New York, Hardcover

The Nature of New York: An Environmental History of the Empire State, Hardcover - David Stradling

302,99 RON 324,99 RON

Reducere. From the arrival of Henry Hudson's Half Moon in the estuarial waters of what would come to be called New York Harbor to the 2006 agreement that lai...

cornell university press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

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Hollywood's Spies: The Undercover Surveillance of Nazis in Los Angeles, Hardcover - Laura B. Rosenzweig

225,99 RON 241,99 RON

Reducere. Tells the remarkable story of the Jewish moguls in Hollywood who established the first anti-Nazi Jewish resistance organization in the country in t...

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Whose Global Village': Rethinking How Technology Shapes Our World, Hardcover - Ramesh Srinivasan

658,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Ramesh SrinivasanA call to action to include marginalized, non-western communities in the continuously expanding digital re...

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Cat & Mouse (New York Times Bestseller), Hardcover - James Patterson

179,99 RON 192,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James PattersonIn this New York Times bestseller, two killers-one operating in America, one in Europe-believe Alex Cross is...

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New York Splendor: The City's Most Memorable Rooms, Hardcover - Wendy Moonan

395,99 RON

DescriptionDesign authority Wendy Moonan takes the reader on a tour of some of New York City's finest residential rooms--past and present. The sele...

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All of Us: A Young People's History of the World, Hardcover - Yvan Pommaux

157,99 RON

DescriptionAn inclusive and expansive telling of the history of civilization from the beginning of time, by one of France's most beloved children's...

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W Is for Waterfall: An Alphabet of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State, Hardcover - Aileen Easterbrook

206,99 RON 221,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Aileen EasterbrookIllustrator: Johanna Van Der SterreA delightful tour of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State through...

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The 1939-1940 New York World's Fair the World of Tomorrow, Hardcover - Bill Cotter

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionFalling in between the dark days of the Great Depression and World War II, the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair offered a refreshing pred...

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Don't Be a Tourist in New York: The Messy Nessy Chic Guide, Hardcover - Vanessa Grall

152,99 RON

Description-Don't be a Tourist in New York is a true compendium of unique ideas and inspiring places that will wake up your inner explorer, tap int...

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Central Banks and Gold: How Tokyo, London, and New York Shaped the Modern World, Hardcover - Simon James Bytheway

232,99 RON

In recent decades, Tokyo, London, and New York have been the sites of credit bubbles of historically unprecedented magnitude. Central bankers have ...

cornell university press, carti, carte straina, economics

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Solidarity and Defiant Spirituality: Africana Lessons on Religion, Racism, and Ending Gender Violence, Hardcover - Traci C. West

727,99 RON

DescriptionHow activists in Ghana, South Africa, and Brazil provide inspiration and strategies for combating the gender violence epidemic in the Un...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, health

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The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage, Hardcover - John Harris

213,99 RON

A stunning behind-the-curtain look into the last years of the illegal transatlantic slave trade in the United States "Engrossing. . . . Astonishing...

yale university press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology

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Prohibition New York City: Speakeasy Queen Texas Guinan, Blind Pigs, Drag Balls and More, Hardcover - David Rosen

164,99 RON

Texas Guinan was the queen of New York's speakeasies in the Roaring Twenties. Her clubs were backed by leading gangsters and welcomed some of the c...

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Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future, Hardcover - Carlos Garrido Castellano

749,99 RON 802,99 RON

Reducere. Analyzing the confluence between coloniality and activist art, Art Activism for an Anticolonial Future argues that there is much to gain from appro...

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Settler Colonialism, Race, and the Law: Why Structural Racism Persists, Hardcover - Natsu Taylor Saito

481,99 RON 515,99 RON

Reducere. How taking Indigenous sovereignty seriously can help dismantle the structural racism encountered by other people of color in the United States Sett...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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The Power of Sports: Media and Spectacle in American Culture, Hardcover - Michael Serazio

264,99 RON 283,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionA provocative, must-read investigation that both appreciates the importance of--and punctures the hype around--big-time contemporary Ame...

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Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food, Hardcover - Aaron S. Gross

658,99 RON

How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated through eatin...

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The Pornification of America: How Raunch Culture Is Ruining Our Society, Hardcover - Bernadette Barton

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. An up-close look at how porn permeates our culture Pictures of half-naked girls and women can seem to litter almost every screen, billboard, and ad...

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Our Darkest Hours: New York County Leadership?& the Covid Pandemic, Hardcover - Stephen Acquario

201,99 RON 216,99 RON

Reducere. Nobody is coming to help, it's up to us. That was the mindset of New York's county leaders, who within a couple of hours of a declared state of eme...

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An Empire Transformed: Remolding Bodies and Landscapes in the Restoration Atlantic, Hardcover - Kate Luce Mulry

289,99 RON 310,99 RON

Reducere. Examines the efforts to bring political order to the English empire through projects of environmental improvement When Charles II ascended the Engl...

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With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops in Their Own Words, Hardcover - Máel Embser-Herbert

208,99 RON 223,99 RON

Reducere. Heartfelt personal accounts from transgender people fighting for the right to serve in the military "Prior to coming out as transgender I served th...

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Between Camp and Cursi: Humor and Homosexuality in Contemporary Mexican Narrative, Hardcover - Brandon P. Bisbey

745,99 RON 798,99 RON

Reducere. Between Camp and Cursi examines the role of humor in portrayals of homosexuality in contemporary Mexican literature. Brandon P. Bisbey argues that ...

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The Fatah-Hamas Rift: An Analysis of Failed Negotiations, Hardcover - Gadi Hitman

743,99 RON 796,99 RON

Reducere. How did two national movements--which both share the same national ethos based on territorial and human elements and the same history--fail to reac...

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Perchance to Dream: A Legal and Political History of the Dream ACT and Daca, Hardcover - Michael A. Olivas

287,99 RON 308,99 RON

Reducere. The first comprehensive history of the DREAM Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) In 1982, the Supreme Court of the United States ...

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New York, Line by Line: From Broadway to the Battery, Hardcover - Robinson

149,99 RON 160,99 RON

Reducere. In the early '60s, Robinson, a German illustrator, visited New York and documented his trip in his signature style, the self-described "X-ray view,...

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The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, Hardcover - Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

188,99 RON

DescriptionReveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack of imaginationStories ...

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Helvetica and the New York City Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story, Hardcover - Paul Shaw

264,99 RON

PROSEHow New York City subways signage evolved from a "visual mess" to a uniform system with Helvetica triumphant.For years, the signs in the New Y...

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Netflix Nations: The Geography of Digital Distribution, Hardcover - Ramon Lobato

632,99 RON

DescriptionHow streaming services and internet distribution have transformed global television culture. Television, once a broadcast medium, now al...

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The Little Old Lady Killer: The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico's First Female Serial Killer, Hardcover - Susana Vargas Cervantes

658,99 RON

The surprising true story of Mexico's hunt, arrest, and conviction of its first female serial killer For three years, amid widespread public outrag...

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Miracle Moments in New York Mets History: The Turning Points, the Memorable Games, the Incredible Records, Hardcover - Brett Topel

136,99 RON

For Mets fans, here are the stories they want to read and reread, now updated through the 2020 season: the Mets' first win in 1962, Tom Seaver's ne...

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Pioneros: : Puerto Ricans in New York City 1892-1948, Bilingual Edition, Hardcover - Felix V. Matos Rodriguez

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called "Babel of Steel" dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the "pioneers"-those P...

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The Ecology of Childhood: How Our Changing World Threatens Children's Rights, Hardcover - Barbara Bennett Woodhouse

402,99 RON 431,99 RON

Reducere. How globalization is undermining sustainable social environments for children This book uses the ecological model of child development together wit...

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The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship, Hardcover - Deborah Willis

230,99 RON

A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers Though both the Union and Confederate arm...

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It Started with a Helmet: A Retired Firefighter's Return to New York City the Day Before 9/11, Hardcover - Gerald Sanford

109,99 RON 117,99 RON

Reducere. This is the amazing, true story of Gerald Sanford, a former New York City police officer and FDNY firefighter who retired and moved to Naples, Flor...

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Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks, Hardcover - Chris Herring

156,99 RON 167,99 RON

Reducere. The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrating how Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason resu...

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Lives Beyond Borders: Us Immigrant Women's Life Writing, Nationality, and Social Justice, Hardcover - Ina C. Seethaler

744,99 RON 797,99 RON

Reducere. A cross-cultural, comparative study of contemporary life writing by women who migrated to the United States from Mexico, Ghana, South Korea, and Ir...

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Racial Equity on College Campuses: Connecting Research and Practice, Hardcover - Royel M. Johnson

744,99 RON 797,99 RON

Reducere. The current socio-political moment--rife with racial tensions and overt bigotry--has exacerbated longstanding racial inequities in higher education...

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The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City, Hardcover - Scott D. Seligman

176,99 RON 189,99 RON

Reducere. In the wee hours of May 15, 1902, three thousand Jewish women quietly took up positions on the streets of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Convinced by...

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Phillis Wheatley Chooses Freedom: History, Poetry, and the Ideals of the American Revolution, Hardcover - G. J. Barker-Benfield

316,99 RON 339,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe dramatic story of Phillis Wheatley, a free, black poet who resisted the pressures of arranged marriage, truly embodying the ideals o...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

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Everybody's Doin' It: Sex, Music, and Dance in New York, 1840-1917, Hardcover - Dale Cockrell

176,99 RON 189,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionEverybody's Doin' It is the eye-opening story of popular music's seventy-year rise in the brothels, dance halls, and dives of New York C...

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Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names in Greater New York and Vicinity, Hardcover - Robert S. Grumet

261,99 RON 280,99 RON

Reducere. Drivers exiting the New Jersey Turnpike for Perth Amboy, and map readers marveling at all the places in Pennsylvania named Lackawanna, need no long...

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Stuck: Why Asian Americans Don't Reach the Top of the Corporate Ladder, Hardcover - Margaret M. Chin

208,99 RON 223,99 RON

Reducere. A behind-the-scenes examination of Asian Americans in the workplace In the classroom, Asian Americans, often singled out as so-called "model minori...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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Mutiny on the Rising Sun: A Tragic Tale of Slavery, Smuggling, and Chocolate, Hardcover - Jared Ross Hardesty

162,99 RON

A little-known story of mutiny and murder illustrating the centrality of smuggling and slavery in early American society On the night of June 1, 17...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology

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The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea During the Great Irish Famine, Hardcover - Cian T. McMahon

261,99 RON 280,99 RON

Reducere. A vivid, new portrait of Irish migration through the letters and diaries of those who fled their homeland during the Great Famine The standard stor...

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Brokering Servitude: Migration and the Politics of Domestic Labor During the Long Nineteenth Century, Hardcover - Andrew Urban

311,99 RON

The history of domestic labor markets in 19th century America From the era of Irish Famine migration to the passage of quota restrictions in the 19...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology

elefant.ro

Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough, Hardcover - Pawan Dhingra

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. An up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to ...

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A View from Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe, Hardcover - Jeanne E. Abrams

152,99 RON 163,99 RON

Reducere. Reveals how the European travels of John and Abigail Adams helped define what it meant to be an American From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and...

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elefant.ro

The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant, Hardcover - Wilson Tang

195,99 RON 209,99 RON

Reducere. For the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world's greatest dim sum from New York's Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang ...

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Words on Pictures: Romana Javitz and the New York Public Library's Picture Collection, Hardcover - Anthony T. Troncale

241,99 RON 258,99 RON

Reducere. In the pre-digital era, the age of mechanical reproduction, the New York Public Library's Picture Collection provided the free circulation of print...

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The Adventures of Bruno & Frida - The French Bulldogs - Bruno & Frida Go to New York City, Hardcover - Gary Mallon

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. Bruno & Frida are brother and sister French Bulldogs. They live in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, but today they are visiting New Yo...

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No Gluten, No Problem Pizza: 75+ Recipes for Every Craving--From Thin Crust to Deep Dish, New York to Naples, Hardcover - Kelli Bronski

139,99 RON

DescriptionThe Bronskis are back with the definitive guide to pizzas that are authentic and gluten-free (finally ) It's no secret that gluten-free ...

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Troublemakers: Students' Rights and Racial Justice in the Long 1960s, Hardcover - Kathryn Schumaker

316,99 RON

DescriptionA powerful history of student protests and student rights during the desegregation eraIn the late 1960s, protests led by students roiled...

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Killing with Prejudice: Institutionalized Racism in American Capital Punishment, Hardcover - R. J. Maratea

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. Description A history of the McCleskey v. Kemp Supreme Court ruling that effectively condoned racism in capital cases In 1978 Warren McCleskey, a b...

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Kids at Work: Latinx Families Selling Food on the Streets of Los Angeles, Hardcover - Emir Estrada

658,99 RON

DescriptionHow Latinx kids and their undocumented parents struggle in the informal street food economy Street food markets have become wildly popul...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, education

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The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities, Hardcover - Robert D. Bullard

325,99 RON 348,99 RON

Reducere. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable mso-style-name: "Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size: 0; mso-ts...

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Facing the Rising Sun: African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity, Hardcover - Gerald Horne

222,99 RON 238,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gerald HorneThe surprising alliance between Japan and pro-Tokyo African Americans during World War II In November 1942 in E...

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Relation of Virginia: A Boy's Memoir of Life with the Powhatans and the Patawomecks, Hardcover - Henry Spelman

107,99 RON 115,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionA memoir of one of America's first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and ...

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The Silver Nutmeg: The Story of Anna Lavinia and Toby, Hardcover - Palmer Brown

81,99 RON

Anna Lavinia's father wanted her to have another point of view, so what did he do? He made a peephole in the garden wall. But he couldn't have know...

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A History of New York in 27 Buildings: The 400-Year Untold Story of an American Metropolis, Hardcover - Sam Roberts

70,99 RON 115,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New Y...

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A Pledge with Purpose: Black Sororities and Fraternities and the Fight for Equality, Hardcover - Gregory S. Parks

292,99 RON 313,99 RON

Reducere. Reveals the historical and political significance of "The Divine Nine"--the Black Greek Letter Organizations In 1905, Henry Arthur Callis began his...

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The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness, Hardcover - Raphael G. Warnock

467,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Raphael G. Warnock-- "Argues with scholarly rigor and pastoral fire... A must read." - Emilie M. Townes, Dean and Professor...

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Don't Use Your Words!: Children's Emotions in a Networked World, Hardcover - Jane Juffer

727,99 RON

DescriptionHow children are taught to control their feelings and how they resistthis emotional management through cultural production.Today, even y...

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Harness Racing in New York State: A History of Trotters, Tracks and Horsemen, Hardcover - Dean a. Hoffman

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

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The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America, Hardcover - Bruce D. Haynes

325,99 RON 348,99 RON

Reducere. A glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States What makes a Jew? This book traces the history of Jews of African descent in ...

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We Are Worth Fighting For: A History of the Howard University Student Protest of 1989, Hardcover - Joshua M. Myers

213,99 RON

The Howard University protests from the perspective and worldview of its participants We Are Worth Fighting For is the first history of the 1989 Ho...

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Captains of the City Streets: A Story of the Cat Club, Hardcover - Esther Averill

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. Captains of the City Streets is another trip into the world of the legendary Cat Club of Greenwich Village. Two adventurous young cats--Sinbad and ...

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The House on Henry Street: The Enduring Life of a Lower East Side Settlement, Hardcover - Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. Chronicles the sweeping history of the storied Henry Street Settlement and its enduring vision of a more just society On a cold March day in 1893, ...

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The Complete Guide to Morkies: Everything a new dog owner needs to know about the Maltese x Yorkie dog breed, Hardcover - David Anderson

219,99 RON 235,99 RON

Reducere. Hardcover version is printed in FULL COLOR "This book is a great resource for those wanting to know more about this beloved breed." Laura Dvorak, M...

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My Soul Has Grown Deep: Black Art from the American South, Hardcover - Cheryl Finley

213,99 RON

A new consideration of extraordinary art created by Black artists during the mid-20th centuryMy Soul Has Grown Deep considers the art-historical si...

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Wang in Love and Bondage: Three Novellas by Wang Xiaobo, Hardcover - Wang Xiaobo

699,99 RON 748,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionAcclaimed as one of the most important writers of twentieth-century China, the late Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997) is known for his frank, ofte...

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