBN
9780803269736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.74

Paperback. From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent's mightiest river. This book reminds the major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273754
ISBN
9780226273754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Hardcover. Weaves together scientific and historical evidence to demonstrate the vast role the New Madrid earthquakes played in the United States in the early nineteenth century, shaping the settlement patterns of early western Cherokees and other Indians, heightening the credibility of Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa for their Indian League in the War of 1812. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226053899
ISBN
9780226053899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Joseph, Frank. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632650689
ISBN
9781632650689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623568191
ISBN
9781623568191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 22.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493007356
ISBN
9781493007356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. To many Americans, the 1970s seem a "lost" period, a pale and undistinguished decade compared with the 1960s and the 1980s. This issue demonstrates that while the 1970s were indeed rather grey in many respects, they were also a time of reassessment and dynamism in many fields of popular American culture. Editor(s): Hurup, Elisabeth. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
217
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883779
ISBN
9788772883779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.91

Paperback. A blockbuster adventure about life, death and obsession in the Amazon Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages b-w plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471164910
ISBN
9781471164910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. A journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle and a stunning archaeological discovery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786695079
ISBN
9781786695079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A fascinating history of the Maya - drawing on a wealth of recent archaeological discoveries - whose civilisation in the jungles of Central America was for almost a thousand years hidden from the world. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLC; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753809891
ISBN
9780753809891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

paperback. Presents information on child abuse in which children are killed. Num Pages: 237 pages, tables, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFFE1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780842026031
ISBN
9780842026031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.15

paperback. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. This book explores the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. Num Pages: 373 pages, 53 halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717558
ISBN
9780292717558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 271 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064900
ISBN
9781606064900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. Dr. McNally critically examines well over 150 years of Oblate and general Catholic history in Canada's western-most province with special emphasis on the Native people and Euro-Canadian settlers. It is the first survey history of the Catholic Church in British Columbia. Series: The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HRA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643469
ISBN
9780888643469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Tells the story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. This title investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. It takes us into training camps, mountain hideouts and top secret meetings to explore how it all fed into the planning and execution of 9/11. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 B&W Inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
Edition
20th Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141029351
ISBN
9780141029351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Looks at the long-run prospects for the international economic position of the United States, with particular focus on the growth of the US trade deficit and foreign debt and prospective foreign financing of this debt. Editor(s): Bergsten, C. Fred. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324327
ISBN
9780881324327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345806918
ISBN
9780345806918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131599
ISBN
9780231131599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. This "Long War" has left its imprint on virtually every aspect of American life. This book looks at America's response to the national-security crisis touched off by the events of World War II. It considers topics ranging from grand strategy and strategic bombing to ideology and economics, and assesses the changing American way of war. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131582
ISBN
9780231131582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.71
€ 85.02

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