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Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that seeks to historicize one of our nation's founding fathers. Challenging attempts to appropriate Jefferson to serve all manner of contemporary political agendas, this work argues that historians must look at Jefferson's language and life within the context of his own place and time. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926117
ISBN
9780813926117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.73

hardcover. Offers a collection of essays that seeks to historicize one of our nation's founding fathers. Challenging attempts to appropriate Jefferson to serve all manner of contemporary political agendas, this work argues that historians must look at Jefferson's language and life within the context of his own place and time. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925783
ISBN
9780813925783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Paperback. Our decisions make us who we are. In this book, David Redish brings together what is known about how brains work, what is known about how we make decisions, and what is known about how that decision-making machinery can break down to explain irrationality, addiction, and the other ways our choices can go wrong. Num Pages: 394 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190263171
ISBN
9780190263171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.21

Paperback. The bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat describes how we experience the visual world. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330508902
ISBN
9780330508902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. From some of the 20th century's greatest thinkers, essays on topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, evolution, science fiction, philosophy, reductionism, and consciousness Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465030910
ISBN
9780465030910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.73

Paperback. A structured curriculum of classroom-ready lessons, practices, and worksheets for actualizing a powerful new educational paradigm: student mindfulness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393710465
ISBN
9780393710465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. This book offers a practical and theoretical guide to the benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in the workplace, describing the latest neuroscience research into the effects of mindfulness training and detailing an eight-week mindfulness training course. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470661598
ISBN
9780470661598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Michael Gurian's blockbuster bestseller The Wonder of Boys is the bible for mothers, fathers, and educators on how to understand and raise boys. It has sold over 400,000 copies, been translated into 17 languages, and sells over 25,000 every year, which is more than any other book on boys in history. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787995287
ISBN
9780787995287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Examines how twenty-six poverty-stricken African American men from Chicago view their prospects for getting ahead. This book documents their definitions of good jobs and the good life - and their beliefs about whether and how these can be attained. It reveals how these men have experienced varying degrees of exposure to more-privileged Americans. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSC; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127002
ISBN
9780691127002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 41.45

Paperback. Why does the human brain insist on interpreting the world and constructing a narrative? This title shows how our mind and brain accomplish the amazing feat of constructing our past - a process clearly fraught with errors of perception, memory, and judgment. Num Pages: 263 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224865
ISBN
9780520224865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. Like the canaries that alerted miners to a poisonous atmosphere, issues of race point to underlying problems in society that ultimately affect everyone, not just minorities. In this work, Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres propose a way to confront race in the 21st century. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL; JPA; JPH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010840
ISBN
9780674010840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APF; JN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137592293
ISBN
9781137592293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.89

Hardcover. Why should we have to "Keep Calm and Carry On"? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784780753
ISBN
9781784780753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.98

Paperback. As political leaders acknowledge the limits of their power they increasingly integrate constructive input from inside and outside government into their decision-making. A Ministry or Commission of Public Input is necessary to collect, process and communicate input more effectively and politicians need to work with the public to identify solutions. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349437191
ISBN
9781349437191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.84

Hardback. As political leaders acknowledge the limits of their power they increasingly integrate constructive input from inside and outside government into their decision-making. A Ministry or Commission of Public Input is necessary to collect, process and communicate input more effectively and politicians need to work with the public to identify solutions. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017772
ISBN
9781137017772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92

Paperback. The Ministry of Thin takes an unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849534123
ISBN
9781849534123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. In this wide-ranging and probing book Erin Manning develops the concept of the minor gesture to rethink common assumptions about human agency, the ways we experience the everyday world, and the possibilities for new political praxis. Series: Thought in the Act. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFG; MJNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361213
ISBN
9780822361213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.33

Hardback. In this wide-ranging and probing book Erin Manning develops the concept of the minor gesture to rethink common assumptions about human agency, the ways we experience the everyday world, and the possibilities for new political praxis. Series: Thought in the Act. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFG; MJNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361039
ISBN
9780822361039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.46

Hardback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040139
ISBN
9780252040139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.55

paperback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252081620
ISBN
9780252081620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

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