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Franco Modigliani: An Intellectual Biography (Great Thinkers in Econom...
Szenberg, Michael, Ramrattan, Lall
Hardcover. Starting with an overview of Modigliani's life, the authors explain and assess his influential theories, including his theory of the life-cycle hypothesis of saving; the famous Modigliani-Miller theorem in corporate finance; stabilisation policy; econometric model building and forecasting, and his legacy and influence on contemporary economics. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGB; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007895
- ISBN
- 9780230007895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849823043
- ISBN
- 9781849823043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.42
€ 10.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226118710
- ISBN
- 9780226118710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.04
€ 32.99
€ 26.04
paperback. A biography of Henrietta Szold, founder and first president of Hadassah. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568213378
- ISBN
- 9781568213378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardback. Offers an account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century that reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through fin de siecle Paris, Chicago, and New York. This translation includes an introductory essay that situates the author's account in the larger context of European visitors to Chicago in the 1890s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252035135
- ISBN
- 9780252035135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.83
€ 57.83
Hardback. Covers the early years of Thoreau's intellectual and artistic growth. This title reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists. Editor(s): Witherell, Elizabeth Hall; Howarth, William L.; Sattelmeyer, Robert; Blanding, Thomas. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691063614
- ISBN
- 9780691063614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.29€ 109.82
€ 143.29
€ 109.82
Hardback. Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. This title tells that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 235 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026857
- ISBN
- 9780842026857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.53
€ 167.53
Paperback. This text focuses on the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. In providing a biography of Hertz and his scientific community, Buchwald aims to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 halftones, 83 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078885
- ISBN
- 9780226078885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.60€ 55.08
€ 64.60
€ 55.08
Paperback. Tiersky examines the three major themes of Mitterrand's presidency-socialism, national reconciliation, and the reconstruction of Europe-and shows that on each count, Mitterrand left a decisive mark. Num Pages: 456 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742524736
- ISBN
- 9780742524736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
paperback. Auden's dedication as a writer was matched only by his commitment to challenging the received view of political and personal life. This biography offers a commentary on Auden's work, ideas and life within the context of the wars, ideologies, spiritual quests and sexual attitudes of this century. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099442561
- ISBN
- 9780099442561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 15.29
€ 29.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564784575
- ISBN
- 9781564784575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. This new, illustrated biography of Weary includes more than 150 images as well as never-before-published material about his betrayal to his captors. Weary was the quintessential Australian all-rounder - brilliant student, outstanding sportsman and irrepressible larrikin who dedicated his life to caring for people. Num Pages: 448 pages, 199 b&w images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJM; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522857528
- ISBN
- 9780522857528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a child prodigy and his remarkable entrepreneurial accomplishments If anyone has "been there, done that" in starting and managing businesses, it's William Saito. Saito is a truly unique personality, and his remarkable story, An Unprogrammed Life, is the compelling tale of a young entrepreneur. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118077030
- ISBN
- 9781118077030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.84
€ 32.84
Paperback. The story of the disintegration of a family, set against the collapse of a country, a sequel of sorts to Peter Godwin's award-winning and bestselling memoir, Mukiwa. Num Pages: 352 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330448185
- ISBN
- 9780330448185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. Sir Arthur Lewis was the first development economist, the first Afro-Caribbean to hold a professorial chair at a British university and the first black man to win the Nobel prize for economics. However, he believed his contributions to the well-being of the poor through social and political activism were as important as his economics. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGB; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553583
- ISBN
- 9780230553583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.76
€ 150.76
Paperback. A brutally honest memoir of addiction and recovery by Mike Doughty, the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 tables/figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306818776
- ISBN
- 9780306818776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.76
€ 17.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810360
- ISBN
- 9781591810360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.37
€ 29.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. The most sought-after sports book of all time Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Headline
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- SKU
- V9780755316205
- ISBN
- 9780755316205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
paperback. The long-awaited and utterly enthralling autobiography of a Fleet Street legend Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447249061
- ISBN
- 9781447249061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Hardback. Series: Border Lines S. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illustrationsports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854112606
- ISBN
- 9781854112606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.63
€ 27.63
Hardcover. A biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a $1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and catheters that would become the foundation of the global multi-billion-dollar Cook Group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w photos, 25 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5868 x 3937 x 34. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253352545
- ISBN
- 9780253352545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613736722
- ISBN
- 9781613736722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.73
€ 16.99
€ 16.73
Hardback. Designed as a text for the second half of the US history survey course, this title is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes of "Human Tradition in America". Editor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 332 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051286
- ISBN
- 9780842051286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.81
€ 147.81
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.21
€ 21.99
€ 19.21