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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Set against the racial turbulence of the Civil Rights Era, this book offers the work of fiction to explore the life of Martin Luther King Jr - political visionary, human rights activist, preacher, scholar and martyr. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BT; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
PAYBACK PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862419264
ISBN
9780862419264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. A collection of twenty of Shakespeare's stories which begins with "The Tempest", that explores themes of magic, power and reconciliation, and ends with "Pericles", "Prince of Tyre", an exotic play of love, loss and family ties. Each tale is told chronologically and retains much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing and rhythm. Editor(s): Warner, Marina. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441627
ISBN
9780141441627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life. Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3480 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253203304
ISBN
9780253203304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

paperback. Series: Playscripts S. Num Pages: 79 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Marion Boyars United Kingdom
Number of pages
79
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714511344
ISBN
9780714511344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.26

Paperback. An actress running from her past finds escape with a man hiding from his future. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455503964
ISBN
9781455503964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. In a satanic bargain, Melmoth exchanges his soul for immortality. This book tells the story of his tortured wanderings through the centuries. Editor(s): Sage, Victor. Num Pages: 704 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Penguin Classics England
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447613
ISBN
9780140447613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Includes literary classics by such golf-loving writers as P G Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and John Updike, mixed with surprises like an appearance by Ian Fleming's James Bond and a little crime on the links from mystery master Ian Rankin. Editor(s): McGrath, Charles. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 121 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596099
ISBN
9781841596099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A man puts pieces of his life up for auction. An antique chess set played with a troubled brother ($99.99), number plates from a crashed stolen car ($20), Chuck Taylor trainers worn in a riot in Seattle ($8.99). Along with a short description, he tells their stories, how they fit into the tapestry of his life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542230
ISBN
9780099542230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Jim Haskin is forty years old. He runs his own San Francisco ad firm, American Weather. AmWe's image is green and forward-looking: if your product is upcycled or hydro or vegan, they'll make you an ad. Behind the scenes, though, Jim supports the old captains of American industry; bleach, beer, guns. But all is not well. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 217.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542223
ISBN
9780099542223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year-a vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349818
ISBN
9780393349818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. A novel set in 19th century England that deals with the varying fortunes of young John Huffam and his mother. Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140177626
ISBN
9780140177626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
International Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348231
ISBN
9780393348231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Frank Ross is killed by one of his own workers. Tom Chaney shoots him down in the street. Ross' 14-year-old daughter Mattie finds that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney. Then she hears of Rooster - a man, she's told, who has grit - and convinces him to join her in a quest into dangerous Indian territory to hunt Chaney down. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. 216 pages. Frank Ross is killed by one of his own workers. Tom Chaney shoots him down in the street. Ross' 14-year-old daughter Mattie finds that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney. Then she hears of Rooster - a man, she's told, who has grit - and convinces him to join her in a quest into dangerous Indian territory to hunt Chaney down. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight: 160.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747572633
ISBN
9780747572633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Written by the author of "True Grit". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
y First edition thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747572640
ISBN
9780747572640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672020
ISBN
9781583672020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. When Benjamin came down from university, this is how he talked - 'For twenty-one years I have been shuffling back and forth between classrooms and libraries. Now you tell me what the hell it's got me'. It was not what his father expected from a college education, and everyone was appalled when Ben raped Mrs Robinson and ran off with her daughter. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140026931
ISBN
9780140026931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. As far as Benjamin's parents are concerned, his future is sewn up. Now he has graduated from college, will go to Yale or Harvard, get a good job and enjoy life. When his parents' friend, an older woman, strips naked in front of him and they begin an affair, it seems he might have found a way out. That is, until her daughter comes into the picture. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190242
ISBN
9780141190242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Romance - Authors, A-Z - B - Bingham, Charlotte,Subjects - Fiction - General" During the Second World War, Miranda and Ted are sent to the country with another young evacuee, Roberta (Bobbie), to live with Aunt Sophie and Aunt Prudence. And when the aunts die, Miranda, Tom and Bobbie - who have come to regard themselves as a family unit - are eventually parted, seemingly forever. The three find each other after the war. Num Pages: 566 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 35. Weight in Grams: 294
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
BANTAM
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
SKU
KHS0058476
ISBN
9780553812749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Brougham is the stateliest of stately homes, but for Lady Artemis Deverill it proves a lonely, loveless place. Eleanor, born in downtown Boston, knows only poverty and a continuing battle against bullying brothers and a sadistic father. From the moment Artemis and Ellie meet on a liner sailing to Ireland, they are destined to become friends. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 269. In good condition. A well read copy
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRS0011042
ISBN
9780553402964
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy, some shelfwear. Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
1st Bantam
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KST0028951
ISBN
9780553505016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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