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1	The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers more books like this by University of Chicago Press, Margaret D F Mahan (Preface by) Offering updated material to reflect current style, this 15th edition includes guidance on electronic publications, journals and mathematical copy. A comprehensive gathering of material, the Chicago Manual of Style is an essential reference for publishing professionals. see all copies from £25.92! new only from £30.04!
2	Advanced Algebra With Solution Manual by University Of Chicago Press see all copies from £5.96! new only from £5.96!
3	Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution more books like this by Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger, University of Chicago Press (Creator) Biologists, breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with humans, the Coppingers take a close look at eight different types of dogs - household, village, ... see all copies from £9.45! new only from £12.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Indexes: A Chapter from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition more books like this by University of Chicago Press Staff For nearly one hundred years, "The Chicago Manual of Style" has been the authoritative reference for writers, editors, and publishers. Now in its fifteenth edition, the "Manual" has been thoroughly revised and updated. The chapter on indexing presented here has been reorganized, streamlined, and revised for the electronic age. It provides examples ... see all copies from £8.13! new only from £8.13!
5	Sloan Rules: Alfred P. Sloan and the Triumph of General Motors more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), David R Farber Alfred P. Sloan Jr. became the president of General Motors in 1923 and stepped down as its CEO in 1946. During this time, he led GM past the Ford Motor Company and on to international business triumphs by virtue of his brilliant managerial practices and his insights into the new consumer economy he and GM helped to produce. Bill Gates has said ... see all copies from £6.23! new only from £6.23! \| first editions
6	The Grace and the Severity of the Ideal: John Dewey and the Transcendent more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Victor Kestenbaum In this book, Victor Kestenbaum calls into question the oft-repeated assumption that John Dewey's pragmatism has no place for the transcendent. Kestenbaum demonstrates that, far from ignoring the transcendent ideal, Dewey's works - on education, ethics, art and religion - are in fact shaped by the tension between the natural and the transcendent. ... see all copies from £9.00! new only from £10.51!
7	Spying with Maps: Surveillance Technologies and the Future of Privacy more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Mark S Monmonier In Spying with Maps, the "mapmatician" Mark Monmonier looks at the increased use of geographic data, satellite imagery, and location tracking across a wide range of fields such as military intelligence, law enforcement, market research, and traffic engineering. Could these pervasive forms of geographic monitoring, he asks, lead to grave ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £16.11! \| first editions
8	I Write What I Like: Selected Writings more books like this by Steve Biko, Aelred Stubbs (Editor), University of Chicago Press (Creator) "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Like all of Steve Biko's writings, those words testify to the passion, courage, and keen insight that made him one of the most powerful figures in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. They also reflect his conviction that black people in South Africa could ... see all copies from £11.70! new only from £13.24!
9	Chicago Guide to Preparing Electronic Manuscripts more books like this by University of Chicago, Chicago Editorial, The University of Chicago Press This guide to preparing manuscripts on computer offers authors and publishers practical assistance on how to use authors' disks or tapes for typesetting. When the thirteenth edition of "The Chicago Manual of Style" was published in 1982, the impact of personal computers on the publishing process had just begun to be felt. This new book supplements ... see all copies from £4.90! new only from £5.25! \| first editions
10	Marlborough: His Life and Times, Book One more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Winston Churchill John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. Victorious in the Battles of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and countless other campaigns, Marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn ... see all copies from £9.00! new only from £19.27!
11	The Money Shot: Trash, Class, and the Making of TV Talk Shows more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Laura Grindstaff He leaped from his chair, ripped off his microphone, and lunged at his ex-wife. Security guards rushed to intercept him. The audience screamed, then cheered. Were producers concerned? Not at all. They were getting what they wanted: the money shot. From "classy" shows like Oprah to "trashy" shows like Jerry Springer, the key to a talk show's ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £7.51!
12 view cover	What is What Was more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Manufactured by), Richard G. Stern "What Is What Was", Richard Stern's fifth "orderly miscellany", is the first to meaningfully combine his fiction and non-fiction. Stories, such as the already well-known "My Ex, the Moral Philosopher", appear among portraits (of the sort Hugh Kenner praise as "almost the invention of a new genre"): Auden, Pound, Ellison, Terkel, W.C. Fields, ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £2.09! \| first editions
13 view cover	Seems Like Murder Here: Southern Violence and the Blues Tradition more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Adam Gussow Taking its title from a lyric by Mississippi bluesman Charley Patton, "Seems Liks Murder Here" offers a revealing new account of the blues tradition. Far from mere laments about lost loves and "hard times", blues songs and literature emerge in this provocative work as vital responses to the violent realities and traumatic legacies of African ... see all copies from £17.52! new only from £17.52! \| first editions
14 view cover	Taken by Design: Photographs from the Institute of Design, 1937-1971 more books like this by Elizabeth Siegel (Editor), David Travis (Editor), University of Chicago Press (Creator) One of Chicago's great cultural achievements, the Institute of Design was among the most important schools of photography in 20th-century America. It began as an outpost of experimental Bauhaus education and was home to an astonishing group of influential teachers and students, including Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. To date ... see all copies from £4.91! new only from £4.91! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Voices of Gemma Galgani: The Life and Afterlife of a Modern Saint more books like this by Rudolph M Bell, Cristina Mazzoni, University of Chicago Press (Creator) Gemma Galgani was the first person who lived in the 20th century to become a saint. Born in Lucca, she died of tuberculosis at 25 after a life of intense personal spirituality. Jesus caressed her as lovers do; the Virgin Mary was her affectionate Mom; and she even received all of Christ's wounds in her hands, feet and side. At the same time, she ... see all copies from £15.35! new only from £15.35!
16 view cover	Barbaric Intercourse: Caricature and the Culture of Conduct, 1841-1936 more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Martha Banta "Barbaric Intercourse" tells the story of a century of social upheaval and the satiric attacks it inspired in leading periodicals in both England and America. Martha Banta explores the politics of caricature and cartoon from 1841 to 1936, devoting special attention to the original "Life" magazine. For Banta, "Life" embodied all the strengths and ... see all copies from £17.52! new only from £22.42! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Wild Girl, Natural Man, and the Monster: Dangerous Experiments in the Age of Enlightenment more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Julia V Douthwaite This study looks at the lives of the most famous "wild children" of eighteenth-century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectibility of mankind. Julia V. Douthwaite recounts reports of feral children, such as the wild girl of Champagne (captured in 1731 and baptized as Marie-Angelique Leblanc), ... see all copies from £8.26! new only from £8.26!
18 view cover	Sculpture: Some Observations on Shape and Form from Pygmalion's Creative Dream more books like this by Johann Gottfried Herder, Professor Jason Gaiger (Translator), University of Chicago Press (Creator) Long recognized as one of the most important 18th-century works on the aesthetics of the visual arts, Johann Gottfried Herder's "Plastik" ("Sculpture", 1778) has never before appeared in a complete English translation. In this landmark essay, Herder combines rationalist and empiricist thought with a wide range of sources - from the classics to ... see all copies from £13.96! new only from £13.96!
19 view cover	Dido's Daughters: Literacy, Gender, and Empire in Early Modern England and France more books like this by Margaret W Ferguson, University of Chicago Press (Creator) Our common definition of literacy is the ability to read and write in one language. But as Margaret Ferguson reveals in "Dido's Daughters", this description is inadequate, because it fails to help us understand heated conflicts over literacy during the emergence of print culture. The 15th through 17th centuries, she shows, were a contentious era ... see all copies from £9.00! new only from £10.12! \| first editions
20 view cover	Conversations with Picasso more books like this by Brassai, Professor Jane Marie Todd (Translator), University of Chicago Press (Creator) Since the early days of his career, Brassai has been a guide to avant-garde Paris. Not only was Brassai a noted photographer - nicknamed "the eye of Paris" by Henry Miller - he was also a prolific author and journalist whose "Letters to My Parents" was named "a small classic in the history of the medium" by Jed Perl in the "New Republic". In that ... see all copies from £11.01! new only from £12.61! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Chicago Manual of Style & the Elements of Style, Special Edition more books like this by William Strunk Jr, University of Chicago Press Staff (Editor) The Chicago Manual of Style & The Elements of Style by William Strunk jr. The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press Staff (Editor) - 9th Edition Countless publishing professionals have learned the details of their business from this classic guide for publishers, editors and writers. In the 1890s, a proofreader at the University of ... see all copies from £15.41! new only from £19.78!
22 view cover	Toward a Just World: The Critical Years in the Search for International Justice more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Dorothy V Jones A century ago, there was no such thing as international justice, and until recently, the idea of permanent international courts and formal war crimes tribunals would have been almost unthinkable. Yet now we depend on institutions such as these to air and punish crimes against humanity, as we have seen in the International Criminal Tribunal for ... see all copies from £7.70! new only from £13.83! \| first editions
23 view cover	Glass: A World History more books like this by Alan MacFarlane, Gerry Martin, University of Chicago Press (Creator) Picture, if you can, a world without glass. There would be no microscopes or telescopes, no sciences of microbiology or astronomy. People with poor vision would grope in the shadows, and planes, cars, and even electricity probably wouldn't exist. Artists would draw without the benefits of three-dimensional perspective, and ships would still be ... see all copies from £8.98! new only from £16.78! \| first editions
24 view cover	Franchising Dreams: The Lure of Entrepreneurship in America more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Peter M Birkeland Franchises have become an ever-present feature of American life, both in our landscapes and our economics. Peter M. Birkeland worked for three years in the front-line operations of franchise units for three companies, met with CEOs and executives, and attended countless trade shows, seminars, and expositions. Through this extensive fieldwork ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £12.20! \| first editions
25 view cover	Schoolteacher: A Sociological Study, with a New Preface more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Dan C Lortie Upon its initial publication, many reviewers dubbed Dan C. Lortie's Schoolteacher the best social portrait of the profession since Willard Waller's The Sociology of Teaching. This new printing of Lortie's classic - including a new preface bringing the author's observations up to date - is an essential view into the world and culture of a vitally ... see all copies from £10.84! new only from £10.84!

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