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Hardback. A valuable tool to help librarians, teachers, health care professionals and parents identify special books that deal with a wide range of contemporary health and self-image topics, including physical handicaps, speech disorder, skin colour, and basic issues of popularity and "fitting in". Num Pages: 176 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: DSR; GBCR; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313317989
- ISBN
- 9780313317989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 52.90
€ 53.99
€ 52.90
paperback. This book offers new and provocative readings of Milan Kundera's "Book of Laughter and Forgetting," J.M. Coetzee's "Waiting for the Barbarians" and "Life and Times of Michael K," selected short fiction of Nadine Gordimer and Grace Paley, Ibuse Masuji's "Black Rain," John Hawkes's "Travesty," and others. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213218
- ISBN
- 9780812213218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main Market
- SKU
- KSS0004435
- ISBN
- 9780330374392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the Greeks, the myth of Prometheus' release reflected a primordial law of existence and the fate of humankind. The author examines the story of Prometheus. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 plates. BIC Classification: DSB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019079
- ISBN
- 9780691019079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.36
€ 45.99
€ 32.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 Illustrations, 1geneal.table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089258
- ISBN
- 9780231089258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.22
€ 192.22
Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241251805
- ISBN
- 9780241251805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Paperback. Shows that Auden's career was tied to a process of gay self-interrogation unparalleled in poetry. This work argues that he was driven by the yearning to comprehend the psychological, political, and ethical implications of same-sex desire. It also argues that his work constitutes an erotic autobiography exploring the challenges of homosexual love. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113533
- ISBN
- 9780231113533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.40
€ 48.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Valone, David A.; Bradbury, Jill Marie. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611483086
- ISBN
- 9781611483086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.17
€ 143.17
Paperback. Includes poetry written and published during the reign of Queen Victoria, (1837-1901). This volume offers selections from major poets such as Arnold, Emily Bronte, Hardy and Hopkins, and makes room for several poem-sequences in their entirety. It also includes the work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Meredith, and Augusta Webster. Editor(s): Karlin, Daniel. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445787
- ISBN
- 9780140445787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.61
€ 24.99
€ 18.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801432699
- ISBN
- 9780801432699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.95
€ 95.95
Hardback. The painting and poetry of the Renaissance shared the same goal of imitating nature. This study is concerned with the various kinds of allusions and what they can tell us not only about the poets' attitudes to the visual arts but also their attitudes to their own art of representation. Illustrated. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; AFC; DCF; DSBD; DSC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874134599
- ISBN
- 9780874134599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
Paperback. Infused with wit and lyricism, this memoir centres on the 1950's when the author and her friends were teenagers. She describes the past vividly and without complaint as the years of hard labour for herself, parents and siblings, were also filled with fun in the close knit community. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. TAYLOR
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KRF0040820
- ISBN
- 9780863221125
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * Provides an entirely new approach to the subject of post--colonialism which will completely re--orientate the field. * Unique to this Reader is a section on Ireland which highlights a new approach to resistance to empire. * Offers students a sense of the heterogeneity and plurality of the field. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210054
- ISBN
- 9780631210054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
hardcover. If you've ever wondered what happened to the young fellow from Malta who bought his grandfather an altar.. If you're concerned about the camper called Jack who found a huge snake in his pack.. And if you suspect that an eccentric landowner called Grey spent Christmas a very strange way. This book has all the answers. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847947994
- ISBN
- 9781847947994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.88
€ 11.99
€ 9.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Pruitt, Kristin A.; Durham, Charles W. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910420
- ISBN
- 9781575910420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.02
€ 138.02
Paperback. Is Lucan's epic "Civil War" an example of ideological poetry, or does it proclaim the meaninglessness of ideology? The author finds in the paradoxes of Lucan's poetry both a political irony that responds to the need for, yet suspicion of, ideology; and the redemptive power of storytellings. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; DSK; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005501
- ISBN
- 9780674005501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.55
€ 41.99
€ 34.55
Hardback. The first analysis in any language of China's recent epic novels about official corruption, this book explores how Chinese authors treat the theme of official malfeasance in mass-market thrillers, how those works reflect modern life, and how they approach the taboo subject of regime change. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754859
- ISBN
- 9780804754859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.48
€ 95.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892634
- ISBN
- 9788772892634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.49
€ 42.99
€ 30.49
Paperback. Previously read but clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KDK0011125
- ISBN
- 9780679764021
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 496 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 42. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300015935
- ISBN
- 9780300015935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.58€ 94.57
€ 126.58
€ 94.57
Hardback. An analysis of the ways in which Chaucer uses details of costume, clothing and fabric, enhancing our understanding of and shedding fresh insights into his work. Series: Chaucer Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843689
- ISBN
- 9781843843689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81
€ 93.81
The Romantic Tradition. German Literature and Music in the Nineteenth ...
Chapple, Gerald; Hall, Frederick; Schulte, Ha...
Hardback. Literature and Music in the Romantic Movementothe twenty-four literary historians, musicologists, and philosophers who have contributed to this book have taken the conjunction "and" seriously. Num Pages: 531 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; AVGC5; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 531
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819181657
- ISBN
- 9780819181657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.51
€ 165.51
paperback. This study examines the relationship between Samuel Beckett and nihilism. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781904713081
- ISBN
- 9781904713081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.25
€ 84.25
Paperback. Pithy phrases handed down through a distinguished line of Chinese and Japanese Zen masters. Translator(s): Shigematsu, Soiko. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 119 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996304
- ISBN
- 9781893996304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.03
€ 15.99
€ 14.03