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The Americas

Hardback. The House of Representatives - the people's House - is supposed to most closely reflect the needs and desires of ordinary citizens. This title shows how we have come to the point where average Americans have little say over what happens in the House, and what can be done about it. Series: Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPL; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551183
ISBN
9780742551183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.01

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551145
ISBN
9780742551145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.04

Paperback. Series: Campaigning American Style. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527324
ISBN
9780742527324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.71

Paperback. Satirist Leland Gregory teaches us a lesson in historical hilarity with Stupid American History Series: Stupid History. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780740779916
ISBN
9780740779916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.97

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718022235
ISBN
9780718022235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. Controversial Supreme Court decisions have barred organized school prayer, but neither the Court nor public policy exclude religion from schools altogether. Tracing the historical development of religion within public schools and considering every major Supreme Court case, this book looks at the role that religion ought to play in public schools. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130651
ISBN
9780691130651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Relies on historical data spanning back to the eighteenth century from Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States to revise our understanding of why a country's party system consists of national or regional parties. This title places contemporary party politics in the four examined countries in historical and comparative perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1KBB; 1KBC; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119328
ISBN
9780691119328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 41.83

Paperback. Shows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in part by the self-interest of the owners but also by their nostalgia for the game, transformed baseball into the national pastime. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058856
ISBN
9780691058856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 41.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 937 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 95 x 34. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf United States
Edition
Expanded ed
Number of pages
937
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679446316
ISBN
9780679446316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Hardback. Presents recommendations for educators and policy makers dealing with topics such as the special needs of refugees and illegal immigrants, bilingual and multicultural education, English as the nation's official language, higher education for immigrants, racism and allocation of resources. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780669245806
ISBN
9780669245806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.66

Paperback. Surveys the contributions made by women to the legacy of Pacific Northwest art Num Pages: 56 pages, 30 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 7. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Whatcom Museum of History & Art United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780615351728
ISBN
9780615351728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 to 100 four-colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553447217
ISBN
9780553447217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.78

paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553383485
ISBN
9780553383485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.89

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

Paperback. Newbery Medal winner Russell Freedman recounts Abraham Lincoln's brief friendship with African American leader Frederick Douglass before and during the Civil War, narrated against the backdrop of race relations and politics. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 archival photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 244 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544668270
ISBN
9780544668270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.41

Paperback. Using the dramatic story of one former perpetrator who settled in New Jersey, conned the CIA into hiring him, and begged for the agency's support when his wartime identity emerged, Eric Lichtblau tells the full, shocking story of how America became a refuge for hundreds of postwar Nazis. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHF; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 319. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mariner Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544577886
ISBN
9780544577886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. Charles M. Blow was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his "do-right" mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After - the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. This is the story of how Charles escaped that world to become one of America's most innovative and respected journalists. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGLA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mariner Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544570115
ISBN
9780544570115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544455931
ISBN
9780544455931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.14

Hardcover. Heartlandia is a cookbook with beautiful photographs and is based on husband-and-wife team Adam and Jackie Sappington's acclaimed Portland restaurant, The Country Cat Dinner House and Bar. Adam, Executive Chef and a self-taught expert in whole animal butchery, and Jackie, the pastry chef, make food that is the definition of soulful food. Num Pages: 304 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544363779
ISBN
9780544363779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. From the Moorish synagogue in small Texas town, to the New England meetinghouse nestled in the palm trees of Hawaii, this comprehensive historical survey of America's religious architecture celebrates the country's ethnic and spiritual diversity through the magnificent breadth of these community landmarks. Num Pages: 480 pages, 300 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMN; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471145028
ISBN
9780471145028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.82

Hardback. The paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed, pioneering book on successful urban recovery. Two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective approach to urban rejuvenation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; GTF; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 261 x 32. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471144175
ISBN
9780471144175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.78

Paperback. Tells the story of how America's war fleet, only twenty ships strong, was able to defeat the world's greatest imperial power through a combination of nautical deftness and sheer bravado to win the War of 1812. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465085996
ISBN
9780465085996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. A revised edition of the classic exploration of Latino history and culture in the US Illustrator(s): Alcaraz, Lalo. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FXZ; HBJK; JFSL; WHC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 231 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465082506
ISBN
9780465082506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065905
ISBN
9780465065905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.71

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