Lifestyle, sport & leisure
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Lifestyle, sport & leisure
Paperback. Loaded with full color photographs and evocative descriptions, this book provides a panorama of the state's overlooked natural diversity. It helps you explore fifty preserves, restoration areas, and parks, bringing an expert view to wildlife and landscapes and looking beyond the obvious to uncover the unexpected beauty of Illinois' wild places. Num Pages: 280 pages, 268 color photographs, 63 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252079900
- ISBN
- 9780252079900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Defies conventional wisdom to explain why the unanimous Supreme Court opinion authored by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, which gave rise to Major League Baseball's exemption from antitrust law, was correct given the circumstances of the time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCH; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252079757
- ISBN
- 9780252079757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.11
€ 38.99
€ 35.11
Paperback. Packed with details on more than 200 breweries, this book offers actual and armchair travelers alike a handbook that includes: Agnew's exclusive choices on which beers to try at each location; entries on every brewery's history and philosophy; and information on tours, tasting rooms and attached pubs, and dining options and other amenities. Series: Heartland Foodways. Num Pages: 232 pages, 174 color photographs, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBXD2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 15. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252078279
- ISBN
- 9780252078279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. The comprehensive guide to wild mushrooms in the heartland--perfect for the coffee table, glove box, and kitchen Num Pages: 232 pages, 292 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WBT; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 13. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076435
- ISBN
- 9780252076435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history Editor(s): Riess, Steven A.; Gems, Gerald R. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 photographs; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBT; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076152
- ISBN
- 9780252076152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Shows that sports films tackle socially constructed identities such as class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. In addition to discussing the genre's recurring dramatic tropes, this book looks at the social and cinematic impacts of real-life sports figures from Jackie Robinson and Babe Didrikson Zaharias to Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252073540
- ISBN
- 9780252073540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. The story of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and his teammates purportedly conspiring with gamblers to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds has lingered in collective consciousness. This interdisciplinary cultural history focuses on how it has been represented and remembered by journalists, historians, novelists, filmmakers, and baseball fans. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780252073137
- ISBN
- 9780252073137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; KNTJ; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064159
- ISBN
- 9780252064159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
€ 24.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. Series: Environment Human Condition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252063169
- ISBN
- 9780252063169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.92
€ 34.99
€ 31.92
Hardback. Series: Feminist Media Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040948
- ISBN
- 9780252040948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.85
€ 117.85
Hardback. Series: Heartland Foodways. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040740
- ISBN
- 9780252040740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFSJ1; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040375
- ISBN
- 9780252040375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.41
€ 133.41
Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JNMN; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040016
- ISBN
- 9780252040016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; VFJK; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252039799
- ISBN
- 9780252039799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.71
€ 117.71
Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 298 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252039782
- ISBN
- 9780252039782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Hardback. This book examines major sports, both professional and intercollegiate, from baseball, football, and basketball to golf, tennis, stock car racing, and extreme sports, to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial, gender, national, and class identities. Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231125345
- ISBN
- 9780231125345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 76.79
€ 101.01
€ 76.79
Hardback. The first book to clearly explain the science used by paleontologists and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known----and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. The book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus. Illustrator(s): Hallett, Mark. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDA; RBC; RBX; WNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078740
- ISBN
- 9780231078740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.42
€ 109.42
Paperback. This exploration of the physical universe explains fundamental concepts in a language that is accessible to anyone with little or no science background. It looks at the discoveries of science, the conservation of energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, gravity and thermodynamics. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075619
- ISBN
- 9780231075619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardcover. In his notes on the natural history of Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau records the first open flowers of highbush blueberry on May 11, 1853. In the 160 years since his writings, warming temperatures have pushed blueberry flowering three weeks earlier. This book tracks the effects of a warming climate on Concord's plants and animals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; RNPG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226682686
- ISBN
- 9780226682686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. Keith Moxey examines woodcut images from the Nuremburg area, arguing that far from being crude representations of popular culture, they in fact represent the means by which the middle and upper classes could disseminate reformed attitudes to a broader audience. Num Pages: 166 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; AFH; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226543925
- ISBN
- 9780226543925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52