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History of Western philosophy
paperback. This is a classic work of ethical theory, arguably the most persuasive and comprehensible presentation of this widely influential position. The complete text of Utilitarianism is presented, with footnote annotations added to clarify unfamiliar references and terminology. Editor(s): Bailey, Andrew. Series: Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 110
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- New
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- V9781554813155
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- 9781554813155
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Paperback. A comprehensive examination of Heidegger's "Nazism". It draws on materials to paint a damning picture of Nazism's influence on the philosopher's thought and politics. It uses excerpts from seminars to show that Heidegger's philosophical writings are fatally compromised by an adherence to National Socialist ideas. Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Num Pages: 464 pages, 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
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- New
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- V9780300172072
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- 9780300172072
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paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
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- New
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- 9780226025957
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- 9780226025957
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paperback. This is a revised and corrected English translation that incorporates Arendt's own substantial revisions and provides additional notes based on letters, contracts and other documents. It demonstrates how her early work on Augustine provides the key to her later critique of modernity. Editor(s): Scott, Joanna Vecchiarelli (Professor of Political Science, Eastern Michigan University, USA); Stark, Judith Chelius (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Seton Hall University, USA). Num Pages: 254 pages, notes. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRC; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
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- New
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- 9780226025971
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- 9780226025971
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paperback. Translator(s): Bass, Alan. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
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- New
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- 9780226143316
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- 9780226143316
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€ 21.99€ 17.76
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paperback. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most elusive thinkers in the philosophical tradition. Nonetheless, certain readings of his work have become standard and influential. This title challenges various traditional views, taking the philosopher at his word when he says that his writing can best be understood as a kind of psychology. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
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- New
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- 9780226669762
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- 9780226669762
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€ 27.99€ 21.36
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hardcover. Argues that the basis for Hobbes' natural and political science is his interest in 'self-knowledge of man as he really is.' This title allows us to have a picture of author's interpretation of Hobbes, the thinker pivotal to the fundamental theme of his life's work: the conflicting demands of philosophy and revelation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780226776828
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- 9780226776828
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€ 39.99€ 27.82
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paperback. This rewritten and updated edition takes account of recent Kantian literature. It includes a new discussion of the 'Third Analogy', an expanded discussion of Kant's 'Paralogisms' and new chapters on Kant's theory of reason, theology and the 'Appendix to the Dialectic'. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 794.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780300102666
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- 9780300102666
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€ 34.99€ 23.87
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paperback. Based on original research, this book demonstrates conclusively and in details how the transmission of ancient skepticism was a bital factor in the formation of modern thought. It is rich in implications for th history of philosophy, the history of science, and the history of religious thought. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of California
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- New
- SKU
- 9780520038769
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- 9780520038769
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€ 31.99€ 24.08
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paperback. Where does the notion of free will come from? How and when did it develop, and what did that development involve? This title offers an account of the history, the notion of a free will that emerged from powerful assumptions about the relation between divine providence, correctness of individual choice, and self-enslavement due to incorrect choice. Editor(s): Long, A. A. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
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- New
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- 9780520272668
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- 9780520272668
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€ 28.99€ 20.58
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paperback. Explores such themes as philosophy versus poetry, post-World War II German thought, art, tradition, and truth in a collection of essays. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780691013671
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- 9780691013671
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€ 45.99€ 30.47
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paperback. But why did Descartes think we should take these exaggerated doubts seriously? And if we do take them seriously, how did he think any of our beliefs could ever escape them? This work undertakes a study of Descartes's first three meditations to answer these questions and to present a fresh way of understanding precisely what Descartes was up to. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780691117324
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- 9780691117324
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paperback. Presents the author's story of a lifetime of writing and his understanding of the maze of greatly varied works that make up his oeuvre. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780691140803
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- 9780691140803
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€ 46.99€ 31.54
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hardcover. A translation of one the major writings of Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911), a philosopher and historian of culture who continues to have a significant influence on Continental philosophy and a broad range of scholarly disciplines. It presents Dilthey's main theoretical works from the 1890s. Editor(s): Makkreel, Rudolf A.; Rodi, Frithjof. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780691147499
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- 9780691147499
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€ 81.99€ 51.92
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paperback. A reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life - and not simply an intellectual discipline. It traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied or even used to solve particular practical problems. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780691159706
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- 9780691159706
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€ 25.99€ 19.31
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paperback. When the author wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. This title offers an account of his life and works, and of the uses and abuses to which subsequent generations had put his ideas. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 38. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780691160269
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- 9780691160269
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paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBLA; HPCA; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780691176352
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- 9780691176352
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paperback. This single volume guides provides everything you need to know about Heidegger's Being and Time. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edinburgh Univ. Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780748627349
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- 9780748627349
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€ 22.99€ 22.26
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paperback. Takes students and academics through Philosophies of Difference, following the development of Francois Laruelle's thought, unpicking the difficult structure, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the text and evaluating the arguments for and against his ideas. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780748668137
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- 9780748668137
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€ 25.99€ 24.85
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paperback. "Breaks new ground in a number of promising directions, and will surely be viewed as a major contribution to the developing field of Scheler studies..comprehensive and sympathetic, yet without being uncritical."-Philip Blosser, Lenoir-Rhyne College Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 527 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 527
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780823221783
- ISBN
- 9780823221783
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paperback. What does it mean to give a "gift?" In this timely collection, distinguished anthropologists-Maurice Godelier, George Marcus, Stephen Tyler-and philosophers-Mark C. Taylor, John D. Caputo, Jean-Joseph Goux and Adriaan Peperzak, explore an enigma that has disturbed contemporary philosophers from Marcel Mauss to Jacques Derrida. Editor(s): Wyschogrod, Edith; Goux, Jean-Joseph; Boynton, Eric. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823221660
- ISBN
- 9780823221660
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€ 38.99€ 34.87
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paperback. "Conquest of Abundance" was prepared from drafts of the manuscript left at the author's death, working notes, lectures and articles Feyerabend wrote while the larger work was in progress. It offers up exploration and insights with the charm, and sense of mischief that are his hallmarks. Editor(s): Terpstra, Bert. Num Pages: 290 pages, 15 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
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- New
- SKU
- 9780226245348
- ISBN
- 9780226245348
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€ 27.99€ 21.63
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Hardback. Challenges what we understand by modernist aesthetics, their origins, and their implications for how we conceive our relation to the modern world Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
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- New
- SKU
- V9780823245321
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- 9780823245321
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€ 57.55
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Paperback. Presents Christian writings that alter our understanding of the great philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. This title argues that the Kierkegaard known to the history of modern ideas is, in an important sense, not Kierkegaard at all. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061875991
- ISBN
- 9780061875991
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€ 18.99€ 16.67
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