Lifestyle, sport & leisure
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Lifestyle, sport & leisure
Hardback. From the great horned to the tiny elf owl, this amazing volume captures the beauty and mystery of these charismatic birds of prey. Num Pages: 264 pages, 207, 188 colour illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886874
- ISBN
- 9780801886874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.73
€ 47.99
€ 40.73
Hardback. Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; KJS; KNPR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889974
- ISBN
- 9780801889974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.66€ 51.03
€ 54.66
€ 51.03
Hardback. different, then Froth! is for you. Num Pages: 200 pages, 69, 58 black & white halftones, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891328
- ISBN
- 9780801891328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Hardback. Discusses the science behind American football, soccer, cycling, swimming, diving, long jumping, and a host of other competitive sports. This book explains the basic physical properties involved in amazing and everyday athletic endeavors. Num Pages: 232 pages, 36 b&w photos, 34 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893216
- ISBN
- 9780801893216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.42€ 52.12
€ 56.42
€ 52.12
Hardback. Treasured by birders-and an invaluable reference for ornithologists, conservationists, and land use planners-this book will significantly influence our understanding and management of avian species in the region for the next decade. Editor(s): Ellison, Walter G. Num Pages: 520 pages, 445, 199 maps, 18 black & white line drawings, 224 colour illustrations, 4 black & white. BIC Classification: PSAF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 218 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895760
- ISBN
- 9780801895760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.93€ 76.87
€ 79.93
€ 76.87
Hardback. From the length of the track and the need to ride small horses, to the risks, techniques, and training methods involved in racing, Meijer recreates ancient Rome's favorite pastime in impressive detail. Translator(s): Waters, Liz. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24, 19 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA1; KNSP; WSNB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896972
- ISBN
- 9780801896972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.41
€ 41.41
Hardback. Lumpkin and Seidensticker talk about conservation, because while rabbits may breed like, well, rabbits, several species are among the most endangered animals on Earth. Series: The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist. Num Pages: 272 pages, 115, 74 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings, 35 colour illustratio. BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897887
- ISBN
- 9780801897887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.50
€ 53.99
€ 45.50
Hardback. Tourists can step back in time as they travel the same roads and waterways that American and British troops did two centuries ago. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 296 pages, 128, 24 black & white line drawings, 104 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898365
- ISBN
- 9780801898365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.36€ 55.10
€ 59.36
€ 55.10
Paperback. Tourists can step back in time as they travel the same roads and waterways that American and British troops did two centuries ago. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 296 pages, 128, 24 black & white line drawings, 104 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898372
- ISBN
- 9780801898372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.84
€ 33.99
€ 28.84
Hardcover. Rarely seen photographs from the Baltimore Sun, the News-American, and the Afro-American bring to life the rich, personal anecdotes of wartime Baltimoreans and transport readers back to an indelible era of Baltimore history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 129, 129 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899836
- ISBN
- 9780801899836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.96
€ 38.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. Twenty-eight men stood on a desolate Antarctic ice floe 1000 miles from the nearest human contact. In a few months the ice would melt. To survive they would have to be safely on land before that happened. They were led by Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). This title presents the history of the Antarctic expedition led by Shackleton. Num Pages: 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803219441
- ISBN
- 9780803219441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. A gripping account of the University of Washington's 2000 season when many players went afoul of the law (many with serious charges) and were still allowed to play the season Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JMC; BTC; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228108
- ISBN
- 9780803228108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228399
- ISBN
- 9780803228399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.82
€ 21.99
€ 21.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803230149
- ISBN
- 9780803230149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Hardback. Tells the story of Jackie Robinson valiantly breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947. Focusing on Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Richmond - three cities with large African American populations and thriving baseball clubs, this book uncovers the origins of baseball's segregation and the mechanics of its implementation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235212
- ISBN
- 9780803235212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Hardback. Details how one of the best and brightest of professional athletes destroyed himself through temptation and arrogance Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803238497
- ISBN
- 9780803238497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.01
€ 31.01
Paperback. With its account of great players, notable characters, and the changing fortunes of teams over the years, the book supplies a vital chapter in the history of Major League Baseball. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803239944
- ISBN
- 9780803239944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.88
€ 21.99
€ 21.88
Hardback. A unique, and uniquely entertaining, work of cultural history that shows us golf as a community whose story resonates far beyond the confines of the course. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244825
- ISBN
- 9780803244825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.43
€ 42.43
Paperback. Rich in baseball lore, civic history, and the wheeling and dealing, alliances and betrayals, and sharp-elbowed machinations of big-city business and politics Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245730
- ISBN
- 9780803245730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Includes colorful moments and perceptive observations about golf greats ranging from the first American-born US Open champion, Johnny McDermott, to Seve Ballesteros, the Spaniard who led Europe's resurgence in the game in the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803248809
- ISBN
- 9780803248809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.82
€ 21.99
€ 21.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803249233
- ISBN
- 9780803249233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. 300 pages, black & white illustrations. Widowed and retired, Billy Bryan is "coming to the end of many things." Then a long-forgotten scrapbook stirs memories of a distant past - and beckons him and his grown daughter on a reluctant journey to relive his role in history. In 1947, Bryan was playing winter ball in Cuba, his future as uncertain as the island country's. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: WSJT. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 16. Weight: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259577
- ISBN
- 9780803259577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.82
€ 21.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Details the ingenuity, passion, and sacrifice of ordinary people that enabled the space program to land a man on the moon. Num Pages: 248 pages, 41 photographs, appendix, glossary, index. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Nebraska Pbk. Printing
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260412
- ISBN
- 9780803260412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. This work describes the practice of archery and games like snow-snake, in which darts or javelins were hurled over snow or ice. Num Pages: 490 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL; JHBT; WDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263567
- ISBN
- 9780803263567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42