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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

€ 31.99
€ 25.41

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612344935
ISBN
9781612344935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Notebook / blank book. Num Pages: 416 pages, Text throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 2. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Universe Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789331212
ISBN
9780789331212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.67

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
€ 34.36

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

€ 34.21

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
€ 24.85

paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Anniversary,Commemorative
SKU
V9781414364544
ISBN
9781414364544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.93

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

€ 20.99
€ 18.24

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
€ 36.36

Hardback. Lessons on product, quality, innovation, and longevity from the "First Family of Bourbon" The Big Man of Jim Beam delves into the life and times of legendary distiller F. Booker Noe III, grandson of Jim Beam and father of the bourbon boom. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KJZ; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119320159
ISBN
9781119320159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.24

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
€ 19.87

Paperback. Whether you are a tourist or a native New Yorker, you can enjoy this informative walking guide to New York City. The historic tours connect the contemporary city with the snapshots of yesterday, blending social and cultural history with the evolution of different ethnic and cultural communities. Num Pages: 390 pages, 50 illustrations, photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 2591 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814747483
ISBN
9780814747483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

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
€ 13.49

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

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
€ 25.06

Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278110
ISBN
9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 73.24

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

€ 171.35

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
€ 34.69

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

€ 23.99
€ 20.37

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

€ 156.16

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