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Hardcover. First published in double elephant size in the first half of the nineteenth century, The Birds of America is famous for its stunning life-size illustrations of birds. This complete edition of Audubon's classic work is reproduced from the Natural History Museum's original folio and printed using the latest high quality techniques. Num Pages: 448 pages, 435 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 328 x 221 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2666.
- Publisher
- The Natural History Museum
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Complete ed of Audubon's classic work
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565093396
- ISBN
- 9780565093396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 39.79
€ 52.99
€ 39.79
Hardcover. By the 14th century more than a dozen accretional burial mounds - reaching heights of 12 to 15 feet - marked the floodplains of interior Virginia. This study uses what remains of the mounds - excavated from the 1890s to the 1980s - to gain a new understanding of the Monacans Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3H; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417. Fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KST0010106
- ISBN
- 9780817314385
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. By the 14th century more than a dozen accretional burial mounds - reaching heights of 12 to 15 feet - marked the floodplains of interior Virginia. This study uses what remains of the mounds - excavated from the 1890s to the 1980s - to gain a new understanding of the Monacans Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3H; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KST0010105
- ISBN
- 9780817314385
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A collection of essays offering a comprehensive amendment-by-amendment, clause-by-clause account of the Bill of Rights' recent transmutation. The contributors explore the original meaning of the amendments, as well as the history, theory and practice behind those amendments. Editor(s): Hickok, Eugene W. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPVH; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913360
- ISBN
- 9780813913360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.45
€ 43.45
Hardcover. A biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a $1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and catheters that would become the foundation of the global multi-billion-dollar Cook Group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w photos, 25 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5868 x 3937 x 34. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253352545
- ISBN
- 9780253352545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.98
€ 34.98
Paperback. Confronts head-on the myth that organizational giantism leads to economic efficiency and well-being in the modern age. On the contrary, this book demonstrates how bigness undermines our economic productivity and progress, endangers our democratic freedoms, and exacerbates our economic problems and challenges. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; KCF; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749695
- ISBN
- 9780804749695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.14
€ 42.99
€ 38.14
Hardback. Documents the work of America's first major film company, Vitagraph, from its beginnings in the 1890s through its sale to Warner Bros. in 1925. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Bibliography: p124-133. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- New and Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810820302
- ISBN
- 9780810820302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.11
€ 146.11
Paperback. In The Big Truck That Went By award-winning writer Jonathan Katz ties together the two crises that continue to cripple Haiti: the aftermath of the earthquake and government corruption. Asking the hard questions about Western aid, this is a vividly told narrative of how the affluent nations can help the less fortunate in a smarter way. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JM; JFFC; JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137278975
- ISBN
- 9781137278975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Lary May offers a reexamination of the connections between national politics and Hollywood movies, and an interpretation of American culture from the New Deal through the Cold War. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 halftones, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511634
- ISBN
- 9780226511634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.80
€ 43.99
€ 33.80
hardcover. When famine struck Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the US responded with a two-year relief mission that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. The tale told here is largely derived from the diaries, memoirs and letters of the American participants. Num Pages: 832 pages, 94 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744676
- ISBN
- 9780804744676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.93
€ 167.93
Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278127
- ISBN
- 9780520278127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Series: G.I.: The Illustrated History of the American Soldier, His Uniform & His Equipment. Num Pages: 72 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBWN; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 257 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295. 4to. Illustrated. Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KEX0264874
- ISBN
- 9781853675287
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626, he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters. This book presents the story of this city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477594
- ISBN
- 9780099477594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
paperback. Visit Brooklyn's vast historical landmarks, from the familiar to the hidden. Num Pages: 302 pages, 50 illustrations / 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 2591 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NYU Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747858
- ISBN
- 9780814747858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, this title chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 48 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCPC; HBT; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147383
- ISBN
- 9780691147383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.79
€ 49.99
€ 35.79
Paperback. On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno. Forest rangers assembled nearly ten thousand men to fight the fire. The author narrates the struggles of the rangers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780547394602
- ISBN
- 9780547394602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.22
€ 19.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. Catches the culture of the medieval book at its height, not only in Bibles but in brevaries, lectionaries, commentaries and works of the Doctors and Fathers of the Church. Num Pages: 120 pages, 25halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; HRCG; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974396347
- ISBN
- 9780974396347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.21
€ 27.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. The first full account of Whitman's Civil War years sheds new light on the man, his poetry, and the treatment of the war's sick and wounded. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; 3JH; BGH; DSBF; DSC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195147094
- ISBN
- 9780195147094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.11
€ 28.11
Paperback. He contrasts it with modern-day rhetoric surrounding the War on Terror, while analyzing the real-world consequences that result from distorting the past, including the dangerous idea that only through (perpetual) military conflict can we achieve lasting peace. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416670
- ISBN
- 9781421416670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
Paperback. This book focuses on the role of government in organizing the nation's transportation industries. As the authors show, over the course of the twentieth century transportation in the United States was as much a product of hard-fought politics, lobbying, and litigation as it was a naturally evolving system of engineering and available technology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; RPT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221169
- ISBN
- 9780812221169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. A century before Secretariat, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods, Dan Patch captured virtually every harness racing record and the hearts (and wallets) of the American public. This title shows that even people who weren't racing fans were caught up in the horse's achievements, on which his owner capitalized with Dan Patch endorsing products. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616085858
- ISBN
- 9781616085858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.97
€ 29.99
€ 23.97
Paperback. This anthology features ten full-length plays (60 minutes or more) that premiered in both established and lesser known festivals in 2015. Editor(s): Bray, John Patrick. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Edition
- 2015 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495057748
- ISBN
- 9781495057748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.73
€ 20.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 86 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271022765
- ISBN
- 9780271022765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.07
€ 36.99
€ 29.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342776
- ISBN
- 9780764342776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.84
€ 25.99
€ 17.84