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Paperback. Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski led a double life, becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. This work gives an insight into the mind of one of the world's most prolific contract killers. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845963392
ISBN
9781845963392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right "in the gut", regardless of science or facts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447317128
ISBN
9781447317128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.54

Paperback. The making of a great Chilean poet. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662803
ISBN
9781855662803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. An of-the-moment photographic inside look at the tastes and trends of America's most loved fashion designers Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419715587
ISBN
9781419715587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.03

Hardback. Refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the U.S. has attempted to reform and rationalize capital punishment through federal constitutional law. While execution chambers remain active in several states, Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker argue that the fate of the American death penalty is likely to be sealed by this failed judicial experiment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737426
ISBN
9780674737426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years, he was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were in turn able to secure his release. Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225877
ISBN
9781840225877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138656291
ISBN
9781138656291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. Covers the various terrain of African American music, from bebop to hip-hop. This title offers an account of the author's own musical experiences with family and friends on the South Side of Chicago, evoking Sunday-morning worship services, family gatherings with food and dancing, and jam sessions at local nightclubs. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 293 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243330
ISBN
9780520243330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. This volume chronicles Gregory Crewdson's Twilight series, elaborate tableaux that capture bizarre surrealities behind deceptively familiar suburban facades. The images are accompanied by an essay from Rick Moody, a novelist renowned for exposing the underbelly of small-town, middle-class America. Num Pages: 112 pages, 70 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 303 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Abrams
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810910034
ISBN
9780810910034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.14

Paperback. Eclectic, transnational essays on women's settler history, colonial and borderlands studies of the Canada-US Wests. Editor(s): Jameson, Elizabeth; McManus, Sheila. Num Pages: 480 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 1KBC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
446
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645012
ISBN
9780888645012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; BTP; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
powerHouse Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576878330
ISBN
9781576878330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.99

Hardback. America's leading essayist on the frantic retreat of democracy, in the fire and smoke of the war on terror Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 225 x 39. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784787110
ISBN
9781784787110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Steinberg, Paul F.; VanDeveer, Stacy D. Series: American and Comparative Environmental Policy Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 figures, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPQB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262693684
ISBN
9780262693684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.90

Hardback. The history of black Freemasonry from Boston and Philadelphia in the late 1700s through the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620554876
ISBN
9781620554876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 75 color and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Universe Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789327222
ISBN
9780789327222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Brennan, Timothy (Professor of Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature and English, University of Minnesota, USA). Translator(s): West-Duran, Alan. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 312 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816632305
ISBN
9780816632305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.82

Paperback. With over 1800 species, Peru has the second richest avifauna of any country in the world. As a consequence it is one of the most popular birding destinations in South America. This will be the first comprehensive and fully illustrated field guide to the birds of Peru. Illustrator(s): Dyer, Dale; Lane, Daniel F.; Schmitt, John; O'Neill, John P.; McQueen, Larry B. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 656 pages, 304 colour plates; 1800 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Publisher
Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713686739
ISBN
9780713686739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.94

Paperback. Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer and painter, Clarence Major is a challenging yet underappreciated contemporary African- American artist. This collection combines poetry, prose and art by Major with critical essays that showcase his aesthetic movement across boundaries. Editor(s): Bell, Bernard W. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; ACXJ8; AGB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227726
ISBN
9780807848999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 84 pages, 53 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Publisher
Lodima Press United States
Number of pages
84
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Hardcover Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888899023
ISBN
9781888899023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.71
€ 52.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Publisher
PM Press Oakland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631141
ISBN
9781629631141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.62

Paperback. Takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259997
ISBN
9780520259997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, thousands of black and white southerners left farms and rural towns to try their fate in the region's cities. Focusing on Nashville and its Middle Tennessee hinterland, this work explores the impetus for this migration and illuminates its effects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illustrations, 18 tables, 4 maps, 14 figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228275
ISBN
9780807854846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. A comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States, this work tells the story of how vaccination became a widely accepted public health measure over the course of the twentieth century. It examines the strategies that health officials have used to gain public acceptance of vaccines. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 349 pages, 22 b&w illlustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
349
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247499
ISBN
9780520247499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Hardback. Subtitle in pre-publication: how Barack Obama defied his critics and transformed America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062426970
ISBN
9780062426970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.37

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