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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
€ 11.57

Paperback. Provides a brief biographical sketch of the Roman consul and orator, and gath his selected correspondence, in which he discusses social and political life the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Publication date
1986
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444582
ISBN
9780140444582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

paperback. Aims to catch the imagination of a public besieged by hack journalism. This title includes writings that are a blend of public and private, news and recollection, reality and description. It traces the development of the author's career as a journalist and examines his fusion of real events with flights of fancy. Editor(s): Pascoe, David. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140435801
ISBN
9780140435801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.46

Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 948. 608 pages. Editor(s): Dyer, Geoff. Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; JFCX. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 46. Weight: 890.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747554196
ISBN
9780747554196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded her thoughts with unfailing grace, courage, honesty and wit. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518259
ISBN
9780099518259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Organized chronologically by topic, Seize, Burn, or Sink contains over 3,000 quotations from Sir Horatio Nelson. Moreover, the addition of a chronology of Lord Nelson's life, a bibliography, and maps and photos further enhance the usefulness of Sir Horatio's quotes. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857810
ISBN
9780810857810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 207.43

Paperback. The New York Times bestseller and hilarious behind-the-scenes story about two guys who went out for coffee and dreamed up Seinfeld. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2x8pg 4-c inserts. BIC Classification: AP; BGF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476756110
ISBN
9781476756110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Hardback. This touching memoir is a very human introduction to living faith by a young man who was part of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) for nearly twelve years. The book culminates with J. Richard Murray's decision to leave the Society in 1956. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; BM; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857914
ISBN
9780761857914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.93

Paperback. If movies and popular culture shape us from an early age, how do we separate the real from the imaginary? Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782796756
ISBN
9781782796756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.69

Hardback. This extended, real-world case study provides an authentic, unvarnished account of a fully-human principal knee deep in what is appropriately called the toughest job in education. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475806694
ISBN
9781475806694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCM; HRCX7; HRHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Study Guide
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310526667
ISBN
9780310526667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Spokesman Books
Edition
Ill
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851248257
ISBN
9780851248257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Part political inquiry, part travel journal, part-self exploration, "Seek" is a collection of essays by an award-winning novelist out to explore himself and his life in the company of those who live on the edges of society. His travels take him from hippy conventions to war-torn Liberia Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413772756
ISBN
9780413772756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. A warm and charming memoir from the cult creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b&w images. BIC Classification: BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316. 448 pages, illustrations. A warm and charming memoir from the cult creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGFA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 334.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678416
ISBN
9781847678416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. The most high-profile referee this country has ever seen, the controversial and opinionated Graham Poll, exposes the myth that referees are the game's silent men, and opens the lid on the shocking and often unbelievable world of football that few outsiders get to see. Fully updated paperback edition with new chapters. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 b/w, 15 col plates (8pp), Index. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 312. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0000832
ISBN
9780007262830
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. When he served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, William Sabel wrote home to his parents in Chicago every week. This text comprises five years' worth of his correspondence. Num Pages: 320 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531315
ISBN
9781557531315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.32

Hardcover. Mil Penner was brought up on a Mennonite family farm in Section 27 in McPherson County, Kansas. In this collection of vignettes, he traces the influence of pioneer roots on the present generation as he chronicles the transformation of the land from untouched prairie to productive farm. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HRCZ; KNAC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611966
ISBN
9780700611966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. The Only Way is Essex star Lauren Goodger reveals all about her rollercoaster life behind the headlines Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444770209
ISBN
9781444770209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. A bundle of letters and a daughter's incredible discovery A powerful story of truth and lies Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444763256
ISBN
9781444763256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. How a vicious bombing murder on Main Street shattered the small town of Marshall, Michigan Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472035021
ISBN
9780472035021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.87

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