Lifestyle, sport & leisure
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Lifestyle, sport & leisure
Hardcover. Features essays that cover influential and famous rivalries from a variety of sports, including track and field, golf, and boxing. From highly publicized and emotionally charged individual competitions to bitterly fought team contests, it illuminates what one-of-a-kind opponents and the passion they inspire tell us about ourselves and our society. Editor(s): Wiggins, David K.; Rodgers, R.Pierre. Num Pages: 491 pages, 21 images, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289209
- ISBN
- 9781557289209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.34€ 85.46
€ 94.34
€ 85.46
Paperback. Contains twenty biographies of African American male and female athletes that furnish perspectives on the changing status of these athletes and how these changes mirrored the transformation of sports, American society, and civil rights legislation. This collection includes: Marshall Taylor, William Henry Lewis, Tiger Woods, and Venus Williams. Editor(s): Wiggins, David K. Num Pages: 472 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288769
- ISBN
- 9781557288769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. The rural folk humor of the "Devil's Fork" letters that a young Charles Fenton Mercer Noland (1810-1858) of central Arkansas began writing in 1837 was something the country wanted. His pieces were published regularly in New York's "Spirit of the Times", and he achieved a reputation as one of the southwest's best humorists. Editor(s): Williams, Leonard. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- Arkansas Classics Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288349
- ISBN
- 9781557288349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Abarca, Meredith E. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286932
- ISBN
- 9781557286932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Sublette, Cammie M.; Martin, Jennifer. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286918
- ISBN
- 9781557286918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Elsey, Chris; Wiggins, K. Series: Sport, culture & society. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286772
- ISBN
- 9781557286772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Wallach, Jennifer Jensen; Swindall, Lindsey R. Series: Food and Foodways. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286680
- ISBN
- 9781557286680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Regalado, Samuel O.; Fields, Sarah K.. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNJS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286666
- ISBN
- 9781557286666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.02€ 46.80
€ 50.02
€ 46.80
Paperback. This book features selected articles from the first eight issues
The Magazine for Ulster-Scots. The selected pieces range
topic--from sport to poetry, from dancing to place names--and
to appeal not only to life-long Ulster-Scots but also those who are
about this fascinating language and culture for the first time. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 25. .
The Magazine for Ulster-Scots. The selected pieces range
topic--from sport to poetry, from dancing to place names--and
to appeal not only to life-long Ulster-Scots but also those who are
about this fascinating language and culture for the first time. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953035083
- ISBN
- 9780953035083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. Of the canyons that break the eastern edge of the Staked Plains, Palo Duro is by far the most spectacular. This title includes seven essays devoted to geology, archeology, paleontology, vegetation, park development, and the amphitheater, and its road log from Canyon, Texas, through the Palo Duro State Park. Editor(s): Guy, Duane. Series: Double Mountain Books Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724532
- ISBN
- 9780896724532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. Mountain climbing is a relatively new sport in human history. Until the eighteenth century, mountains were considered inhospitable, even evil. This work explores our changing attitudes toward mountains and the natural world. It also illuminates the spectrum of human attitudes toward mountains and the environment. Editor(s): McCarthy, Jeffrey Mathes. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177466
- ISBN
- 9780874177466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.29
€ 26.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. This is an account of how some gambler-businessmen grasped Las Vegas's potential as a centre for high-stakes gambling, and turned it from a desert town into a booming holiday mecca. In researching this book, interviews were conducted with many of the surviving players and their associates. Editor(s): Sheehan, Jack. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP; WDP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173062
- ISBN
- 9780874173062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.26
€ 23.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Anderson, Lorraine; Metzger, Abby Phillips. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 colour maps, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870717802
- ISBN
- 9780870717802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.51
€ 28.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 76 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HD; WGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826349118
- ISBN
- 9780826349118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Covers the author's photographic career and pays tribute to the ideas and techniques she acquired from her mentor Roy Stryker, director of the Farm Security Administration Historical Section. This work offers multiyear perspectives, providing a glimpse into a forgotten past and a unique part of the history of the American West. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 305 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826343192
- ISBN
- 9780826343192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Focuses on the birds of prey of New Mexico. This book presents the history of the word 'raptor'. It uses the order of Raptatores, or Raptores to classify birds of prey in the early nineteenth century, derived from the Latin word raptor, one who seizes by force. Editor(s): Cartron, Jean-Luc. Num Pages: 688 pages, 610 colour photographs, 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 190 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2654.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826341457
- ISBN
- 9780826341457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.55
€ 29.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Discusses the works of a French photographer whose works reflects locales from all over the world: Senegal, Turkey, Poland, Mexico, Guatemala, and the American West. These are images of New Mexico and reflect the influence of the sun, the dust, the rain, the mud, the wind, the snow, and the altitude. Num Pages: 184 pages, 136 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 207 x 16. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826340061
- ISBN
- 9780826340061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. Contains sixteen contemporary accounts by travelers who reached Alabama along what was known as the 'Old Federal Road'. This title deals with the rather remarkable array of impediments that faced travelers in Alabama in its first decades as a state. It describes the road, the inns, the travelling companions, and the few and raw communities. Series: Fire Ant Books. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355500
- ISBN
- 9780817355500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.81
€ 18.99
€ 17.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nazarea, Virginia D.; Rhoades, Robert E.; Andrews-Swann, Jenna E. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC; PSAF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530144
- ISBN
- 9780816530144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.24
€ 74.24
Hardcover. Bringing together a diverse array of photographs, this collection provides a visual record of life in Kansas, from 1936-1949. The photographs portray, for example, FSA-aided farmers and striking coal miners, dust-bowl debris and tumbleweeds, and a failed bank and a thriving stockyard. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B. Num Pages: 160 pages, 94 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607990
- ISBN
- 9780700607990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.89€ 58.02
€ 62.89
€ 58.02