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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; JM; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146654
- ISBN
- 9780231146654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. A study of change and technology. It argues that: today's teacher must know how to find the necessary information on the Internet; she must know how to powerfully express it, via a Web page; and there must be a concerted effort among educators to link academic sites together on the Internet. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: JNV; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810843035
- ISBN
- 9780810843035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.56
€ 86.56
Paperback. The author shows beyond question that neglectful care is a systemic blight, rather than mere local blemish, within our health services. He analyses the causes and factors involved, reveals the widespread denial and lack of accountability from those responsible, and spells out implications of this failure to care for the vulnerable with humanity. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; JPP; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051606
- ISBN
- 9781849051606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.38
€ 32.38
Paperback. This book introduces readers to principles and research findings about human learning and cognition in an engaging, conversational manner. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNC; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316616840
- ISBN
- 9781316616840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Paperback. Providing a much-needed accessible overview of the complex philosophical and ethical underpinnings of dementia care, this book explores current thinking around the concepts of ageing, personhood, capacity, liberty, best interests and the nature of palliative care, shedding new light on their implications for the caring professions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JKSG; MJND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054775
- ISBN
- 9781849054775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.74
€ 38.74
paperback. A pamphlet that is suitable for anyone alarmed by the present British government. It argues that the component nations of the United Kingdom can become true democracies only by declaring themselves republics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 108 x 5. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841957227
- ISBN
- 9781841957227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.36
€ 12.99
€ 8.36
Paperback. The powerful, super-fresh new science of how the brain learns. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JMRL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447286349
- ISBN
- 9781447286349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138689817
- ISBN
- 9781138689817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Paperback. When can we trust what we believe, and when are such beliefs suspect? Here, Gilovich offers a guide to the fallacy of the obvious in everyday life, documenting the cognitive, social and motivational processes that distort our thoughts, beliefs, judgements and decisions. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780029117064
- ISBN
- 9780029117064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.06
€ 24.06
Paperback. A timely, ambitious and vivid history of freedom - and how it happens to be a uniquely British invention. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781857564
- ISBN
- 9781781857564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Hardback. Presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. This title contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated reflective and conceptual capacities. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151526
- ISBN
- 9780691151526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.85
€ 54.99
€ 39.85
Paperback. How did photography bring about social reform? What connects refrigeration to Hollywood? And how did our battle against dirt help create smartphones? This book explores the essential innovations that changed the world and how we live in it. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846148552
- ISBN
- 9781846148552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; PD; PSX; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476412
- ISBN
- 9780099476412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
From disturbing new research on concussions to publicly-financed stadiums that benefit wealthy team owners, Ken Reed argues that much of our sports culture is broken, driven by win-at-all-costs and profit-at-all-costs values and policies. Reed outlines the most pressing challenges in sports today and offers practical solutions for change. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 277 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442242647
- ISBN
- 9781442242647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.20
€ 61.20
paperback. We live in small worlds. Conscious change requires deliberate effort, and so, for the most part, we avoid it. Drawing on personal stories from everyday lives in transition, and a range of literary and cultural references, this book shows us how we can resist being mere habit machines, and make our acts and our lives more fully our own. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141979632
- ISBN
- 9780141979632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Get the inside scoop on the most powerful city on Earth Washington, D.C. : Capital of the Free World; the most powerful city on Earth. No other country, company, or international organization can compare with the reach and wealth of the federal government. Editor(s): Rushford, Greg. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118312957
- ISBN
- 9781118312957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.03
€ 13.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Helps solve some of the most enduring puzzles in military history, such as why Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, why Germany in 1918 renewed its attack in the West after securing peace with Russia in the East, and why Britain refused to seek peace terms with Germany after France fell in 1940. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones. 3 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140605
- ISBN
- 9780691140605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Have humans always fought and killed each other, or did they peacefully coexist until organized states developed? Keith F. Otterbein draws on primate behavior research, archaeological research, and data gathered from the Human Relations Area Files for this study. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 figures, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFE; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443307
- ISBN
- 9781585443307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Paperback. For three decades Marie M. Clay has been acknowledged as a world leader in research on literacy learning. An outcome of this research was the development of reliable tools for assessing progress with literacy learning and these instruments have been published and are widely used around the world today. Series: Marie Clay. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: JNL; JNU; YQCS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 261 x 5. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781407160054
- ISBN
- 9781407160054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.13
€ 21.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. Ideal for students, this book will form a solid foundation for courses in higher education, but it will be a welcome addition to faculty and administrators' personal libraries. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411224
- ISBN
- 9781421411224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.00
€ 33.99
€ 29.00