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Paperback. Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski led a double life, becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. This work gives an insight into the mind of one of the world's most prolific contract killers. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845963392
ISBN
9781845963392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Hardback. Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right "in the gut", regardless of science or facts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447317128
ISBN
9781447317128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.95

Paperback. The making of a great Chilean poet. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662803
ISBN
9781855662803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.79

Hardback. Refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the U.S. has attempted to reform and rationalize capital punishment through federal constitutional law. While execution chambers remain active in several states, Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker argue that the fate of the American death penalty is likely to be sealed by this failed judicial experiment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737426
ISBN
9780674737426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years, he was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were in turn able to secure his release. Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225877
ISBN
9781840225877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138656291
ISBN
9781138656291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.34

Paperback. Covers the various terrain of African American music, from bebop to hip-hop. This title offers an account of the author's own musical experiences with family and friends on the South Side of Chicago, evoking Sunday-morning worship services, family gatherings with food and dancing, and jam sessions at local nightclubs. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 293 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243330
ISBN
9780520243330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; BTP; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
powerHouse Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576878330
ISBN
9781576878330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. America's leading essayist on the frantic retreat of democracy, in the fire and smoke of the war on terror Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 225 x 39. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784787110
ISBN
9781784787110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Steinberg, Paul F.; VanDeveer, Stacy D. Series: American and Comparative Environmental Policy Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 figures, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPQB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262693684
ISBN
9780262693684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.19

Hardback. The history of black Freemasonry from Boston and Philadelphia in the late 1700s through the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620554876
ISBN
9781620554876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Brennan, Timothy (Professor of Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature and English, University of Minnesota, USA). Translator(s): West-Duran, Alan. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 312 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816632305
ISBN
9780816632305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. With over 1800 species, Peru has the second richest avifauna of any country in the world. As a consequence it is one of the most popular birding destinations in South America. This will be the first comprehensive and fully illustrated field guide to the birds of Peru. Illustrator(s): Dyer, Dale; Lane, Daniel F.; Schmitt, John; O'Neill, John P.; McQueen, Larry B. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 656 pages, 304 colour plates; 1800 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Publisher
Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713686739
ISBN
9780713686739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer and painter, Clarence Major is a challenging yet underappreciated contemporary African- American artist. This collection combines poetry, prose and art by Major with critical essays that showcase his aesthetic movement across boundaries. Editor(s): Bell, Bernard W. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; ACXJ8; AGB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227726
ISBN
9780807848999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Learn all about the INCREDIBLE INCAS, with all the nasty bits left in. Find out the horrible truth, like how a bucket of stewed pee could make you beautiful, why servants ate the emperor's hair and what happened in their legendary golden temples. Includes a grisly quiz to test your knowledge. Illustrator(s): Reeve, Philip. Series: Horrible Histories. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3D; 5AJ; YNH; YNU. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Scholastic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781407178660
ISBN
9781407178660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.07

Paperback. Takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259997
ISBN
9780520259997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Explores the relationships men, women, and children have formed with the Virgin Mary and the saints in twentieth-century American Catholic history, and reflects on how people live in the company of sacred figures and how these relationships shape the ties between people on earth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRCC7; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127767
ISBN
9780691127767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, thousands of black and white southerners left farms and rural towns to try their fate in the region's cities. Focusing on Nashville and its Middle Tennessee hinterland, this work explores the impetus for this migration and illuminates its effects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illustrations, 18 tables, 4 maps, 14 figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228275
ISBN
9780807854846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. A comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States, this work tells the story of how vaccination became a widely accepted public health measure over the course of the twentieth century. It examines the strategies that health officials have used to gain public acceptance of vaccines. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 349 pages, 22 b&w illlustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
349
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247499
ISBN
9780520247499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.05
€ 62.16

Hardback. Subtitle in pre-publication: how Barack Obama defied his critics and transformed America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062426970
ISBN
9780062426970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.37

Paperback. Which is more important to New York City's economy, the gleaming corporate office - or the grungy rock club that launches the best new bands? This title argues that creative industries like fashion, art, and music drive the economy of New York as much as - if not more than - finance, real estate, and law. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 halftones. 22 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFC; JFSG; KC; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138749
ISBN
9780691138749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415884402
ISBN
9780415884402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195367805
ISBN
9780195367805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970283825
ISBN
9780970283825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.65

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