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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. In the first half of the 20th century, many Chinese lost themselves in tales of scandal, romance and martial gallantry - standard reading for city dwellers craving escape. The stories selected and translated here are a record of what urban life was like, as well as what readers wished it to be. Translator(s): Wong, Timothy C. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826901
- ISBN
- 9780824826901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 359 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810109940
- ISBN
- 9780810109940
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Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Paperback. This historic novel about blackface minstrels explores below the surface. Eric Lott, writing for African American Review, described it as "A novel of ideas devoted to exploring the complex fate of black and white Americans caught, as ever, in a racial history they can neither surmount nor escape". Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DNF; FV; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492707
- ISBN
- 9781558492707
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Condition: New
€ 38.86
€ 38.86
Hardcover. Collects a series of lectures by the author on Swift, Pope, Fielding, and others. This work showcases the authors views of American sensibilities by using his lectures and essays written for an American audience. It is compiled by means of a comparative study of relevant documents - from the first published appearance to the last edition. Editor(s): Harden, Edgar F. Series: The Thackeray Edition S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116126
- ISBN
- 9780472116126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.80
€ 119.80
Hardcover. A lively and diverse collection of prose by an esteemed poet-teacher Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472097265
- ISBN
- 9780472097265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.72
€ 95.72
Paperback. Brings into print editions, translations, and commentaries for more than two dozen unique poems (in Latin) from the late eleventh and early twelfth century, preserved in Houghton Library's anthology known as MS Lat 300. This book offers unparalleled access to the anthology. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M.; Balint, Bridget K. Translator(s): Lake, Justin; Light, Laura; Piper, Prydwyn O. Series: Houghton Library Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 45 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976547273
- ISBN
- 9780976547273
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Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606350942
- ISBN
- 9781606350942
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.06
€ 30.99
€ 28.06
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
United States Congress. Ed(S): Bickford, Char...
Hardback. They make available for the first time in English the frank and insightful letters of the French minister on the subject of the new federal government. Editor(s): Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1203.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871603
- ISBN
- 9780801871603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.16
€ 151.16
Paperback. A collection of essays on the key texts that have shaped the Eco, the novelist and critic. After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, this book examines a number of major authors from the Western canon, such as French writer Nerval's masterpiece, "Sylvie", as well as the works of Cervantes, Swift, and Piero Camporesi. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099453949
- ISBN
- 9780099453949
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.73
€ 17.99
€ 12.73
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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. The author of "The Name of the Rose" considers a wide range of topics, from "Superman" and "Casablanca", Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, Jim Jones and mass suicide, and Woody Allen, to pop festivals and football, and not least the social and personal implications of tight jeans. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749396282
- ISBN
- 9780749396282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. Covers a range of topics on which the author has written and lectured over the years. This book explores lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world in the process - to a disquisition on the theme that runs through his novel, "The Prague Cemetery". Translator(s): Dixon, Richard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553946
- ISBN
- 9780099553946
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Recalls experiencing liberation from fascism in Italy as a boy, and examines the various historical forms of fascism, always with an eye toward ugly manifestations. The author reflects on a question underlying the reflections in this book - what does it mean to be moral or ethical when one doesn't believe in God? Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099276968
- ISBN
- 9780099276968
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Hardback. Translator(s): Poole, Janet. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149440
- ISBN
- 9780231149440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.85
€ 141.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Todorov, Tzvetan. Translator(s): Zaretsky, Robert. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJPG; DN; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019611
- ISBN
- 9780271019611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.16
€ 80.16
Hardcover. The writings of the ancient warrior Sun Tzu have provided tremendous wisdom to generations through the ages. Now these philosophies are available with anecdotal extracts by the author of Shogun and Noble House. Translator(s): Griffith, Samuel B. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 216 pages, frontispiece, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195014761
- ISBN
- 9780195014761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.66
€ 15.99
€ 12.66
Hardback. This collection Mark Twain's writing aims to capture the essence of the author's work - the dark humour, the wry observations, and the keen insight into social and political realities, both specifically American and broadly human. Editor(s): Collins, Brian. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CB; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104982
- ISBN
- 9780231104982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.30
€ 46.30
paperback. This twelfth century masterpiece comprises 184 prose passages and 5,263 lines of verse to be narrated and sung by a performing singer-storyteller. It is an elaboration of the T'ang dynasty love story, The Story of Ying-ying, by Yuan Chen (779-831). Translator(s): Ch'en Li-li. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780231101196
- ISBN
- 9780231101196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812978919
- ISBN
- 9780812978919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. Contains twelve of author's celebrated short stories, together with "The Grass Harp" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This title also includes various sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185309
- ISBN
- 9780141185309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31