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The Americas
Hardcover. The emergence of the automobile on the American scene represented many things - excitement, freedom, progress - but also danger, death, and injury. This work tells how the automobile pulled society in two contradictory emotional directions: exhilaration in personal mobility versus anxiety over public safely. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 312 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615155
- ISBN
- 9780700615155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.88
€ 58.88
Paperback. Traces a heroic dream that spanned four centuries: to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This book explores the fierce geo-political struggle behind the heroic vision of the canal, and the immense engineering and medical battles that were fought. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KLCPC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099484332
- ISBN
- 9780099484332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.51
€ 21.99
€ 17.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762793037
- ISBN
- 9780762793037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.47
€ 30.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. A story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American figures of the twentieth century, Martin Luther King Jr Hampton Sides follows in Ray's footsteps as he escapes from prison. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BTC; HBJK; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718192068
- ISBN
- 9780718192068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.45
€ 16.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. With long hair in the wind, beards and bandanas flapping, earrings, chain whips and Harleys flashing chrome, the Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America paralysing whole towns with fear. This title documents the author's experiences when he determined to discover the truths behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041872
- ISBN
- 9780141041872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. It is said that the Hell's Angels could paralyse whole towns with fear. This book explores the questions such as: How much of that reputation was myth and how much was brutal reality? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187457
- ISBN
- 9780141187457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425274101
- ISBN
- 9780425274101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583673485
- ISBN
- 9781583673485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.33
€ 20.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091937515
- ISBN
- 9780091937515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Each year in the United States, 250,000 infants are born too soon, weighing too little. This text examines the Infant Health and Development Program and the results of its findings involving almost 1000 infants in eight US cities. Editor(s): Gross, Ruth T.; Spiker, Donna; Haynes, Christine W. Num Pages: 676 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MJWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726122
- ISBN
- 9780804726122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.28
€ 155.28
Paperback. From the first meeting with clients, to assessment, goal-setting, evaluation, and the ethics that guide the process throughout, this is the nuts-and-bolts student skill-building guide to helping clients using a strengths-based perspective process. Num Pages: 216 pages, 33 exhibits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199734832
- ISBN
- 9780199734832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.49
€ 120.49
Hardcover. * The primary resource on implementing programs to address the "sophomore slump" * Examines what second-year students need, and what best practices will meet their needs * Focused on issues of retention, academic and career development, and personal transition and growth
. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470192757
- ISBN
- 9780470192757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
For those practicing and teaching pastoral counseling, it offers historical insights into the field. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRAX; HRCX4; HRLM5; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890475
- ISBN
- 9780801890475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.19
€ 69.19
Hardback. In a unique effort, this book brings together, for the first time, scholarly analyses by eminent researchers of the historical, social, legal, and cultural influences on the young newcomers' lives as well as reports by practitioners in major aid organizations about the concrete work that their organizations have been carrying out. Editor(s): Holton, Gerald. Num Pages: 316 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621961
- ISBN
- 9780230621961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 47.76
€ 53.40
€ 47.76
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262015486
- ISBN
- 9780262015486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.53€ 41.68
€ 52.53
€ 41.68
Hardback. In this definitive study of Hemingway's masterpiece on bull-fighting, Miriam Mandel addresses not only Hemingway's tome, but the bullfighting and the Spain of his time. Num Pages: 696 pages, 19 photographs, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 2ABM; ASZX; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 39. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839960
- ISBN
- 9780810839960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.38
€ 249.38
Hardback. In this study, devoted to Hemingway's nonfiction books, the work is considered in its own right. Just as he sought to create permanent fictions, Hemingway sought to shape his nonfiction books into permanent records that would stand side by side with the fiction in his complete works. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333513828
- ISBN
- 9780333513828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.32
€ 195.32
Hardback. This book draws on the tools of literary analysis and cultural geography to investigate Ernest Hemingway's sophisticated construction of physical environments. In doing so, Laura Gruber Godfrey revises conventional approaches to Hemingway s literary landscapes and provides insight about his fictional characters and his readers alike." Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 401.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596741
- ISBN
- 9781137596741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.07
€ 117.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 150 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; BM; WSXH; WSXS; WSXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586671594
- ISBN
- 9781586671594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.43
€ 43.99
€ 41.43
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647166
- ISBN
- 9780691647166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.57
€ 213.57
Henry Clay was a lawyer in pre-Civil war America, he argued many precedent setting cases, some of them before the U.S. supreme court. He specialized in property law at a time when this included questions pertaining to slavery and handled a significant case involving the interstate slave trade. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121475
- ISBN
- 9780813121475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.36
€ 42.36
Paperback. A study of Henry Ford and rural America in the 1920s Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 304 pages, 57 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410. A study of Henry Ford and rural America in the 1920s Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 304 pages, 57 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410. First edition as paperback under Ann Arbor Paperbacks. B/W illustrations and photographs. Good copy. Covers toned with age and showing light wear. Internally heavy marginalia, notes to inside covers, text not affected and remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSG0023981
- ISBN
- 9780472061938
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In the late 1910s, Henry Ford relocated his industry to a Detroit suburb called Dearborn. Due to the high wages he paid, this became the first place in the nation where the modern "American dream" was realized: it was here that the ordinary person could own a house and a car. Num Pages: 230 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804903
- ISBN
- 9780875804903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.38
€ 138.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750958554
- ISBN
- 9780750958554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
€ 10.30