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Hardcover. Keywords: "Humour - Love, Sex & Marriage,Humour - Political,Humour - Satire, General,Subjects - Humour - General,Su"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KHS0047909
- ISBN
- 9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0010222
- ISBN
- 9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Written in an informed and accessible by one of the leading authorities in the field, A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers alike a concise and thoroughly up-to-date history of the American literary tradition. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192309
- ISBN
- 9781405192309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Paperback. Ranging from the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, this book points out that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. It shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks. Num Pages: 584 pages, 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135267
- ISBN
- 9780691135267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQG; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 281 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570919657
- ISBN
- 9781570919657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.22
€ 12.22
Paperback. Although the author was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This title shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BM; CF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846680403
- ISBN
- 9781846680403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. A New World of Labor connects developments in seventeenth-century Britain with the British experience of slavery on the West African coast and with the initial development of African chattel slavery in Barbados, whose labor system played a foundational role in defining how plantation slavery developed throughout British America. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812245196
- ISBN
- 9780812245196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. The York Notes series covers major works from medieval to modern English literature, and classic and contemporary works from Europe, America, the Commonwealth and the Third World. This text covers the selected poems of Sylvia Plath. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582424777
- ISBN
- 9780582424777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. This bookproposes a new theoretical framework for the study of immigration. It examines four major issues informing current sociological studies of immigration: mechanisms and effects of international migration, processes of immigrants' assimilation and transnational engagements, and the adaptation patterns of the second generation. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFN; JFSL; JPS; JPVR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230321762
- ISBN
- 9780230321762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.00€ 67.65
€ 107.00
€ 67.65
Paperback. One of the world's biggest and most successful banks, Lehman Brothers bank's downfall was the event that sparked the slide of the world economy toward a Great Depression II. This title presents the inside story of the dark characters who ruled Lehman and the crash that didn't have to happen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091936150
- ISBN
- 9780091936150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.73
€ 23.99
€ 16.73
Paperback. Why do severe recessions happen? Could we have prevented the Great Recession and its consequences? And what actions are needed to prevent such crises going forward? This book offers convincing answers to some of the most important questions faced by the economy. Num Pages: 227 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition, Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271651
- ISBN
- 9780226271651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.90
€ 16.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 430 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1498.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312908
- ISBN
- 9780764312908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 46.95
€ 65.39
€ 46.95
Paperback. An analysis of the foundations of autobiography in America Num Pages: 255 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- New Hampshire
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KST0009829
- ISBN
- 9781584651321
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. American Film and the Spectator's Experience. 296 pages, illustrations. Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Trade Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256965
- ISBN
- 9780520256965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812993547
- ISBN
- 9780812993547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.72
€ 29.99
€ 22.72
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. This volume focuses on Middle America. Editor(s): Peregrine, Peter N.; Ember, Melvin. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3B; HBG; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462597
- ISBN
- 9780306462597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 39 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331206
- ISBN
- 9780764331206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860407
- ISBN
- 9780810860407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.88
€ 37.99
€ 34.88
Paperback. Over 60 of the most scandalous stories from Hollywood. Murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more, from the 1920s to Hollywood's Golden Age in the 1960s and right up to the present day. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472100337
- ISBN
- 9781472100337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardback. Takes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we are not "almost there," but on the contrary have settled for a watered-down goal of tolerance and acceptance rather than a robust claim to full civil rights. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770573
- ISBN
- 9780814770573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 15.90
€ 95.12
€ 15.90
Paperback. In 1992 the author embarked on a new journey, into a long, tempestuous marriage to Charlie Ross, the love of her life. In this memoir, she charts their twenty years together, from the brutal beauty of the Zambezi to the mountains of Wyoming - the new adventures, the unexplored paths, and the many signals that they missed along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 1KBBWY; BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700591
- ISBN
- 9781784700591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos. Num Pages: 240 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051634
- ISBN
- 9780500051634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. This text argues that melodrama is a crucial mode of expression in modern literature. After studying stage melodrama as a dominant popular form in the 1800s, the author looks at Balzac and Henry James, to show how these "realist" novelists created fiction using rhetoric and excess of melodrama. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; AN; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300065534
- ISBN
- 9780300065534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Eleven experts provide a complete, objective assessment of mara gang violence in Central America Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 figure, 7 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JFFE; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292729285
- ISBN
- 9780292729285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90