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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780198125181Author Maria EdgeworthFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams)...

The power and influence of the federal judiciary has been widely discussed and understood. And while there have been a fair number of institutional studies-studies of individual district courts or courts of appeal--there have been very few studies of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062060983Author Megan Kelley HallFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 458g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802062666Author J.Burgon BickerstethFormat PaperbackPage Count 265Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto Press

More than 350 sets of brothers have played in the Major Leagues since the 1870s. But few have had the skill, the charisma, or the success of the DiMaggio brothers. Joe DiMaggio, “The Yankee Clipper,” is an American icon and one of the greatest athletes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666323290Author Cheryl KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 178g

A number of recent studies have examined martyrdom as a means of identity construction. Shelly Matthews argues that the story of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, should be brought into this scholarly conversation. Stephen's story is told in the...

David Brainerd is one of the most enigmatic figures in American religious history. Born in Connecticut in 1718, he entered Yale at the age of 21. Expelled in 1741 for refusing to accept the discipline of the college's administration, Brainerd was...

Born with the destiny of becoming a Mayan sacred midwife, Chona Perez has carried on centuries-old traditional Indigenous American birth and healing practices over her 85 years. At the same time, Chona developed new approaches to the care of pregnancy,...

This is a brief, accessible introduction to the thought of the philosopher John Buridan (ca. 1295-1361). Little is known about Buridan's life, most of which was spent studying and then teaching at the University of Paris. Buridan's works are mostly...

New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo mountains are a place where two cultures -- Hispanic and Anglo -- meet. They're also the place where three men meet: William deBuys, a young writer; Alex Harris, a young photographer; and Jacobo Romero, an old farmer. When...

Granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) was an extraordinary musician who left well over four hundred compositions, most of which fell into oblivion until their...

One of the most fascinating figures of seventeenth-century music, composer and singer Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 - c.1720) was active in both Venice and Paris. Her work provides a unique cross-cultural window into the rich musical cultures of these...

A scholarly edition of the letters and diaries of John Henry Newman. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.Book InformationISBN 9780199201419Author Cardinal John Henry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781842890516Author Eva Fielding-JacksonFormat HardbackPage Count 668Imprint Herbert Adler PublishingPublisher Pomegranate BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060840808Author Lou HoltzFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 556gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Franklin D. Roosevelt, consensus choice as one of three great presidents, led the American people through the two major crises of modern times. This volume analyses that leadership in combating the Great Depression; its successor explains how he became...

La Chicana is the story of a marginal group in society, neither fully Mexican or fully American, who suffer under triple oppression: as women, as members of a colonized culture, and as victims of a cultural heritage dominated by the cult of machismo...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905881055Author Alex ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Granta MagazinePublisher Granta MagazineWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 145mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569025208Author Tsegu Fessahaie BahtaFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.

In this collection of essays, a group of musical enthusiasts assess the international careers of great Welsh soloists in the context of the national musical tradition. These individual careers are examined against the background of wider local traditions...

A biography of Ambrose Bebb, based on diaries and other family papers, which looks at his creative writing in the context of his life's circumstances. Ten black-and-white photographs and illustrations.Book InformationISBN 9780708314265Author T. Robin...

This book contains biographical essays for each of the first ninety-three judges who served on the Supreme Court of India from 1950 through mid-1989. It is the first close look at these judges, and follows them from their birth to their deaths. An...

Few debates divide the contemporary church more than the issue of call. The question of who can be called to preach segregates denominations, divides people within churches, and undermines its public witness. Yet, curiously little homiletic attention...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062660794Author Lou PiniellaFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint HarperCollins (USA)Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062226297Author Eric LeGrandFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint William MorrowPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 462g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062223715Author Suzanne McMinnFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 430gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061721502Author Gilad SharonFormat HardbackPage Count 640Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 890gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904270324Author Steven BodeFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Film & Video UmbrellaPublisher Film & Video Umbrella

Pierre Paul Broca was a child prodigy. He fulfilled his promise by becoming a brilliant neurologist, surgeon, and anthropologist. Perhaps his most lasting contribution to neuroscience was his proposal that the third frontal convolution of the left...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888397003Author Ronald StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837940998Author Nell CarpenterFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Vanguard PressPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

The letters of a young doctor who was sent to a remote hospital in Bangladesh in the years following its war of independence. They describe the day-to-day life of the hospital, its ups and downs, its triumphs and disasters. Through these challenging...

Karel Werner's reluctance to write a book about his life was cleverly overcome by his wife, who started interviewing him onto a camcorder. She enjoyed hearing about his idyllic childhood in Jemnice, south Moravia, but ended up transcribing 46 hours...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780795710476Author Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-UwaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Kwela BooksPublisher Kwela...

In A Curious Discovery, media titan John Hendricks tells the remarkable story of building one of the most successful media empires in the world, Discovery Communications. John Hendricks, a well-respected corporate leader and brand builder, reveals that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060280758Author Martin Luther KingFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152085612Author Burke DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Harcourt Brace InternationalPublisher Harcourt Brace International

The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements and inspired songs, turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a healer and as a national treasure. But Giovanni's heart resides in the everyday, where family and lovers gather,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593189696Author Anne LamottFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Riverhead BooksPublisher Riverhead BooksWeight(grams) 121g