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Paperback. "The Smoking Book" is built on the foundation of two questions: how does it feel to smoke, and what does smoking mean? Lesley Stern muses on these questions through intersecting stories and essays. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFH1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773339
ISBN
9780226773339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Hardcover. How do smokers evaluate evidence that smoking harms health? Some evidence suggests that smokers over-estimate health risks from smoking. This book challenges this conclusion and finds that smokers tend to be overly optimistic about their longevity and future health if they quit later in life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010390
ISBN
9780674010390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.68
€ 91.86

Paperback. This workbook provides strategies to help those with ASD engage with people at home, school, work, and in the community. Using a restaurant menu as a template, it guides readers through each step of a conversation, and encourages students to think through their responses and consider the consequences of what they say and how others might react. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS; MMZL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849058612
ISBN
9781849058612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Paperback. David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills - those hidden qualities that can't be easily measured, but which lead to happiness and fulfilment. Num Pages: 549 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 44. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780720371
ISBN
9781780720371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; JMM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853022579
ISBN
9781853022579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57

Paperback. * Contemporary advanced societies. * Informed by extensive fieldwork, including interviews with mayors, judges, police officers, community leaders and grass--roots organizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFA; JFFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205210
ISBN
9780631205210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.64

Hardback. Some countries, like the UK, give special recognition by the state to one or a few religions; other countries, like France and the US, give recognition to none. This book is about a new approach that gives equal recognition to all religions and non-religious belief systems. Editor(s): Carling, Alan. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2016
SKU
V9781137501943
ISBN
9781137501943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.12
€ 46.59

Paperback. This book traces the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521608565
ISBN
9780521608565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

Paperback. Providing a unique blend of cases, concepts, and essential readings The Social Movements Reader, Third Edition, delivers key classic and contemporary articles and book selections from around the world. Editor(s): Goodwin, Jeff; Jasper, James M. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118729793
ISBN
9781118729793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.36

Hardcover. Offers educators, counselors, and clinicians a handbook for understanding and implementing an alternative to traditional methods for preventing substance abuse among young people. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JMP; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 737.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787964597
ISBN
9780787964597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 recorded music items. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFH; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
fifth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135818
ISBN
9780231135818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.14

paperback. Editor(s): Sahn, David E. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801476938
ISBN
9780801476938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
40th anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195133738
ISBN
9780195133738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. The new edition of this accessible and wide-ranging book demonstrates the distinctive insights that sociology has to bring to the study of globalization. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689777
ISBN
9780745689777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.88

Hardcover. The new edition of this accessible and wide-ranging book demonstrates the distinctive insights that sociology has to bring to the study of globalization. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689760
ISBN
9780745689760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardcover. Long the arena of philosophers, legal scholars, and political scientists, the interdisciplinary study of human rights has recently seen an influx of sociologists. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660103
ISBN
9780745660103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118231784
ISBN
9781118231784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

Paperback. Comprehensive and versatile, The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities is ideal for courses in the sociology of work and occupations, and the sociology of organizations and corporations, as well as labor studies and human resource management. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSJ; JHBL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195381726
ISBN
9780195381726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 131 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 1KBB; AJC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 255 x 13. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816654574
ISBN
9780816654574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 halftones. 111 line illus. 50 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFC; JFFM; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168371
ISBN
9780691168371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.77

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