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Paperback. At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself; these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds. This edition deals with these letters. Translator(s): Louth, Charlie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192321
ISBN
9780141192321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Dutton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451469434
ISBN
9780451469434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Life in Palestine today - what it is really like - day to day, from the Orwell Prize winning author, Raja Shehadeh. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250174
ISBN
9781781250174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.68

Paperback. Raja Shehadeh was born into a successful Palestinian family. When the state of Israel was formed in 1948 the family were driven out to the provincial town of Ramallah. In 1985 his father was stabbed to death. This book recounts his troubled and complex relationship with his father and his experience of exile - of being a stranger in his own land. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682506
ISBN
9781846682506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. This monumental biography, written by Gandhi's grandson, is the first to give a complete and balanced account of his remarkable life, the development of his beliefs, his political campaigns and his complex relationship with his family. Written with unprecedented insights and access to family archives, this biography sheds new light on Gandhi's life Num Pages: 800 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598815
ISBN
9781906598815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583674376
ISBN
9781583674376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. A powerful, heartfelt and moving account of his son's murder and his fight for justice by Ralph Bulger, father of James Bulger. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations,strationsstrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447218746
ISBN
9781447218746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: APTX; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136914
ISBN
9780231136914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Cover creased and worn. Keywords: Britain - Winston Churchill
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cardinal
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
SKU
KHS0071645
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 13.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Modoc, the elephant, and Bram, his faithful companion and trainer, formed a bond that lasted their entire lives. Late in their relationship, Modoc was sold behind Bram's back and vanished for more than 20 years. This text records the heart-wrenching events that followed. Num Pages: 352 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint, 2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060929510
ISBN
9780060929510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034924
ISBN
9780268034924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Paperback. Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, this title lets us experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. It also includes adventures that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Illustrator(s): Shenton, Edward. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281783
ISBN
9780803281783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. A sometimes strange, sometimes lyrical, and often humorous attempt by an inveterate storyteller to recount "just things as they were" Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245921
ISBN
9780803245921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Proud daughter of a distinguished French dynasty, Eleanor of Aquitaine married the king of France, Louis VII, then the king of England, Henry II, and gave birth to two sons who rose to take the English throne - Richard the Lionheart and John. This title offers an account of the most important queen of the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Paberback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300178203
ISBN
9780300178203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. This is the penultimate volume in the continuation of Ralph L. Rusk's 1939 edition of Emerson's letters. Vol 9 covers the years 1860-1869, when Emerson switched from using small, local publishers to the prestigious firm of Ticknor and Fields. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 9
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081023
ISBN
9780231081023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 112.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 653 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 8
Number of pages
653
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075169
ISBN
9780231075169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 111.93

Hardback. This final volume marks the twilight years of this American writer's life. These letters, including many to Henry David Thoreau, William Henry Furness, Margaret Fuller, and Thomas Carlyle among others offer an intimate portrait of Emerson. Num Pages: 515 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 10
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101837
ISBN
9780231101837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 112.02

Paperback. First printed in 1918, Ralph Werther's ""Autobiography of an Androgyne"" charts his emerging self-understanding as a member of the ""third sex"" and documents his explorations of queer underworlds in turn-of-the-century New York City. This work also traces how this autobiography engages with the invention of homosexuality across class lines. Editor(s): Herring, Scott. Series Editor(s): Verter, Bradford J.M. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813543000
ISBN
9780813543000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.28

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044231
ISBN
9780141044231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Hardcover. Iranian-Canadian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo's memoir of the 125 days he spent in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison after being wrongfully accused of helping to prepare a "velvet revolution" and spying for Iran's enemies. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGX; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773028
ISBN
9780889773028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. 145pp. Plates. Pages shaded, text clear. Keywords: Biography, Parliament
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Marshalls
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
SKU
KHS1012197
ISBN
9780551008823
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 243 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Blue River Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935628019
ISBN
9781935628019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. Film tie-in: an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542020
ISBN
9781848542020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller with over 5 million copies sold, Professor Randy Pausch's moving and inspirational book is based on his extraordinary Last Lecture. 'We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.' Num Pages: 224 pages, 10-12 B&W photos. BIC Classification: BM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340978504
ISBN
9780340978504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

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