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Generally Speaking: An Invitation to Concept-Driven Sociology, Paperback - Eviatar Zerubavel

155,99 RON

In this invitation to "concept-driven" sociology, defying the conventional split between "theory" and "methodology" (as well as between "quantitati...

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Empty Churches: Non-Affiliation in America, Paperback - James L. Heft

287,99 RON 308,99 RON

Reducere. Based in the idea that social phenomena are best studied through the lens of different disciplinary perspectives, Empty Churches studies the growin...

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The Hidden History of Coined Words, Hardcover - Ralph Keyes

138,99 RON

Successful word-coinages--those that stay in currency for a good long time--tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely...

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Phosphorus: Past and Future, Hardcover - Jim Elser

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Reducere. Phosphorus is essential to the production of our food, and it also triggers algal blooms in lakes, rivers, and oceans when it slips through our han...

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Volcanoes: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Michael J. Branney

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Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoun...

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The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World, Hardcover - Anu Bradford

199,99 RON

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politi...

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The Rise of Neoliberal Feminism, Paperback - Catherine Rottenberg

173,99 RON

From Hillary Clinton to Ivanka Trump and from Emma Watson all the way to Beyonc�, more and more high-powered women are unabashedly identifying as f...

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The Invention of Latin American Music: A Transnational History, Paperback - Pablo Palomino

280,99 RON 300,99 RON

Reducere. The ethnically and geographically heterogeneous countries that comprise Latin America have each produced music in unique styles and genres - but ho...

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The Truth of Myth: World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life, Paperback - Tok Thompson

198,99 RON 212,99 RON

Reducere. The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for stud...

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Attention Equals Life: The Pursuit of the Everyday in Contemporary Poetry and Culture, Paperback - Andrew Epstein

264,99 RON

Poetry has long been thought of as a genre devoted to grand subjects, timeless themes, and sublime beauty. Why, then, have contemporary poets turne...

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The Paradox of German Power, Hardcover - Hans Kundnani

278,99 RON 298,99 RON

Reducere. Since the Euro crisis began, Germany has emerged as Europe's dominant power. During the last three years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been ...

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Adolescents on Music, Paperback - Elizabeth Cassidy Parker

243,99 RON 261,99 RON

Reducere. Many can attest to the importance of the self-growth that occurs for young people through the arts and their accompanying communities of support, u...

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Latin Jazz: The Other Jazz, Paperback - Christopher Washburne

155,99 RON

Jazz has always been a genre built on the blending of disparate musical cultures. Latin jazz illustrates this perhaps better than any other style i...

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A Future in Ruins: Unesco, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace, Paperback - Lynn Meskell

179,99 RON 192,99 RON

Reducere. Best known for its World Heritage program committed to "the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the...

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From Herodotus to H-Net: The Story of Historiography, Paperback - Jeremy D. Popkin

212,99 RON 227,99 RON

Reducere. From Herodotus to H-Net: The Story of Historiography, Second Edition, offers a concise but comprehensive and up-to-date account of the many ways hi...

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Aging Thoughtfully: Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regrets, Paperback - Martha C. Nussbaum

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Reducere. We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a...

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Classical Indian Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 5, Hardcover - Peter Adamson

157,99 RON

Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world's richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical ...

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How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America, Hardcover - Heather Cox Richardson

119,99 RON

While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "new birth of freedom, " Heather Cox Richardson argues in this ...

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The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West, Hardcover - David Kilcullen

153,99 RON 164,99 RON

Reducere. Just a few years ago, people spoke of the US as a hyperpower-a titan stalking the world stage with more relative power than any empire in history. ...

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A Long, Long Way: Hollywood's Unfinished Journey from Racism to Reconciliation, Hardcover - Greg Garrett

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. From the beginning, American cinema has been both a powerful mythmaker and a social critic. D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, arguably the first f...

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CDC Yellow Book 2020: Health Information for International Travel, Paperback - Centers For Disease Control and P (cdc)

507,99 RON 543,99 RON

Reducere. The definitive reference for travel medicine, updated for 2020 "A beloved travel must-have for the intrepid wanderer." -Publishers Weekly "A truly ...

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Culture in the Third Reich, Hardcover - Moritz F llmer

125,99 RON

'It's like being in a dream', commented Joseph Goebbels when he visited Nazi-occupied Paris in the summer of 1940. Dream and reality did indeed int...

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God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare, Hardcover - Mark Juergensmeyer

81,99 RON

For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militia...

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Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator, Paperback - Jason M. Colby

136,99 RON

Since the release of the documentary Blackfish in 2013, millions around the world have focused on the plight of the orca, the most profitable and c...

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The Art of Becoming: How Group Improvisation Works, Paperback - Raymond A. R. MacDonald

136,99 RON

At a time of unprecedented interest in improvisation across the arts, The Art of Becoming boldly asserts that everyone can and should improvise. Dr...

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Dillinger's Wild Ride: The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One, Paperback - Elliott J. Gorn

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Reducere. In an era that witnessed the rise of celebrity outlaws like Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger was the most f...

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Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions, Paperback - Catherine Bell

269,99 RON 288,99 RON

Reducere. From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could ident...

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Comparative Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings, Paperback - J. Tyler Dickovick

475,99 RON

Comparative Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings brings together major articles and book chapters from the field of comparative politics, in...

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Trust, Paperback - Katherine Hawley

56,99 RON

Trust is indispensable to our everyday lives, yet it can be dangerous. Without trusting others, we cannot function in society, or even stay alive f...

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Why David Sometimes Wins: Leadership, Organization, and Strategy in the California Farm Worker Movement, Paperback - Marshall Ganz

277,99 RON 297,99 RON

Reducere. Why David Sometimes Wins tells the story of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' groundbreaking victory, drawing important lessons from this d...

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Music, Language, and the Brain, Paperback - Aniruddh D. Patel

453,99 RON 485,99 RON

Reducere. In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel ch...

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Warranted Christian Belief, Paperback - Alvin Plantinga

323,99 RON 346,99 RON

Reducere. This is the third volume in Alvin Plantinga's trilogy on the notion of warrant, which he defines as that which distinguishes knowledge from true be...

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The Psychiatric Mental Status Examination, Hardcover - Paula T. Trzepacz

544,99 RON 583,99 RON

Reducere. Developed from years of teaching psychiatry to medical students and residents, this comprehensive text devoted solely to describing the mental stat...

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Book of Love Poetry, Paperback - Stallworthy

112,99 RON 120,99 RON

Reducere. From the civilization of the Lower Nile to that of the Lower Hudson, more poets have written more convincingly, more poignantly about love than abo...

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The Lark Ascending: Romance for Violin and Orchestra Reduction for Violin and Piano, Paperback - Ralph Vaughan Williams

127,99 RON

for solo violin and orchestra or pianoThis serene romance is one of Vaughan Williams's most enduring popular works. Taking its title from a poem by...

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Philosophy: The Quest for Truth, Paperback - Louis P. Pojman

850,99 RON 910,99 RON

Reducere. Praised for its unique combination of accessibility and comprehensiveness, Philosophy: The Quest for Truth, Eleventh Edition, provides an excellent...

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Reconsidering American Civil-Military Relations: The Military, Society, Politics, and Modern War, Paperback - Lionel Beehner

324,99 RON 347,99 RON

Reducere. This book explores contemporary civil-military relations in the United States. Much of the canonical literature on civil-military relations was eit...

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The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution, Hardcover - Kevin J. Weddle

198,99 RON 212,99 RON

Reducere. In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in ...

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Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents, Paperback - Eli R. Lebowitz

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. Parenting an anxious child means facing constant challenges and questions: When should parents help children avoid anxiety-provoking situations, an...

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A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War, Hardcover - James P. Byrd

219,99 RON 235,99 RON

Reducere. In his Second Inaugural Address, delivered as the nation was in the throes of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that both sides "read the s...

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A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible, Hardcover - Kristin Swenson

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. The Bible, we are constantly reminded, is the best-selling book of all time. It is read with intense devotion by hundreds of millions of people, st...

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At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health, Hardcover - Nicholas Freudenberg

182,99 RON

An incisive and powerful investigation of corporate impact on human and planetary well-being Freedom of choice lies at the heart of American societ...

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How China Loses: The Pushback Against Chinese Global Ambitions, Hardcover - Luke Patey

193,99 RON 207,99 RON

Reducere. A critical look at how the world is responding to China's rise, and what this means for America and the world. China is advancing its own interests...

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The Bible: What Everyone Needs to Know(r), Paperback - Michael Coogan

81,99 RON

The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and...

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Getting Your Child Back to School: A Parent's Guide to Solving School Attendance Problems, Revised and Updated Edition - Christopher A. Kearney

155,99 RON

A collection of accessible and scientifically proven strategies for parents struggling with school attendance problems in children of all ages. Sch...

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Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice: A Guide to Professional Resilience and Personal Well-Being - Robert J. Wicks

149,99 RON 160,99 RON

Reducere. The mental and physical health of caregivers impacts more than just that individual worker. It affects the health of their patients, it impacts the...

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Music and Autism: Speaking for Ourselves, Paperback - Michael Bakan

198,00 RON

In Music and Autism: Speaking for Ourselves, renowned ethnomusicologist Michael Bakan engages in deep conversations-some spanning the course of yea...

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The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World, Hardcover - Severine Autesserre

149,99 RON 160,99 RON

Reducere. At turns surprising, funny, and gut-wrenching, this is the hopeful story of the ordinary yet extraordinary people who have figured out how to build...

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Whose Health Is It, Anyway?, Paperback - Sally Davies

182,99 RON

Covid-19 has shown how vulnerable society, our economy, and day-to-day lives are to illness, but despite this we have not yet valued the pivotal ro...

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The Ghost of Galileo: In a Forgotten Painting from the English Civil War, Hardcover - J. L. Heilbron

157,99 RON

In 1643/4 the once-famous Francis Cleyn painted the unhappy young heir of Corfe Castle, John Bankes, and his tutor, Dr Maurice Williams. The painte...

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A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care, Paperback - John Harris

81,99 RON

This new edition has been fully revised and updated to provide over 1, 800 A-Z definitions of terms from the field of social care, concentrating on...

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The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire, Hardcover - Ted Gioia

214,99 RON

The Jazz Standards, a comprehensive guide to the most important jazz compositions, is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable i...

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The Major Works, Paperback - William Wordsworth

69,99 RON

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) has long been one of the best-known and best-loved English poets. The Lyrical Ballads, written with Coleridge, is a ...

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Night and Day, Paperback - Virginia Woolf

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Katherine Hilbery, torn between past and present, is a figure reflecting Woolf's own struggle with history. Both have illustrious literary ancestor...

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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, Hardcover - C. T. Onions

365,99 RON

This comprehensive dictionary by one of our century's greatest language scholars provides a clear and brief account of the origins, history, and se...

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Introduction to Logic, Paperback - Paul Herrick

624,99 RON

DescriptionWith clear explanations and many contemporary examples drawn from popular culture and everyday life, author Paul Herrick untangles the c...

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Oxford Bookworms Library: Grace Darling: Level 2: 700-Word Vocabulary, Paperback - Tim Vicary

98,99 RON

DescriptionThis award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advan...

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The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Updated and Expanded Edition, Paperback - Myrna M. Weissman

427,99 RON 457,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy is the definitive, practical guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for clinicians and rese...

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Love's Labour's Lost: The Oxford Shakespeare, Paperback - William Shakespeare

50,99 RON

Love's Labour's Lost, now recognized as one of the most delightful and stageworthy of Shakespeare's comedies, came into its own both on the stage a...

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Paperback - Arthur Conan Doyle

44,99 RON

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published,...

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An Introduction to the Theory of Mechanism Design, Hardcover - Tilman Borgers

521,99 RON 558,99 RON

Reducere. What is the best way to auction an asset? How should a group of people organize themselves to ensure the best provision of public goods? How should...

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Sister Carrie, Paperback - Theodore Dreiser

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When a girl leaves her home at eighteen, she does one of two things. Either she falls into saving hands and becomes better, or she rapidly assumes ...

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Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire, Paperback - Jennifer A. Rea

219,99 RON 235,99 RON

Reducere. Examining issues of power, gender, and religion in the ancient world, Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire is a graphic...

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Manhood in America, Paperback - Michael Kimmel

540,99 RON 578,99 RON

Reducere. For more than three decades, the women's movement and its scholars have exhaustively studied women's complex history, roles, and struggles. In Manh...

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Galileo: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Stillman Drake

56,99 RON

In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's prosecution and condemnation by the Inqui...

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Arabic Club Readers: Yellow Band: Elephants, Paperback - ***

41,99 RON

DescriptionThe Arabic Club Readers are series of banded, colorful and fun books for young learners of Arabic, designed to nurture confidence and mo...

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The Fragmentation of Being, Hardcover - Kris McDaniel

571,99 RON

DescriptionThe Fragmentation of Being offers answers to some of the most fundamental questions in ontology. There are many kinds of beings but are ...

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Biochemistry: Essential Concepts, Paperback - Charles C. Hardin

625,99 RON 669,99 RON

Reducere. Biochemical Bottom Lines presents the basic concepts covered in one-semester biochemistry courses, without all of the extraneous details found in m...

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Psyche and Soul in America: The Spiritual Odyssey of Rollo May, Hardcover - Robert H. Abzug

246,99 RON

In post-World War II America and especially during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, the psychologist Rollo May contributed profoundly to the popular ...

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A History of the Church Through Its Buildings, Hardcover - Allan Doig

273,99 RON

A History of the Church through its Buildings takes the reader to meet people who lived through momentous religious changes in the very spaces wher...

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