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Paperback. From Superman and Batman to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, these pop-culture juggernauts, with their "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men," thrilled readers and audiences. The author shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the paranormal they experienced in their lives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 67 colour plates, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HRQX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271484
- ISBN
- 9780226271484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. "First California paperback, 2000"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Foreword by Marc Grossma
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282506
- ISBN
- 9780520282506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.55
€ 27.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. In the history of American TV only four sitcoms have been true hits - "All in the Family", "The Beverley Hillbillies", "Laverne and Shirley" and "The Cosby Show." This book seeks to account for the appeal of these sitcoms, detailing the factors that go into the construction of mass audiences. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797570
- ISBN
- 9780814797570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972032
- ISBN
- 9780865972032
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.00
€ 11.99
€ 11.00
David A. Good's The Politics of Public Money examines the extent to which the Canadian federal budgetary process is shifting from one based on a bilateral relationship between departmental spenders and central guardians to one based on a more complex, multilateral relationship involving a variety of players. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647411
- ISBN
- 9781442647411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardcover. An account of the state's development, from the earliest native settlements. Focusing on the state's changing population over time, this book highlights the achievements of ordinary people, including the women, the African Americans, and the other minorities. Containing illustrations, it appeals to students of history and general readers alike. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803494
- ISBN
- 9780875803494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Hardback. This book traces several of the most recent trends in both the Italian and the American critical traditions, exploring the points at which the two traditions intersect or for specific reasons fail to intersect. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADT; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728294
- ISBN
- 9780804728294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.63
€ 144.63
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613217269
- ISBN
- 9781613217269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.42
€ 18.99
€ 17.42
The Hoggs of Texas. Letters and Memoirs of an Extraordinary Family, 18...
Virginia (University Of St. Thomas) . Ed(S): ...
Editor(s): Bernhard, Virginia (University of St. Thomas). Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625110015
- ISBN
- 9781625110015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. With the emergence of Abstract Expressionism after World War II, the attention of the international art world turned from Paris to New York. In this book, Dore Ashton captures the vitality of the cultural milieu in which the New York School artists worked and argued from the 1930s to the 1950s. Num Pages: 246 pages, 52 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley, CA
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520081062
- ISBN
- 9780520081062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Milton M. R.; Hudson, Robert J.; Foote, A. Lee. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896445359
- ISBN
- 9781896445359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.42
€ 18.99
€ 15.42
Hardcover. A concise explanation of United States tax law's international aspects. This book also contains various useful tools which allow readers to build understanding through practice, as well as formulate and solve the complex problems international taxes can present. Num Pages: 456 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1; LNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471464495
- ISBN
- 9780471464495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.49
€ 206.49
Hardcover. With chapters written by some of the nation's foremost economists, political scientists, and legal scholars, Regulatory Breakdown brings clarity to the heated debate over regulation by dissecting the disparate causes of the current crisis as well as analyzing the most promising solutions to what ails the U.S. regulatory system. Editor(s): Coglianese, Cary. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; LNU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812244601
- ISBN
- 9780812244601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. The authors show how theoretical principles of a properly constructed Senate interacted with political interests and power politics in the multidimensional struggle to construct the Senate, before, during, and after the convention. Series: Interpreting American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874390
- ISBN
- 9780801874390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.47
€ 34.47
Hardback. The stories of the Native Americans encompass heroism and tragedy, humour and stoicism, loyalty and conflict-all part of the riveting experience of Warriors in Uniform Num Pages: 216 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426203619
- ISBN
- 9781426203619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Hardcover. Critical Terms in Caribbean and Latin American Thought is a collection of critical essays and responses for twelve keywords central in Latin American and Caribbean Studies: indigenismo, Americanism, colonialism, criollismo, race, transculturation, modernity, nation, gender, sexuality, testimonio, and popular culture. Editor(s): Sifuentes-Jauregui, Ben; Miguel, Yolanda Martinez San; Belausteguigoitia, Marisa. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554291
- ISBN
- 9781137554291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.74
€ 150.74
Paperback. And a city struggles through racial convulsions, remembered by those such as John Steadman and Father Constantine Sitaris. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBTB; JFSL1; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418452
- ISBN
- 9781421418452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. In Brazil, the country with the largest population of African descent in the Americas, the idea of race underwent a dramatic shift in the first half of the twentieth century. This title explores the significance of this transition by looking at the history of the Rio de Janeiro school system between 1917 and 1945. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822330707
- ISBN
- 9780822330707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
Paperback. A first edition, Insiders' Guide to Indianapolis is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to Indiana's capital city. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Indianapolis and its surrounding environs. Series: Insiders' Guide Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Insiders' Guide United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762756735
- ISBN
- 9780762756735
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.43
€ 20.99
€ 17.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Griffith, Richard E.; Coughlin, Gillian L. Num Pages: 97 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWM; TTBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 97
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613242124
- ISBN
- 9781613242124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.01€ 52.53
€ 73.01
€ 52.53
Board book. Illustrator(s): Veno, Joe. Num Pages: 20 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; YBC; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Our World of Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602195042
- ISBN
- 9781602195042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.45
€ 11.45
Hardback. Using the story of George Preston Marshall's ownership of the Washington Redskins, and in particular his holdout against the integration of black players, Fight for Old DC chronicles the pivotal years when the NFL began its ascent to the top of the US's sporting interest. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJ; WSBT; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803299351
- ISBN
- 9780803299351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.72
€ 33.99
€ 33.72
Hardcover. A study of the American economy from 1929 to 1989 through the analysis of national income statistics and other data, this book reaches important conclusions regarding the causes of unemployment, the relation of inflation to the stock of liquid assets and the budget deficit. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333576571
- ISBN
- 9780333576571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DNF; DSB; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611474862
- ISBN
- 9781611474862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82