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Prose: non-fiction
Paperback. Offers an account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. This autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes the author's surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London, along with the nightmares, despair and paranoia to which he became prey. Editor(s): Milligan, Barry. Num Pages: 352 pages, chronology, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140439014
- ISBN
- 9780140439014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Suspiria de Profundis, and 'The English Mail-Coach' are De Quincey's finest essays in autobiography, published here with three appendices containing a wealth of related manuscript material and a comprehensive introduction and notes. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600618
- ISBN
- 9780199600618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.79
€ 10.99
€ 9.79
hardcover. An account of World War II from the articles of one of the war's finest correspondents. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: DN; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521830515
- ISBN
- 9780521830515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.86€ 75.12
€ 82.86
€ 75.12
Paperback. Features three works attributed to Constantine two of which were certainly not written by him which are important sources for historians of the papacy, Christianity and Constantine himself. This title includes "The Oration to the Saints" and the "Edict of Constantine". Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853236481
- ISBN
- 9780853236481
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.73
€ 35.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Over the last few years, often when David Mitchell has been on holiday, the author has been attempting to understand modern Britain in a weekly newspaper column. Why are there so few right-wing stand-ups? Who was Grant Shapps? What does your Spotify playlist data say about you? Are Jeremy Corbyn and Stewart Lee really the new Christs? And so on. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; DN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571329038
- ISBN
- 9780571329038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Like other well-known writers of the time, Hogg was a contributor to the annuals, and this book brings together all the Hogg texts that were either written for, or first published in, annuals and gift-books. Editor(s): Currie, Janette; Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615278
- ISBN
- 9780748615278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.14€ 106.08
€ 110.14
€ 106.08
Paperback. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445176
- ISBN
- 9780140445176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. An introduction to Tony Giddens' life and work. Accessible and informal overview of the principle theories of "the key intellectual figure of New Labour". Outlines the main themes in Giddens' social and political theories with customary clarity and directness and in his own words. Series: Polity Conversations Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620497
- ISBN
- 9780745620497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.26
€ 25.26
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333597927
- ISBN
- 9780333597927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.55
€ 186.55
Hardback. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 258 pages, plus 48 b/w pls, tbs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2AHA; 2CXC; DNF; DSBB; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 310. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416750
- ISBN
- 9780900416750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.35
€ 124.35
Hardback. This volume collates the prizewinning essays in the 1990 and 1991 ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition in copyright law. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- No. 40
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110600
- ISBN
- 9780231110600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.29€ 105.38
€ 140.29
€ 105.38
Paperback. The first book--length study of Cornel West, one of Americaa s foremost public intellectuals. Outlines the main themes of his thought and discusses all of his major works, which span philosophy, politics, theology and Afrocan America Studies. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DN; HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624938
- ISBN
- 9780745624938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.05
€ 24.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, Warren Hunting; Lam, George L. Series: Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: 602 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 602
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300007046
- ISBN
- 9780300007046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.96€ 66.37
€ 86.96
€ 66.37
Paperback. Now available in paperback, Maurizio Ascari's study of crime fiction takes a new look at its evolution, drawing on material from the Middle Ages onwards. He explores the connections between revenge tragedies, the gothic, urban mysteries and anarchist fiction, and examines the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230594623
- ISBN
- 9780230594623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.72
€ 121.72
Hardback. Drawn from twenty-five years of the magazine, this abundant collection contains a generous sampling of the very best writing from The New Criterion, featuring the judgments of our generation's most astute and entertaining observers. Editor(s): Kimball, Roger; Kramer, Hilton. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637060
- ISBN
- 9781566637060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.47
€ 48.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNJ; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600789731
- ISBN
- 9781600789731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.62
€ 18.62
Paperback. More than two hundred columns, articles, essays, speeches, and letters, tracing ER's development from timorous columnist to one of liberalism's most eloquent and outspoken leaders. From My Day columns on Marian Anderson, excerpts from Moral Basis of Democracy and This Troubled World, to speeches and articles on the Holocaust and McCarthyism. Editor(s): Black, Allida M. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111812
- ISBN
- 9780231111812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.07
€ 47.07
Hardback. This is the first English translation of a 13th-century work which set down the customary law of Clermont in the Beauvais region of France as it was practiced and understood. The work covers both procedural and substantive law, including the facts and decisions of nearly 100 cases. Translator(s): Akehurst, F. R. P. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; DNF; HBTB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812231052
- ISBN
- 9780812231052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.11
€ 135.11
Hardback. Focuses on art and exile, examining what it means to be an immigrant artist from a country in crisis. This title tells the stories of artists, including the author, who create despite, or because of, the horrors that drove them from their homelands and that continue to haunt them. Series: Toni Morrison Lecture Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140186
- ISBN
- 9780691140186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
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€ 19.64
€ 19.99
€ 19.64