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Paperback. Focuses on the extensive changes that have taken place in Cuba since 1993, when Castro legalized the dollar, with essays including transformations in the economy, religious life, the literary world, ballet, and hip hop. Editor(s): Chavez, Lydia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822334941
- ISBN
- 9780822334941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? In this title, the author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries, causing an extraordinary number of Americans to allow fear to trump pleasure in dictating their food choices. Num Pages: 228 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226054902
- ISBN
- 9780226054902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. This book looks at the relationships of plants and animals with the land and people, through time and across landscapes. Editor(s): Phillips, Steven John; Comus, Patricia Wentworth; Dimmitt, Mark Alan; Brewer, Linda M. Num Pages: 590 pages, 432 b/w line illustrations and photos, 24-page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; RGBA; RNC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287471
- ISBN
- 9780520287471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.85
€ 45.99
€ 32.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; BM; MBP; MMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812982343
- ISBN
- 9780812982343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.23
€ 19.99
€ 16.23
In 1846, William Freeman, a young man of African and Native-American descent, stabbed to death four members of the white Van Nest family with no apparent motive, leading to the first insanity plea in New York State's history. This account reconstructs the crime, its context and implications. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607915
- ISBN
- 9780815607915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 224 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 258 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167619
- ISBN
- 9780691167619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.00
€ 53.29
€ 42.00
Hardback. A comprehensive bibliography of the Argentine novel from its beginnings in 1788, the year Miguel Learte wrote Las aventuras de Learte, until 1990, when such authors as Osvaldo Soriano and Luisa Valenzuela published their popular novels. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810832428
- ISBN
- 9780810832428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 271.53
€ 271.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stephens, Reid T.; Cook, Griffin. Num Pages: 149 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622577514
- ISBN
- 9781622577514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.15€ 115.01
€ 168.15
€ 115.01
Paperback. A survey of foreign news coverage by the American media. Num Pages: 272 pages, no illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122412
- ISBN
- 9780231122412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.46
€ 48.46
Paperback. The pilots of the US Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group - also known as Zemke's Wolfpack - took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. This title provides the story of this World War II's successful fighter outfit. Num Pages: 288 pages, 85 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811736114
- ISBN
- 9780811736114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.73
€ 19.99
€ 16.73
Paperback. Join in the fun of ghost hunting as you travel through the paranormal hotspots of Maine! Learn of the cries of the insane ghost who mourns her dead husband at the Boon Island Lighthouse. Read about the bloody ghost of George Vigny who may be guarding pira Num Pages: 256 pages, 54 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764328275
- ISBN
- 9780764328275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV9; KC; KJ; VSC; VSPM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781414325705
- ISBN
- 9781414325705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.09
€ 19.99
€ 19.09
Paperback. Including real-life cases, this book reveals the dynamics of the corporate governance process and the double standards that often characterize it. It suggests that women have been ill-advised by experts, who tend to teach females how to act like their male, executive counterparts. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KJB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791059
- ISBN
- 9780814791059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
United States Congress. Ed(S): Bickford, Char...
Hardback. They make available for the first time in English the frank and insightful letters of the French minister on the subject of the new federal government. Editor(s): Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1203.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871603
- ISBN
- 9780801871603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.37
€ 153.37
Hardcover. Editor(s): Parker, Calvin G. Num Pages: 217 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606927717
- ISBN
- 9781606927717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.84€ 100.83
€ 146.84
€ 100.83
Hardcover. Description of the Book: Critically acclaimed for its straightforward, instructional approach, its many accessible real-world examples, and its comprehensive definitions of all important terminology, The Stock Market is the ultimate beginners' guide to Wall Street. Series: Wiley Investment. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471191346
- ISBN
- 9780471191346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.53€ 61.45
€ 80.53
€ 61.45
Paperback. Larger than life, and a legend in his own lifetime - an incredible true story, told in this, the first full biography of Seasick Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGK; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. Larger than life, and a legend in his own lifetime - an incredible true story, told in this, the first full biography of Seasick Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGK; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004393
- ISBN
- 9781784189884
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A banking system emerged in Brazil during the early 20th century that was efficiently and productively supported by economic development. However, it also contained the seeds of its future limitations. This text looks at the strengths and limitations of this banking system and its development. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233990
- ISBN
- 9780312233990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.00
€ 124.00
Hardback. A lively survey of Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and how the Great Fair mirrored American values and tastes at the turn of the century. American Ways Series. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630139
- ISBN
- 9781566630139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.93
€ 32.93
Hardback. Investigates the fiction and poetry of four writers who emerged from the postslavery plantation world of the Americas - William Faulkner, Edouard Glissant, Toni Morrison, and Saint-John Perse - to show how these descendants from slaves and from slaveholders wrote both in relation and in resistance to the violence of plantation slavery. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926407
- ISBN
- 9780813926407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. Two "virtuosos of risk management" show you how to close up the holes in your gap defenses--before the regulators call! Bankers Monthly dubbed them "virtuosos of risk management. [who have] raised A/L management to an art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFH; KFFK; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471527312
- ISBN
- 9780471527312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 298.19
€ 298.19
Paperback. Focusing on different stages of Drinker's personal development within the domestic context, this abridged edition highlights four critical phases of her life cycle: youth and courtship, wife and mother, middle age in years of crisis, and grandmother and family elder. Editor(s): Crane, Elaine Forman. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; BJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220773
- ISBN
- 9780812220773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Health Care Services, Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Underserved Pop...
Jennie . Ed(S): Kronenfeld
Hardback. Discusses the overall issue of health care disparities and undeserved populations. This book focuses on issues that relate to gender and provides papers on some other specific examples of undeserved populations: those with mental health concerns, those with concerns related to emotional well being, the elderly population and sex workers. Editor(s): Kronenfeld, Jennie. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312498
- ISBN
- 9780762312498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.38
€ 172.38
Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 248 pages, 460 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486257778
- ISBN
- 9780486257778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.99
€ 32.99
€ 30.99