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Paperback. Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a "last chance" high school in California, the author tells the story of students who have, in fact, been left behind. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNFN; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031569
- ISBN
- 9780226031569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. Translator(s): Proctor, Minna. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114. .
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811226875
- ISBN
- 9780811226875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.29
€ 14.29
Paperback. Thetis: Submarine Disaster, is the story of loss of HMS Thetis which sank in Liverpool Bay on 1st June 1939 - her maiden dive, with the loss of ninety-nine lives; the worst peacetime submarine tragedy to be suffered by the Royal Navy. A massive rescue operation was mounted, but the operation ended in failure, with only four crew being rescued. Num Pages: 240 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 1QSE; 3JJH; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552711
- ISBN
- 9781781552711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.05
€ 23.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vegan Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940184234
- ISBN
- 9781940184234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.06
€ 22.06
paperback. The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952412
- ISBN
- 9780241952412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. One woman's account of triumphing over a childhood at an Indian Residential school. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; BG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Talon Books,Canada Canada
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780889227415
- ISBN
- 9780889227415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.28
€ 21.99
€ 20.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, appendices, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140. . "Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Commissioning organisation: Richard Manning. xv, 255 p. maps 23 cm. Publishers cloth. Fine clean copy with bright gilt title on spine, tight binding, very slightly buffed and rubbed dw." Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Countries & Regions - Africa - 20th Century,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - Civil Liberties & Political Activism -"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- SKU
- KEX0109288
- ISBN
- 9781850431022
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 4.99
€ 19.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFSL1; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141986142
- ISBN
- 9780141986142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781680971
- ISBN
- 9781781680971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.92
€ 13.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556524820
- ISBN
- 9781556524820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.09
€ 24.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. An entertaining and informative journey exploring the many popular myths and misconceptions about the French. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334. 8vo. Nice copy of standard paperback edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KEX0292937
- ISBN
- 9781781854464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Women have participated in war throughout history, but their experience in Russia during the First World War was truly exceptional. This book draws on archival research, including many first-person accounts, to examine the roots, motivations, and legacy of these women. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614851
- ISBN
- 9780700614851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.63
€ 78.63
Hardback. Discusses the famous of theories, and brings to light discovered information, which together shows that the United States government not only was behind this egregious plot, but took every step to make sure that the truth would not come out. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361393
- ISBN
- 9781626361393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.90
€ 27.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. The fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of JFK brings news facts, theories, and myths to the forefront of the event. No stone is left unturned, no document left unread in this latest research effort by three respected authors of political intrigue. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144887
- ISBN
- 9781629144887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568585185
- ISBN
- 9781568585185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.66
€ 23.99
€ 16.66
paperback. Looks at how the belief in abduction by extraterrestrials is constituted by and through popular discourse and the images provided by print, film, and television. This work contends that the abduction phenomenon is symptomatic of a period during which people have come to feel divested of the ability to know what is true about themselves. Num Pages: 247 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFCX; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799222
- ISBN
- 9780814799222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Takes the reader on a tour of the melon and corn harvesting fields of California's Central Valley to understand why farmworkers suffer heatstroke and chronic illness at rates higher than workers in any other industry. The author documents in detail how a tightly interwoven web of public policies and private interests create needless suffering. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283275
- ISBN
- 9780520283275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. This study describes the daily existence of the Baining people of Papua New Guinea, who present a challenge to anthropologists because of their apparent lack of a cultural or social structure; but Jane Fajans argues that the Baining define themselves by their own productive and reproductive work. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234441
- ISBN
- 9780226234441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623569150
- ISBN
- 9781623569150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.11
€ 16.99
€ 15.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453144
- ISBN
- 9780801453144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77