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Hardcover. In his 88 years, Norman Maclean (1902-90) played many parts: fisherman, logger, firefighter, scholar, teacher. But it was a role he took up late in life, that of writer, which won him enduring fame and critical acclaim. This reader offers an introduction Norman Maclean and provides insight into his life and career. Editor(s): Weltzien, O. Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500263
ISBN
9780226500263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.28

Hardcover. A stimulating and enticing selection of the writings and witticisms of the early 19th century liberal cleric and founder of 'The Edinburgh Review', arranged thematically along with biographical extracts written by his daughter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC91; HRCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829513
ISBN
9780718829513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.97

Paperback. Norbert Elias has been described as among the great sociologists of the 20th century. A collection of his most important writings, this book sets out Elias' thinking during the course of his long career, with a discussion of how his work relates to that of other sociologists. Editor(s): Mennell, Stephen (Professor of Sociology, University College, Dublin); Goudsblom, Johan (Professor of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands). Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204321
ISBN
9780226204321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.79

Paperback. Includes exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398259
ISBN
9780141398259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

paperback. Offers two works on life's fleeting pleasures by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. This book includes ribald stories of drunken monks to aching nostalgia for the fading traditions of the Japanese court. Translator(s): McKinney, Meredith. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192109
ISBN
9780141192109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445404
ISBN
9780140445404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. This is the story of the Orkneymen of Norwegian extraction who established an Earldom of Norway in the Northern Scottish Isles a thousand years ago, and whose descendants held sway over the Hebrides and Northern Mainland of Scotland for several centuries. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443837
ISBN
9780140443837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444742
ISBN
9780140444742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.92

paperback. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Some light scuffing and shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Unbound
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233482
ISBN
9781783523955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.87

Hardback. A treasure trove of original and provocative pieces about modern life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781471102660
ISBN
9781471102660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

Paperback. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. Num Pages: 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492. Nicholas Ray on Making Movies. 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201699
ISBN
9780520201699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Celebrates Pacific Northwest literature through interviews in which 22 authors discuss their work and the region's influence on it. Authors include Ursula Le Guin, Raymond Carver, Tess Gallagher, Tom Robbins, Gary Snyder, and Denise Levertov. Two interviews have been added since the publication of Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised and Expanded ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977232
ISBN
9780295977232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781723470
ISBN
9781781723470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.19

Paperback. Written in 1513 for the Medici, immediately following their return to power in Florence, "The Prince" remains as relevant a text on the craft of ruling and the exercise of power in today's world, as it was in the 16th century. Translator(s): Detmold, C. E. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267758
ISBN
9781853267758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Banfield, Laura F.; Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Newly Translated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691008639
ISBN
9780691008639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.29

Paperback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442259
ISBN
9780141442259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486272740
ISBN
9780486272740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.41

Paperback. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: map, glossary, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500447
ISBN
9780226500447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.36

Paperback. "Discourses on Livy" is the founding document of modern republicanism and this English translation remains faithful to the original text. With explanatory notes, a glossary of key words and an annotated index, this version reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. (William R. Kenan Jr Professor of Government, Harvard University, USA); Tarcov, Nathan (Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 424 pages, notes, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500362
ISBN
9780226500362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. Features personal and professional works of Machiavelli. This book strives to do away with many of the myths that have plagued the man's posthumous fame. Translator(s): Bondanella, Peter E.; Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140150926
ISBN
9780140150926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Hardcover. Born in 1469, Niccolo Machiavelli undertook diplomatic missions to various courts, before his imprisonment and exile. To quote his own words, this book discusses "what a principality is, what kinds there are, how they can be acquired, how they can be kept and why they are lost". Translator(s): Marriott, W. K. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JB; DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150797
ISBN
9781857150797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Paperback / so. Series: Klassiker Der Politik. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Edition
2
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663039891
ISBN
9783663039891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010841
ISBN
9781847010841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; DNF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104157
ISBN
9780226104157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.02

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