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Prose: non-fiction
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564504
- ISBN
- 9780062564504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.69
€ 30.99
€ 25.69
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€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Editor(s): Krapp, George Philip. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1932
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087698
- ISBN
- 9780231087698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.21
€ 129.21
Paperback. Spanning the first three decades of this century to the Sino-Japanese War, these twenty-two works of fiction, drama, autobiography, essays, and poetry, each newly translated and prefaced by the author's photograph and a short biographical sketch, introduce women whose literary careers coincided with an era of tremendous social, political, and cultural turbulence. Editor(s): Dooling, Amy D.; Torgeson, Kristina M. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DNF; DQ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 258 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107013
- ISBN
- 9780231107013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
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
€ 46.26
€ 46.26
Hardback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138024
- ISBN
- 9780231138024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
Paperback. Includes William Langewiesche's probing investigation in Vanity Fair of the slaughter of 24 Iraqis in Haditha; C J Chivers' account in Esquire of the 2004 hostage crisis in Beslan, which killed 331 people; and Susan Casey's revelation in Best Life of a virtually unknown, Texas-sized garbage dump resting at the bottom of the Pacific ocean. Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143912
- ISBN
- 9780231143912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.68
€ 18.68
This book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152747
- ISBN
- 9780231152747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.67
€ 128.67
Paperback. Experience the history, politics, and tragedy of World War II through the original, often firsthand daily reportage of The New York Times, our country's newspaper of record. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; DNJ; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2014.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316393966
- ISBN
- 9780316393966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.68
€ 37.68
Paperback. "[Joseph Roth] is now recognized as one of the twentieth century's great writers."-Anthony Heilbut, Los Angeles Times Book Review Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; DNJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393325829
- ISBN
- 9780393325829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.82
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. "Pam Houston catches the voice of an entire generation of adventurous young women whose intrepid hearts lead them into deep water."-Elle Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343465
- ISBN
- 9780393343465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.30
€ 16.99
€ 15.30
Paperback. The hilarious new book from a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446552431
- ISBN
- 9780446552431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.15
€ 17.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522870336
- ISBN
- 9780522870336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.52
€ 32.52
Paperback. Translator(s): von Bohlen, Claus. BIC Classification: DNF; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531069
- ISBN
- 9780714531069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.75
€ 13.75
Paperback. Several new readings, crossing the fields of history, literature, sociology, anthropology and history of science, demonstrate the complex position of the text within cultural debates past and present. Editor(s): Amigoni, David; Wallace, Jeff. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719040252
- ISBN
- 9780719040252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.66
€ 32.66
Paperback. Howard Barker does not accept the conventions of what he terms "The Establishment Theatre". These writings on the nature of theatre reject the constraints of "objective" academic theatre criticism, but explore the collision and collusion of intellect and artistry in the creative act. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: AN; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719052491
- ISBN
- 9780719052491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. This anthology makes available to students and general readers the rich variety of Victorian magazines for women. The extracts range from fashion magazines to feminist journals, from serious works for Christian mothers to tales of romance and passion for 'sweethearts'. Editor(s): Beetham, Margaret; Boardman, Kay. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DNF; GBCS; HBT; JFC; JFSJ1; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719058790
- ISBN
- 9780719058790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.41
€ 33.41
Hardback. A new edition of The Talisman, the second of Tales of the Crusaders, which is set in Palestine during the Third Crusade (1189-92) Editor(s): Ellis, J. B.; Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 448 pages, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605828
- ISBN
- 9780748605828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.03
€ 146.03
Paperback. This volume collects for the first time essays published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Bowen's lifetime as well as essays which have never been published before. The essays include Bowen's observations on age, toys, disappointment, writers, and manners. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602. Essays by Elizabeth Bowen. 480 pages. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. This volume collects for the first time essays published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Bowen's lifetime as well as essays which have never been published before. The essays include Bowen's observations on age, toys, disappointment, writers, and manners. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 27. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635696
- ISBN
- 9780748635696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.28
€ 49.28
Paperback. In his controversial essay (1925), Vasconcelos predicted the coming of a new age, the Aesthetic Era, in which joy, love, fantasy, and creativity would prevail. Marriage would be dictated by love and beauty, giving birth to a new "cosmic race". The text is presented here in a bilingual edition. Translator(s): Jaen, Didier T. Series: Race in the Americas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801856556
- ISBN
- 9780801856556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.01
€ 33.01