Lifestyle, sport & leisure
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Lifestyle, sport & leisure
Paperback. The memoir of Pierre Franey, one of the most influential and beloved culinary figures, who came to the United States from his native France for the 1939 World's Fair and stayed on to help revolutionize the fine dining scene in New York City Series: At Table. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 illustrations, 101 recipes. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234697
- ISBN
- 9780803234697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.66
€ 21.66
Paperback. A true story about Omaha Central's first all-black high school basketball team in a time of racial unrest. Num Pages: 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234345
- ISBN
- 9780803234345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.82
€ 23.82
Paperback. A collection of personal stories about running and an examination of the culture surrounding the sport Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234260
- ISBN
- 9780803234260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.56
€ 20.56
Hardback. Provides a true portrait of the American landscape, of those who have failed, those who have prospered, and those who struggle on Num Pages: 144 pages, 36 color photographs, 71 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 6452 x 15. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234246
- ISBN
- 9780803234246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.81
€ 32.81
Hardback. Up close look at Pebble Beach Golf Links/Carmel, CA in the year leading up to the 2010 U.S. Open. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803233577
- ISBN
- 9780803233577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.47
€ 40.47
Paperback. An anthology of famed sportswriter John Lardner, including forty-nine of his most influential pieces Editor(s): Schulian, John. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803230477
- ISBN
- 9780803230477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.66
€ 21.66
Paperback. Recounts the author's journey through France's myriad regions - and how the journey profoundly changed everything he believed about wine. In this book, we follow him across France as he works harvesting grapes in Alsace, learns about wine and bombs in Corsica, and eats and drinks his way through the world's greatest bacchanalia in Burgundy. Series: At Table. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 photographs, 1 map, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803229785
- ISBN
- 9780803229785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.38
€ 18.38
Hardback. Details the life of Joe Cronin, from playing shortstop to becoming a team manager and finally to his ascension to American League president during the league's most turbulent era. Num Pages: 432 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803225305
- ISBN
- 9780803225305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.95
€ 47.95
Hardback. A collection of essays that explore Alaska, the environment, and the interaction between humans and nature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225152
- ISBN
- 9780803225152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.51
€ 30.51
Paperback. A biography of Branch Rickey, the man who signed Jackie Robinson, and invented baseball's farm system. Num Pages: 728 pages, 18 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803224537
- ISBN
- 9780803224537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.80
€ 35.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Telling Mordecai Brown's - one of baseball's greatest pitchers - story, this title intends to trail Mordecai from the Indiana countryside to the coal mines, from semipro ball to the Majors, from the World Series mound back down to the Minors. It chronicles this man's determination to reach a dream that most believed was unreachable. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 halftones; 4 tables. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803218888
- ISBN
- 9780803218888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Paperback. Looks into the circumstances behind many star athletes' precipitous fall from grace. This book shows how, in many instances, the very factors that elevate athletes to superstardom contribute to their downfall. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216440
- ISBN
- 9780803216440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Paperback. Robert Falcon Scott's 1901-4 expedition to the Antarctic was a landmark event in the history of Antarctic exploration, creating a sensation comparable to the Arctic efforts of the American Robert E Peary. This book studies the purpose, composition, and real accomplishments of the expedition of Robert Falcon Scott. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216396
- ISBN
- 9780803216396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.87
€ 23.87
Hardback. The Columbia and its tributaries are rivers of conflict. Mike Barenti entered the heart of this conflict when he slid a whitewater kayak into the headwaters of central Idaho's Salmon River and started paddling toward the Pacific Ocean. This is a narrative of man and nature, one-on-one, but also of man and nature writ large. Series: Outdoor Lives. Num Pages: 244 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803213821
- ISBN
- 9780803213821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.47
€ 30.47
Paperback. A personal odyssey that peers over the cliff of change and into the pit of obsession. Num Pages: 348 pages, 110 photographs. BIC Classification: WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803210967
- ISBN
- 9780803210967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
Hardback. Wilson aficionados, along with readers discovering his work for the first time, will find in this collection a world of beauty, complexity, and challenge. Num Pages: 736 pages, 245, 74 black & white halftones, 171 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 186 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801883293
- ISBN
- 9780801883293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801853036
- ISBN
- 9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.91
€ 29.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. It will be of interest to scholars and students of classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, as well as to professional and amateur numismatists. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 285, 285 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; KCZ; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801852916
- ISBN
- 9780801852916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.40
€ 89.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; WH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Second edition
- SKU
- V9780801823275
- ISBN
- 9780801823275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.94
€ 29.99
€ 28.94
paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 80 b&w photographs, 70 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WMD; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497513
- ISBN
- 9780801497513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.43
€ 34.99
€ 33.43