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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Born in Bavaria in 1906, Anna Marie brought shame to her pious family when, as a teenager, she gave birth to an illegitimate son. Nicknamed "the Blonde Borgia," she was a cold-blooded serial killer who preyed on the elderly in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district in the 1930s. This work offers Anna Marie's story. Series: True Crime S. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388740
- ISBN
- 9780873388740
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Condition: New
€ 24.70
€ 24.70
paperback. Challenges prevailing assumptions regarding the notorious difficulty of curing anorexia nervosa. This title reveals how the therapies participate unwittingly in culturally dominant ideals of gender, individualism, physical fitness, and family life that have contributed to the dramatic increase in the incidence of anorexia since the 1970s. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFH; JFSJ1; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331209
- ISBN
- 9780822331209
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
paperback. It is considerably easier to say that modern philosophy began with Descartes than it is to define the modernity and philosophy to which Descartes gave rise. This work examines the roles of discourse and writing in Cartesian method and intuition, and the significance of graphic architectonic form in the genealogy of modern philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317746
- ISBN
- 9780822317746
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way factories are run, how domestic tasks are completed, and how consumers are "sold" on a product Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813347639
- ISBN
- 9780813347639
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Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. The poems in Nikky Finney's new collection sustain a sensitive and intense dialogue with emblematic figures and events in African American life: from civil rights matriarch Rosa Parks to former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, from a brazen girl strung out on lightning to a terrified woman abandoned on a rooftop during Hurricane Katrina. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810152168
- ISBN
- 9780810152168
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.43
€ 18.99
€ 17.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807031414
- ISBN
- 9780807031414
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.58
€ 33.99
€ 32.58
paperback. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 161 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 221.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803951969
- ISBN
- 9780803951969
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Condition: New
€ 104.26
€ 104.26
Paperback. This work examines a decade of Sino-American relations. David Lampton explores the reasons why the Sino-American relationship is so difficult for both nations to manage and suggests ways it can be more effectively conducted in the future. Num Pages: 510 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234628
- ISBN
- 9780520234628
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
hardcover. Adopting the metaphor of foxes and hedgehogs that Isaiah Berlin used to describe opposite types of thinkers, this title provides an original approach to understanding the development of English and Spanish America over the past 500 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083165
- ISBN
- 9780520083165
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Condition: New
€ 61.85€ 49.03
€ 61.85
€ 49.03
paperback. Translator(s): Burton, Sir Richard Francis. Series: Dover Thrift. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486419176
- ISBN
- 9780486419176
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Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
Paperback. Drawing on more than a decade of inter-disciplinary research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the available theories, concepts, data and research on new work organizations and the concept of work without boundaries . Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470666142
- ISBN
- 9780470666142
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Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
paperback. A polemic on the case for Scottish independence by the writer, artist, thinker and cultural icon, Alasdair Gray. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 161.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782111696
- ISBN
- 9781782111696
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.27
€ 12.99
€ 10.27
hardcover. Introduces mental health practitioners to an innovative, evidence-based form of treatment to treat chronic insomnia: mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia (MBTI). MBTI is an 8-session group intervention that combines mindfulness meditation with principles and strategies derived from cognitive behavioural therapy. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMTD; MMJT; MMZS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433822414
- ISBN
- 9781433822414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.52€ 80.33
€ 80.52
€ 80.33
Paperback. Bringing together key techniques and developments within the field, The Forensic Examination and Interpretation of Tool Marks explores how these techniques are used within forensic investigation. This accessible text covers specialized examinations of specific tools in complex materials as well as the selection and preservation of material. Series: Essential Forensic Science. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: JKVF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119972457
- ISBN
- 9781119972457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.43
€ 114.43
hardcover. Volume 1: Learning and Memory will include chapters on fear conditioning, emotion and memory, skill learning, sleep and consolidation, brain lesions and the role of the hippocampus, working memory, dual-process theory, false memory, eyewitness memory, educationally relevant memory research, retrieval-induced forgetting, and memory disorders. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: JML. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- Volume 1
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119170013
- ISBN
- 9781119170013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 278.55
€ 278.55
paperback. Illuminates the under-appreciated role of aesthetic concepts and devices - such as metaphor, mimesis, and the sublime - in structuring the thought of political figures from Thomas Hobbes to Jacques Ranciere. This work sheds light on how modes of poetic thinking delimit the questions of unity and diversity. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337188
- ISBN
- 9780822337188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
paperback. Offers a corrective to existing historiography on the Caribbean, that focuses on developments in Afro-Cuban religious culture to demonstrate that traditional Caribbean cultural practices are steeped in the same history that produced modernity and represent complex hybrid formations. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRA; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328421
- ISBN
- 9780822328421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.83
€ 41.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Introduces the basis of the confidence interval framework and provides the criteria for 'best' confidence intervals, along with the trade-offs between confidence and precision. This book covers topics such as the transformation principle, confidence intervals, and the relationship between confidence interval and significance testing frameworks. Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761924999
- ISBN
- 9780761924999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.08
€ 47.08
hardcover. This is a perfect resource for students interested in the Revolutionary War, the birth of the new nation, and the actual opinions and words of those involved. Series: Debating Historical Issues in the Media of the Time. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313320835
- ISBN
- 9780313320835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.43
€ 94.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 105 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 301 x 13. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- PeKo Publishing Kft.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789638962300
- ISBN
- 9789638962300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.41
€ 34.99
€ 25.41