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The Americas
Paperback. After telling the story of how he overcame an inner-city background to become a world renowned neurosurgeon (Gifted Hands), Dr. Ben Carson now gives an inspirational look at the philosophy of life that helped him meet life's obstacles and leap over them. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGXA; HRCV; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780310343363
- ISBN
- 9780310343363
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.16
€ 20.99
€ 19.16
Paperback. Eighty per cent of Americans have no British ancestors. According to David Hackett Fischer, however, their day-to-day lives are profoundly influenced by folkways transplanted from Britain to the New World with the first settlers. This text examines the transfer of values from Old World to New. Series: America: a Cultural History. Num Pages: 972 pages, 80 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 972
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195069051
- ISBN
- 9780195069051
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.58
€ 42.99
€ 41.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062515148
- ISBN
- 9780062515148
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Condition: New
€ 16.04
€ 16.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BM; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062322852
- ISBN
- 9780062322852
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.49
€ 18.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Tells the story of how three brilliant scholars and one ambitious freshman crossed paths in the early sixties at a Harvard-sponsored psychedelic-drug research project, transforming their lives and American culture and launching the mind/body/spirit movement that inspired the explosion of yoga classes, organic produce, and alternative medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 447 x 33. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061655944
- ISBN
- 9780061655944
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.31
€ 18.99
€ 16.31
Hardcover. A collection of original documentary photographs of the landscape that was integral to Tony Hillerman's writing. It also contains brief synopses of Hillerman's novels, descriptive passages from each work, the author's own comments about the sites, and narrative information on the locations pictured. Num Pages: 192 pages, 153 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harper
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061374296
- ISBN
- 9780061374296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.27
€ 32.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Familius LLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942934400
- ISBN
- 9781942934400
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.11
€ 17.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565129337
- ISBN
- 9781565129337
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486457574
- ISBN
- 9780486457574
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.97
€ 13.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471247418
- ISBN
- 9780471247418
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.48
€ 50.99
€ 35.48
Paperback. One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. An assessment of the contemporary carceral state, this book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable group of second-class citizens. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137834
- ISBN
- 9780226137834
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. When movie-making and gaming collide Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; KNT; UGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222312
- ISBN
- 9780253222312
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Condition: New
€ 13.11
€ 13.11
Hardcover. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear. Hardback; dustjacket in good condition.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0006554
- ISBN
- 9780446520362
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 279 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Books United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588343895
- ISBN
- 9781588343895
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Condition: New
€ 45.45
€ 45.45
paperback. Recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been one of the world leaders in alternative and experiential education and stands at the center of the human potential movement. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 colour plate, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HRQC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453705
- ISBN
- 9780226453705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.16
€ 25.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. This title argues that the interests of America and its European allies are diverging sharply. It makes clear how Europe's need to escape a bloody past has led to a new set of beliefs about conflict while at the same time the US has become the guarantor of the European order by dint of its might. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000269
- ISBN
- 9781843541783
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. This book examines the religious and social lives of the women in the COGIC Women's Department from its founding in 1911 through the mid-1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC96; HRCC99; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858080
- ISBN
- 9780807858080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571314383
- ISBN
- 9781571314383
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. This collection of essays reveals the beauty and value of hornets, bats, katydids, mice, cicadas, and other tiny creatures. Allen M. Young records his keen observations of the natural world as he walks through urban woods near Lake Michigan, or sits on his deck in his own backyard. Illustrator(s): Huf, Judith. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299169640
- ISBN
- 9780299169640
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Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Paperback. After a childhood spent in London, his family moved to California and by his twenties, Jack was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars - most notably Michael Stipe, RuPaul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him around the world and led to bizarre encounters and requests, but also lured him into a smorgasbord of addictions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BM; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571331871
- ISBN
- 9780571331871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Chester Himes and John A Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was just beginning his writing career. This is a collection of correspondence between these two friends, presenting nearly three decades worth of letters about their lives and loves. Editor(s): Williams, John A.; Williams, Lori. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Adapted ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814333556
- ISBN
- 9780814333556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Paperback. Defeat and death at the Little Bighorn gave General George Custer and his Seventh Cavalry a kind of immortality. This title investigates the body of legend surrounding that battle on a bloody Sunday in 1876. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803265929
- ISBN
- 9780803265929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback.
From acclaimed picture book author and illustrator S. D. Nelson comes the amazing true story of Black Elk
Num Pages: 56 pages, Full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 256 x 255 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419715280
- ISBN
- 9781419715280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.87
€ 9.99
€ 8.87
Paperback. Traces the Caribbean from its pre-Columbian state through European contact and colonialism to the rise of US hegemony and the economic turbulence of the twenty-first century. This volume begins with a discussion of the region's diverse geography and challenging ecology and features an in-depth look at the transatlantic slave trade. Editor(s): Palmie, Stephan; Scarano, Francisco A. Num Pages: 624 pages, 71 halftones, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645087
- ISBN
- 9780226645087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.09
€ 48.99
€ 38.09