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Paperback. Narrating 9/11 pushes beyond a critical focus on domestic realism, offering chapters that examine speculative and genre fiction, postmodernism, climate change, and the evolving security state, as well as the television series Lost and the film Paradise Now. Editor(s): Duvall, John N.; Marzec, Robert P. Series: A Modern Fiction Studies Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; DSBH5; DSK; HBJK; JPWL2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417387
ISBN
9781421417387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.24

Paperback. Fire is a defining element in Canadian land and life. With few exceptions, Canada's forests and prairies have evolved with fire; its peoples have exploited fire and sought to protect themselves from its excesses; and since Confederation, the country has devised institutions to connect fire and society. This book narrates the history of this saga. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 584 pages, approx. 32 b/w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JKSW2; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813921
ISBN
9780774813921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Paperback. For nearly fifty years, J Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twentieth century. This title explodes the myths, and exposes the dark secrets that remained hidden throughout Hoover's lifetime. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941772
ISBN
9780091941772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.91

Hardback. Under normal circumstances, Thomas Jefferson would have had more than two months to prepare for his presidency. This book covers the two-and-a-half-month period from that day through April 30, documenting Jefferson's two terms as President of the United States. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 800 pages, 8 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129105
ISBN
9780691129105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.01
€ 126.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 459.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062419699
ISBN
9780062419699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Hardback. Ultimately, Inventing the Pinkertons is a gripping look at how the histories of American capitalism, industrial folklore, and the nation-state converged. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420561
ISBN
9781421420561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Steele, Godfrey. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766402419
ISBN
9789766402419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.12

Paperback. Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: Air Vanguard. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472804921
ISBN
9781472804921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, photographs (1 black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; WSJS; WTD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 305 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268023089
ISBN
9780268023089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.91

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Keegan, Marcia. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666726
ISBN
9780940666726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 126 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JM; AM; GM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236288
ISBN
9781442236288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 1,000 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; JWG; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1912. A History of US Flyers' Jackets from World War I to Desert Storm. 256 pages, colour and b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; JWG; JWTU. Dimension: 314 x 238 x 26. Weight: 1908.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764310652
ISBN
9780764310652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.71
€ 55.17

Paperback. Asks why the boundaries of anti-discrimination laws rest where they do Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748138
ISBN
9780814748138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Brings together two often neglected topics in the study of American Jews the roles of women and of Jewish communities outside the Northeast. This book traces the history and contributions of Jewish women in the American West. It contains stories from the memoirs and records of Jewish pioneer women. Num Pages: 279 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707203
ISBN
9780814707203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897522448
ISBN
9781897522448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Discusses both the human and the natural history of the islands of California, including all eight Channel Islands, Ano Nuevo, the Farallons, and the islands of San Francisco Bay. This title explores the formation of the islands; discuss the history of human habitation. Illustrator(s): Mooney, David; Emerson, Michael J. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 502 pages, 55 color photos, 88 b/w photographs, 100 line figures, 27 tables, and 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
502
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239180
ISBN
9780520239180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 222 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 310 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345005
ISBN
9780764345005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351747
ISBN
9780764351747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 53. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395236
ISBN
9781610395236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.42

Paperback. Tells the stories of Mexican American women from two Los Angeles neighborhoods and how they transformed the everyday problems they confronted into political concerns. By placing these women's experiences at the center of her discussion of grassroots political activism, the author describes gender, race, and class character of community networking. Num Pages: 322 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395731
ISBN
9781566395731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Learning to live by the seasons and to fall asleep to the rumble of his father's tractor, braving snowstorms to sell hogs or to visit an ailing grandmother, playing basketball, listening to baseball games, and stealing records, the author endures the anger and shame that haunt his family. This memoir tells his tale. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0297953
ISBN
9780803222908
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HPS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226324159
ISBN
9780226324159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Sheehan, Amy M.; Dalton, Jeremy P. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
261
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612096834
ISBN
9781612096834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 346.65
€ 233.95

Paperback. Ridiculous, outrageous, bizarre, and comical, Stupid Texas is ideal for both kinds of people-those who love Texas and those who hate it. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KNW0008981
ISBN
9780740791352
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

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