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Paperback. Focuses on the 19th-century transformation in San Francisco from Gold Rush to earthquake to show how the city's diverse residents created a modern American city through everyday "cultural frontiers," such as restaurants, hotels, and annual fairs and expositions, among others." Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617227
ISBN
9780700617227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Photographs, archive material. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512324
ISBN
9781905512324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. These biblical meditations celebrate the major seasons and holy days of the Christian year. Barbara Brown Taylor explores perennial questions of faith, doubt, grace, anger, hope, fear, love, prayer and discipleship. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281065837
ISBN
9780281065837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. 'Gospel medicine' is Barbara Brown Taylor's metaphor for the power of God's word to heal and mend a broken world. In this collection, she practises the old-fashioned art of gospel home remedies, drawing strength and insight from biblical stories that can help us confront our weaknesses, revive our spirits and restore us to lasting wholeness. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCL; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Spck
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281070350
ISBN
9780281070350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Canterbury Press Norwich
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848254541
ISBN
9781848254541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.32

Paperback. Tells how a renowned preacher left her ministry to rediscover the authentic heart of her faith. A moving reflection on keeping faith amidst the relentless demands of modern life, from the bestselling author of An Altar in the World. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Canterbury Press Norwich
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848250659
ISBN
9781848250659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.30

Paperback. Ex Libris with usual markings. Previously read, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KIN0002617
ISBN
9780264673370
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cowley Publications
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561012176
ISBN
9781561012176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Sophistics is the paradigm of a discourse that does things with words. It is not pure rhetoric, as Plato want us to believe, but it provides an alternative to the philosophical mainstream. This book constitutes a major contribution to the debate between philosophical pluralism, unitarism, and pragmatism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256396
ISBN
9780823256396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. Through a subtle reading of the writings of Homer, Virgil, and Hannah Arendt, Barbara Cassin produces an in-depth analysis, at once scholarly and personal, of nostalgia. Where does nostalgia come from? Where do we truly feel at home? Cassin explores the notion that nostalgia has less to do with place and more to do with language. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269518
ISBN
9780823269518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Hardback. Through a subtle reading of the writings of Homer, Virgil, and Hannah Arendt, Barbara Cassin produces an in-depth analysis, at once scholarly and personal, of nostalgia. Where does nostalgia come from? Where do we truly feel at home? Cassin explores the notion that nostalgia has less to do with place and more to do with language. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269501
ISBN
9780823269501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.55

Paperback. Annie was an unlikely candidate for meth, and A Very Fine House is her mother's story of despairing loss, impossible choices, and ultimately a celebration---of a beloved daughter, an enduring family, and a loving God too big for the box many wish to put him in. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zondervan
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310341239
ISBN
9780310341239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.17

Hardcover. Exploring the ways in which 19th-century women transformed American society, this book sheds light on a gender ideology that fostered public participation and action - even violence - in the name of women's redemptive moral power. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803180
ISBN
9780875803180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.25

Hardback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641799
ISBN
9780691641799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.42
€ 159.37

Paperback. The third edition of the Metcalfs' classic history of India charts developments across the last twenty years. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 362 pages, 52 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. 360 pages, 52 b/w illus. 4 maps. The third edition of the Metcalfs' classic history of India charts developments across the last twenty years. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight: 470.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107672185
ISBN
9781107672185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 387 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614137
ISBN
9780691614137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.70
€ 53.09

Hardcover. A compelling biography of Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani, the pre-eminent Muslim scholar and fervent campaigner for democracy and unity in India. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685790
ISBN
9781851685790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.28

paperback. Series: Vital Worship Healthy Congregations. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
RLPG/Galleys United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566993982
ISBN
9781566993982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo, BBC Samuel Johnson Prize winner Barbara Demick. revisits her compelling account of living in a city under fire. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084118
ISBN
9781847084118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Even before the emergence of the civil rights movement with black churches at its center, African American religion and progressive politics were assumed to be inextricably intertwined. In this title, the author counters this assumption. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066274
ISBN
9780674066274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.73

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