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Paperback. Features seventy poems that are among the largest and most representative offering of Wislawa Szymborska's work with particular emphasis on the period since 1967. Describing Szymborka's poetry, this book shows that her verse is marked by high seriousness, delightful inventiveness, a prodigal imagination, and enormous technical skill. Editor(s): Kruyski, Magnus J.; Maguire, Robert A. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691013800
- ISBN
- 9780691013800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.79
€ 29.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 297 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447982272
- ISBN
- 9781447982272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.64
€ 11.64
Paperback. Deals with the subject of human cloning - how might a son feel to discover that he is only one of a number of identical copies? And how would the father feel confronted by these reproachful clones? Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597434
- ISBN
- 9781854597434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.14
€ 14.99
€ 12.14
Paperback. An exceptionally powerful novel exploring the themes of betrayal, guilt and memory against the background of the Holocaust. An international bestseller. Translator(s): Janeway, Carol Brown. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KAK0003620
- ISBN
- 9780753804704
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. With her satire on Anglo-Irish landlords in Castle Rackrent (1800), Maria Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverley (1814). Editor(s): Watson, George. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537556
- ISBN
- 9780199537556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.43
€ 8.99
€ 8.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 684 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1278.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 684
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970557
- ISBN
- 9780865970557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.20
€ 38.20
Paperback. A volume of notes, impressions of travel, of friends, of public and private events - elicited by the author's reading. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200. A Year of Favourite Books. 272 pages. A volume of notes, impressions of travel, of friends, of public and private events - elicited by the author's reading. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight: 194.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958217
- ISBN
- 9781841958217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
Hardback. What awaits us beyond the grave is perhaps the fundamental human mystery. Visionary accounts of the afterlife are attested long before the Common Era, and loomed large in the imaginative universe of early Christianity. The medieval Irish inherited and further transformed this tradition, producing vivid eschatological narratives which had a profound Editor(s): Carey, John; Nic Carthaigh, Emma; O'Dochartaigh, Caitriona. Num Pages: 964 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 252 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2732.
- Publisher
- Celtic Studies Publications,U.S. United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891271205
- ISBN
- 9781891271205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.79
€ 140.79
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085550
- ISBN
- 9780719085550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.73
€ 152.73
Paperback. What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? This book explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287587
- ISBN
- 9780520287587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.81
€ 20.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Poetry is the quintessence of Arab culture. In this book, Adonis reinterprets a rich and ancient heritage. He examines the oral tradition of the pre-Islamic poetry of Arabia and the relationship between Arabic poetry and the Qur'an, and between poetry and thought. Translator(s): Cobham, Catherine. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863563317
- ISBN
- 9780863563317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.67
€ 10.67
Paperback. Alan Bennett sealed his reputation as the master of observation with this series of 12 monologues, originally filmed for BBC Television. "Talking Heads" is regarded as a modern classic. This edition, which contains the collection of "Talking Heads", as well as his earlier monologue, "A Woman of No Importance", is a celebration of his work. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846072598
- ISBN
- 9781846072598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. A controversial 'future history play' explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848424418
- ISBN
- 9781848424418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.14
€ 14.99
€ 12.14
Paperback. Updated guide and answer-book for those using the second edition of Reading Greek. Series: Reading Greek. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CJCR; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496. Series: Reading Greek. 280 pages. Updated guide and answer-book for those using the second edition of Reading Greek. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; CJCR; DSBB. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521698504
- ISBN
- 9780521698504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardcover. Anthology of short excerpts from the writings of more than 50 famous literary and historical figures on the subject of cycling and journeys by bicycle from around the world - Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Hemingway, Jerome K Jerome, DH Lawrence, Dervla Murphy, Eric Newby, Dorothy Sayers, Mark Twain and HG Wells among many others. Editor(s): Slade, Nicky. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Trailblazer Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905864690
- ISBN
- 9781905864690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848402508
- ISBN
- 9781848402508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.55
€ 10.55
Paperback. The Works is an elegy to the inextricables of life - pasts and presents, husbands and wives, fathers and sons, hopes and fears - told with Joseph Connolly's inimitable gift for character and voice as he digs up the dirt on nineties London. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782067009
- ISBN
- 9781782067009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In this single epic poem, poet Analog de Leon (Chris Purifoy) offers an empowering message to anyone who has loved, lost, or yearned for freedom. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449487751
- ISBN
- 9781449487751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.26
€ 17.99
€ 17.26
Paperback. Going against the grain of the dominant scholarship on the period, which generally ignores the impact of Jewish questions in early modern England, Shapiro presents how Elizabethans imagined Jews to be utterly different from themselves--in religion, race, nationality, and even sexuality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103459
- ISBN
- 9780231103459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.76
€ 36.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science and technology- under his eclectic and unflinching gaze. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848878563
- ISBN
- 9781848878563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.43
€ 13.99
€ 10.43
Paperback. An adaptation of the Carnegie Medal-winning children's novel. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848423145
- ISBN
- 9781848423145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. The second title in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography is reissued in a new look to coincide with the publication of her new book Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085026
- ISBN
- 9781844085026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Akashic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617754098
- ISBN
- 9781617754098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.38
€ 16.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. This funny, life-affirming play is infused with humour and humanity. Tender and touching, Visitors is an elegiac celebration of a lifetime shared. Series: Oberon Modern Plays. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783191048
- ISBN
- 9781783191048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.90
€ 17.90