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Hardcover. What is it like to be smarter than 95% of the people you meet? Fifty-four-year-old Alison says, "They told me I was smart and I cried. I wanted to be sexy, or glamorous!" Jean, 38, laments, "I learned the whole job in six weeks, and now I'm bored. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471295808
ISBN
9780471295808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.49

Paperback. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 39 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGF; HBTB; JFMX; WSNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168449
ISBN
9780813168449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198724179
ISBN
9780198724179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.94

Paperback. Explores our brains' near-miraculous ability to arrange and re-arrange themselves in response to external circumstances. This title examines how this 'open architecture', the elasticity of our brains, helps and hinders humans in their attempts to learn to read, and to process the written language. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; CJCR; JFCX; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848310308
ISBN
9781848310308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Whitinui, Paul; Glover, Marewa; Hikuroa, Dan. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFSL9; JNF; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 185 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578601
ISBN
9781877578601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867163
ISBN
9781921867163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.24

Paperback. A 'retired career anorexic' examines herself and her, and our, culture in a masterpiece of confessional literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFH; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550891
ISBN
9780006550891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardback. Many nations affirm the principle of gender equality. As women continue to advance in most walks of life, the impression that equality has been reached and that gender issues no longer pose real problems has naturally gained ground. Yet, many cultural, economic, and social barriers remain. Editor(s): Kearney, Mary-Louise. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812476
ISBN
9781571812476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.06

Paperback. This detailed but highly readable ethnohistory shows how a pluralistic medical system evolved among Canada's most populous Aboriginal population. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806787
ISBN
9780774806787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL9; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820301
ISBN
9780774820301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. Lady Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was described by a contemporary, as 'one of the most extraordary shining characters in the world..'. Her newly edited letters tell of her travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2AB; BG; BJ; JFC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853816796
ISBN
9781853816796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.65

Paperback. Mary Wollstoncraft's passionate declaration of female independence shattered the stereotype of docile, decorative womanhood, anticipated a new era of equality and established her as the founder of modern feminism. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141018911
ISBN
9780141018911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Series: Dover Thrift S. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 13. Weight: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290362
ISBN
9780486290362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.70

Paperback. Mary Wollstoncraft's passionate declaration of female independence shattered the stereotype of docile, decorative womanhood, anticipated a new era of equality and established her as the founder of modern feminism. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
Format
Paperback
SKU
KKD0006131
ISBN
9780141018911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Paperback. Includes stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In "Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary", the heroine flees her young husband in order to nurse her dearest friend, Ann, and finds genuine love, while Maria tells of a desperate young woman who seeks consolation in the arms of another man after the loss of her child. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005140
ISBN
9780140433715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A treatise of proto-feminism, that was written before the concept of equality between the sexes was even conceived. It argues for the rational education of women and for an increased female contribution to society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099595823
ISBN
9780099595823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Hardcover. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603849395
ISBN
9781603849395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.07

Hardcover. First published in 1792, this book was written in a spirit of outrage and enthusiasm. In an age of ferment, following the American and French revolutions, Mary Wollstonecraft took prevailing egalitarian principles and dared to apply them to women. The introduction discusses her ideas. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150865
ISBN
9781857150865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Arguably the most original book of the eighteenth century, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a pioneering feminist work. Editor(s): Lynch, Deidre Shauna. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393929744
ISBN
9780393929744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. First published in 1792, Wollstonecraft's book attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and laid out the principles of emancipation - an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Editor(s): Brody, Miriam. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441252
ISBN
9780141441252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

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