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Paperback. Argues that conventional wisdom about addiction - that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control - is wrong. Drawing on psychiatric epidemiology, addicts' autobiographies, treatment studies, and advances in behavioral economics, the author makes a powerful case that addiction is voluntary. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JMP; MMH; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057272
- ISBN
- 9780674057272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.15
€ 35.99
€ 31.15
Paperback. Gene Grossman and Elhanan Helpman are widely acclaimed for their pioneering theoretical studies of how special interest groups seek to influence the policymaking process in democratic societies. This collection of eight of their articles is a companion to their monograph, "Special Interest Politics". Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: JPV; JPWD; KCCD; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095974
- ISBN
- 9780691095974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.66€ 55.72
€ 70.66
€ 55.72
Paperback. Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city? Gene I. Maeroff, former national education correspondent for the New York Times, explores how the nonprofit group Say Yes to Education has instituted a network of reforms in Syracuse, New York, that aim to expand the city's the middle class by supporting its children. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349651
- ISBN
- 9781137349651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.61
€ 53.37
€ 46.61
Paperback. School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards and makes readers think about the issues. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKA; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109315
- ISBN
- 9780230109315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.52
€ 53.37
€ 46.52
Hardcover. School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards and makes readers think about the issues. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKA; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107588
- ISBN
- 9780230107588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.64
€ 53.37
€ 47.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568745
- ISBN
- 9781604568745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.05€ 43.77
€ 60.05
€ 43.77
hardcover. Most often remembered for its role in the air war against Germany, no book has ever before been devoted to the B-17's Pacific operations. The author combines technical and operational detail with eyewitness accounts by crews and commanders to present a fascinating account of a famous aircraft at war. Num Pages: 468 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSP; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580970495
- ISBN
- 9781580970495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.30
€ 46.99
€ 39.30
Hardback. A political history of African American literature Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814743386
- ISBN
- 9780814743386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. A Companion to African American Literature presents a comprehensive overview of the field from the eighteenth century to the present day. Embracing the full range of African American literature, essays explore forms, themes, genres, historical contexts, and major authors, and present the latest critical approaches. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118438787
- ISBN
- 9781118438787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. The Wiley Blackwell Anthology of African American Literature is a comprehensive collection of poems, short stories, novellas, novels, plays, autobiographies, and essays authored by African Americans from the eighteenth century until the present. Editor(s): Jarrett, Gene Andrew. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1114 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671931
- ISBN
- 9780470671931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. The Wiley Blackwell Anthology of African American Literature is a comprehensive collection of poems, short stories, novellas, novels, plays, autobiographies, and essays authored by African Americans from the eighteenth century until the present. Editor(s): Jarrett, Gene Andrew. Num Pages: 1160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1734.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657997
- ISBN
- 9780470657997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.63
€ 82.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Anderson, E. N. Num Pages: 313 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: ACBK; JFHF; JFSL9; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 313
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888393609
- ISBN
- 9780888393609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.86
€ 34.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800722388
- ISBN
- 9780800722388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800725181
- ISBN
- 9780800725181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.65
€ 16.99
€ 13.65
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651910
- ISBN
- 9780691651910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.26€ 142.44
€ 187.26
€ 142.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Fellner, Gene. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226629
- ISBN
- 9781583226629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.17
€ 18.99
€ 18.17
Hardback. Male Circumcision in Japan offers an analysis of the surgical procedure based on extensive ethnographic investigation, and is framed within historical and current global debates to highlight the significance of the Japanese case. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBK5; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518750
- ISBN
- 9781137518750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Paperback. From his childhood, rebellion at school, the early death of his father and conflict with his step-father, on to his exploits in the army in Korea, Egypt, Malaya, Oman, Borneo, the Sudan, the Falklands, and the Gulf War, this book chronicles the SAS General's life. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 56. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Edition
- Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006379836
- ISBN
- 9780006379836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
Hardback. The first substantial study of multilingual film in France. Unpacking the power dynamics at play in the dialogue of eight emblematic films, this book argues that many contemporary French films take a new approach to language and power. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 3 graphs. BIC Classification: APF; APFA; CFDM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526113573
- ISBN
- 9781526113573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.59
€ 157.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522869705
- ISBN
- 9780522869705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.02
€ 63.02