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Hardcover. Asks how stories affect the way we think about time and, in particular, how they condition thinking about the future. Focusing on surprise and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories are mechanisms that reconcile what is taking place with what can have been. It provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676293
- ISBN
- 9780748676293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.23€ 100.62
€ 104.23
€ 100.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448645
- ISBN
- 9780801448645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Hardback. Anderson's carefully considered work makes a persuasive case for revisiting this celebrated book with a keener appreciation for the subtlety and beauty of Franklin's performance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DSBD; DSK; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405230
- ISBN
- 9781421405230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.90€ 53.43
€ 57.90
€ 53.43
hardcover. Laird sets Moletti's Dialogue within the historical background of medieval and Renaissance mechanics, sketches the life and works of Moletti, and analyses the arguments and the geometrical theorems of the Dialogue. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBD; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802046994
- ISBN
- 9780802046994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.23
€ 81.23
Paperback. Explores the African American writer's literary odyssey and struggle for freedom from racism and materialism. Translator(s): Barzun, Isabel. Num Pages: 680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062643
- ISBN
- 9780252062643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.75€ 56.22
€ 56.75
€ 56.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Omnidawn Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632430151
- ISBN
- 9781632430151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.10
€ 18.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. Written in the late sixteenth century, at the pinnacle of the English Renaissance, the rich and ingenious works of Thomas Nashe uniquely reveal the ambivant nature of the Elizabethan era. This collection of Nashe's works includes "The Unfortunate Traveller", "Pierce Penniless", "Terrors of the Night", "Lenten Stuff", and more. Editor(s): Steane, J. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430677
- ISBN
- 9780140430677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.31
€ 21.99
€ 16.31
Hardcover. 210pp. Original dark blue cloth with pictorial gilt decoration on the spine. A very good copy,with small tear on spine. Keywords: Drama; Lady Gregory; Yeats
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The MacMillian Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1908
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS0042305
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 350.00
€ 350.00
The United States Discovers Panama: The Writings of Soldiers, Scholars...
. Ed(S): Larosa, Michael J.; Mejia, German R.
paperback. Marking the centennial of Panama's separation from Colombia in 1903, this work reprises US images of the isthmus a century ago. The text illustrates the prejudices and expansionistic rhetoric of the time. The mixture of writings shows the long evolution of the US debate on the question of Panama. Editor(s): LaRosa, Michael J.; Mejia, German R. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCP; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1. Ausgabe.
- SKU
- V9780742527225
- ISBN
- 9780742527225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. Some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Manuscript Publisher
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First edition. Complete and unabridged.
- SKU
- KTK0095672
- ISBN
- 9780957672987
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "The Universal Home Doctor" is Simon Armitage's most personal collection of poems yet. The poems journey across the globe but are ultimately set against the most intimate of landscapes - the human body. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571217267
- ISBN
- 9780571217267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Hardcover. This flesh-and-blood account of numerous personal journeys reads like a private encyclopaedia of emotion and health. The poems range from the rainforests of South America to the deserts of Western Australia, but are set against that ultimate and most intimate of all landscapes, the human body. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 199. Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Poetry - By Period,Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Poetry - General,Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Dram"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber London
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KHS0038544
- ISBN
- 9780571215331
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 31.99€ 27.51
€ 31.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. This flesh-and-blood account of numerous personal journeys reads like a private encyclopaedia of emotion and health. The poems range from the rainforests of South America to the deserts of Western Australia, but are set against that ultimate and most intimate of all landscapes, the human body. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 201 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571218608
- ISBN
- 9780571218608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.36
€ 9.99
€ 8.36
Paperback. Through the story of the universal tree, representing the complete human being, and the four birds, representing the four essential aspects of existence, this title explains the author's teaching on the nature and meaning of union with God. It is the English translation of an important, early work, complete with Arabic text, commentary, and notes. Translator(s): Jaffray, Angela. Series: Mystical Treatises of Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi. Num Pages: 127 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Anqa Publishing
- Number of pages
- 127
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953451395
- ISBN
- 9780953451395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.50
€ 20.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689262
- ISBN
- 9780816689262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.60
€ 26.99
€ 24.60
Hardback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689248
- ISBN
- 9780816689248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.07
€ 70.07
Paperback. A completely new collection of poetry with a celestial theme in The Universe of Us. Series: Lang Leav. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449480127
- ISBN
- 9781449480127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.75
€ 17.99
€ 12.75
Hardback. This accessible book contains a thorough review of recent research discoveries of scientific and technological knowledge contained in the Iliad and the Odyssey. The book has been well received in the original Greek version and is now available in English. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048125135
- ISBN
- 9789048125135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
Paperback. When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, chapter heads. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552778091
- ISBN
- 9780552778091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.37
€ 13.99
€ 9.37
Hardback. In this book Zeina G. Halabi examines the figure of the intellectual as profet national icon, and exile in contemporary Arabic literature and film. Staging a comparative dialogue with writers and critics such as Elias Khoury, Edward Said, Jurji Zaidan, and Mahmoud Darwish, Halabi focuses on new articulations of loss, displacement, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474421393
- ISBN
- 9781474421393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.23€ 99.92
€ 104.23
€ 99.92