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Prose: non-fiction
Hardback. These essays capture the humour of the Old South, in tales, almanac entries, turf reports, historical sketches, gentlemen's essays on outdoor sports, and profiles of local characters, all of which flourished between 1830 and 1860. Editor(s): Inge, M. Thomas; Piacentino, Edward J. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121949
- ISBN
- 9780813121949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.79
€ 55.79
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476723426
- ISBN
- 9781476723426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.31
€ 17.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551521633
- ISBN
- 9781551521633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.13
€ 17.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. From one of the most ferociously brilliant and distinctive young voices in literary nonfiction: a debut shot through with violence, comedy, and feverish intensity that takes us on an odyssey into an American netherworld, exposing a raw personal journey along the way. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472151032
- ISBN
- 9781472151032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Hardback. This text presents over 1000 Oscar Wilde quotations on subjects from absinthe to Zola. In addition, it includes selections from Wilde's personal letters remarking on his life and on the human condition, and aims to capture the witticisms at which Wilde excelled. Editor(s): Beckson, Karl. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CB; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104562
- ISBN
- 9780231104562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.43
€ 53.43
Paperback. When author first left his country village aged nineteen, he discovered a delight in the outside world that remained undiminished throughout his writing life. In this book, he brings together pieces including recollections of his Gloucestershire childhood celebrated in Cider With Rosie. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241237175
- ISBN
- 9780241237175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. The hilarious new book from the magnificent Maureen Lipman, one of Britain's most recognisable comic talents Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp B-W plates. BIC Classification: DNJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KRA0011067
- ISBN
- 9781847393685
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. As autobiography, Brainard's method was brilliantly simple: to set down specific memories ('everything is interesting, sooner or later') as they rose to the surface of his consciousness, each prefaced by the refrain 'I remember.' BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903571
- ISBN
- 9781907903571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.13
€ 19.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. Num Pages: 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492. Nicholas Ray on Making Movies. 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201699
- ISBN
- 9780520201699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138. A Selection of Writings. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Heinemann International Litera
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435905989
- ISBN
- 9780435905989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.86
€ 16.86
Hardcover. Collection of stories by graduates of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306339
- ISBN
- 9780226306339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.91€ 54.76
€ 64.91
€ 54.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306476
- ISBN
- 9780226306476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.67
€ 25.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. A work on Pythagoreanism. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853233268
- ISBN
- 9780853233268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.76
€ 35.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. The third volume in Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Num Pages: 397 pages, 1 b&w line. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002011
- ISBN
- 9780413744203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, this work details the many blessings of the remembrance of God. Through discussions of subjects such as the ego, the nature of the body, the ephemerality of the world, and the purification of the heart, this work is a great contribution to Muslim spirituality. Translator(s): Slitine, M. Youssef; Fitzgerald, M. Abdurrahman. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621781
- ISBN
- 9780946621781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.21
€ 21.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. The world-famous Icelandic sagas related to the spectacular living landscapes of today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752433424
- ISBN
- 9780752433424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- KRS0017759
- ISBN
- 9780271008455
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. A deeply observant extended homage to orchard farmer Evelyn Curtis Losack and her village of Corrales, New Mexico. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: AJCR; BGT; DNF; RN; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135839
- ISBN
- 9780890135839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback / so. Heimel has been described by the "Chicago Tribune" as "perhaps our funniest war correspondent on the war between the sexes." Her new book shows Heimel at her wicked best. Like a hip Erma Bombeck or a Dorothy Parker for today, she is an antidote to an absurd world for smart, sane women. BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802139504
- ISBN
- 9780802139504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows cancer for what it is. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141187129
- ISBN
- 9780141187129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Amhlaigh, Liam Mac; O'Curnain, Brian. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, frontispi. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851320684
- ISBN
- 9781851320684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Paperback. With candour, eloquence and indignation, this title carefully examines an expanse of topics; including the politics of India and Pakistan, censorship, the Labour Party, Palestinian identity, contemporary film and late-twentieth century race, religion and politics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099542254
- ISBN
- 9780099542254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.60
€ 17.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Containing 74 essays, this book covers a range of subjects including the literature of the perceived masters and of Rushdie's contemporaries, the politics of colonialism and the ironies of culture, film, politicians, the Labour Party, racial prejudice and the preciousness of free expression. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140140361
- ISBN
- 9780140140361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.73
€ 18.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Schott, Webster. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition ND Paperback
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811202299
- ISBN
- 9780811202299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.08
€ 21.99
€ 20.08