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Prose: non-fiction
Hardback. Translator(s): Poole, Janet. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149440
- ISBN
- 9780231149440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.85
€ 141.85
Paperback. Recalls experiencing liberation from fascism in Italy as a boy, and examines the various historical forms of fascism, always with an eye toward ugly manifestations. The author reflects on a question underlying the reflections in this book - what does it mean to be moral or ethical when one doesn't believe in God? Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099276968
- ISBN
- 9780099276968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Covers a range of topics on which the author has written and lectured over the years. This book explores lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world in the process - to a disquisition on the theme that runs through his novel, "The Prague Cemetery". Translator(s): Dixon, Richard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553946
- ISBN
- 9780099553946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. The author of "The Name of the Rose" considers a wide range of topics, from "Superman" and "Casablanca", Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, Jim Jones and mass suicide, and Woody Allen, to pop festivals and football, and not least the social and personal implications of tight jeans. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749396282
- ISBN
- 9780749396282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428633
- ISBN
- 9780099428633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. A collection of essays on the key texts that have shaped the Eco, the novelist and critic. After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, this book examines a number of major authors from the Western canon, such as French writer Nerval's masterpiece, "Sylvie", as well as the works of Cervantes, Swift, and Piero Camporesi. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099453949
- ISBN
- 9780099453949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.16
€ 17.99
€ 13.16
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
United States Congress. Ed(S): Bickford, Char...
Hardback. They make available for the first time in English the frank and insightful letters of the French minister on the subject of the new federal government. Editor(s): Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1203.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871603
- ISBN
- 9780801871603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.17
€ 149.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606350942
- ISBN
- 9781606350942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.06
€ 30.99
€ 28.06
Paperback. Brings into print editions, translations, and commentaries for more than two dozen unique poems (in Latin) from the late eleventh and early twelfth century, preserved in Houghton Library's anthology known as MS Lat 300. This book offers unparalleled access to the anthology. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M.; Balint, Bridget K. Translator(s): Lake, Justin; Light, Laura; Piper, Prydwyn O. Series: Houghton Library Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 45 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976547273
- ISBN
- 9780976547273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 359 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810109940
- ISBN
- 9780810109940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Paperback. In the first half of the 20th century, many Chinese lost themselves in tales of scandal, romance and martial gallantry - standard reading for city dwellers craving escape. The stories selected and translated here are a record of what urban life was like, as well as what readers wished it to be. Translator(s): Wong, Timothy C. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826901
- ISBN
- 9780824826901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. Words of a Century presents an anthology of the top 100 speeches of the twentieth-century. The selections were determined in a nationwide survey of communication scholars, based on rhetorical artistry and historical impact. Reprinted in full, these authoritative texts are preceded by headnotes that place the speeches into historical context. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195168051
- ISBN
- 9780195168051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.40
€ 141.40
Paperback. An astonishing selection of letters from V. S. Naipaul's formative years, rich with compassion, literary beauty and a genuine literary intent. Num Pages: 352 pages, geneal. table. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522960
- ISBN
- 9780330522960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.14
€ 21.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. From a master of the English language comes this astonishing collection of essays about reading, writing, and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522977
- ISBN
- 9780330522977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. An astonishingly candid book from the Nobel Laureate about what has shaped his interpretation of literature and the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522984
- ISBN
- 9780330522984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
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€ 13.13
Paperback. A dazzling follow-up to the novel Faces in the Crowd, this collection of literary peregrinations around the margins of metropolitan life demonstrates Valeria Luiselli's equal virtuosity as a writer of non-fiction Translator(s): MacSweeney, Christina. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085191
- ISBN
- 9781847085191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.77
€ 17.99
€ 12.77
Paperback. * Assembles for the first time the best work of Stanley Fish* Includes essays on Milton, the English Renaissance, law and literature, speech--act theory, Shakespeare amongst others* Also includes headnotes written by specialists in the field. . Editor(s): Veeser, H. Aram. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204398
- ISBN
- 9780631204398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.92
€ 67.92
Paperback. The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853239109
- ISBN
- 9780853239109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
Paperback. * A collection of poetry and essays on war by one of the most prominent women writers from that period, author of the famous TESTAMENT OF YOUTH. A commemorative edition, out now in paperback Editor(s): Bostridge, Mark. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40pp of b/w. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084142
- ISBN
- 9781844084142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
