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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. Italo Calvino once said that he preferred to give false details about his biography since he felt that even the genuine data of a writer's life shed no light on the creative work. This volume of posthumously collected personal writings is the closest we may ever come to the autobiography of this most private of writers. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189758
- ISBN
- 9780141189758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1929
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674992528
- ISBN
- 9780674992528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.40
€ 41.40
paperback. Exposes the links between the ideas of the past and the social and political cataclysms of our own time: between the Platonic belief in absolute truth and the lure of authoritarianism; and between the eighteenth-century reactionary ideologue Joseph de Maistre and twentieth-century Fascism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845952082
- ISBN
- 9781845952082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.36
€ 23.99
€ 17.36
Paperback. * 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' Dervla Murphy, THE IRISH TIMES Series: Virago Classic Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860682677
- ISBN
- 9780860682677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681371184
- ISBN
- 9781681371184
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. A new collection of work by accalimed poet Marjorie Agosin. Translator(s): Berg, Mary G. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877727665
- ISBN
- 9781877727665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.18
€ 12.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNJ; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600789731
- ISBN
- 9781600789731
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.70
€ 17.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408845912
- ISBN
- 9781408845912
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. In 1772/73, Immanuel Kant began lectures on anthropology, which he continued until 1776. His lecture notes and papers were first published in 1798. This present edition of the "Anthropology" is a translation of the text found in volume seven of the "Kants gesammelte Schriften". Editor(s): Rudnick, Hans H. (Professor of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA). Translator(s): Dowdell, Victor Lyle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809320608
- ISBN
- 9780809320608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.28
€ 54.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816522644
- ISBN
- 9780816522644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.74
€ 26.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. This collection of the writings of Ignacio Martin-Baro clarifies his importance in Latin American psychology and social theory. It introduces the questions and concerns that shaped his thinking and led to his passionate fight against oppression in El Salvador, resulting in his early death. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; DNF; JMH; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674962477
- ISBN
- 9780674962477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.35
€ 41.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. In 'Medicine of the Prophet', Ibn Qayyim presents a concise summary of how the Prophet's guidance and teaching can be followed, as well as how health, sickness and cures were viewed by Muslims in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Translator(s): Johnstone, Penelope. Num Pages: 350 pages, glossaries, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH; JFSR2; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 273 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621224
- ISBN
- 9780946621224
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.55
€ 30.99
€ 22.55
Paperback. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, this work details the many blessings of the remembrance of God. Through discussions of subjects such as the ego, the nature of the body, the ephemerality of the world, and the purification of the heart, this work is a great contribution to Muslim spirituality. Translator(s): Slitine, M. Youssef; Fitzgerald, M. Abdurrahman. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621781
- ISBN
- 9780946621781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.33
€ 21.99
€ 17.33
Hardback. Includes insights into Ibn hanbal's childhood, travels, and teachings, descriptions of his way of life, and an account of his legendary confrontation with the caliphal Inquisition Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771662
- ISBN
- 9780814771662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.42
€ 56.42
Hardback. Authoritative and reliable editions of the Arabic and modern, lucid English translations introducing treasures of the Arabic literary heritage Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 43. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814738948
- ISBN
- 9780814738948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.43
€ 56.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Akashic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617754098
- ISBN
- 9781617754098
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.14
€ 16.99
€ 15.14
Hardcover. Sixteen short essays on places as varied as Glasgow and Norwich, Llanidloes and Sheffield, by the finest English Architectural writer of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903816
- ISBN
- 9781907903816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. "Perfect Catch" is a bundle of poems, plays and collaborations between Ian McMillan and various musicians, theatre groups, radio producers and ordinary and extraordinary people. Poetry is a community art for this writer, not a craft pursued in a lonely room. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 187. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0281282
- ISBN
- 9781857544961
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
paperback. In this issue of Granta Magazine, a distinguished writer makes an anonynous confession and defends a habit: his son supplies him with ecstasy. Other contributions include Nicholas Shakespeare on discovering the evil of his ancestors, and works from Amanda Hopkinson and Andrew Brown. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 319. Vol 74 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039282
- ISBN
- 9780903141444
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Featuring distinguished writers and reporters: John Simpson, James Fenton, Martha Gellhorn, Germaine Greer, Ryszard Kapuscinski, as well as talents Elana Lappin, Suketu Mehta and Wendell Steavenson, this book covers some of the signal events: the fall of Saigon, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the massacre in Tiananmen Square, and more. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781862078154
- ISBN
- 9781862078154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.59
€ 24.99
€ 16.59