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Hardback. With the financial market turmoil rocking investments around the globe, market watchers say we're in a "Minsky moment," where financial crisis is inevitable. This book is suitable for money managers, traders, and economists. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071592994
- ISBN
- 9780071592994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.86€ 47.56
€ 51.86
€ 47.56
Hardback. How developing countries manage their climb to power--with case studies from China, Brazil and India. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KLSB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040778
- ISBN
- 9781849040778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.53
€ 52.99
€ 47.53
Paperback. Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. This book enables you to identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1,000+ color illus. 50 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Flexibound
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154824
- ISBN
- 9780691154824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. A collection of Karl Polanyi's Hungarian writings translated in English for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176088
- ISBN
- 9780231176088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. A timely updating of Spence's seminal work Editor(s): Lewis, Jon E. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1K; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780337876
- ISBN
- 9781780337876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.86
€ 14.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608769926
- ISBN
- 9781608769926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.08€ 52.00
€ 73.08
€ 52.00
Hardback. American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047846
- ISBN
- 9780674047846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
€ 35.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 651 pages, 188 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 3 graphs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110. American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 651 pages, 182 b&w photographs. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight: 1110.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 651
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221284
- ISBN
- 9780520221284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.82
€ 50.99
€ 36.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Health Communications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757318498
- ISBN
- 9780757318498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.10
€ 15.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Charts the journey by which Kathy Hepburn of Hartford, Connecticut, became the star who dazzled audiences for decades in the company of such luminaries as Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and, most memorably, Spencer Tracy, with whom she made nine movies and conducted a long off-screen romance. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571229789
- ISBN
- 9780571229789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
paperback. Tells the story of JFK, the Cold War, and the power of oratory to change the course of history. This title recalls the days from October 1962 to September 1963, when JFK marshaled the power of oratory and his astonishing political skills towards that end. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847922755
- ISBN
- 9781847922755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.81
€ 20.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. This broad-ranging survey considers the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western (in literature, film and history) and America in the 20th century Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621415
- ISBN
- 9780748621415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171844
- ISBN
- 9781590171844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.17
€ 23.99
€ 16.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60, 60 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JNB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801444258
- ISBN
- 9780801444258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.50€ 49.55
€ 50.50
€ 49.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126219
- ISBN
- 9781897126219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.33
€ 24.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. Demonstrates that the movement to protect wilderness areas reflected a belief that the modern forces of capitalism were eroding the ecology of North America, and American values Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295982205
- ISBN
- 9780295982205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.66
€ 37.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; AJC; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 232 x 9. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340857
- ISBN
- 9780764340857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
€ 31.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. This up-to-date text provides a detailed overview of the U.S. intelligence community, from its structure and functions to the scope of its organizations and activities. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPSH; JPV; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813349183
- ISBN
- 9780813349183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Pelletier, Rafael. Num Pages: 99 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 99
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626188570
- ISBN
- 9781626188570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.19€ 70.11
€ 100.19
€ 70.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 900+ b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 249 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2278. Classic American Tattoos, 1900-1950. 400 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AFY. Dimension: 314 x 249 x 60. Weight: 2298.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339288
- ISBN
- 9780764339288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.22
€ 93.22
Hardback. Scholars and students interested in slavery and abolition, British and American politics and culture, and Atlantic history will take an interest in this provocative work. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413389
- ISBN
- 9781421413389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.99€ 51.62
€ 55.99
€ 51.62
Paperback. Uncovers the story of the Tape family in post-gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco. The author paints a picture of how the role of immigration broker allowed patriarch Jeu Dip (Joseph Tape) to both protest and profit from discrimination, and of the Tapes as the first of a new social type - middle-class Chinese Americans. Num Pages: 344 pages, 45 halftones. 2 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Expanded paperback edition with a New preface by
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155326
- ISBN
- 9780691155326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16-pp colour photo insert; 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553393958
- ISBN
- 9780553393958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
Paperback. The true story of covert operations during the War on Terror, written by the founder of one of the most respected private intelligence agencies in the world, dubbed the 'shadow CIA' Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Abacus London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118925
- ISBN
- 9780349118925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36