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The Black Skyscraper: Architecture and the Perception of Race, Paperback - Adrienne Brown

166,99 RON

DescriptionWith the development of the first skyscrapers in the 1880s, urban built environments could expand vertically as well as horizontally. Ta...

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Tensor Calculus for Physics: A Concise Guide, Paperback - Dwight E. Neuenschwander

214,99 RON

DescriptionUnderstanding tensors is essential for any physics student dealing with phenomena where causes and effects have different directions. A ...

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The Trials of Psychedelic Therapy: LSD Psychotherapy in America - Matthew Oram

284,99 RON

DescriptionAfter LSD arrived in the United States in 1949, the drug's therapeutic promise quickly captured the interests of psychiatrists. In the d...

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General Psychopathology, Paperback - Karl Jaspers

262,99 RON

In 1910, Karl Jaspers wrote a seminal essay on morbid jealousy in which he laid the foundation for the psychopathological phenomenology that throug...

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Tobacco Coast: A Maritime History of Chesapeake Bay in the Colonial Era, Paperback - Arthur Pierce Middleton

252,99 RON 270,99 RON

Reducere. It is not surprising to anyone who knows the Bay country that the Chesapeake captured the imagination of Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries, ...

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Field Guide to Fishes of the Chesapeake Bay, Paperback - Edward O. Murdy

173,99 RON 186,99 RON

Reducere. The only comprehensive field guide to the Chesapeake's fishes, this book is an indispensable resource for both anglers and students of the Bay. Viv...

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Convergent Teaching: Tools to Spark Deeper Learning in College, Hardcover - Aaron M. Pallas

180,99 RON

Amid the wide-ranging public debate about the future of higher education is a tension about the role of the faculty as instructors versus researche...

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George Herbert's Lyrics, Paperback - Arnold Stein

339,99 RON

Originally published in 1968. The main purpose of this book is to demonstrate that George Herbert is one of the great masters of lyric poetry. Stei...

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Time Travel. A Writer's Guide to the Real Science of Plausible Time Travel, Paperback - Paul J. Nahin

164,99 RON

If you ever wanted to set up the latest and greatest grandfather paradox-or just wanted to know if the time-bending events in the latest pulp you r...

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Sound Recording. The Life Story of a Technology, Paperback - David L. Morton

164,99 RON

Morton, so have business strategies, patent battles, and a host of other factors.

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Russian Eurasianism. An Ideology of Empire, Paperback - Dr. Marlene Laruelle

141,00 RON

Using a wide range of sources, Marlene Laruelle discusses the impact of the ideology of Eurasianism on geopolitics, interior policy, foreign policy...

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Designing the New American University, Paperback - Michael M. Crow

151,99 RON

DescriptionAmerica's research universities consistently dominate global rankings but may be entrenched in a model that no longer accomplishes their...

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From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline, Paperback - Fabio Rojas

137,99 RON

DescriptionThe black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influe...

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Engineering Rules: Global Standard Setting Since 1880, Hardcover - Joanne Yates

394,99 RON

DescriptionPrivate, voluntary standards shape almost everything we use, from screw threads to shipping containers to e-readers. They have been crit...

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Overcoming Destructive Anger: Strategies That Work, Paperback - Bernard Golden

124,99 RON 133,99 RON

Reducere. Uncontrolled anger can be devastating, yet many people with serious anger issues don't know how to change their behavior. In Overcoming Destructive...

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722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York, Paperback - Clifton Hood

208,99 RON 223,99 RON

Reducere. When it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue--the longes...

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A History of American Higher Education, Paperback - John R. Thelin

242,99 RON

DescriptionColleges and universities are among the most cherished--and controversial--institutions in the United States. In this updated edition of...

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A History of Global Health: Interventions Into the Lives of Other Peoples, Paperback - Randall M. Packard

229,99 RON

Over the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormo...

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Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy, Paperback - William G. Weissert

214,99 RON

DescriptionIn this classic text, William G. Weissert and Carol S. Weissert describe how government and private interests help define health policy....

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The Year of Julius and Caesar: 59 BC and the Transformation of the Roman Republic, Paperback - Stefan G. Chrissanthos

142,99 RON

DescriptionThe year 59 BC--when Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus served as joint consuls--marked a major turning point in the hist...

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Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature, Paperback - Espen J. Aarseth

156,99 RON

DescriptionCan computer games be great literature? Do the rapidly evolving and culturally expanding genres of digital literature mean that the narr...

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Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941, Paperback - William L. Shirer

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William L. ShirerForeword by: Gordon A. CraigBy the acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the...

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Environment. A History of the Idea, Paperback - Sverker Soerlin

151,99 RON

The untold history of how people came to conceive, to manage, and to dispute environmental crisis, The Environment is essential reading for anyone ...

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Population Genetics: A Concise Guide, Paperback (2nd Ed.) - John H. Gillespie

179,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: John H. GillespieThis concise introduction offers students and researchers an overview of the discipline that connects gene...

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Semi-aquatic Mammals. Ecology and Biology, Hardback - Glynnis A. Hood

455,99 RON

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Birds of Stone. Chinese Avian Fossils from the Age of Dinosaurs, Hardback - Meng Qingjin

517,99 RON

Anyone interested in the history of life-from paleontologists to inquisitive birders-will find Birds of Stone an irresistible feast for the eyes an...

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Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method, Paperback - Carlo Ginzburg

156,99 RON

More than twenty years after Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method was first published in English, this extraordinary collection remains a classi...

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Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America, Hardcover - Guy Baldassarre

649,99 RON 695,99 RON

Reducere. AwardsPROSEDescriptionDucks, Geese, and Swans of North America has been hailed as a classic since the first edition was published in 1942. A must-h...

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FDR in American Memory. Roosevelt and the Making of an Icon, Hardback - ***

332,99 RON

As a study of presidential image-fashioning, FDR in American Memory will be of immediate relevance to present-day readers.Publisher: Johns Hopkins ...

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American Public School Librarianship. A History, Hardback - ***

303,99 RON

Filling a huge void in the history of education, American Public School Librarianship provides essential background information to members of the n...

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Communicate for a Change. Revitalizing Conversations for Higher Education, Hardback - ***

201,99 RON

Breaking new ground in terms of both its subject matter and its format, Communicate for a Change is an accessible and engaging catalyst that will k...

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Pindar, Song, and Space. Towards a Lyric Archaeology, Hardback - Leslie Kurke

332,99 RON

Rooted in close readings of individual poems, buildings, and works of art, Pindar, Song, and Space ranges from Athens to Libya, Sicily to Rhodes, t...

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Reason, the Understanding, and Time, Paperback - Arthur Oncken Lovejoy

180,99 RON

Lovejoy's philosophical interpretation is a model of penetrating insight and helpful criticism.

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Second Seminole War and the Limits of American Aggression, Paperback - C. S. Monaco

151,99 RON

By examining the Second Seminole War through the lenses of race, Jacksonian democracy, media and public opinion, American expansion, and military s...

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Ending Medical Reversal. Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives, Paperback - Adam S. Cifu

151,99 RON

They outline a comprehensive plan to reform medical education, research funding and protocols, and the process for approving new drugs that will en...

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Golden Rice. The Imperiled Birth of a GMO Superfood, Hardback - Ed Regis

180,99 RON

Anyone interested in GMOs, social justice, or world hunger will find Golden Rice a compelling, sad, and maddening true-life science tale.

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Keeping Busy. A Handbook of Activities for Persons with Dementia, Paperback - James R. Dowling

151,99 RON

The description of each activity includes step-by-step instructions, as well as tips on how to adapt it for small or large groups, for individuals ...

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Behaviorism, Consciousness, and the Literary Mind, Paperback - ***

213,99 RON

Coetzee, Behaviorism, Consciousness, and the Literary Mind reveals important convergences between modernist writers, experimental psychology, and a...

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Making Liberalism New. American Intellectuals, Modern Literature, and the Rewriting of a Political Tradition, Paperback - ***

213,99 RON

These problems-from the abortion debate to the scope of executive power-remain an indelible feature of American politics.Publisher: Johns Hopkins U...

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The Black President. Hope and Fury in the Age of Obama, Hardback - Claude A., III Clegg

213,99 RON

Combining lively prose with a balanced, nonpartisan portrait of Obama's successes and failures, The Black President will be required reading not on...

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Bears of the North. A Year Inside Their Worlds, Hardback - Wayne Lynch

213,99 RON

Informed by Lynch's nearly forty years of experience observing and photographing bears in the wild, and aided by sophisticated digital photo techno...

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Freshwater Mollusks of the World: A Distribution Atlas, Hardcover - Charles Lydeard

591,99 RON

DescriptionThere are more species of freshwater mollusks--well over 5, 000--than all the mammal species of the world. Mollusks are also arguably th...

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Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography, Paperback - Albert Schweitzer

180,99 RON

DescriptionPublished to commemorate Albert Schweitzer's only visit to the United States 60 years ago, this anniversary edition of his autobiography...

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The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, Paperback - Zachary M. Schrag

240,99 RON 257,99 RON

Reducere. Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering s...

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Walker's Mammals of the World: Monotremes, Marsupials, Afrotherians, Xenarthrans, and Sundatherians, Hardcover - Ronald M. Nowak

473,99 RON

Since its first publication in 1964, Walker's Mammals of the World has become a favorite guide to the natural world for general readers and profess...

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Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, and the Immigrant Menace, Paperback - Alan M. Kraut

224,99 RON

This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the...

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Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts, Paperback - Georg Luck

166,99 RON

Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the "secrets of the universe, " of the ancient Greeks and R...

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The Invention of the Modern Dog: Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain, Hardcover - Michael Worboys

188,99 RON

DescriptionFor centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian time...

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Separated: Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid, Hardcover - William D. Lopez

131,99 RON

DescriptionOn a Thursday in November of 2013, Guadalupe Morales waited anxiously with her sister-in-law and their four small children. Every Latino...

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The Rise of Reptiles: 320 Million Years of Evolution, Hardcover - Hans-Dieter Sues

517,99 RON

DescriptionOver 300 million years ago, an early land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be deposite...

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The Lost Books of Jane Austen, Hardcover - Janine Barchas

166,99 RON

DescriptionIn the nineteenth century, inexpensive editions of Jane Austen's novels targeted to Britain's working classes were sold at railway stati...

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Sailing School: Navigating Science and Skill, 1550-1800, Hardcover - Margaret E. Schotte

284,99 RON

DescriptionThroughout the Age of Exploration, European maritime communities bent on colonial and commercial expansion embraced the complex mechanic...

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Before Queer Theory: Victorian Aestheticism and the Self, Paperback - Dustin Friedman

166,99 RON

DescriptionLate Victorian aesthetes were dedicated to the belief that an artwork's value derived solely from its beauty, rather than any moral or u...

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Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education, Hardcover - David J. Staley

213,99 RON

DescriptionHow can we re-envision the university? Too many examples of what passes for educational innovation today--MOOCs especially--focus on tra...

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The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation, Paperback - Trevor Owens

213,99 RON

DescriptionMany people believe that what is on the Internet will be around forever. At the same time, warnings of an impending "digital dark age"--...

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Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the Americas, Paperback - Richard Price

246,99 RON 264,99 RON

Reducere. Now in its twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, L...

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Outsiders: Five Women Writers Who Changed the World, Hardcover - Lyndall Gordon

188,99 RON 202,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionMary Shelley, Emily Bront , George Eliot, Olive Schreiner and Virginia Woolf: they all wrote dazzling books that forever changed the way...

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Before and After Loss: A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Our Brain, Paperback - Lisa M. Shulman

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn Before and After Loss, neurologist Dr. Lisa M. Shulman describes a personal story of loss and her journey to understand the science b...

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The Environment: A History of the Idea, Hardcover - Paul Warde

154,99 RON 165,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIs it possible for the economy to grow without the environment being destroyed? Will our lifestyles impoverish the planet for our childr...

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Life and Death in Rikers Island, Paperback - Homer Venters

164,99 RON

DescriptionKalief Browder was 16 when he was arrested in the Bronx for allegedly stealing a backpack. Unable to raise bail and unwilling to plead g...

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Ptsd: A Short History, Paperback - Allan V. Horwitz

176,99 RON

Post-traumatic stress disorder--and its predecessor diagnoses, including soldier's heart, railroad spine, and shell shock--was recognized as a psyc...

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From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America, Paperback - Beth L. Bailey

216,99 RON 232,99 RON

Reducere. Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting ther...

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Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria's Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC, Hardcover - Leslie Day

141,99 RON 151,99 RON

Reducere. The tale of Honeybee Hotel begins over one hundred years ago, with the Astor family and the birth of the iconic Manhattan landmark, the magnificent...

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The Amarna Letters, Paperback - William L. Moran

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: William L. MoranAn ancient inscription identified some of the ruins at el Amarna as "The Place of the Letters of the Pharao...

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The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader, Paperback - Fred I. Greenstein

283,99 RON 303,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Fred I. GreensteinDrawing on extensive interviews and archival research, Fred Greenstein reveals that there was great polit...

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The Content of the Form: Narrative Discourse and Historical Representation, Paperback - Hayden White

164,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Hayden WhiteHayden White probes the notion of authority in art and literature and examines the problems of meaning--its pro...

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Engineering Rules. Global Standard Setting since 1880, Paperback - Craig N. Murphy

242,99 RON

Engineering Rules is a riveting global history of the people, processes, and organizations that created and maintain this nearly invisible infrastr...

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The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Competing Interests, January 1888-December 1889, Hardback - ***

697,99 RON

Essays and notes based on meticulous research in a wide range of sources, many only recently available, provide a rich context for the documents.Pu...

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The Road to Universal Health Coverage: Innovation, Equity, and the New Health Economy, Paperback - Jeffrey L. Sturchio

213,99 RON

DescriptionLike many ambitious global goals, universal health coverage (UHC) remains an aspiration for many countries. The World Health Organizatio...

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The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting in and Staying Together, Paperback - Brennan Barnard

123,99 RON

DescriptionIs your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the experience, feeling stressed out and o...

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