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Hardback. Shows the phenomenal success of the positive-deviance approach in alleviating some of the world's toughest, most complicated and diverse problems such as malnutrition in Vietnam, female circumcision in Egypt (a practice dating back thousands of years), and the rise of MRSA infections in hospitals around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781422110669
ISBN
9781422110669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Filled with strategies, exercises, and personal stories from years spent coaching leaders, this book explains how to: build relationships based on trust; rid yourself of limiting behaviors; embody values you want to convey; explore how others see you and correct misperceptions; present effectively in public and more. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
AMACOM
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Special ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814437858
ISBN
9780814437858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.87

hardcover. An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 1. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756372
ISBN
9780804756372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world. The author in this book draws on extensive microeconomic studies of thirteen nations - conducted over twelve years by the Institute itself - to counter virtually all prevailing wisdom about how best to ameliorate economic disparity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 1QFH; JFFA; KCM; KJF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476988
ISBN
9780226476988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Develops an approach to professional learning that has motivated teachers and resulted in improvements in student learning, for students who traditionally underachieve in school. This book identifies the shifts that need to happen for the power of professional learning to be realized in promoting student engagement, learning and well-being. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNMT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335244041
ISBN
9780335244041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Paperback. Discusses the legacies of the treaties with Native American groups in the Pacific Northwest and their relevance as they define our relationship to one another and to the land and its resources. Editor(s): Harmon, Alexandra. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Lecture - Book Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988399
ISBN
9780295988399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. The Power of Race in Cuba analyzes racial ideologies that negate the existence of racism and their effect on racial progress, racial attitudes and activism through the lens of Cuba. This work gives a nuanced portrait of black identity and draws from the many black spaces, both formal and informal to highlight black consciousness on the island. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPA; JPF; JPFN; JPHL. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190632304
ISBN
9780190632304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.70

hardcover. Traces the links between the development of modern Egyptian identity and the burgeoning Islamic modernist movement from the mid-1870s until the 1910s. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758888
ISBN
9780804758888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.56

Hardback. This book is guided through the powerful ideological frameworks of culture and social reproduction and looks specifically to the role of schooling as a vehicle for catalysing change. Editor(s): Marcucci, Olivia C. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBTV; JNB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783504619
ISBN
9781783504619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFC; CJCR; JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Brookes Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598573152
ISBN
9781598573152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319525952
ISBN
9783319525952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.37
€ 42.64

Paperback. Explores the power of Bible stories, fairy tales, and the Odysseus, Parsifal and Oedipus stories, considering how that power can be used to help children's healthy development. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156595
ISBN
9780863156595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 319 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703188
ISBN
9781501703188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00

Paperback. This book highlights the elements of effective Rounds and provides facilitators with specific skills that will enable them to develop well-functioning teacher Rounds groups that improve instruction and student learning in their schools. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483349954
ISBN
9781483349954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illus; 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPVK; JPW; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144209
ISBN
9780231144209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.01
€ 80.20

Paperback. Designed as an introduction to emergency management, this book includes pieces on: social, political, and fiscal aspects of risk management; land-use planning and building code enforcement regulations; insurance issues; emergency management systems; and managing natural and manmade disasters. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
First Printing Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873327619
ISBN
9780873327619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.89

Hardback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363521
ISBN
9780822363521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

Paperback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363682
ISBN
9780822363682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 508. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781477310182
ISBN
9781477310182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.97

Editor(s): Di Blasi, Luca; Holzhey, Christoph F. E. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 120 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170185
ISBN
9780231170185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

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