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Paperback. A journey in reading differs from all other reviews or critical appreciations. This book takes into account the role that books actually play in our lives. It confirms the novelist's status as one of the world's most exciting curators of culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241967942
- ISBN
- 9780241967942
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.70
€ 11.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. 'One day there is life .. And then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins the author's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. This book also includes a section 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', that reveals the author's memories and feelings after the death of his father. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571288328
- ISBN
- 9780571288328
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.71
€ 13.99
€ 9.71
Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography and music. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DNF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782115113
- ISBN
- 9781782115113
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.95
€ 19.99
€ 17.95
Paperback. Essential reading for all those interested in Irish literature and culture and its far-reaching effects on the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521187282
- ISBN
- 9780521187282
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 17.04
€ 29.99
€ 17.04
Paperback. Originally published: New York: A.A. Knopft, 1927. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412854788
- ISBN
- 9781412854788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.66
€ 55.66
Paperback. From the deceptiveness of Penelope Fitzgerald to the directness of Hemingway, from Kipling's view of France to the French view of Kipling, from the National Treasure Status of George Orwell to the despair of Michel Houellebecq, the author considers what fiction is, and what it can do. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099578581
- ISBN
- 9780099578581
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 9.54
€ 15.99
€ 9.54
Paperback. A close translation of the fourth, fifth and sixth books of the "Metaphysics", in which Aristotle discusses the nature and scope of metaphysics. The translation is accompanied by an interpretative and critical commentary. The second edition includes an expanded bibliography. Translator(s): Kirwan, Christopher. Series: Clarendon Aristotle Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198240877
- ISBN
- 9780198240877
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Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073113
- ISBN
- 9780252073113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.06
€ 35.99
€ 33.06
Hardcover. This title is not entirely consistant with the content of the work as it is not just a topographical description of the city but also an account of its inhabitants and the regulations governing their lives, of how the Sultan spent his time, of the principles and practice of Islam, and more. Editor(s): Lewis, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Austin, Michael J. L. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DVT; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094365
- ISBN
- 9780906094365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.69
€ 122.69
Paperback. This description of the province of Fars, was written around the beginning of the 12th century A.D. The author cites his qualifications for it "I was well acquainted with the present condition of the people of Fars .. being well versed also in the events of their history and exactly acquainted with the story of their kings and rulers." This is a r Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909724662
- ISBN
- 9781909724662
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Condition: New
€ 24.70
€ 24.70
Paperback. Simon Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophers in the archives of a deceased philosopher friend of his. Among them is a chart for Critchley himself, laying out in great detail the course of his life and eventual demise. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780992974718
- ISBN
- 9780992974718
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.95
€ 19.99
€ 17.95
Paperback. A collection of Gilbert White's letters to the explorer and naturalist Daines Barrington and the eminent zoologist Thomas Pennant - White's intellectual lifelines from his country-village home. This title presents an evocation of the lives of the flora and fauna of eighteenth-century England. Editor(s): Mabey, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140431124
- ISBN
- 9780140431124
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.55
€ 10.99
€ 8.55
Paperback. Written in 1513 for the Medici, immediately following their return to power in Florence, "The Prince" remains as relevant a text on the craft of ruling and the exercise of power in today's world, as it was in the 16th century. Translator(s): Detmold, C. E. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853267758
- ISBN
- 9781853267758
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Condition: New
€ 7.27
€ 7.27
Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546507
- ISBN
- 9781857546507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.84
€ 16.99
€ 13.84
Hardcover. After personal inquiry and study of hearsay and other evidence, Herodotus (born c. 484 BCE) gives us in his famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians a not uncritical estimate of the best that he could find. Translator(s): Godley, A.D. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 3M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 121 x 169 x 32. Weight in Grams: 420. LOEB
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1922
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674991330
- ISBN
- 9780674991330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.42
€ 29.99
€ 20.42
Paperback. A collection of essays on people, famous, infamous, and obscure. Subjects include Cristina Sanchez, Spain's first fully-qualified female matador, Silly Billy, New York's most successful children's clown, and an African king who is a New York city taxi-driver. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780434008773
- ISBN
- 9780434008773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.34
€ 20.99
€ 16.34
Hardback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205598
- ISBN
- 9780872205598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97€ 62.99
€ 63.97
€ 62.99
Hardcover. Livy Ab Urbe Condita Books I-V Editor(s): Ogilvie, Robert Maxwell. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 416 pages, One line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198146612
- ISBN
- 9780198146612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.57
€ 38.57
Paperback. A newly translated epic about the premier leader of the Songhay Empire. Editor(s): Hale, Thomas. Series: African Epic. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209900
- ISBN
- 9780253209900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.03
€ 16.03
Paperback. Charles Lamb, one of the most engaging personal essayists of all time, began publishing his Elia essays in the "London Magazine" in 1820; they were so immediately popular that a book-length collection was published in 1823. This edition of the text features useful annotation throughout. Series: Sightline Books: The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877458517
- ISBN
- 9780877458517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.74
€ 37.74