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Short stories
Not Normal, Illinois: Peculiar Fictions from the Flyover
Apple, Max; Brouwer, Joel. Ed(S): Martone, Mi...
paperback. Do Midwesterners have a peculiar way of looking at the world? Is there something not quite right about the way they see things? For such a normal place, the heartland has produced some writers who take an individual approach to storytelling. This book contains 33 tales that showcase the wonderful vision of some of the region's best-known writers. Editor(s): Martone, Michael. Series: Quarry Books. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Quarry Books United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210227
- ISBN
- 9780253210227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.51
€ 30.51
Paperback. This volume covers the period from 1940 to 1975, beginning in the "golden age" of Science Fiction and ending at a time when SF book publication was just beginning to explode and SF films ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Star Wars", and "E.T.") would soon dominate box offices. Editor(s): Gunn, James E. Num Pages: 576 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842458
- ISBN
- 9780810842458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.36
€ 36.36
paperback. Features short stories that are spread over landscapes ranging from northern California and the urban Southwest to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571179572
- ISBN
- 9780571179572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Includes such stories as: "Father! Father! Burning Bright"; "The Clothes They Stood Up In"; "The Laying on of Hands"; and "The Lady in the Van". Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978196
- ISBN
- 9781861978196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
paperback. Three marvelously structured stories trace the intricate interdependencies of memory, experience, and the self. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819563125
- ISBN
- 9780819563125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.64
€ 18.64
paperback. Includes terrifying ghost stories such as Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Editor(s): Dahl, Roald. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241955710
- ISBN
- 9780241955710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. The Longman Caribbean Writers Series comprises of many classic novels, short stories and plays by the best known Caribbean authors, together with works of the highest quality from new writers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; YFU; YQEF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Longman Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582786271
- ISBN
- 9780582786271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.58
€ 18.58
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220042
- ISBN
- 9780253220042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.42
€ 17.42
paperback. A collection of short stories composed between 1910-62. It includes "Mr Loveday's Little Outing"; "Cruise"; "A House of Gentlefolks"; and, "The Sympathetic Passenger". Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141193687
- ISBN
- 9780141193687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.48
€ 17.99
€ 14.48
paperback. Editor(s): McBride, Rita; Rubsamen, Glen. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 118 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551521725
- ISBN
- 9781551521725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.16
€ 15.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. 416 pages. Editor(s): Crangle, Sara. Marjorie Perloff writes: Among the great modernist poets, Mina Loy was surely the greatest wit, the most sophisti- cated commentator on the vagaries of love, the one whose brittle and sardonic laughter continues . . . to pursue us. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 155 x 203 x 32. Weight: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564786302
- ISBN
- 9781564786302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.70
€ 17.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Napoleon Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894917056
- ISBN
- 9781894917056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.92
€ 15.99
€ 15.92
paperback. The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers". Illustrator(s): Harvey, William. Translator(s): Dawood, N. J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140442892
- ISBN
- 9780140442892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.83
€ 12.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Contains diverse writing from the Spanish-speaking world. This book explores stylistic contrasts and gives an insight into the cultural and social milieu of the Spanish-speaking world. It includes notes on unusual Spanish words and phrases and is suitable for English students of the language as well as Spanish-speaking students of English. Editor(s): Lawaetz, Gudie. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140033786
- ISBN
- 9780140033786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441702
- ISBN
- 9780141441702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.96
€ 17.96
Paperback. A collection of short stories from an award-winning writer. The characters in these stories are driven by paranoia and doubts, as well as hopes and fears of things only half-glimpsed. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958088
- ISBN
- 9781841958088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.26
€ 14.99
€ 11.26
hardcover. Three of Chekhov's lesser-known stories, now beautifully rendered into English by novelist David Helwig. Sublimely illustrated by Seth. Illustrator(s): Seth. Translator(s): Helwig, David. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926845425
- ISBN
- 9781926845425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.79
€ 15.99
€ 15.79
audioCD. Beasts Royal is the second book written by Patrick O'Brian - made available, at last, for the first time since the 1930s and beautifully repackaged. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008154660
- ISBN
- 9780008154660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.55
€ 11.99
€ 9.55
Hardcover. Inspired by the Kwangju Massacre of 1980, in which 2,000 civilians were killed for protesting the government's military rule, this novella recounts the wanderings of a girl traumatized by her mother's murder and exemplifies the injustice of state-sanctioned violence against women. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142960
- ISBN
- 9780231142960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.45
€ 45.45
hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001695
- ISBN
- 9781843917045
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70