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Paperback. Covering everything from criminology to spaghetti sauce to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about ourselves and our world. The author explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Edition
Re-issue
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044804
ISBN
9780141044804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Mexico, April 2009. The bodies of a pair of undercover military intelligence agents, disguised as campesinos (farmers), are dumped by the side of the road. Beside the corpses is a message on a scrap of paper: 'You'll never get El Chapo.' Such is the fate of many who have dared to try to catch El Chapo, or oppose him. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048390
ISBN
9780141048390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. 200 pages. African delights is a unique literary journey through some critical moments in South African history. The journey begins in Sophiatown of the 1950s, one of the most definitive periods in South African urban culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DN; HBJH. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight: 272.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402519
ISBN
9781431402519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. The world-famous Icelandic sagas related to the spectacular living landscapes of today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752433424
ISBN
9780752433424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Discover what inspired Maeve Binchy's novels and short stories in this hugely enjoyable collection of her writing from the Irish Times. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409149903
ISBN
9781409149903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. Considered the foremost woman intellectual of the Romantic period, Germain de Stael achieved an influence on European culture through the force of her fiction and critical writings. This volume makes a representative sample of her work available to English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Folkenflik, Vivian. Num Pages: 411 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231055871
ISBN
9780231055871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. Collects letters, novellas, essays, criticism, and a play by a leading intellectual of the Romantic period. Translator(s): Folkenflik, Vivian. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231055864
ISBN
9780231055864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226502427
ISBN
9780226502427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 152. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867200
ISBN
9781921867200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Hardback. This volume contains the shorter books and monographs of Hugh MacDiarmid, as part of Carcanet's "MacDiarmid 2000" programme. Other titles in the series include "Complete Poems", "Lucky Poet", "Contemporary Scottish Studies" and "Scottish Eccentrics". Editor(s): Riach, Alan. Series: Lives & letters: MacDiarmid 2000. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857542332
ISBN
9781857542332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.10

Paperback. Translator(s): Doyle-Du Breuil, Brian. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Four Winds Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940423067
ISBN
9781940423067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.86

Hardcover. Text with translation and commentary. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684678
ISBN
9780856684678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; DNF; HBJM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869408107
ISBN
9781869408107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.92

Hardcover. Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best of them have great vitality. Editor(s): Edwards, M. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685279
ISBN
9780856685279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970993
ISBN
9781907970993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Commentary. Num Pages: 110 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; HBG; HBLA; HPCA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 165.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585100293
ISBN
9781585100293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.96

Hardcover. Reports Nightingale's work to take trained nursing from its base at St Thomas' Hospital in London to other hospitals in London, elsewhere in England, and into Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. This title features material on how Nightingale methods were taken up in Japan and China. Editor(s): McDonald, Lynn. Num Pages: 950 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DN; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
946
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889205208
ISBN
9780889205208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.39

Hardcover. Relates the founding of Florence Nightingale's school at St Thomas' Hospital and her guidance of its teaching for the rest of her life. This title reveals her evolving views on nursing, and on germ theory. It presents material on the early years of the school. It covers the crisis of its near breakdown in the early 1870s. Editor(s): McDonald, Lynn. Num Pages: 944 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; DN; HBTB; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
935
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889204676
ISBN
9780889204676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.87

Hardcover. Florence Nightingale is famous as the 'lady with the lamp' in the Crimean War, 1854-56. This title reports on Nightingale's correspondence from the war hospitals and on the staggering amount of work she did post-war to ensure that the appalling death rate from disease (higher than that from bullets) did not recur. Num Pages: 1096 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; DN; HBTB; JW; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1630.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
785
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889204690
ISBN
9780889204690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.00

Paperback. Between 2010 and 2014 Lynn Jenner made several related emotional and intellectual investigations. Lost and Gone Away is the record of these: a fascinating hybrid text of nonfiction, prose poems and poetry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869408404
ISBN
9781869408404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356. Very good copy in bright dustwrapper . First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KEX0303122
ISBN
9781408837191
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408837214
ISBN
9781408837214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

paperback. A collection of essays with the themes of time and knowledge, consciousness and perception. Num Pages: 447 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520217003
ISBN
9780520217003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. A crucial testament - bringing together work from seven of Mexico's finest journalists - that lays bare the outrageous circumstances of more than a hundred journalists who have been murdered while investigating corruption and criminality Translator(s): Schnee, Samantha; Adcock, Jennifer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DNJ; DQ; JKVG; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857056221
ISBN
9780857056221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. "Frederick the Great (1712--1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him; and established Prussia as" Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DNF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306809088
ISBN
9780306809088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.08

Paperback. A collection which proceeds chronologically, from poetry and short stories which offer insights into the filmmaker, Luis Bunuel's life and thought. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ADS; APFA; APFB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Selected Writings of Luis Bunuel. 277 pages, 1 b&w photograph. A collection which proceeds chronologically, from poetry and short stories which offer insights into the filmmaker, Luis Bunuel's life and thought. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; APFA; APFB; DNF. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight: 400. Translator(s): White, Garrett.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234239
ISBN
9780520234239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardcover. Lucretius lived ca. 99 ca. 55 BCE, but the details of his career are unknown. In his didactic poem "De Rerum Natura" ("On the Nature of Things") he expounds Epicurean philosophy so as to dispel fear of the gods and death, and promote spiritual tranquility. Translator(s): Rouse, William Henry Denham. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 668 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
668
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1924
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674992009
ISBN
9780674992009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Densmore, Christopher; Faulkner, Carol; Hewitt, Nancy A. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNS; DQ; HRCC97; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252040795
ISBN
9780252040795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.72

paperback. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780801494338
ISBN
9780801494338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447026
ISBN
9780140447026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. This lively new translation is both accurate and idiomatic, and the introduction highlights Lucian's importance in his own and later times. Translator(s): Costa, C. D. N. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555932
ISBN
9780199555932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Mayer, R. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856681769
ISBN
9780856681769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Translator(s): Joyce, Jane Wilson. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481376
ISBN
9780801481376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.36

Paperback. Translated into English, this title presents a discourse on the re-invention of love but beginning on a sombre note of suicide. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Number of pages
175
Publisher
Black Widow Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981808871
ISBN
9780981808871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Gherasim, Luca. Translator(s): Krzysztof, Fijalkowski. Series: Art Lit. Num Pages: 140 pages, 18 b/w. BIC Classification: AJC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 176 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Twisted Spoon Press Czech Republic
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788086264318
ISBN
9788086264318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Photojournalism in Today's World provides an intelligent and practical look at photojournalism and the newsroom. Langton's book is an essential guide for aspiring photojournalists and professionals to newsroom culture, and how that culture influences assignments, production, and editing. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405178969
ISBN
9781405178969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.86

Paperback. Louise Labe (1522-66) remains one of the most important and influential women writers of the Renaissance. This bilingual edition features the translations of Labe's sonnets to follow the exacting rhyme patterns of the originals and the rhymed translation of Labe's elegies in their entirety. Editor(s): Baker, Deborah Lesko. Translator(s): Finch, Annie. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Bilingual edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467153
ISBN
9780226467153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.49

Paperback. A collection of essays in which the author writes of her own upbringing, her human and literary antecedents, and also dwells on lives and poems. The book includes writings on T.S. Eliot, George Oppen, Sylvia Plath, Robinson Jeffers, Wallace Stevens, and John Berryman. Series: Lives & letters. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857543902
ISBN
9781857543902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.96

Hardcover. A collection of essays form Louisa McCord, a 19th-century Southern US conservative intellectual. A supporter of slavery and a believer in the superiority of the white race, she broke the confines of Southern gender roles, supported laissez-faire political economy and abhorred socialism. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915708
ISBN
9780813915708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621902065
ISBN
9781621902065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Paperback. With several never-before published writings, this volume gathers Althusser's major essays on psychoanalytic thought--documenting his intense and ambivalent relationship with Lacan, and dramatizing his intellectual journey and troubled personal life. Editor(s): Corpet, Olivier; Matheron, Francois. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101691
ISBN
9780231101691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. A complete translation of the cycle of ten novellas that Lou Andreas-Salome wrote between 1895 and 1898. This collection contributes to the rediscovery of Andreas-Salome's significance as a thinker and writer, above all with regard to her literary contribution to modern feminism and the principles of women's emancipation. Translator(s): Whitinger, Raleigh. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259522
ISBN
9780803259522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Hardcover. Lorenzo Valla (1406-1457) was the leading philologist of the first half of the fifteenth century, as well as a philosopher, theologian, and translator. His extant Latin letters, though few, afford a direct and unguarded window into the working life of the most passionate, difficult, and interesting of the Italian humanists. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724679
ISBN
9780674724679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.39

Paperback. The principal motif that runs throughout The Virtual Point of Freedom is a confrontation with the discourse of freedom, or, more specifically, the falsely transgressive ideal of a total emancipation that would know no constraints. Series: Diaeresis. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HPN; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810133730
ISBN
9780810133730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. "Daphnis and Chloe" has been a European bestseller for centuries and vastly influential in literature, art and music. It has proved an enduringly fertile source for artists from Henry Fielding to Corot and Ravel and is recognizably the masterpiece among early Greek novels. Translator(s): Turner, Paul. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780140440591
ISBN
9780140440591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.30

Paperback. Daphnis is 15 years old, Chloe 13. The two peasants are drawn to each other and long to make love. But no one has told them what love is, nor do they know how to accomplish the physical act. Longus weaves a fantasy around their predicament. Translator(s): McCail, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554959
ISBN
9780199554959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.29

hardcover. For this edition of Jack London's observations on the craft of writing-culled from essays, reviews, letters, and autobiographical writings-a significant amount of new material has been added. Editor(s): Reesman, Jeanne Campbell. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736350
ISBN
9780804736350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.23

Hardcover. Livy Ab Urbe Condita Books I-V Editor(s): Ogilvie, Robert Maxwell. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 416 pages, One line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198146612
ISBN
9780198146612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Paperback. Hannibal, one of the most compelling personalities of the ancient world, inflicted a tremendous defeat on the Romans at Cannae in 216 BC. This text looks at the figure Translator(s): Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140441451
ISBN
9780140441451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.64

Hardcover. The only extant work by Livy (64 or 59 BCE 12 or 17 CE) is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BCE. Of its 142 books 1 10, 21 45 (except parts of 41 and 43 45), fragments, and short summaries remain. Livy s history is a source for the "De Prodigiis" of Julius Obsequens (fourth century CE). Translator(s): Foster, B.O.; etc. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 114 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1919
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674991262
ISBN
9780674991262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.05

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. A Corresponding Renaissance is a sourcebook of fifty-four letters written by Italian Renaissance women, newly translated into English (many for the first time ever). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199342433
ISBN
9780199342433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Wieseltier, Leon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810124882
ISBN
9780810124882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. From Angela Merkel to Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, Martin Amis to one of the Arab world's most notorious sons, this book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of or world's most powerful players. Editor(s): Barber, Lionel; Barber, Lionel. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BK; DNJ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241239469
ISBN
9780241239469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryan, Paul. Num Pages: 470 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653176
ISBN
9780859653176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.71

Hardcover. The author's essays in this book describe elements of the natural world: wind, water, ice, fire, and trees. The "unequal hours" are of the changing seasons. Other essays explore a nature reserve, a garden, backyard wildlife, and a hot air balloon ride. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820320403
ISBN
9780820320403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. A collection of essays on the Chinese life and culture. It poses questions on the cultural turn of the time and on the role a Chinese intellectual assumed in translating his native culture to the West. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 2GDC; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629964351
ISBN
9789629964351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.50

Hardcover. This collection of 28 tales are arranged by subjects and themes, such as: Bouki and Malice; stepmothers; animals; kings and princes; ghost, zonbi and tonton makout; and love and courtship. Liliane Nerette Louis includes a variety of traditional recipes and some historical background information. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, colour and b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563085796
ISBN
9781563085796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.05

Hardback. Translator(s): McClellan, T. M. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166300
ISBN
9780231166300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Focusing on the first and last years of Libanius' Antiochene career (AD 354 388), this volume illustrates his great range of his rhetorical skills, while at the same time illuminating the intrigues of city politics and university life. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HBJF; HBLC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853235958
ISBN
9780853235958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.85

Paperback. The articles are written in elegant and highly polished style. It is enjoyable to read and the reader can also learn the art of elegant writing. The text is translated into English and there is an introduction by the translator on the author and his works. Translator(s): Chen, Ta-Tsun. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962197
ISBN
9789629962197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Amhlaigh, Liam Mac; O'Curnain, Brian. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, frontispi. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320684
ISBN
9781851320684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.00

Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252772
ISBN
9781781252772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. A powerful yet refreshing essay collection centred around themes of confession, illness, violence and sentimentality from an exciting new American talent Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088420
ISBN
9781847088420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.18

Paperback. "The Smoking Book" is built on the foundation of two questions: how does it feel to smoke, and what does smoking mean? Lesley Stern muses on these questions through intersecting stories and essays. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFH1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773339
ISBN
9780226773339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.86

Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005461
ISBN
9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Papworth, John. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168. 109 pages. Editor(s): Papworth, John. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DN; JPA. Dimension: 154 x 216 x 7. Weight: 168.
Publisher
New European Publications Ltd.
Number of pages
109
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872410180
ISBN
9781872410180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Elegantly written essays provide an engaging, thought-provoking discussion of the fundamentals of Judaism, in which the application of Jewish ethical principles shines through. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HPDF; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781874774556
ISBN
9781874774556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardcover. "Momus" has attracted increasing attention from scholars as a work anticipating the realism of Machiavelli and the satiric wit of Erasmus. This edition provides a Latin text, based on the two earliest manuscripts, both corrected by Alberti himself, and includes a full translation into English. Translator(s): Knight, Sarah. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3H; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007543
ISBN
9780674007543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.13

Paperback. A collection of Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical writing, diaries, and letters related to the last year of Tolstoy's life. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Translator(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191195
ISBN
9780141191195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

paperback. During the decades of his world fame, Tolstoy wrote this series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. He considered and rejected the idea that art reveals and reinvents through beauty, although he perceived the question of art to be a religious one. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446425
ISBN
9780140446425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691622637
ISBN
9780691622637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardcover. Charts the connections that the author has made between sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics. This book considers the author's ideas alongside Freud's and helps in gaining a clearer understanding of human identity and how we relate to one another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043524
ISBN
9780226043524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.92

Paperback. Charts the connections that the author has made between sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics. This book considers the author's ideas alongside Freud's and helps gain a clearer understanding of human identity and how we relate to one another. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043548
ISBN
9780226043548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.74

Hardcover. Addresses the problem of formulating ways to consider the undivided mind, drawing on various sources, from Descartes to cosmology, Freud, and Genet and succeeds brilliantly in diagramming new forms as well as radical failures of connectedness. This book is of interest to scholars in philosophy, film, literature, and beyond. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226206059
ISBN
9780226206059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

paperback. Editor(s): Leland, Andrew; Julavits, Heidi; Vida, Vendela. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Believer Magazine
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936365876
ISBN
9781936365876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

paperback. Editor(s): Leland, Andrew; Julavits, Heidi; Vida, Vendela. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Believer Magazine
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936365869
ISBN
9781936365869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. Translator(s): Artes, Skyler. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937571
ISBN
9780813937571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.85

Hardcover. Translator(s): Artes, Skyler. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937564
ISBN
9780813937564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.96

Hardcover. Seneca Epistulae Vol. II Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198146490
ISBN
9780198146490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.72