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Hardback. The first volume (1778-1797) of The Letters of William Godwin includes scores of texts newly transcribed from the original manuscripts and given scholarly annotation for the first time. They record the personal and professional interactions of an original thinker who had a lasting influence on progressive movements in Britain and Europe. Editor(s): Clemit, Pamela. Num Pages: 368 pages, Frontispiece and 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBF; HBJD1; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199562619
ISBN
9780199562619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 306.68

Paperback. A unique glimpse into the remarkable life, and fascinating mindset, of the woman who broke records-and boundaries-for female athletes everywhere Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182. The Art of Mentoring. 192 pages. If there were such a thing as an 'elder' stateswoman in women's gymnastics today, Nadia Comaneci would win that title as readily as she once won gold medals. From how to live on after you've realised your dream, to the necessity of 'a spirit forged with mettle,' this title includes Nadia's thoughts on athleticism and sacrifice. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: BM; WSL. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 13. Weight: 180.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465025053
ISBN
9780465025053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.34

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.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192321
ISBN
9780141192321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. 'What matters is to live everything. Live the questions for now.' This title features profound and lyrical letters the author wrote to a young friend with advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241252055
ISBN
9780241252055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 109 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 108 x 9. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394741048
ISBN
9780394741048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.97

Hardback. These ten letters by Rainer Maria Rilke speak directly to the young, offering unguarded thoughts on such diverse subjects as creativity, solitude, self-reliance, living with uncertainty, the shallowness of irony, the uselessness of criticism, career choices, sex, love, God, and art (which is only another way of living, Rilke writes). Translator(s): Harman, Mark. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First edition, 1st printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052451
ISBN
9780674052451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.05

Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BJ; DC; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679642329
ISBN
9780679642329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871403773
ISBN
9780871403773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Heller, Erich; Born, Jurgen. Translator(s): Stern, James. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
SKU
V9780805208511
ISBN
9780805208511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.39

Paperback. When Robert Quinn's son, Garrett, went away to college, it was a transition that was difficult for father and son. Bob invited Garrett to exchange letters and together they embarked on a journey. Their letters explore myriad topics, but the most important lesson learned is that human progress begins when individuals choose to transform themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, references. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787961152
ISBN
9780787961152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. 'There is something absolute about the letters between you .. The letter is a form of communion of the soul-spirit - .. one that is faded & yet unimpeded, complete', wrote Martin Heidegger to his fiancee Elfride Petri shortly before their wedding. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641362
ISBN
9780745641362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Eberle, Henrik. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648736
ISBN
9780745648736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.71

Hardcover. A document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between the president and one of his close advisors, John Kenneth Galbraith. His letters are a source of advice about economics, public policy, and the federal bureacracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674528376
ISBN
9780674528376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.69

Paperback. Teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In this book the author answers his granddaughter's questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861977809
ISBN
9781861977809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Kafka first made the acquaintance of Milena Jesenska in 1920 when she was translating his work into Czech. Due to their deep attachment, he revealed his diaries, and thus his feelings to her. Although her "genius for living" gave Kafka new life, the relationship came to an end after only two years. Translator(s): Stern, Tania; Stern, James. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749399450
ISBN
9780749399450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431424863
ISBN
9781431424863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.70

Hardback. Written in the form of a father's correspondence to his daughther, this book traces women in the Torah and indicates, through text and commentary, that their status is equal to the status of men although their function is usually different. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568213873
ISBN
9781568213873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.30

Paperback. As a diarist, I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail: but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live through it. The past is the past but there may be lessons to be learned which could help the next generation to avoid mistakes their parents and grandparents made. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539094
ISBN
9780099539094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

audioCD. Every generation has to fight the same battles as their ancestors had to fight, again and again, for there is no final victory and no final defeat. Two flames have burned from the beginning of time - the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope. This book intends to fan both flames. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2035
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846572258
ISBN
9781846572258
CD
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGT; DNF; RNA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771642347
ISBN
9781771642347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Veritas Company Ltd.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022404
ISBN
9781847302618
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. With more than one million copies in print, the Letters to Penthouse series is a bestselling staple of the Warner backlist. Series: Letters to Penthouse. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 107 x 25. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446610315
ISBN
9780446610315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.45

Paperback. In the summer of 2000, schoolgirl Sarah Payne went missing from a beach where she played with her siblings. The nation waited with her whole family as the search for the little girl touched the hearts of everyone in the country. BIC Classification: BTP; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786064479
ISBN
9781786064479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. The publication of de Beauvoir's letters to Sartre caused a storm of controversy in Paris in 1990. Frank and uncensored, they show her experimenting with her freedom within her love for Sartre, and trace the emotional and triangular complications of her life with him. Editor(s): Hoare, Quintin. Translator(s): Hoare, Quintin. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099914907
ISBN
9780099914907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

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