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Paperback. Entertains and diverts by bizarre stories of mapless roads and unreal cities, the Ostrich Palisades and the erotic stones of Bonehenge. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224087858
ISBN
9780224087858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Hardcover. A lifetime of classic writing on golf, by veteran sports journalist John Hopkins. Num Pages: 320 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: DNJ; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909653184
ISBN
9781909653184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007415588
ISBN
9780007415588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. Takes us on a funhouse hall-of-mirrors ride through the other side of America - to the Ozarks for a Christian rock festival; to Florida to meet the straggling refugees of MTV's "Real World"; to Indiana to investigate the formative years of Michael Jackson and Axl Rose and then to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572350
ISBN
9780099572350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. John Keegan concentrates in this book on significant war themes: the impact of war on the 20th century and the forms it has taken; the origin of war in human nature and history; the adoption and use of war by states as an instrument of policy; and the experience of war by individuals. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000311
ISBN
9780712665667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The commentary in this edition of one of Plutarchs Lives concentrates on the historical aspects of the work and includes much detailed comparison of Plutarch's narrative with those of other sources such as Herodotos, Thucydides, Diodorus and Cornelius Nepos. Greek text with facing translation. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686771
ISBN
9780856686771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. An anthology of famed sportswriter John Lardner, including forty-nine of his most influential pieces Editor(s): Schulian, John. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230477
ISBN
9780803230477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.07

Paperback. Includes John Lennon's autobiography, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" as well as accounts of falling in love, marriage, the break-up of the Beatles and life in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561262
ISBN
9780099561262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Provides an account of how we acquire everyday, mathematical, natural scientific, religious and ethical knowledge. Rejecting the theory that some knowledge is innate in us, this title argues that it derives from sense perceptions and experience, as analysed and developed by reason. Editor(s): Woolhouse, Roger. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434828
ISBN
9780140434828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Explores the theme of friendship in the lives and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. This title offers a comprehensive view of how Emerson's and Thoreau's friendships took root and bolstered their individual political, social, and ethical projects. Editor(s): Lysaker, John T.; Rossi, William. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221438
ISBN
9780253221438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.37

Hardback. Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNJ; HBTB; JFD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040269
ISBN
9780252040269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.00

Paperback. Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNJ; HBTB; JFD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 288 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081712
ISBN
9780252081712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Notes of a Newsman Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DNJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745045
ISBN
9781910745045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

John McGahern did not spread himself thinly as a writer. Nearly all of his creative energy went into what was central for him: the great novels and stories that are part of the canon of Irish and world literature. Of interest to those who love his work, this book brings together McGahern's surviving essays, reviews and speeches. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 770. Nice copy in clean dustwrapper. First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
496
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0303037
ISBN
9780571245116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970863
ISBN
9781907970863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.42

Paperback. Dealing with subjects ranging from a Swedish hotel made of ice to the enigma of UFOs, from a tragedy on Lake Minnetonka to the gold mine of cyberpornography, this book presents over 90 essays. It covers various topics such as the environment, terrorism, education, sports, politics, and music. Editor(s): McPhee, John; Rigolot, Carol. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 halftone. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143088
ISBN
9780691143088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.78
€ 40.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
JRP Editions Switzerland
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9782940271054
ISBN
9782940271054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

paperback. John Milton was celebrated and denounced in his own time both as a poet and as a polemicist. This edition of Milton's major prose works includes: Of Education, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and the Divorce tracts, as well as the famous 1644 polemical tract on the opposing licensing and censorship, Areopagitica. Editor(s): Poole, William. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439069
ISBN
9780140439069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
463
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971974
ISBN
9780865971974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.11

Paperback. Regarded by many as the equal of Shakespeare in poetic imagination and expression, Milton was also a prolific writer of prose, applying his potent genius to major issues of domestic, religious and political liberty. Editor(s): Loewenstein, David. Num Pages: 606 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129312
ISBN
9781405129312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.91

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