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Sinclair Lewis A Descriptive Bibliography, Second Edition
ISBN: HB: 9781589661561, University of Chicago Press, University of Scranton Press, August 2009
350 pp., 23x15 cm, 110 halftones
Sinclair Lewis, celebrated author of "Babbitt and Main Street", wrote more than twenty novels in the course of his prolific career, most of which went through several editions over the years. This is the definitive descriptive bibliography of the Lew...
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£37,50
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Allied and German Soldiers Normandy 1944
ISBN: PB: 9782915762884, Casemate, OREP, July 2009
48 pp., 24x17 cm, illustrated throughout
On the 6th of June 1944, thousands of men landed on the Normandy beaches to free Europe from the Nazi occupation. Over 2 months, soldiers of all origins were to battle in the Normandy bocage. American and British soldiers of course, but also Canadian...
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£7,00
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Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science A Toolkit for Students and Postdocs
ISBN: PB: 9780226060644, ISBN: HB: 9780226060637, University of Chicago Press, May 2008
336 pp., 23x15 cm, 2 line drawings, 1 table
Embarking upon research as a graduate student or postdoc can be exciting and enriching – the start of a rewarding career. But the world of scientific research is also a competitive one, with grants and good jobs increasingly hard to find".The Chicago...
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£16,00
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£51,00
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Volume 1: WWII Tank Encyclopaedia in Color 1939-45
ISBN: HB: 9782915239478, Casemate, Histoire et Collections, February 2008
128 pp., 31.8x22.9 cm, illustrated throughout
Ten years ago, Histoire & Collections published a book entitled Tanks of World War Two, which contained hundreds of color profiles and 3/4 views by Jean Restayn. This book was a great success but has been sold out for too long. So the time has come t...
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£32,00
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Marine Corps Uniforms & Equipment, 1941-45
ISBN: HB: 9782915239997, Casemate, Histoire et Collections, May 2007
144 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, full colour throughout
Bruno Alberti and Laurent Pradier have been collecting and writing about U S Marine Corps gear for more than a decade and, in that time, have contributed complete series of articles on the topic in the French Militaria Magazine. That sequence of arti...
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£17,00
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Scientific Literature A Guided Tour
ISBN: PB: 9780226316567, University of Chicago Press, May 2007
312 pp., 23x15 cm, 31 halftones, 27 line drawings
The scientific article has been a hallmark of the career of every important western scientist since the seventeenth century. Yet its role in the history of science has not been fully explored. Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross remedy this oversight...
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£28,00
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Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology
ISBN: PB: 9780226101309, ISBN: HB: 9780226101293, University of Chicago Press, May 2007
176 pp., 23x15 cm, 12 halftones, 54 line drawings, 4 tables
"The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology" is an indispensable guide for graduate students and post-docs as they enter that domain red in tooth and claw: the job market. An academic career in the biological sciences typically demands...
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£10,50
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£37,00
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Surprised in Translation
ISBN: HB: 9780226098739, University of Chicago Press, September 2006
128 pp., 21.9x15 cm, 2 halftones
For Mary Ann Caws – noted translator of surrealist poetry – the most appealing translations are also the oddest; the unexpected, unpredictable, and unmimetic turns that translations take are an endless source of fascination and instruction".Surprised...
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Use of Oxygen-Free Environments in Control of Museum Insect Pests
ISBN: PB: 9780892366934, Getty Publications, March 2006
224 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 6 colour illus., 50 black&white illus., 25 line illus.
Museums throughout the world face the challenge of finding non-toxic methods to control insect pests. This book focuses on practical rather than theoretical issues in the use of oxygen-free environments, presenting a detailed, hands-on guide to the u...
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£50,00
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Indexing Books, Second Edition
ISBN: HB: 9780226552767, University of Chicago Press, November 2005
320 pp., 23x15 cm, 8 line drawings, 3 tables
Since 1994, Nancy Mulvany's "Indexing Books" has been the gold standard for thousands of professional indexers, editors, and authors. This long-awaited second edition, expanded and completely updated, will be equally revered. Like its predecessor,...
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