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Hardback. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane; Hirst, Robert; Smith, Harriet E. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 760 pages, 21 line figures, 45 b/w photographs, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1844. The Complete and Authoritative Edition. Series: Mark Twain Papers S. 743 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Griffin, Benjamin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Smith, Harriet E. "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away - to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." This title tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 256 x 188 x 64. Weight: 1844.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
743
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267190
ISBN
9780520267190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.96

Paperback. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region, which is of such importance to both the indigenous species and those which pass through on migration. Illustrator(s): Restall, Robin L. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 656 pages, 306 colour plates; over 2,300 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713672435
ISBN
9780713672435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.65

Hardback. In the extensive literature about the Battle of Midway, the role of American submarines has not received adequate attention. In The Search for the Japanese Fleet: USS Nautilus and the Battle of Midway, David W. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347165
ISBN
9781612347165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.05

Paperback. Series: Century Foundation Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474194
ISBN
9780801474194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardcover. This title traces the roots of the resistance of underground groups through a subversive past that stretches from the Paris commune of 1871 to the punks of the 1970s. It asks "whose city is it?" and argues that a disorderly urban culture is a better alternative than the Disneyfied city. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312233358
ISBN
9780312233358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 46.34

Paperback. The most eloquent and personal story of a young man at war since Geoffrey Wellum's FIRST LIGHT Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821879
ISBN
9780753821879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Tackles one of the most pressing public policy issues of our time - the reform of regulatory and enforcement practice. Malcolm K. Sparrow shows how the vogue prescriptions for reform fail to take account of the distinctive character of regulatory responsibilities - which involve the delivery of obligations rather than just services. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Controlling Risks, Solving Problems, and Managing Compliance. 346 pages. This text tackles one of the most pressing public policy issues of our time: the reform of regulatory and enforcement practice. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight: 506.
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815780656
ISBN
9780815780656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Prins shows how powerful Wall Street bankers partnered with presidents to became the unelected leaders of the 20th century. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPHC; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 42. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568584799
ISBN
9781568584799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.99

Paperback. Features essays which propose to address the state of scholarship on the political, cultural, and intellectual history of Americans responses to wilderness from first contact. This volume attempts to gather competing interpretations of wilderness in historical context. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195174144
ISBN
9780195174144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.14

Hardback. Spanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35, 14 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; DS; HBJF; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422510
ISBN
9781421422510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.11

Paperback. An all-encompassing Marxist assessment of the economics and politics of the Latin American Left from 1990-2015 Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399539
ISBN
9780745399539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156132
ISBN
9780691156132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Situating jewellery in the cultural economy of the American Southwest, this title explores Southwestern jewellery as a decorative form in constant transition. It describes this rich tradition as subject to a number of desires, fostered and regulated, at different times, by government agencies, traders, curators and Native American communities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 299 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125985
ISBN
9780714125985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. An explosive account of the Kennedy assassination that will rewrite the history of the 20th century's most controversial murder investigation - now with a groundbreaking new afterword. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140612
ISBN
9780349140612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 297 x 2. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351662
ISBN
9780764351662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. A comparative feminist work that starts with a substantial historical account of the different ways that freedom, race and gender were intertwined in Jamaica and Haiti after the end of slavery. It examines the contemporary gendered spaces of citizenship, travel, and popular culture across the Caribbean. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349532
ISBN
9780822349532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Editor(s): McClellan, James. Num Pages: 656 pages, notes, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JPA; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972896
ISBN
9780865972896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615779000
ISBN
9781615779000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. First published in 1999, Worlds Apart examined the nature of poverty through the stories of real people in three remote rural areas of the United States: New England, Appalachia, and the Mississippi Delta. This edition provides fresh insights into the dynamics of poverty, politics and community change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196597
ISBN
9780300196597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. Founded in 1965, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. This work establishes the full importance and vitality of the AACM. It uncovers a vibrant, multicultural universe and reveals a major piece of the history of avant-garde music and art. Num Pages: 690 pages, 4 colour plates, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
690
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476964
ISBN
9780226476964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.19

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; HBTB; HRJC; JFSR1; KNDF; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158329
ISBN
9780231158329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. A rousing and meticulously researched account of the most notorious battle in American history - and the first to incorporate important new findings. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16pp of b&w photost. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316067478
ISBN
9780316067478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. CEO Louis V. Gerstner Jr.'s memoir about the extraordinary turnaround of IBM and his transformation of the company into the industry leader of the computer age - the great American business story of our time. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJC; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007170876
ISBN
9780007170876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Looks at the sources of gendered violence and conflict in women's prisons. The authors examine how intersectional inequalities and cumulative disadvantage are at the root of prison conflict and violence, reflecting the women's pathways to prison. Series: Gender and Justice. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKVP1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288720
ISBN
9780520288720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

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