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Paperback. A new translation into English of two rip-roaring tales by the French master of detective fiction and a rival only to Conan Doyle. This novel features the greatly popular gentleman thief Arsene Lupin and the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. This edition is illustrated by Thomas Muller. Illustrator(s): Muller, Thomas. Translator(s): Carter, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495617
ISBN
9781847495617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. An elderly caretaker at a large outdoor exhibition, called Art in Nature, finds that a couple have lingered on to bicker about the value of a picture; he has a surprising suggestion that will resolve both their row and his own ambivalence about the art market. Translator(s): Teal, Thomas. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Sort of Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956308696
ISBN
9780956308696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.36

Paperback. This is a collection of short stories about silence and the complications thar arise when a silence is kept too long or suddenly broken. Subjects addressed include the loss of innocence, sexual betrayal, and the helplessness of parents before their children. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877457268
ISBN
9780877457268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Zoete, Beryl De. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322844
ISBN
9780940322844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. 'Asharat nisaa' offers a kaleidoscopic look at the contemporary troubles of women, exploring themes ranging from old age to lesbianism and classic problems with roles: as daughters, mothers and wives. The novel is based on the author's conviction that wounds can be healed through sharing and working together. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Qatar
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9789992194775
ISBN
9789992194775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. This title collects stories that are rooted in author's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289708
ISBN
9780099289708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. "The short stories in Naomi Shepherd's collection ASHES are a delight.. an anatomy of Israeli society, a species of social tragi-comedy." (Alan Isler) Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9781870015837
ISBN
9781870015837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Chilling Icelandic crime from the author of LAST RITUALS and MY SOUL TO TAKE Translator(s): Roughton, Philip. Series: Thora Gudmundsdottir. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444700077
ISBN
9781444700077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

paperback. A collection of stories, in which moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate leads a person to a new way of thinking or being. It presents a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843101154
ISBN
9781843101154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.61

Paperback. Series: Peter Owen Modern Classic. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720611236
ISBN
9780720611236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Aitken, Will. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
DC Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897190197
ISBN
9781897190197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Translator(s): Dickson, C. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931203
ISBN
9780813931203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.40

Pamphlet. .
Publisher
UEA Publishing Project
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911343066
ISBN
9781911343066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.04

Paperback. The unknown Canadian author received critical acclaim and numerous honors including the 2006 Sunburst Award and nominations for the World Fantasy and Crawford Awards. This book presents her tales written with even more depth and range - including a new, never-published story. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326. 288 pages. The unknown Canadian author received critical acclaim and numerous honors including the 2006 Sunburst Award and nominations for the World Fantasy and Crawford Awards. This book presents her tales written with even more depth and range - including a new, never-published story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FL; FM; FYB. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Prime Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607013563
ISBN
9781607013563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. True South African Stories. 158 pages. No longer skewed by political agendas, this is collection of true accounts of people, events and incidents that helped to shape the current political situation in South Africa, retold in order to bring history back into balance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BT; FYB; JFHF. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 11. Weight: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
David Philip, Publishers
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864864871
ISBN
9780864864871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.22

hardcover. Joseph A. Altsheler was probably the most popular American author of boys' fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. Although his peak of popularity is past, his novels are frequently listed on ebay and find a ready audience. New printings of his most popular novels are still being issued. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761838593
ISBN
9780761838593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.08

Hardcover. Gautier s stories explore the lives of young African Americans in Brooklyn who might all be classified as at-risk, yet who encounter different opportunities and dangers in their particular neighborhoods and schools and who see life through the lens of different family experiences." Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820338880
ISBN
9780820338880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight: 154. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
119
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492609
ISBN
9781847492609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. This collection of seventeen funny stories explores the territory separating what we feel and what we express through a series of middle class characters who are drifting aimlessly through the their lives or plotting an exit from one life to another. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325583
ISBN
9780820325583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Kreiden, Purdey Lord; Taren, Michael Thomas. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351771
ISBN
9781584351771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.98

Hardback. Translator(s): Hansson, Anders; McDougall, Bonnie S.; Dung, Kai-cheung. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312. The Archaeology of an Imaginary City. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. 192 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 185 x 148 x 20. Weight: 308. Translator(s): Hansson, Anders; McDougall, Bonnie S.; Dung, Kai-cheung.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161008
ISBN
9780231161008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Hardback. When Anna discovers a long letter that her mother, Marie, wrote, Marie has been dead for some time, and Anna is shocked to learn that her mother disappeared with a secret. The letter is addressed to Marie's first great love, a much older teacher who she describes as a great dinosaur. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422330
ISBN
9780857422330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759663
ISBN
9781894759663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. The Ladies' Delight is the glittering Paris department store run by Octave Mouret. He has used charm and drive to become director of this mighty emporium, unscrupulously exploiting his young female staff and seducing his lady customers with luxurious displays of shimmering silks, satins, velvets and lace. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 464 pages, chronology, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Addison Wesley
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447835
ISBN
9780140447835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

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