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Paperback. Published: New York, NY: Perennial, 2002- Editor(s): Holt, Sid; The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2013 ed.
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162258
ISBN
9780231162258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Chosen from the nominees and winners of the 2012 National Magazine Awards, this year's anthology covers a range of developments in culture, commerce, society, and politics, from the passing of Steve Jobs to the controversy over breast cancer research funding. Editor(s): Holt, Sid; The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 556. 544 pages. Chosen from the nominees and winners of the 2012 National Magazine Awards, this year's anthology covers a range of developments in culture, commerce, society, and politics, from the passing of Steve Jobs to the controversy over breast cancer research funding. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DNJ. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 33. Weight: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
11.11.2012
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162234
ISBN
9780231162234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. "The Best American Magazine Writing 2011" now features interviews with several authors selected for this anthology, speaking on their craft, the use of sources, courting controversy, and the challenges of journalistic writing in an age of extreme partisanship and Internet news. Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159401
ISBN
9780231159401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280. 168 pages. Editor(s): Tickell, Alex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGL; DN. Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight: 280.
Publisher
Nottingham Trent University
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842330494
ISBN
9781842330494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The author of Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman comes forward to tell the story. Translator(s): Gorelick, Ted. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 192 pages, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606345
ISBN
9780815606345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Olubas, Brigitta. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173261
ISBN
9780231173261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. These poems -- more than a hundred haiku, several tanka, and three kanshi -- are arranged chronologically within each genre, revealing the development of Masaoka Shiki's (1867-1902) art and the seamless way in which he wove his life and illness into his poetry. Watson's introduction deftly explores the course of Shiki's life and places him in relation to Japanese history, literature and thought. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110914
ISBN
9780231110914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Translation of: Nihaayat al-arab fai funaun al-adab. Translator(s): Muhanna, Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; DN; GBA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107484
ISBN
9780143107484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Hardcover. The Wicked Wit Of Charles Dickens explores and reveals aspects of the author's personal and professional life, whilst celebrating his flair for witty and satirical observations about society and human nature. Contains lengthy extracts from scenes of great amusement in his novels, as well as pithy remarks uttered by his unique characters. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843175681
ISBN
9781843175681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A translation of Osbern Bokenham's "Legendys of Hooly Wummen" (1443-1447), the first all-female hagiography. Translated from Latinale Middle English, it contains the Augustinian friar's version of the stories of 13 women saints from gospel, apocrypha, martyrology and high-medieval history. Translator(s): Delany, Sheila. Series: Mediaeval Studies: Sources & Appraisals S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSC; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268012953
ISBN
9780268012953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Hardback. Scholars have argued for decades over which constitutes the best possible version of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's much-anthologized story "The Yellow Wall-Paper." This book offers both Gilman scholars and scholars of textual studies a means of engaging with a work that exists in multiple forms, and includes fresh readings of this story. Editor(s): St.Jean, Shawn. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821416532
ISBN
9780821416532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

paperback. Trenchant prose writings on poetry, poets, and cultural matters by one of the most important essayists of his generation. Edited with an Introduction by Robert Phillips. "A lively and slashing critic..reading him one feels windows opening, clouds passing, sunlight, and a fresh breeze entering the room."-Joseph Epstein. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635578
ISBN
9781566635578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.08

Hardcover. Seneca Epistulae Vol. I Editor(s): Reynolds, Leighton; Reynolds, L. D. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198146445
ISBN
9780198146445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.42

Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990869
ISBN
9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Stoic philosopher and tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote moral essays - exercises in practical philosophy - on how to live in a troubled world. Strikingly applicable today, his thoughts on happiness and other subjects are here combined in a clear, modern translation with an introduction on Seneca's life and philosophy. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552405
ISBN
9780199552405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This title is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Translator(s): Kaster, Robert A.; Nussbaum, Martha C. Series: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748429
ISBN
9780226748429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. An historical tragedy by an eighteenth century playwright. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 75 pages, 1 b&w plate, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
75
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893770
ISBN
9780859893770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

paperback. Presents a collection of columns by Sean Kirst that spans almost a quarter-century. During his long career as a writer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, Kirst won some of the most prestigious honours in journalism, including the Ernie Pyle Award, given annually to one American writer who best captures the hopes and dreams of everyday Americans. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780815610830
ISBN
9780815610830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Berkeley, Jon. Series: Sayings, quotations, proverbs. Num Pages: 60 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DN; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 110. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862814809
ISBN
9780862814809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.70

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Anderson, Anne M.; Corr, James. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CJBT; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246. Fine copy in fine dust wrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0001074
ISBN
9780862816650
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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