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Paperback. From riffs on country music, George Bush, and his mother's midnight mania, to a bittersweet tribute to a dead friend, this book demonstrates why Kurt Vonnegut is equally well known as an essayist and commentator as he is a novelist. It resonates with Vonnegut's singular voice. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099387817
ISBN
9780099387817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

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
€ 12.81

paperback. Pompoms, blackberries and Value Village: Take a stroll through the thoughts of one of Canada's most intriguing poets and thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AGC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Coach House Books United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452325
ISBN
9781552452325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Part autobiographical, part confessional, this title contains Somerset Maugham's observations, confidences, experiments and jottings, from 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286820
ISBN
9780099286820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
348
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995710
ISBN
9780674995710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.40

Paperback. Born and trained in England and a US resident starting in 1976, Reyner Banham wrote incisively about American and European buildings and culture. This title presents a chronological cross-section of essays, polemics, and reviews drawn from more than three decades of Banham's writings. Editor(s): Barker, Paul; Lyall, Sutherland; Price, Cedric. Num Pages: 366 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition, (A Centennial Book)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219441
ISBN
9780520219441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Paperback.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571141517
ISBN
9780571141517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Rossotti, Pietro. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Catholic University of America Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813229249
ISBN
9780813229249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.33

Paperback. First published in 1920, this is T.S. Eliot's first collection of literary criticism. It contains some of his most influential early essays and reviews, including "Tradition and the Individual Talent", "Hamlet and His Problems", and Eliot's thoughts on Marlowe, Jonson, Massinger and Dante. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190898
ISBN
9780571190898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Hardcover.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
356
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1914
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990456
ISBN
9780674990456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.14

Paperback. An 365-day anthology of readings from one of the most influential writers of all time, George MacDonald, compiled by CS Lewis himself. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008181246
ISBN
9780008181246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, this title debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office. Editor(s): Emlyn-Jones, Chris. Translator(s): Hamilton, Walter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449044
ISBN
9780140449044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Aronson, Ronald; Hoven, Adrian van den. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174937
ISBN
9781590174937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.76

Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 1 ISBN 0674015886. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Smith, Gary; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017467
ISBN
9780674017467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Explores everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036618
ISBN
9780141036618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.06

Paperback. When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Martin-Liao, Tienchi; Liu, Xia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072329
ISBN
9780674072329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307406866
ISBN
9780307406866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Tacitus (c. 55 c. 120 CE), renowned for concision and psychology, is paramount as a historian of the early Roman empire. What survives of "Histories" covers the dramatic years 69 70. What survives of "Annals" tells an often terrible tale of 14 28, 31 37, and, partially, 47 66. Translator(s): Moore, C.H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 497 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 116 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
497
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674991231
ISBN
9780674991231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.14

Paperback. A collection, in which, the author traces the compulsion to make literature. In a selection of interviews, as well as in the essay 'The Red Notebook' itself, he reflects upon his own work, on the need to break down the boundary between living and writing, and on the use of certain genre conventions to penetrate matters of memory and identity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571226412
ISBN
9780571226412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Editor(s): McCartan, Tom. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612190907
ISBN
9781612190907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. The last journals of Charles Bukowski, illustrated by the comic art of Robert Crumb. Following a world-weary Bukowski as he nears the end of his life, most of the entries are written in the middle of the night, during the precious hours when the ever-present shadow of mortality was held at bay. Illustrator(s): Crumb, Robert. Num Pages: 152 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574230581
ISBN
9781574230581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Originally published in French: Paris: Gallimard, 1958. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; GTB; HBJD; HBJH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416758
ISBN
9780674416758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.71

Hardcover. Probably the most important single figure in nineteenth century American literature, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) exerted an enormous influence over later writers, especially French Symbolist poets, including Baudelaire and Mallarme. This book includes all extant poems and extensive selections from his essays on poetry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st ed.thus.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157246
ISBN
9781857157246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.01

Paperback. * Witty, catty and entertaining, Paris Was Yesterday is an insider's guide to the arts scene in Paris between the wars Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080267
ISBN
9781844080267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; CBP; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455440
ISBN
9781926455440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.31

Paperback. A timeless classic that should be on every book-lover's 'must read' list. First published in 1971, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD has never been out of print. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860498503
ISBN
9781860498503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. These three dialogues here are among the most accessible of Cicero's philosophical works. Editor(s): Griffin, Miriam T. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644148
ISBN
9780199644148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. By the journalist who won the International Reporter of the Year award and the United Nations Association Media Peace Prize, this book brings together the episodes for which his journalism is renowned, analyzing the nature of both these great upheavals and the domestic tragedies he has encountered. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGB; DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099266112
ISBN
9780099266112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Hamill, Sam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 353.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Stated First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570627163
ISBN
9781570627163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. 'I believe that one defines oneself by re-invention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Virgin Paperbacks
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753510407
ISBN
9780753510407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. From the author of THE COLOR PURPLE, a unique collection of essays about her life and her activism Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819548
ISBN
9780753819548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other translations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co.
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204843
ISBN
9780872204843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Translator(s): King, Brendan. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517246
ISBN
9781903517246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428633
ISBN
9780099428633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. Addressed to educators and general readers - the "consumers of literature" from all walks of life, this book explores the value and uses of literature in our time. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Indiana University Press Bloomington
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Edition
New Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253200884
ISBN
9780253200884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.67

Paperback. This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in contemporary theory as they relate the actual making of architecture, attempting to realign the discipline with late-20th-century world culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AMA; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262700603
ISBN
9780262700603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.18

Paperback. A collection of essays that looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the strange benefit of the doubt that the public permit Salvador Dali. It also includes an essay on the delights of English Cooking and an account of killing an elephant in Burma. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191270
ISBN
9780141191270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. "This translation first published 1959"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1959
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440850
ISBN
9780140440850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal. Num Pages: 456 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712. Essays and Manifestos, 1944-1990. 456 pages, 55 illustrations. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight: 728. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Atre by Michael Kobi ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084230
ISBN
9780520084230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.52

Paperback. Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. Translator(s): Dawson, Raymond. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3D; DNF; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199574391
ISBN
9780199574391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77