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Paperback. On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. The custodian of the tomb was so shaken by the incident that he willingly dedicated the rest of his life to protecting the president's corpse. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030398
- ISBN
- 9780674030398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson made a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings. The Founding Father was traveling to Paris to serve as ambassador to France. Jefferson wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose - to master the art of French cooking. This title tells the story of a Founding Foodie who transformed American agriculture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quirk Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594745782
- ISBN
- 9781594745782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Whoever you are, whatever you do, there is a patron saint who wants to help you - specifically you - with your life. These saints are ready to help, and their services are absolutely free. This title describes the real-life histories of more than 300 saints and explains how they have become associated with certain people, places, and professions. Num Pages: 480 pages, 804 colour Illustrations and 300 Line Drawings. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594745287
- ISBN
- 9781594745287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.12
€ 24.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. An analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. It discusses questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Communists and why Mao shelled islands in the Taiwan Straits in 1958. It provides a link between domestic politics and foreign policy. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone 16 line illus. 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026374
- ISBN
- 9780691026374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.86€ 46.37
€ 58.86
€ 46.37
Paperback. "A standout .. a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China."-Fareed Zakaria Num Pages: 400 pages, 23 maps and charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352993
- ISBN
- 9780393352993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.27
€ 18.99
€ 17.27
Hardback. Dorothea Dix was the most politically engaged woman of her generation. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, she sought to promote national harmony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674214880
- ISBN
- 9780674214880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.63€ 69.39
€ 77.63
€ 69.39
Paperback. Sheds light on how religion and philanthropy function in American society Editor(s): Davis, Thomas J. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HRAM; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009951
- ISBN
- 9780253009951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402505
- ISBN
- 9781421402505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628086676
- ISBN
- 9781628086676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.32€ 154.77
€ 229.32
€ 154.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634639781
- ISBN
- 9781634639781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.49€ 185.32
€ 250.49
€ 185.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New City Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565484313
- ISBN
- 9781565484313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today, fewer women enter computing than anytime in the past 25 years. This book provides an unprecedented look at the history of women and men in computing, detailing how the computing profession emerged and matured, and how the field became male coded. Editor(s): Misa, Thomas J. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JH; KNTX; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470597194
- ISBN
- 9780470597194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Paperback. Traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in Afghanistan, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. This title introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in this volatile region of the world. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 line illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154411
- ISBN
- 9780691154411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.59
€ 20.00
€ 17.59
Paperback. This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402512
- ISBN
- 9781421402512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Hardback. Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157780
- ISBN
- 9781405157780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.97
€ 97.97
Paperback. A Brief Introduction to Ethics. 2nd Ed. A common-sense introduction to the major traditions in western philosophical ethics. Num Pages: 192 pages, NO. BIC Classification: HP. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119099291
- ISBN
- 9781119099291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
Paperback. Offers an institutional history of the Chemical Warfare Service, the department tasked with improving the Army's ability to use and defend against chemical weapons during and after World War One. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFD; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080265
- ISBN
- 9780252080265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
This is the first full historical study of a key strand in the development of modern moral philosophy. The subject is a school of British ethical theorists from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, including Sidgwick and Moore. Hurka shows what these philosophers thought, how they influenced each other, and how their ideas changed through time. Series: The Oxford History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199233625
- ISBN
- 9780199233625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.39
€ 103.39
Paperback. For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Series: Philosophy in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190228316
- ISBN
- 9780190228316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.06
€ 17.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, and the death of Carter's partner shortly after the discovery. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, and the death of Carter's partner shortly after the discovery. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Fine in fine dustjacket. DJ is in mylar
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Number of pages
- 408
- SKU
- KLJ0014616
- ISBN
- 9780815411864
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.96
€ 17.96