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The Wisdom of Business: Book of Maxims
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Peasants Into Frenchmen: The Modernization Of Rural France 1870-1914
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn a landmark work of modern historical scholarship, Eugen Weber's Peasants into Frenchmen chronicles one of...
Protestant Ethic and Other Writings
In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of...
News of Paris: American Journalists in the City of Light Between the
The great American exodus to Paris after World War I included not only writers and artists but journalists. They came by the score, the raw and the accomplished, and in...
Citizens: A Chronicle of The French Revolution
Winner of the NCR Book Award. Number 1 bestseller in hb. World-wide best-seller. The book which made Schama's name The most authoritative social, cultural and narrative history of the French...
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s imperial Russia, Pushkin's novel in verse follows the emotions...
General Economic History
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Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of history, sociology, and political economy, Max Weber's General Economic History stands as one of the most...
The City
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean for a community to become a city? In The City, the towering sociologist...
Puss in Books: Our best-loved writers on their best-loved cats
Author: Paul Magrs Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 A charming collection of quotes about cats from our favourite authors, accompanied by artwork in the trademark style of Paul Magrs...
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean for societies to organize themselves, and by what authority do institutions...
General Economic History
$150.00 AUD
Author: Max WeberBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1926Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded boards with...
From Max Weber: Essays In Sociology
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew thinkers have shaped the modern understanding of society,...
With The Twenty-Second
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Author: Eugene GormanBinding: PaperbackPublished: History House, Melbourne, VIC, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA non-fiction account of life in the gas ridden trenches of Anzac Cove. This revised edition...
Eugenia
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What We Want: A Journey Through Twelve of Our Deepest Desires
Chloe is beautiful and fiercely bright, but her thirst for booze and attention is insatiable. Sara resents being tied down to anything, but part of her craves stability. Elliot is...
The Penguin Companion to European Union
The bestselling "Penguin Companion to European Union" explains the ideas, institutions, personalities and policies that have shaped politics at European level since the Second World War. Its interlocking A to...
My Life in Red and White: The Sunday Times Number One Bestselling
There is only one Arsene Wenger - and for the very first time, in his own words, this is his story. In this definitive autobiography, the world-renowned, revolutionary football manager...
The Ultimate General Knowledge Pub Quiz Book: More than 8,000 Quiz
The Ultimate General Knowledge Pub Quiz Book contains hundreds of quizzes and a wealth of fascinating information on a huge variety of subjects. The quizzes are divided by difficulty level...
Ai Weiwei on Censorship: A Sunday Times Bestseller
A Sunday Times Bestseller A thought-provoking work by a singular voice, this short, sharp essay invites us to critically reconsider power, ideology and the boundaries of free speech. Invisible, invasive...
The Europeans
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen two cosmopolitan Europeans — the charming, manipulative Baroness Eugenia and her artist brother Felix —...
The Challenge of Affluence: Self-Control and Well-Being in the United
Since the 1940s Americans and Britons have come to enjoy an era of rising material abundance. Yet this has been accompanied by a range of social and personal disorders, including...
Who are We?: America's Great Debate
In WHO ARE WE? author Samuel Huntington turns his attention from international cultural divides to the cultural rifts in America. The patriotic response to the events of September 11 only...
Hammer Time: Me, West Ham, and a Passion for the Shirt
'pulls no punches' The Sun 'full of eventful tales from the past' Daily Mail 'punchy, earthy ... entertaining stories that capture football in an era long before sanitised PR and...
The Euro: The Battle for the New Global Currency
On the tenth anniversary of the Euro, a look at its tumultuous history-and its future prospects This book is the first comprehensive political and economic account of the birth and...
On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
A New Statesman Best Book of the Year 2023. A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023. An Economist Book of the Year. One of Smithsonian Magazine 's Ten Best History...
The Book of Business Wisdom: Classic Writings by the Legends of
From Henry Ford and Andrew Carnegie, to Lee Iacocca and David Ogilvy, this dynamic anthology includes 54 essays and speeches on business success, from some of the greatest business leaders...
How Companies Lie: Why Enron is Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Why Enron
Enron, Tyco, Sunbeam Global Crossings, Waste Management are but the tip of the iceberg, the symptoms at the surface that reveal what companies of the future have to do to...
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
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An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of Europe The influence of ancient Greece and...
Martin Crimp: Plays 3: Fewer Emergencies; Cruel and Tender; The City;
This third collection of Martin Crimp's work brings together four remarkable plays - Fewer Emergencies; Cruel and Tender; The City and In the Republic of Happiness 'Martin Crimp is one...
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western
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Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we...
The Dip: The extraordinary benefits of knowing when to quit (and when
Every new project (or career or relationship) starts out exciting and fun. Then it gets harder and less fun, until it hits a low point - really hard, really not...
Equal: How we fix the gender pay gap - 'A very important book' (Sandi
EQUAL is BBC journalist Carrie Gracie's urgent call to arms - a powerful story about how women can fight for equal pay, and how men and employers can help them....
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Far from Earth two sister planets, Sainte Anne and Sainte Croix, circle each other. It is said that a race of shapeshifting aliens once lived here, only to become extinct...
European Identity: A Historical Reader
What is Europe? A continent? A political institution? A cultural community? Bringing together 101 key texts on the theme of European identity, this reader provides essential insights into the idea...
Second Self: The tender new novel from the author of WET PAINT
'Almost hypnotically perfect prose' Kate Sawyer 'A thoughtful, tender and delicate consideration of life's choices' Huma Qureshi 'Ashby handles her material lightly and atmospherically' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan This absorbing second...
The Black Stone: Agent of Rome 4
AD 273. Obsessed by the solar religions of the east, the emperor Aurelian sets out to obtain every sacred object within his realm. But one - a mysterious rock said...
The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks
An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century, T he History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks details the events, personalities,...
Hide And Seek: The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC
A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict -...
The Happy Gut Guide: Know More, Live Well, Feel Great
Learn how to truly trust your gut. As well as digesting your food, your gut plays a vital role in your health and happiness. Not only does it contain over...
The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis
Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than...
A Very Private Gentleman
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BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE THE AMERICAN , STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY AND DIRECTED BY ANTON CORBIJN The locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr....
Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One
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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992 it changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Never before had a senior...