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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Presents the story of two men engaged in a passionate search for Dharma or truth. Their major adventure is the pursuit of the Zen Way, which takes them climbing into the High Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Deluxe
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143039600
- ISBN
- 9780143039600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Sal Paradise, young and innocent, joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American Dream. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951538
- ISBN
- 9780241951538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.70
€ 8.70
Paperback. A semi-autobiographical tale of Kerouac's own trip to France, to trace his ancestors and explore his own understanding of the Buddhism that came to define his beliefs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. 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
- V9780141198231
- ISBN
- 9780141198231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero Dean Moriarty, a traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream. Editor(s): Cunnell, Howard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189215
- ISBN
- 9780141189215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. A coming of age story, which draws on the author's New England childhood. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182230
- ISBN
- 9780141182230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. In 1960 Jack Kerouac was near breaking point. Driven mad by constant press attention in the wake of the publication of On the Road, he needed to get away to solitude again or die, so he withdrew to a cabin in Big Sur on the Californian coast. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198255
- ISBN
- 9780141198255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts, told through his fictional alter ego Jack Duluoz, he mingles real people and events with fantastical figures to capture the accents, scents, sights and texture of his childhood. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198248
- ISBN
- 9780141198248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Paperback. Peter Martin, a college track star determined to idle away what he knows will be one of his last innocent summers in his tranquil New England home town. But with the war escalating in Europe and his two closest friends both plotting their escapes, he realizes how sheltered his upbringing has been. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394091
- ISBN
- 9780141394091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. A tale of teenage romance in New England. It features the story of Jack and Maggie who are in love with the idea of being in love, looking ahead to marriage with hope and trepidation. It captures the intensity and the ordinariness of adolescent life, with its torments and complications. It also discusses about growing up in America. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190037
- ISBN
- 9780141190037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Tells the story of the legendary road trip that Jack Kerouac took before the publication of "On the Road", told through the persona of Jack Duluoz and accompanied by his thinly-disguised Beat cohorts Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and William Burroughs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141198262
- ISBN
- 9780141198262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. Collects some of Jack London's allegorical tales. This volume of Jack London's stories of the North also includes "Batard", in which an abused dog takes revenge on his owner; and "Love of Life", in which an injured prospector, abandoned by his partner, must struggle home alone through the wilderness, stalked by a lone wolf. Editor(s): Sinclair, Andrew. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140186512
- ISBN
- 9780140186512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260261
- ISBN
- 9781853260261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.74
€ 6.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486269689
- ISBN
- 9780486269689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.43
€ 7.43
Paperback. Features characters that highlight London's concern with social issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140183580
- ISBN
- 9780140183580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Fawcett
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780449300534
- ISBN
- 9780449300534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.58
€ 9.99
€ 8.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 17. Weight in Grams: 141. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Bantam Books Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KMK0000879
- ISBN
- 9780553212259
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Presents the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. This title also discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and Martin's powerful self-will. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Penguin USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140187724
- ISBN
- 9780140187724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Includes memoirs that are the reminiscences of author's adventures in seeking out, collecting, and reading old and rare books, along with reflections upon time, memory, and other mysteries. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821409374
- ISBN
- 9780821409374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843446514
- ISBN
- 9781843446514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849821759
- ISBN
- 9781849821759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. It's 1978, and Jack Sheffield begins his second year as headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. There are three letter on his desk - one makes him smile, one makes him sad and one is destined to change his life forever. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Corgi London
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552155274
- ISBN
- 9780552155274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. It's 1981, the time of Adam and the Ants, Rubik's Cube, the Sony Walkman and the Falklands War, as head teacher Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley-on-the-Forest School for another rollercoaster year. Vera, the ever-efficient chool secretary, has to grapple with a new-fangled computer. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552162203
- ISBN
- 9780552162203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. 1984 - and it's an important time for the children of Ragley-on-the Forest school.. Their school choir is to sing a carol in a church in York, and is actually going to be on television! Helping to keep his excited children, not to mention their parents, under control during these momentous events taxes Jack and his staff to the limit. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167048
- ISBN
- 9780552167048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. As the 1982 school year begins, the author returns to Ragley village school for his sixth year as headteacher. Nora Pratt celebrates twenty-five years in her coffee shop, Ronnie Smith finally tries to get a job, and little Krystal Entwhistle causes concern in the school Nativity play. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552162210
- ISBN
- 9780552162210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05