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Hardback. Gun ownership has long been a hot-button topic in the United States, and the National Rifle Association has the reputation of being an organisation of primarily politically conservative members. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 b notes; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976909
- ISBN
- 9781597976909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.57
€ 29.99
€ 26.57
Hardback. A desperate gunman holds a planeload of innocent passengers hostage. A heavily armed cult leader refuses to leave his compound, threatening mass suicide by a hundred of his brainwashed followers. A neo-Nazi militant in a cabin hideout keeps federal agents at bay with gunfire. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972444
- ISBN
- 9781597972444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.76
€ 37.99
€ 32.76
paperback. Charles George Gordon was the preeminent military hero of the late-Victorian British Empire. A lifetime officer in the Royal Engineers, he served in several theaters of war and imperial contest, most notably China and the Sudan. Series: Military Profiles. Num Pages: 140 pages, 11 b+w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597971454
- ISBN
- 9781597971454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.43
€ 15.99
€ 14.43
hardcover. John F. Sullivan was a polygraph examiner with the CIA for thirty-one years, during which time he conducted more tests than anyone in the history of the CIA's program. Here Sullivan describes his methods, emphasizing the importance of psychology and the examiners' skills in a successful polygraph program. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; JKVF; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970457
- ISBN
- 9781597970457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.33
€ 34.99
€ 30.33
hardcover. Translator(s): Thanegi, Ma. Num Pages: 205 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1F; BGH; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277774
- ISBN
- 9780877277774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.22
€ 159.22
paperback. On the morning of April 27, 1935, Louis N Hammerling fell to his death from the nineteenth floor of an apartment in New York City, where he lived alone. Hammerling was one of the most influential Polish immigrants in America and the leading voice and advocate of the Eastern Europeans who had come to the country seeking a better life. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807218
- ISBN
- 9780875807218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.82
€ 44.82
hardcover. This work examines the relationship between Abraham Lincoln's religious language and antebellum political culture, offering a new perspective on the Great Emancipator's thought. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HR; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875803005
- ISBN
- 9780875803005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
hardcover. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875801094
- ISBN
- 9780875801094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.79
€ 34.99
€ 29.79
hardcover. Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois. Num Pages: 219 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875800981
- ISBN
- 9780875800981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
paperback. Series: Literature of American Labor. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780875461687
- ISBN
- 9780875461687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.25
€ 21.99
€ 19.25
Hardback. Chronicles Sir John Norreys' life between 1570 and 1600, examining how Norreys built on his family's personal friendship with Elizabeth to navigate the treacherous waters of the court and rise to prominence as a warrior and diplomat. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895484
- ISBN
- 9780859895484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.89
€ 182.89
hardcover. The author was midwife to Maria of Medici, Queen of France, from 1601 to 1609, and the first woman in modern times to write about what she calls her "art". This book gives an account of her life, and then goes on to analyse her theories about the workings of the human body in her own particular sphere. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; MBX; MQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894715
- ISBN
- 9780859894715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.97
€ 180.97
paperback. Suetonius has often been used as if he were an historian, and at the same time criticised for not being one. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, p. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856685385
- ISBN
- 9780856685385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.58
€ 50.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRCS; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842350990
- ISBN
- 9780842350990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. The author found her grandparents' 36 letters, tucked away for 65 years in a small brown paper bag. This title deals with these letters. It tells about separation, personal struggle, and achievement. Num Pages: 120 pages, 125 photographs, maps, and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; BJ; HRJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 7. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827609266
- ISBN
- 9780827609266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.16
€ 18.99
€ 18.16
paperback. As a child, the author and her family were exiled to Siberia for being capitalists, thus inadvertently escaping the Nazis. After World War II, she began collecting the true stories of those who lived and died during the horror of the Holocaust: of Jews in Vilna, in the US, and in Israel. This title presents a collection of 20 true stories. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780827606944
- ISBN
- 9780827606944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.25
€ 20.99
€ 19.25
Paperback. Presents a compelling account of the life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first Jewish ballplayer to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827606852
- ISBN
- 9780827606852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.77
€ 13.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. Knowing next to nothing about fishing, Rosemary McGuire signed on to the crew of the Arctic Storm in Homer, Alaska, looking for money and experience. Cold, hard work and starkly sexist harassment were what she found. Here is her story of life on a fishing boat as the only woman crew member. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BM; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826358028
- ISBN
- 9780826358028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.57
€ 20.99
€ 20.57
Paperback. For six exciting years Doug Thompson worked as a park ranger at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. In Underground Ranger he passes along the essence of what he learned on this unusual job. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BM; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826357502
- ISBN
- 9780826357502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
paperback. Chronicles Lenton Malry's journey from segregated Louisiana to a distinguished career in public service in New Mexico. Malry worked as a teacher on the Navajo Reservation, as a public school administrator in Albuquerque, and as a commissioner in Bernalillo County. He was also the first African American elected to the New Mexico state legislature. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JJ; 3JM; BM; JFSL3; JNA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780826357434
- ISBN
- 9780826357434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Paperback. The 1946 Mexican presidential election signaled the ascent of a new generation of cosmopolitan civilian government officials, led by the magnetic lawyer Miguel Aleman. Sons of the Mexican Revolution traces the socialization of this ruling generation's members, from their earliest education through their rise to national prominence. Series: Dialogos Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826357397
- ISBN
- 9780826357397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.59
€ 40.59
hardcover. The 1946 Mexican presidential election signaled the ascent of a new generation of cosmopolitan civilian government officials, led by the magnetic lawyer Miguel Aleman. Sons of the Mexican Revolution traces the socialization of this ruling generation's members, from their earliest education through their rise to national prominence. Series: Dialogos Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780826357380
- ISBN
- 9780826357380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.28
€ 117.28
paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, , black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGHA; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826323187
- ISBN
- 9780826323187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
hardcover. Editor(s): Zunz, Olivier. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BM; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813939018
- ISBN
- 9780813939018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.29
€ 54.29