×


 x 

Shopping cart

Prose: non-fiction

Results 21 - 40 of 2388

Prose: non-fiction

Paperback. Concentrating mainly on India, the Americas, Africa and the Diaspora, this wonderful collection of essays is a clear-eyed and magnificent introduction to this writer's extraordinary world. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 196 x 37. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330523691
ISBN
9780330523691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. A selection of the author's critical essays on music, which includes an analysis of Beethoven's obsession with the key of C minor, an account of William Byrd as a spokesman for the Elizabethan Catholic minority, and papers on the operas "Don Giovanni", "The Magic Flute" and "Tristan and Isolde". Num Pages: 359 pages, 80 music examples, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213777
ISBN
9780520213777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. An indispensable resource for those who wish to understand and appreciate the brilliance and virtuosity of one of America's true talents Editor(s): Christensen, Alicia; Madden, Jerry David. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: AJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803236585
ISBN
9780803236585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. * Succinct pieces of prose - unique lessons in living from one of our best-loved writers, Maya Angelou Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860491405
ISBN
9781860491405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. "Doing things by the book" acquires a whole new meaning in Brandon R. Schrand's memoir of coming of age in spite of himself. The "works cited" are those books that serve as Schrand's signposts as he goes from life as a hormone-crazed, heavy-metal wannabe in the remotest parts of working-class Idaho to a reasonable facsimile of manhood. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243378
ISBN
9780803243378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.96

Hardcover. The major works of Josephus (c. 37 after 97 CE) are "History of the Jewish War," from 170 BCE to his own time, and "Jewish Antiquities," from creation to 66 CE. Also by him are an autobiographical "Life" and a treatise "Against Apion." Translator(s): Marcus, Ralph; Wikgren, Allen. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 494 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 118 x 29. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1943
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995383
ISBN
9780674995383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.47

Hardcover.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
394
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990074
ISBN
9780674990074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.65

Hardcover. Marcus Aurelius (121 180 CE), philosopher-emperor, wrote the "Meditations" (his title was "The matters addressed to himself") in periods of solitude during military campaigns. His ethical, religious, and existential reflections have endured as an expression of Stoicism, a text for students of that philosophy, and a guide to the moral life. Translator(s): Haines, C.R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 119 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1916
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990647
ISBN
9780674990647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.65

Hardcover. This work is comprised of personal essays by some of the most noted Holocaust educators working in or with Holocaust museums, resource centers, or educational organizations across the globe. Editor(s): Totten, Samuel. Num Pages: 230 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNKC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105078
ISBN
9780739105078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.40

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. The Third in our Classic Collection from famous essayists Especially relevant today in confronting the future of Israel and Palestine Showcasing a major literary figure - an original thinker BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749029
ISBN
9781910749029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.84

Hardback. A new edition of Woodstock based on the first edition but emended in the light of readings in the manuscript and proofs that were misread. Editor(s): Inglis, Tony; Alexander, J. H.; Hewitt, David; Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 220 x 40. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
670
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605835
ISBN
9780748605835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.68

Paperback. Touching on the works of Emerson, Thoreau, Proust, and Plato, among others, this title outlines the problem of duality in modern thought - the separation of the mind and body, word and referent, intelligence and mystery, human and natural - and makes the case for a fuller kind of nature poetry, one that strives to overcome this false separation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571313270
ISBN
9781571313270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. From patriotic rhetoric to the gritty realism of the Front Line, this anthology juxtaposes women's writing of fact and fiction and aims to present a rounded picture of World War I as it was lived and fought by women across Britain. Editor(s): Smith, Ms. Angela. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; DNF; DQ; HBJD1; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719050732
ISBN
9780719050732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.93

Paperback. These posthumous essays by Joan Kelly, a founder of women's studies, represent a profound synthesis of feminist theory and historical analysis and require a realignment of perspectives on women in society from the Middle Ages to the present. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226430287
ISBN
9780226430287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Guilford Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898624656
ISBN
9780898624656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.70

Hardback. The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. Editor(s): Hahner, June E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; DNF; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026338
ISBN
9780842026338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BG; DN; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Conari Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573241380
ISBN
9781573241380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. This issue reflects a variety of the extreme individual experience provided by the 20th century. James Hamilton-Paterson recounts his rape by five men in Libya; Marlon Brando reveals the stupidities of celebrity to Studs Terkel; and Andrew Brown describes the death of God in the Church of England. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903141307
ISBN
9780903141307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. Exquisite word portraits of women by one of the past century's greatest women writers. Editor(s): Mistral, Gabriela; Allende, Isabel; Nanfito, Jacqueline C. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DNF; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893996090
ISBN
9781893996090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.23

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!