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The Americas
If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government
Eggers, William D.; O'Leary, John
hardcover. The American people are frustrated with their government. Yet the US has a proud history of great achievements: victory in World War II, the national highway system, welfare reform, the moon landing. The US need more successes like these to reclaim the government's legacy of competence. This title explains how to do it. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard Business Review Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781422166369
- ISBN
- 9781422166369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.57
€ 26.99
€ 25.57
paperback. Examines Gertrude Stein's drama within the history of the theatric and cinematic avant-gardes. This book explores her development of a playwriting aesthetic based in avant-garde drama, cinema, and queer identity. Series: Studies in Modern Drama. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415977234
- ISBN
- 9780415977234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.39
€ 57.39
paperback. Presents a study of the Lummi Indians of northwestern Washington and the political and economic forces that have determined their changing fortunes over the past years. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 237 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; GTB; JHM; TVT; WSXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295978482
- ISBN
- 9780295978482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.33
€ 38.33
Paperback. For sixteen days the armies had grappled-a grueling horror-show of nonstop battle, march, and maneuver that stretched through May of 1864. Federal commander Ulysses S. Grant had resolved to destroy his Confederate adversaries through attrition if by no other means. He would just keep at them until he used them up. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611212549
- ISBN
- 9781611212549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.05
€ 18.99
€ 18.05
paperback. The Gettysburg Campaign has been examined in minute detail from nearly every aspect but one; the key role played by Richard Ewell's Second Corps during the final days in June. Num Pages: 312 pages, 32 illustrations and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9781611210729
- ISBN
- 9781611210729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.30
€ 26.99
€ 25.30
paperback. A study of heavy-metal music and its performers, and its message about American adolescents. Num Pages: 208 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780813328133
- ISBN
- 9780813328133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.37
€ 51.99
€ 51.37
Paperback. An account that begins with the history of Tse-whit-zen village, and the 19th- and 20th-century impacts of contact, forced assimilation, and industrialization. It explores how the site was chosen, and how the decisions were made first to proceed and then to abandon the project, and the aftermath and implications of those controversial choices. Series: Capell Family Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 92 colour illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988788
- ISBN
- 9780295988788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.47
€ 37.99
€ 34.47
Hardcover. These documents illuminate the conduct of British trade in the Caribbean when slavery was at its height and Jamaica was the wealthiest territory in Britain's Atlantic empire. Detailing the commercial and plantation interests of two Bristol families, the volume sheds light on how fortunes were created by merchants striving for social improvement. Editor(s): Morgan, Kenneth O. Series: Records of Social and Economic History New Series. Num Pages: 726 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJQ; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1303.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 726
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264058
- ISBN
- 9780197264058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.13
€ 174.13
paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816698226
- ISBN
- 9780816698226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.30
€ 26.99
€ 25.30
paperback. Hollywood film directors are some of the world's most powerful storytellers, shaping the fantasies and aspirations of people around the globe. Discussing 67 individuals and over 135 films, this work explores how black directors' storytelling skills and film techniques have widened both the thematic focus and visual style of American cinema. Num Pages: 389 pages, 57 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292701793
- ISBN
- 9780292701793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.84
€ 38.99
€ 34.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJP; 3JB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923847
- ISBN
- 9780939923847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.70
€ 47.99
€ 31.70
paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Duke Univ Pr (Tx) United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822309680
- ISBN
- 9780822309680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.51
€ 41.99
€ 37.51
hardcover. A synoptic composition of Latin American philosophy of liberation and contemporary de-colonial thinking. Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRA; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335742
- ISBN
- 9780745335742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.99€ 83.90
€ 100.99
€ 83.90
Paperback. An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352337
- ISBN
- 9780393352337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36
paperback. This Very Short Introduction offers an overview of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. Cheryl A. Wall brings readers to the Harlem of 1920s to identify the cultural themes and issues that engaged writers, musicians, and visual artists alike. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024664
- ISBN
- 9780199335558
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. John McNamee captures through his poetry the heroism, irony, tragedy and beauty that is hidden even among the shambles of the desolate urban neighborhoods in which he ministers. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AFH; DC; DSBH; DSC; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DWsunned to spine and edges. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024401
- ISBN
- 9781556128127
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Milner, Anthony; Embong, Abdul Rahman; Tham, Siew Yean. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814517911
- ISBN
- 9789814517911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.31
€ 29.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Maunsel & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933146904
- ISBN
- 9781933146904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Paperback. "Presents the story of the 1st Missouri Infantry, a Confederate regiment, through the words of Captain Joseph Boyce of Company D, the St. Louis Greys. Features an editor's introduction to each chapter, extensive endnotes, and other writings by Boyce"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Winter, William C. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Missouri History Museum Press
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883982706
- ISBN
- 9781883982706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.67
€ 34.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; AVGR; JFCA; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626372795
- ISBN
- 9781626372795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.38
€ 36.38
Paperback. Reveals a new dimension of Dickinson's writing and thinking, one indicating that she was thoroughly familiar with the legal community's idiomatic language, actively engaged with contemporary political and ethical questions, and skilled at deploying a poetic register ranging from high romanticism to low humor. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341136
- ISBN
- 9781625341136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.82
€ 37.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625340764
- ISBN
- 9781625340764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.29
€ 37.99
€ 32.29
Hardcover. This work explores Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays as mythic prose poems, suggesting a new approach to the practical criticism of his works. It presents a balanced selection of works from Emerson's early and late career and provides insightful readings of "Circles" and the Divinity School "Address". Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385183
- ISBN
- 9780873385183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.83
€ 39.83
Hardcover. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634133
- ISBN
- 9780815634133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.13
€ 44.13