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Paperback. Contains 62 stories that set mainly in Tacoma, Washington (where the author grew up) and in the flower-powered San Francisco of the late fifties and early sixties. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113782
ISBN
9781782113782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Hardback. A collection of stories that features: "Memorial Day", "Memo and Oblivion" and "The Interview". In "Memorial Day", an aging man at a public swimming pool recalls a brief but momentous affair he had with a young British woman in London thirty years ago and the paradoxical role his recently deceased father played in it. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402734
ISBN
9781421402734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.96

Paperback. Together, the nine stories in Don't Think illuminate the astonishing fact of existence itself while justifying the Philadelphia Inquirer's assessment that Burgin is one of America's most distinctive storytellers. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419718
ISBN
9781421419718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. Top NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat and her partner, journalist Jameson Rook, pursue the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered the execution of her mother over a decade ago. But their quest for the old spy unearths an alarming terror plot that has already entered its countdown phase. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
FIRST EDITION
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781167724
ISBN
9781781167724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Paired once again with top journalist Jameson Rook, NYPD Homicie Detective Nikki Heat arrives at her latest crime scene to find an unidentified body stuffed inside a suitcase. Nikki is in for a big shock when this new homicide connects to the unsolved murder of her own mother. Will Nikki Heat finally be able to solve the dark mystery? Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781166949
ISBN
9781781166949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. From Tokyo to London, high-level bankers are being gruesomely murdered. The killer, Gregor Volkov, is Derrick Storm's old nemesis. Desperate to figure out who Volkov is working for, the CIA calls on the one man who can match Volkov's strength and cunning - Derrick Storm. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781167915
ISBN
9781781167915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. An illicit visit to the Grand Canyon reveals a vastness even more profound; an exacting career woman celebrates Christmas with her adamantly post-nuclear family; a couple weekending in Maine try to recapture the ardour that has disappeared, both gradually and suddenly, from their lives; and more. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9780747585282
ISBN
9780747585282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Mines literary gold from the wind-scrubbed landscape of the American West - and from the guarded hopes and gnawing loneliness of the people who live there. This is a story collection about ordinary women, men and children. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9780747585251
ISBN
9780747585251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Ranges from the northern plains of Montana to the streets of Paris and the suburbs of Chicago. The tragedies that stalk the characters are unfolded with an indelible wit and clarity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9780747585275
ISBN
9780747585275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909914070
ISBN
9781909914070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909914469
ISBN
9781909914469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.43

Paperback. Crimes, drama, hard choices and the dark side of sunny California feature in this awardwinning short story collection from critically acclaimed author Richard Lange. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444790023
ISBN
9781444790023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. A terrifying collection of short stories that showcase the macabre genius of Richard Laymon Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747264637
ISBN
9780747264637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. 'Laymon has established a style that has often been imitated but never equalled' Dean Koontz Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747255253
ISBN
9780747255253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Migrants, immigrants, travellers, and holidaymakers feature in Dylan Thomas Prize-winner Rachel Trezise's second collection of short fiction: in eleven dazzling stories of lives lived on either side of boundaries, and on the fringes of society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946942
ISBN
9781908946942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

paperback. A collection of stories, which represent the diversity of the time and include satires, explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language. Editor(s): Newnham, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140020403
ISBN
9780140020403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

Paperback. All The Places We Lived is a collection of disparate, yet inextricably connected stories that are bound by the common threads that exist amongst young people in and out of love with each other and life in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Parthian Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409657
ISBN
9781910409657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of Manhattan office workers or the heartbreak of a single mother with artistic pretensions, Richard Yates examines the hopes and disappointments of ordinary people with empathy and humour. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099518549
ISBN
9780099518549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. A collection of seven short stories themed around troubled relations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099518594
ISBN
9780099518594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. This collection of stories digs deep into American society and reveals the loss of connection that lurks under the surface. Cast in many forms - domestic comedy, pseudo-fairytale, philosophical argument - these stories are linked by themes of loss, pleasure, and the difficulty of expressing love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0200950
ISBN
9780571204984
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This volume contains 24 short stories published between 1914 and 1919, including the six stories later collected as "You Know Me Al". Two-thirds of the stories describe real teams, real players and real events - which Lardner covered as a reporter. Editor(s): Hilton, George W. Num Pages: 648 pages, 111 half-tones. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 350 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729635
ISBN
9780804729635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. Includes ten terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955802
ISBN
9780241955802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AM; FYB; YDC; YQEF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 205 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Addison Wesley Longman Australia Pty Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582434493
ISBN
9780582434493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.16

Paperback. Offers a collection dark and sinister adult stories, in which, a wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmless bet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals a horrifying truth about plants; and a man lies awake waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955703
ISBN
9780241955703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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