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Paperback. From the glittering opulence of Michigan Avenue to the darkest ruminations of an escaped convict, from captains of industry to immigrant day laborers, this book captures 1920s Chicago in all its furor, intensity, and absurdity. It collects sixty-four of the columns that the author wrote for "Chicago Daily News". Illustrator(s): Rosse, Herman. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226322742
ISBN
9780226322742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.09

Hardcover. Addresses the problem of formulating ways to consider the undivided mind, drawing on various sources, from Descartes to cosmology, Freud, and Genet and succeeds brilliantly in diagramming new forms as well as radical failures of connectedness. This book is of interest to scholars in philosophy, film, literature, and beyond. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226206059
ISBN
9780226206059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601816
ISBN
9780691601816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 45.60

Paperback. Editor Tai Moses has pulled together Thom Hartmann's writings from a dozen books and other sources to present a comprehensive picture of where Hartmann's wide-ranging intellect has led him over the past thirty years. These essays are meant to inspire and motivate, to spur you to take some kind of action. Editor(s): Moses, Tai. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576757611
ISBN
9781576757611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. This Side of Doctoring is a collection of over 100 personal essays and poems by female physicians over the last century and a half. Organized into categories such as 'Internship and Residency', 'Mothering and Doctoring', 'Making Choices' and 'Barriers', the anthology presents feminine and feminist perspectives on all aspects of a medical career. Num Pages: 432 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195158472
ISBN
9780195158472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67

Paperback. These days it is impossible to get away from discussions of whether the book will survive the digital revolution. This book presents conversations in which Jean-Claude Carriere and Umberto Eco discuss everything from how to define the first book to what is happening to knowledge now that infinite amounts of digital information is available. Translator(s): McLean, Polly. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 195 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552451
ISBN
9780099552451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Soueif, Ahdaf; Hamilton, Omar Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BM; DNF; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408884980
ISBN
9781408884980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. This work is a concise collection of Lincoln's writings from his early years to his death, with emphasis on the presidential years. These selections convey Lincoln's basic ideas, the nature of his wartime leadership, and his personality and character. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 297.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195151015
ISBN
9780195151015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.31

Paperback. The vivid and haunting story of Sri Lanka and its brutal thirty-year civil war, from one of India's best new writers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; DNJ; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857895974
ISBN
9780857895974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998880
ISBN
9781908998880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Hardback. Editor(s): Khun, K. H. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HRCC1; HRCC8; HRCL; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416668
ISBN
9780900416668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

Paperback. Includes: "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea", "Welcome to the Moon", "The Red Coat", "Down and Out", "Let Us Go Out Into The Starry Night", "Out West", "A Lonely Impulse of Delight", "Savage in Limbo", "Women of Manhattan", "The Dreamer Examines His Pillow"and "An Italian-American Reconciliation". Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Applause Theatre Book Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Volume I
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557830999
ISBN
9781557830999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. This exciting collection of work from leading feminist scholars including Elspeth Probyn, Penelope Deutscher and Chantal Nadeua engages with and extends the growing feminist literature on this fascinating topic. Editor(s): Ahmed, Sara; Stacey, Jackie. Series: Transformations. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415223560
ISBN
9780415223560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.41

Paperback. An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians which address the contradictions posed by museum and gallery staged exhibitions, and the challenge of staging art presentations and displays. Num Pages: 512 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; GM; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415115902
ISBN
9780415115902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.27

Paperback. In the hope of shedding light on questions that continue to spark debate among historians and students of Lincoln, Brooks Simpson presents Think Anew, Act Anew, a concise and inventively annotated collection of documents written by Abraham Lincoln that focus on the interrelated themes of slavery, union, emancipation, and reconstruction. Editor(s): Simpson, Brooks D. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882959757
ISBN
9780882959757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.67

Hardcover. 'Perhaps when Orwell described sheer egoism as a necessary quality for a writer, he was not thinking about the sheer egoism of a female writer. Even the most arrogant female writer has to work over time to build an ego that is robust enough to get her through January, never mind all the way to December.' Deborah Levy BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903632
ISBN
9781907903632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFSL1; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141986142
ISBN
9780141986142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143108047
ISBN
9780143108047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Duncan, Dennis. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Atlas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565677
ISBN
9781900565677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.56

Hardcover. Brings together essays by leading theologians and philosophers on the fundamental importance of human reason and philosophy for Catholic theology and human cultures generally. This edited collection studies the contributions of reason, with its acquired wisdom, science, and scholarship, in five sections. Editor(s): Lamb, Fr. Matthew L. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPJ; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813228396
ISBN
9780813228396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.32

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