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A Celebration of Flowers: Two Hundred Years of Cur...
$27.96
Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, A celebration of flowers: two hundred years of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 207 pages, well illustrated. A tiny nick to bottom of pictorial dustjacket, otherwise very good bright copy. Author: Desmond, Ray Publisher: Intl S..
A Century of Outboard Racing
$12.99
Neither the saga of one extraordinary sport nor merely a record of exceptionally brave and sometimes reckless racers, this book serves as a tribute to the engineering ingenuity and innovative logic behind a century of incredible racing machines. The book is remarkably illustrated with rare and mostl..
Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature
$23.45
This concise and readable new text for courses in Film Adaptation or Film and Literature introduces students to the art of adapting works of literature for film. Adaptation describes the interwoven histories of literature and film, presents key analytical approaches to adaptation, and provides an in..
Albert's Tree
$15.86
Waa! Waa! Why is Albert’s favorite tree crying And how can he cheer it up From artist Jenni Desmond comes a warm and funny story about finding a new friend in a very unexpected place.Awake after his long sleep, Albert the bear can’t wait to spend time in his own special tree, which is always so qu..
An Introduction to Financial Option Valuation: Mat...
$10.74
This is a lively textbook providing a solid introduction to financial option valuation for undergraduate students armed with a working knowledge of a first year calculus. Written in a series of short chapters, its self-contained treatment gives equal weight to applied mathematics, stochastics and co..
An Introduction to Genetic Engineering
$11.99
In this third edition of his popular undergraduate-level textbook, Des Nicholl recognises that a sound grasp of basic principles is vital in any introduction to genetic engineering. Therefore, as well as being thoroughly updated, the book also retains its focus on the fundamental principles used in ..
Baby Buddhas: A Guide for Teaching Meditation to C...
$10.52
Baby Buddhas: A Guide for Teaching Meditation to Children is the first book to show parents and educators how to teach meditation to preschool-age children. Through irresistible photos and easy-to-follow text, Lisa Desmond clearly explains her copyrighted method of teaching meditation to children 18..
Bodytalk: The Meaning of Human Gestures
$10.51
This world guide is the first attempt ever made to bring together, in a single volume, gestures from all around the world. More than 600 common gestures are illustrated, described, and explained. For the traveler, this guide is indispensable. But it also has special appeal for anyone who is interest..
Bodywatching
$9.69
The author reveals how human beings have consciously and unconsciously manipulated and displayed the parts of their bodies and shows, through over 450 illustrations, how outward differences merely disguise a shared humanity Author: Morris, Desmond Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Binding: Ha..
Children of God Storybook Bible Deluxe Edition
$30.42
Desmond Tutu retells more than fifty of his most beloved Bible stories, artfully highlighting God’s desire for all people to love one another and to find peace and forgiveness in their hearts. Many of the finest artists from around the world have been selected to illustrate the stories. In an attemp..
Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
$10.52
A biography of the naturalist disputes misconceptions, including Darwin's status as a true scientist, discussing how Darwin concealed his theory of evolution for twenty years, agonizing over its implications and the impact it would have on his social standing. Author: Desmond, Adrian Publisher: Gran..
The University of North Carolina Press
Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro: Trafficking...
$8.81
Taking an ethnographic approach to understanding urban violence, Enrique Desmond Arias examines the ongoing problems of crime and police corruption that have led to widespread misery and human rights violations in many of Latin America's new democracies. Employing participant observation and intervi..
Eugenie: The Empress and Her Empire
$17.38
Eugenie de Montijo was Empress of the French, sharing the Second Empire with her husband Napoleon III. She impressed the Prussian Chancellor Bismarck so much that he called her The only man in Paris. Author: Seward, Desmond Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0750..
Huxley: From Devil's Disciple To Evolution's High ...
$8.74
T. H. Huxley (1825-1895) was Darwin's bloody-fanged bulldog. His giant scything intellect shook a prim Victorian society; his “Devil's gospel” of evolution outraged. He put “agnostic” into the vocabulary and cave men into the public consciousness. Adrian Desmond's fiery biography with its panoramic ..
Illustrated Naked Ape
$17.64
a new edition of the world's most provocative best seller now with 56 fabulous full color photographs Author: Morris, Desmond Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0517563207 ISBN-13: 9780517563205..
It Takes a Man to Cry
$92.66
In a single night, just before Christmas, the day-by-day heroism--and the personal lives--of the firefighters of Brooklyn's Ladder Company 105 become obvious to a shocked and saddened world Author: Whalen, Steve Publisher: Desmond Elliott Ltd Binding: library Language: English ISBN-10: 0531095541 IS..
Jerusalem's Traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the Fal...
$10.02
When the Jews revolted against Rome in 66 CE, Josephus, a Jerusalem aristocrat, was made a general in his nation's army. Captured by the Romans, he saved his skin by finding favor with the emperor Vespasian. He then served as an adviser to the Roman legions, running a network of spies inside Jerusal..
Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behavior
$12.32
A catalogue of human actions, postures, gestures, facial expressions, clothing, and adornments includes explanations of their underlying causes and meanings Author: Morris, Desmond Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0810921847 ISBN-13: 9780810921849..
Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behavior
$14.95
Well kept and the book is in great shape to read and collect. Sturdy spine, all pages intact. Solid cover. Author: Morris, Desmond Publisher: H. N. Abrams Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0810913100 ISBN-13: 9780810913103..
Mexican Muralists: Orozco, Rivera, Siqueiros
$23.15
Los tres grandes: Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Now legendary, these men have emerged as the most prominent figures of the famed Mexican mural movement, which lasted from the '20s through the early '70s and was hailed as the most significant achievement in public ar..
Monks and Wine
$9.03
Book by Desmond Seward Author: Desmond Seward Publisher: Crown Publishers Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0517539144 ISBN-13: 9780517539149..
No Future Without Forgiveness
$8.46
The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors. At the..
Observing Earth Satellites
$22.72
Introduces the amateur astronomer to the professional tracking methods used to observe satellites Author: King-Hele, Desmond Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0442248776 ISBN-13: 9780442248772..
On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Fi...
$18.36
In this rugged account of a rugged profession, Matthew Desmond explores the heart and soul of the wildland firefighter. Having joined a firecrew in Northern Arizona as a young man, Desmond relates his experiences with intimate knowledge and native ease, adroitly balancing emotion with analysis and a..
On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Fi...
$26.91
In this rugged account of a rugged profession, Matthew Desmond explores the heart and soul of the wildland firefighter. Having joined a firecrew in Northern Arizona as a young man, Desmond relates his experiences with intimate knowledge and native ease, adroitly balancing emotion with analysis and a..