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Places & peoples: general & pictorial works

Hardback. Coasts of Carolina: Seaside to Sound Country Num Pages: 136 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807834398
ISBN
9780807834398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. Blending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, this title explores the islands that lie in the sounds, rivers, and swamps of North Carolina's inner coast. Each chapter covers a single island or group of islands, many of which, were it not for the buffering Outer Banks, would be lost to the ebbs and flows of the Atlantic. Num Pages: 232 pages, 54 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871256
ISBN
9780807871256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Draws on the history of recorded interactions with bears and provides telling photographs, which depict the evolving bear-human relationship. This book traces the reaction of Yellowstone National Park visitors to the NPS's efforts - from warnings by Yogi Bear to the increasing promotion of key ecological issues and concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; WNH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614585
ISBN
9780700614585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

Paperback. This volume looks at the natural and human history of North Carolina's Mount Mitchell, part of the Black Mountain range and the highest peak in the United States. It chronicles the geological forces that created this landscape, traces its environmental change and human intervention. Num Pages: 346 pages, 46 illustrations, 5 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; RBGF; RGBS; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854235
ISBN
9780807854235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.55

hardcover. Turkey Run became Indiana's second state park in 1916. Within its boundaries lie some of the more rugged and stunning landscapes to be found in Indiana. A Place Called Turkey Run captures the majesty and mystique of the park in text and hundreds of full-colour images. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; WN; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537560
ISBN
9781557537560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.37

Paperback. Keen observation and astute interviews lead journalist Sam Quinones on the quest to find the authentic modern Mexico--both in Mexico and East L.A., and other parts of the U.S. Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BT; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826322968
ISBN
9780826322968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.68

Paperback. In 1968, the author and her husband moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Chinle, Arizona, where he took up a job with the Navajo legal services program. This book presents her account about the places and people they came to love and the lessons they learned from their Navajo neighbours. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826334176
ISBN
9780826334176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. A guide to New Mexico's mountains, this work provides essential information such as location, physiographic province, elevation and relief, ecosystems, and ownership. It also includes the historical and natural details that make each range unique: archaeology, Native American presence, mining history, ghost towns, recreation, and more. Num Pages: 392 pages, 83 b&w photos and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; RGBS; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826335166
ISBN
9780826335166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.62

Paperback. In 2001, anthropology professor Robert Leonard began moonlighting as a cabdriver. This is a portrait of the city he found as he drove the streets of night time Albuquerque, picking up everyone from business people and drunken college kids to hookers and drug dealers. It is a mixed bag of vignettes and interludes of poetry. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JHM; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826337856
ISBN
9780826337856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.71

Paperback. Documents the subtle landscape of 1.2 million acres of remote Chihuahuan Desert grassland in southern New Mexico. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 254 x 10. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826343970
ISBN
9780826343970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJCR; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826353566
ISBN
9780826353566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780991593422
ISBN
9780991593422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.39

Paperback. Some of North Carolina's finest writers ruminate on the meaning of place in this collection of twenty-one original essays, untangling North Carolina's influence on their work, exploring how the idea of place resonates with North Carolinians, and illuminating why the state itself plays such a significant role in its own literature. Editor(s): Gingher, Marianne. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469622392
ISBN
9781469622392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.28

paperback. In this natural history and guidebook, Melanie Choukas-Bradley presents a blend of local, natural and historical detail that transports the reader simultaneously onto the slopes of Sugarloaf Mountain and into the region's past. Illustrator(s): Brown, Tina Thieme. Num Pages: 112 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; RGBS; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813921686
ISBN
9780813921686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.56

hardcover. Hullihen Williams Moore has been visiting Shenandoah National Park since the mid-1960s, but it was after studying with Ansel Adams in 1979 that he began seriously photographing it. This collection documents the quiet beauty of the area, and includes two essays in which Moore discusses it further. Num Pages: 96 pages, 51 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AGN; AJC; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813922249
ISBN
9780813922249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.70

Paperback. Hullihen Williams Moore has been visiting Shenandoah National Park since the mid-1960s, but it was after studying with Ansel Adams in 1979 that he began seriously photographing it. This collection documents the quiet beauty of the area, and includes two essays in which Moore discusses it further. Num Pages: 96 pages, 51 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AGN; AJC; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 243 x 10. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922263
ISBN
9780813922263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.70

paperback. The Wild Coast: Exploring the Natural Attractions of the Mid-Atlantic takes the reader on more than two dozen excursions through five Mid-Atlantic States, offering detailed adventures for travellers wishing to explore the undeveloped territory of the East Coast. Num Pages: 190 pages, 14ill.6M. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923338
ISBN
9780813923338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Brings together the texts of more than 1,850 official state historical markers placed along Virginia's highways since 1927. Divided into six geographic-cultural regions, this third edition contains maps and three individual indexes that assist the reader in locating markers by title, number, or subject matter. Num Pages: 492 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJD1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925721
ISBN
9780813925721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.23

Hardback. Go where the story is - that's one tenet of journalism Earl Swift has had little trouble living up to. In two decades of covering the commonwealth, Swift has hiked, canoed - even spelunked - a singular path through Virginia. He has also stopped and listened. This collection brings together some twenty Virginia tales. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JJP; DNJ; WSZ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926223
ISBN
9780813926223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.50

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

€ 24.10

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