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Paperback. Includes William Langewiesche's probing investigation in Vanity Fair of the slaughter of 24 Iraqis in Haditha; C J Chivers' account in Esquire of the 2004 hostage crisis in Beslan, which killed 331 people; and Susan Casey's revelation in Best Life of a virtually unknown, Texas-sized garbage dump resting at the bottom of the Pacific ocean. Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143912
ISBN
9780231143912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.68

Paperback. Featuring National Magazine Awards' winning and finalist pieces, this anthology includes stories that cover a variety of subjects from Elizabeth Kolbert's investigation into global warming in the "New Yorker" and James Bamford's look at the PR campaign behind the Iraq War in "Rolling Stone" to Chris Heath's profile of Merle Haggard in "GQ". Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139939
ISBN
9780231139939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.84

Hardback. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd's shorthand notes, his Congressional Register, and contemporary newspaper accounts. Editor(s): United States Congress; Veit, Helen E.; Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 888 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
888
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801845772
ISBN
9780801845772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.14

Paperback. First published in 1758, this was the book that brought the wonders of Greek classical architecture to the notice of the Western world. This is a translation of the second, considerably expanded, edition of 1770. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 576 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366699
ISBN
9780892366699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.63
€ 44.71

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 133. Weight in Grams: 1968.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903489
ISBN
9781907903489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.61
€ 86.06

Hardback. Authoritative and reliable editions of the Arabic and modern, lucid English translations introducing treasures of the Arabic literary heritage Editor(s): Homerin, Th. Emil. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814745281
ISBN
9780814745281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.57

Designed for use in various undergraduate courses focused on ancient Greece, this collection offers translations of the twelve legal speeches - including Lysias 1; Aeschines 1; and Demosthenes 21, 54, and 59 - useful for the study of classical Athenian social and cultural history. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNS; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209282
ISBN
9780872209282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.49
€ 43.75

Paperback. In her opening essays - 'Fathers', 'Forefathers' and 'Ancestors', the author considers the renaissance of the historical novel and discusses particularly the novel of wartime experience; the surprising variety of distant pasts that British writers have invented; and the new 'Darwinian novel'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283836
ISBN
9780099283836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.80

Hardcover. A selection reflecting the enthusiasms of A.S. Byatt, this work sweeps from the Romantics and Victorians to modern British writers, from the art of Van Gogh to the poems of Sylvia Plath. Two sections trace Byatt's fascination with the complex links between the symbolic and the real. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 595. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear, sunning to page edges and some edgewear to DW
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001689
ISBN
9780701138479
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Naffis-Sahely, Andre; Stannard, Julian. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
CB editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957326606
ISBN
9780957326606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408864623
ISBN
9781408864623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. A delightful memoir of Mary Elizabeth Lucy and her life at Charlecote. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGHA; DN; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752849300
ISBN
9780752849300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685699
ISBN
9780856685699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback.
Publisher
Weiser Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631001
ISBN
9781578631001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.86

Hardcover. Recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of 'the Fariyaq,' alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world. This book celebrates the genius and beauty of the classical Arabic language. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Library of Arabic Literature
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479842247
ISBN
9781479842247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Library of Arabic Literature
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479875757
ISBN
9781479875757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.73

Hardback. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 2AB; DNF; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635859
ISBN
9780691635859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DNS; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 240 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Light Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597843157
ISBN
9781597843157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9789927118715
ISBN
9789927118715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.18

Hardback. Editor(s): Gelles, Edith B. (Senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University). Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; BJ; DN; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
The Library of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534658
ISBN
9781598534658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.67

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