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The Americas

Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 268 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publisher
Royal British Columbia Museum Canada
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780772657428
ISBN
9780772657428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and '80s San Francisco with an openly gay father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348903
ISBN
9780393348903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466177
ISBN
9781608466177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620812488
ISBN
9781620812488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.90
€ 64.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages, Chapter-Opening Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 44. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Upd Rep
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345520104
ISBN
9780345520104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.17

Hardback. This is the first book in either English or Chinese to study the group of students who came to the U.S. in the early 20th century to attend American universities and played pivotal roles in Chinese intellectual, economic, and diplomatic life upon their return to China. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736961
ISBN
9780804736961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.22

Hardback. Covering May through July 1801, this volume uncovers the story of the author's first presidential administration. It gathers figures on revenues and expenses and suggests improvements in methods of collecting taxes. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 816 pages, 8 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135571
ISBN
9780691135571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.00
€ 124.00

Paperback. After the opening act of the great national drama, Native Americans yielded to the westward rush of European settlers. Or so the story usually goes. In this book, Daniel K. Richter keeps Native people centre-stage throughout the story of the origins of the United States. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011175
ISBN
9780674011175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 290 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1424. The Incredible Attack Aircraft of the USS United States, 1948-1949. 228 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3. Dimension: 225 x 290 x 25. Weight: 1426.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
228
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332296
ISBN
9780764332296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.67
€ 45.85

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910240830
ISBN
9781910240830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APT; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101986233
ISBN
9781101986233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 225. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPLM; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498. Illustrated. Large format
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The New Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0223374
ISBN
9781565849150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; YNA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. .
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633450257
ISBN
9781633450257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 110 color images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 1KBBNH; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 100 x 1. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343100
ISBN
9780764343100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064554
ISBN
9781847064554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. "No one else has ever made avant-garde, experimental poems so attractive to both the general and the special reader."-Randall Jarrell Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871401540
ISBN
9780871401540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. Takes the reader through the historic fortresses and mansions of Havana, the tropical city of Santiago de Cuba, and the plantations and mountains of the island's countryside. This edition explores the sugar industry, and Cuba's other economic activities. It describes the island's flora and fauna, its varied topography, and its varied social life. Num Pages: 356 pages, 200line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955207
ISBN
9781904955207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. John Miller tasks himself with the care and safe transportation of billions of bees. He is descended from N E Miller, America's first migratory beekeeper, and trucks his hives from crop to crop, working the North Dakotan clover in summer and the Californian almonds in winter. This title tells his story and that of his bees. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TVHH; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061873256
ISBN
9780061873256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894384568
ISBN
9781894384568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

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