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Biography
Hardcover. In 124 epistles Seneca (c. 4 65 CE) writes to Lucilius, occasionally about technical problems of philosophy, but more often in a relaxed style about moral and ethical questions, relating them to personal experiences. He thus presents a Stoic philosopher s thoughts about the good life in a contemporary context. Translator(s): Gummere, R.M. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 469 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 117 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990869
- ISBN
- 9780674990869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.02
€ 33.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. A selection of dialogues and letters from one of the most influential masters of Latin prose. This text includes "Consolation to Helvia" written to Seneca's mother to soothe the pain of separation, and the dialogues of "On the Shortness of Life", and "On Tranquility of Mind". Editor(s): Costa, C.D.N. Translator(s): Costa, C.D.N. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446791
- ISBN
- 9780140446791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Paperback. This is the largest selection of Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca's letters currently available. In them Seneca advises his friend Lucilius on how to do without what is superfluous, whether on the subject of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions. We learn too about Seneca's personal and political life in the time of Nero. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBLA1; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199533213
- ISBN
- 9780199533213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.77
€ 13.99
€ 11.77
CD-Audio. For the first time, one of America's greatest leaders tells his personal story - of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the centre of national events Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 141 x 56. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600247545
- ISBN
- 9781600247545
CD
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 31.01
€ 45.99
€ 31.01
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; VXHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Canada
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897448755
- ISBN
- 9781897448755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.47
€ 24.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. An account of the author's Spanish years that tells us about the house that captured her heart, the neighbours that became friends, and those that didn't, the hills and wildlife that enchanted her, the building work that nearly broke her and, crucially, the dog that found her, and changed every single one of her best laid plans. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSEB; BM; WND; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091914479
- ISBN
- 9780091914479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719565557
- ISBN
- 9780719565557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.67
€ 21.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. When the author and her partner Colin, both young academics, moved in with her uncle Charles, an elderly bachelor, they had no idea what the coming years held for them: a crash course in farming, tense discussions with helicopter-borne property developers, and human tragedy. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034669
- ISBN
- 9780141034669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.71
€ 20.99
€ 16.71
Back, Sack & Crack (& Brain): A Rather Graphic Novel About Living With...
Selected By W.E. Williams Robert Browning
Paperback. A graphic novel about chronic pain, mental health complications and mixed experiences of the medical profession from a talented comic book artist who turns years of agony and poor medical management into an hilarious and shockingly frank tale. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&w integrated illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BM; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472136756
- ISBN
- 9781472136756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Red Hen Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597097444
- ISBN
- 9781597097444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.94
€ 16.99
€ 16.94
paperback. * A brilliant, savage, hilarious new collection of writings from David Sedaris - it's as if Garrison Keillor's evil twin meets Woody Allen Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349113913
- ISBN
- 9780349113913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.02
€ 12.99
€ 6.02
paperback. *A new roundup of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the #1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favorite Humorist. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340893081
- ISBN
- 9780349116709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.02
€ 12.99
€ 6.02
Paperback. Murder, human-rights abuse, drugs, blackmail, extortion, extreme violence, medical maltreatment and unjustifiable death penalties feature as everyday occurrences in the living hells that are Bangkwang and Klong Prem jails. The author has graphically revealed this shocking reality through the eyes of a long-term inmate from the West. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845965815
- ISBN
- 9781845965815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1x8 and 1x16 page mono plates. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830956
- ISBN
- 9781408830956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.43
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€ 16.43
Paperback. From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007337712
- ISBN
- 9780007337712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.30
€ 12.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. 'One of the funniest, strangest and most revolting memoirs ever written' Sunday Times Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340934081
- ISBN
- 9780340934081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Christopher Wood, a young Englishman, decided to be the greatest painter the world had seen. Richard Hilary, confident, handsome and unprincipled, flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before being shot down and horribly burned. Jeremy Wolfenden was born in 1936, the son of Jack, later Lord Wolfenden. This work talks about these three people. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099518013
- ISBN
- 9780099518013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.45
€ 18.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Inspirational book from Sebastian Coe, one of the UK's great sporting champions Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Business Plus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755318841
- ISBN
- 9780755318841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
paperback. "I'm in the Band" charts White Zombie's rise from the gritty music scene of New York's Lower East Side in the 80s to arena headliners during the 90s alternative-explosion that followed, while sharing the unlikely story of a female musician who won the respect and adoration of male metal musicians and fans. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 281 x 13. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593762995
- ISBN
- 9781593762995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.28
€ 36.99
€ 27.28
Paperback. One of only five Britons to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, the author burst onto the cycling scene as the rawest pure talent this country has ever seen. This title tells the story of a remarkable career told from the perspective of a man who is immersed in the history of the sport he loves. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552169301
- ISBN
- 9780552169301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88