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Paperback. America's education system faces a stark dilemma: it needs governmental oversight, rules and regulations, but it also needs to be adaptable enough to address student needs and the many different problems that can arise at any given school - something that large educational bureaucracies are notoriously bad at. The authors offer a solution. Num Pages: 152 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226200682
ISBN
9780226200682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 195 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 111 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147613
ISBN
9780231147613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. The trusted guide to Florida's premier Gulf Coast destinations-now with a brand-new look! Series: Explorer's Complete. Num Pages: 352 pages, full color throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
7 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574128
ISBN
9781581574128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.01

Hardcover. Examining novelists, bloggers, and other creators of new media, this study focuses on autobiography by American black women since 1980, including Audre Lorde, Jill Nelson, and Janet Jackson. As Curtis argues, these women used embodiment as a strategy of drawing the audience into visceral identification with them and thus forestalling stereotypes. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137428851
ISBN
9781137428851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Paperback. A biography of Paul Bowles, the famously enigmatic writer-composer. It questions the biographer's role, the subject's credibility, and the very nature of 'truth' in the telling of a life. It talks of Bowles' difficult childhood and of his grief over his wife's - the author Jane Bowles, who died in 1973 - illness, of exile, dreams, and madness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AVH; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224933
ISBN
9780520224933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Urges people to re-examine the jury experience and act on constitutional principles before, during, and after jury service Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814729038
ISBN
9780814729038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. This text challenges the assumption that African American literature aptly reflects black American social consciousness. It delineates the social and political forces that shaped leading black literary works and shows that divisions between political thinkers prevailed throughout the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509498
ISBN
9780742509498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Camilleri, Jason D. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613240120
ISBN
9781613240120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.58
€ 117.83

Paperback. A social and cultural history of African American arts activity in Los Angeles between the Second World War and the 1992 riots. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; AB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346791
ISBN
9780822346791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Explores the shared parish through an in-depth ethnographic study of a Roman Catholic parish in a small Midwestern city demographically transformed by Mexican immigration in recent decades. Through its depiction of shared parish life, this book argues for new ways of imagining the US Catholic parish as an organization. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479854394
ISBN
9781479854394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Paperback. Manhattan beckons people from all over the world, including the dead. Read about the ghosts of struggling artists, musicians, and painters, including Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Lambert, Arthur C. Clarke, Leonard Cohen, Num Pages: 128 pages, 19 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330735
ISBN
9780764330735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Presents the work of Douglas Garofalo, principal of Garofalo Architects, internationally renowned for its innovative residential, commercial, institutional, and public building projects. This book looks at the architect's work, drawing from the full spectrum of his built work, theoretical and visionary projects, and competition entries. Series: A+D Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 186 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300120585
ISBN
9780300120585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1890-1936) holds the distinction of being the first South Asian immigrant to have a successful career in the United States as a man of letters. This reissue of his autobiography, with a new introduction and afterword, seeks to revitalize interest in Mukerji and his work. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G.; Gupta, Akhil; Manekar, Purnima. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804744348
ISBN
9780804744348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. This edition of Louis Filler's classic account carries the muckraking tradition through World War II, McCarthyism, the civil rights movement, Korea, Vietnam, Ralph Nader, and Watergate. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 569.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722360
ISBN
9780804722360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

paperback. The Tanner lectures were established in 1980 as a means of providing scholars of Mormonism with a valuable new perspective for their historical record. This volume includes the Tanner lectures for the last two decades of the twentieth century, a general introduction, and specialized introductions to each individual lecture. Editor(s): May, Dean; Neilson, Reid L. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072888
ISBN
9780252072888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KNDF; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
William Morrow
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062389756
ISBN
9780062389756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.95

Hardcover. Hecht examines the relationship between Jewish assimilation and the changing face of the American musical though the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; AVGM; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113275
ISBN
9780230113275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 47.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JKVF1; LAZ; TBX; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632202765
ISBN
9781632202765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hale, Hester Anne. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600210662
ISBN
9781600210662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.71
€ 91.37

paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195323122
ISBN
9780195323122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.00

Paperback. This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405163736
ISBN
9781405163736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. * * One of the most broad-ranging volumes to appear on Mark Twain in recent years. * * Brings together respected Twain critics and a number of younger scholars in the field to provide an overview of this central figure in American literature. Editor(s): Messent, Peter; Budd, Louis J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119045397
ISBN
9781119045397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

paperback. A portrait and revisionist study of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm, which encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. This work illuminates alternative conceptions of power and cosmology that force reconsideration of important components of Powhatan society. Num Pages: 12 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803260375
ISBN
9780803260375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Budgeting has long been considered a rational process using neutral tools of financial management, but this outlook fails to consider the outside influences on leaders' behavior. This title shows that political culture and ideological orientations are at least as important as financial tools in shaping budgets. Series: Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407521
ISBN
9780878407521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.80

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