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Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Belknap Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416925
ISBN
9780674416925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.83

paperback. Despite enormous differences in pay among professional athletes, most aspects of their daily lives remain surprisingly constant across sports and income levels. This title provides answers to persistent questions about what it's really like to be an athlete and discusses the filtered image of the athlete that emerges through books and other media. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
UNP - Bison Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232877
ISBN
9780803232877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.12

Hardcover. Takes an insightful look at how entire households, families, and individuals "cope," negotiate their lives, and plan to achieve goals in Occupied Palestine. This book posits that household dynamics cannot be fully grasped unless linked to the traumas of the past and worries of the present. Editor(s): Taraki, Lisa. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 45 tables, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JHMC; JHMP; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631071
ISBN
9780815631071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Knudsen, Ann-Christina Lauring; Gram-Skjoldager, Karen. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771240573
ISBN
9788771240573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.32

Paperback. At the age of 48, the author sold his pig farm and joined the Peace Corps. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JKSR; JPS; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295969282
ISBN
9780295969282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

paperback. In Taiwan, small-scale subcontracting factories are found in rice fields and urban areas, front yards and living rooms, mostly employing married women in line with the government slogan that promotes work in the home "Living Rooms as Factories". The author studies the experiences of the married women who work in this satellite system of factories. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSJ; JHM; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393904
ISBN
9781566393904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. The book explains how people's individual sensory patterns affect the way we react to everything that happens to us throughout the day. Readers can use the questionnaire to find their own patterns and the patterns of those around them, and can benefit from practical sensory ideas for individuals, families and businesses. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; JMRP; VSP; YXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843109150
ISBN
9781843109150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.93

Paperback. Language is our key to imagining the world, others, and ourselves. Yet sometimes our ways of talking dehumanize others and trivialize human experience. In war other people are imagined as enemies to be killed. This book examines the ethics of human expression - in the law and in the rest of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; DSA; JPVH2; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138374
ISBN
9780691138374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. Latin America's widespread poverty and multi-dimensioned inequalities have long perplexed and provoked observers. This title brings together some of the most important results of this work to measure and explain changes in Latin American living standards as far back as the colonial era. Editor(s): Salvatore, Ricardo; Coatsworth, John H.; Challu, Amilcar E. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSC; KCB; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055858
ISBN
9780674055858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Focuses on representative individuals for whom American Constitution is a vital part of life. This title covers a range of American life in the profiles and stories about public and private heroes who challenge assaults on the Bill of Rights. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0003974
ISBN
9780520219816
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Looks at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of community shapes the daily lives and long-term prospects of inner-city boys. Offering a glimpse into the world of urban adolescent boys, this title paints an insightful portrait of life in the inner city. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFSG; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316659
ISBN
9780226316659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Light Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842129
ISBN
9781597842129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571108463
ISBN
9781571108463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.67

Paperback. Parker J. Palmer--who for forty years has written and spoken about subjects ranging from contemplation to community, the inner life to public life, education to social change--is known as one of the nation's most thoughtful voices, calling us all to ways of being in the world that honor the human heart and promote a humane society. Editor(s): Intrator, Sam M. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787965549
ISBN
9780787965549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.19

Hardcover. Written as a collaborative between children, families, teachers, school leaders, scholars, and community organisation representatives, this book has given everyone involved a platform to express his or her individual voice. Chapters center on authors' lived experiences and the book is grounded in promoting social justice and equity. Editor(s): Osanloo, Azadeh F.; Boske, Christa. Series: Advances in Educational Administration. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNL; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784411282
ISBN
9781784411282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.32

hardcover. This book, itself by a major Italian philosopher, explores the distinctive traits of Italian theory and philosophy, reflecting on why it has been growing in popularity and why people have turned to it for answers to real-world issues and problems. Translator(s): Hanafi, Zakiya. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HPC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781558
ISBN
9780804781558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.83

Hardback. Identifies the various ways in which people experience loss over the course of life and discusses the interventions effective at each stage of life. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122467
ISBN
9780231122467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.30

Paperback. Based on seven years of experience running training courses, this manual is a tried and tested method of training people to counsel and aid others who are suffering loss and bereavement. The course confronts a fear of mortality, and develops the skills which enable the carer to fulfil their task. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853023958
ISBN
9781853023958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.86

Paperback. Identifies the various ways in which people experience loss over the course of life and discusses the interventions effective at each stage of life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122474
ISBN
9780231122474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Hardcover. OFTEN DESCRIBED as Iraq's elder statesman, Dr Adnan Pachachi has enjoyed one of the longest and most distinguished political careers of modern times, both domestically and on the world stage. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: HRH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arabian Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957106031
ISBN
9780957106031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

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