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Paperback. This study shows how the feminist movement of the 1960s first found momentum in the seemingly peaceable time of the 1950s. It explores white middle class America and argues that mixed messages given to girls during this decade lent fuel to the fire that would later become known as feminism. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226072616
ISBN
9780226072616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. The author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2 Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216754
ISBN
9780803216754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. From The Wolf of Wall Street to Liar's Poker, Wall Street's stories of greed and ambition are legendary. Young Money offers a fresh view for the new generation. As well as being an expose of recent excess, it is the story of how the financial crisis changed a generation and remade Wall Street from the bottom up. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLF; KFFH; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473611610
ISBN
9781473611610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450353
ISBN
9780226450353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.25

Hardcover. A traveller's observations of a nation emerging from war Editor(s): Grant, H. Roger. Translator(s): Veenendaal, Augustus J. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356093
ISBN
9780253356093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Hardcover. As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just been dismissed from the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he brought a new group of musicians together into what would become a revolutionary band. This book offers a comprehensive study of this seminal group. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300047
ISBN
9780226300047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 79.10

Paperback. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; DNF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104157
ISBN
9780226104157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503933392
ISBN
9781503933392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.00

Hardback. A humorous, motivational memoir in the vein of Tyler Oakley's Binge and Marcus Butler's Hello Life, from high-energy comedic social media phenomenon Jake Paul. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AP; BM; JFCA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471161513
ISBN
9781471161513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.47

Paperback. Rich Smith undertook a daring crime spree across the United States - a journey to break the dumbest American laws on the statute books. Here, it is illegal to: lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory (South Dakota); play a trumpet with the intention of luring someone to a store (California); and, catch a fish with a lasso (Tennessee). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0007921
ISBN
9780552154062
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. A biography of Paul Bowles, the famously enigmatic writer-composer. It questions the biographer's role, the subject's credibility, and the very nature of 'truth' in the telling of a life. It talks of Bowles' difficult childhood and of his grief over his wife's - the author Jane Bowles, who died in 1973 - illness, of exile, dreams, and madness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AVH; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224933
ISBN
9780520224933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This account of the Yorktown campaign of the American Revolution presents six full-colour battle scenes detailing the critical points in the battle. Yorktown would be a model example to the British Crown of the impossible odds she now faced in holding onto her colonies. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, colour plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326880
ISBN
9781855326880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Series: York Notes Companions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 148 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408266649
ISBN
9781408266649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.72

York has been has been at the crossroads of American history for over 265 years. The first town west of the Susquehanna River, it was an early gateway for westward migration, played roles in both the American Revolution and Civil War, and contributed grea Num Pages: 128 pages, 315 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330124
ISBN
9780764330124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926936901
ISBN
9781926936901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. This title uses the Asian concept of yin and yang to explain how American virtues and vices are opposite sides of the same coin. Unlike the dualism characteristic of the West, in much of Asia the forces of yin and yang are seen to co-exist in everything, and complete each other in cosmic harmony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877864858
ISBN
9781877864858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974400
ISBN
9781894974400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.72

Hardback. Enjoy a nostalgic view of yesteryear's Chesapeake Bay, where 466 vintage black and white and hand-tinted postcards present a relaxed atmosphere of beaches, amusement parks, and fishing, from Baltimore to Norfolk, is recalled. Includes a section on dating and pricing postcards. Num Pages: 160 pages, 204 color & 262 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLW; WCS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325977
ISBN
9780764325977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580895491
ISBN
9781580895491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226639468
ISBN
9780226639468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.22

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