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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A journey to the South that only Southerners know, to a time when "Blue Velvet" was played at the Senior Prom, and into the life of Daisy Fay Harper. Daisy is a sassy, truth-telling heroine who just can't stay out of trouble. What's more, she tells us everything. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002033
ISBN
9780099297215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The gripping story of one woman's odyssey into the Australian outback away from tragedy and towards regaining control over her life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002047
ISBN
9780340579749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The timely, exceptionally powerful new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of OXYGEN Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001438
ISBN
9780340825136
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. William thought trust was a good idea; Terry needed a lover who would keep his little secret. But how does accidental monogamy survive in a world ruled by illness and denial? By the author of "Lantern Lecture", winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 21. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001446
ISBN
9780571170326
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A revenger's tragedy of lust, cruelty and betrayal - the magnificent novel from Josephine Hart, reissued now as a Virago Modern Classic Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001497
ISBN
9781844087174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An American is burdened by a recurrent dream about his native Ireland, a country that had long ceased to interest or troubles him. Convinced that the Irish are asking him for help, he equips his errant grand-nephew, Tom Blessman, with a generous bank account, and dispatches him to the old country to offer assistance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001507
ISBN
9780099492955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Tom Seymour, a child psychologist, plunges into a river to save a young man from drowning, he unwittingly reopens a chapter from his past he'd hoped to forget. For Tom already knows Danny Miller. When Danny was ten Tom helped imprison him for the killing of an old woman. Now out of prison with a new identity, Danny has some questions.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001517
ISBN
9780140270747
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 285. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001525
ISBN
9781784161750
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A lyrical, gritty and poignant story of a boy crossing the line between childhood and adulthood. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001537
ISBN
9780747267911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. From the author of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE and DARK GREEN, BRIGHT RED, a novel, first published in 1949, describing the growing-up of a brilliant and precocious schoolboy whose parents separate when he is young, and whose mother is portrayed as a 'monster'. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001547
ISBN
9780349110240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A novel first published in 1952 as THREE BEAR WITNESS which, set in Wales, tells a tale of love and death centred around an Oxford don who leaves for a Welsh farm and for the wife of a neighbouring farmer. From the author of the AUBREY/NATURIN novels. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001585
ISBN
9780006476528
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Thomas knows there is something he needs to say to his mother before she dies. But will he reach her in time? And will he have the courage to say what he couldn't say before? His phone is buzzing, his mind is racing, and he can't concentrate on the significance of what is happening. Should he try to solve his friend's family crisis? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 605. Clean copy with minor shelf wear fine in dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001669
ISBN
9781911215707
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Costas, Ana Belen. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rayo United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061632730
ISBN
9780061632730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. Selected as a Richard & Judy Summer Read for 2009. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330460668
ISBN
9780330460668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002160
ISBN
9780006543541
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Kenneth Trachtenberg, has left his native Paris to be near his beloved uncle Benn Crader, who lives from affair to affair and from "bliss to breakdown". As Kenneth grapples with his own problems, the two men try to figure out why gifted and intelligent people invariably find themselves "knee-deep in the garbage of a personal life". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002225
ISBN
9780141188799
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Anna is on her way home from work on a cold winter's day when she sees a crowd queuing at a kiosk. Though a queue is not an unusual sight in a Russian city, this appears different. There's a rumour that famous exiled composer Selinksy is returning to conduct his last symphony for one night only - and this kiosk is selling tickets. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002239
ISBN
9780141044828
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In an original collaboration two award-winning authors, Carol Shields and Blanche Howard, have written an immensely enjoyable novel which give us both sides of a story about the breakdown of traditional roles, rules and communication in a marriage. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002261
ISBN
9781857028126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002268
ISBN
9780006543541
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. One of the most important writers in English today' GERMAINE GREER An exceptional novel from the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002284
ISBN
9780860683032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A masterly work from one of our greatest writers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 614. Clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and some edgewear to DW
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002302
ISBN
9780330535830
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Amos Decker. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447277446
ISBN
9781447277446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. A post as special correspondent for a new and fragile Baltic state gives the young but melancholy Lushington an opportunity to turn his back on an unhappy love affair. While gathering information at the many parties he attends, he hopes to report on unrest, an assassination, perhaps even a revolution. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 154. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAC0002362
ISBN
9781784750619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. The nation is stunned silent when presidential hopeful James Kilcannon is shot dead point blank, while sharing the stage at a benefit concert with his rock star girlfriend Stacy Tarrant. Fiercely independent attorney Tony Lord defends the assassin in a sensational trial that erupts into the media event of the decade. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 36. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002438
ISBN
9780099374015
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780671670061
ISBN
9780671670061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.58

Paperback. The Adventures of Rivella is especially valuable for the light it throws on a woman authors relations with publishers and other writers, both male and female. Bruce Stovel, University of Alberta Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111216
ISBN
9781551111216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Arthur Morgan is aboard the Queen Mary bound for the United States, where a scholarship at an Ivy League university awaits him, along with the promise of a glittering future. But the few days spent on the ship will have a defining effect on the young Frenchman, when he encounters the love of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781910477281
ISBN
9781910477281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Hardback. This, "the greatest novel written by a nine-year-old, " had been in print in Britain since the '20s, but had been out of print in the U.S. for 35 years. It has two hilarious themes: love and social climbing. Illustrator(s): Anderson-Miller, Julia. Num Pages: 105 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 191. Clean copy with some shelf wear fine in dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001911
ISBN
9780897333658
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Susannah and Rob were childhood sweethearts. But as with most early love affairs, they broke up, moved on and now find themselves in very different places. And not entirely happy - who is? A chance meeting between them sends shockwaves through their lives. What happens when your first love makes a surprise reappearance? Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy. Covers showing minor shelfwear, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009233
ISBN
9780141043111
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014229
ISBN
9780007517367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shortly before she died, Jane Austen started working on a new novel, but did not live to finish it. There have been a few attempts to complete this work, but none have captured the true magic of an Austen novel until now. Julia Barrett has emerged with this literary treasure, holding true to the characters and theme designed by Ms. Austen. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
M. Evans & Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002852
ISBN
9780871319715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paul Rayment is on the threshold of a comfortable old age when a calamitous cycling accident results in the amputation of a leg. Humiliated, his body truncated, his life circumscribed, he turns away from his friends. He hires a nurse named Marijana, with whom he has a European childhood in common: hers in Croatia, his in France. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002866
ISBN
9780099490623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Dorothy came back from the dead, it seemed to Aaron that some people simply didn't notice. The accident that killed Dorothy - involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits - leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002897
ISBN
9780099572237
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Sarah meets dark, brooding Alex, she grasps his offer of a new life miles away from her own. They've both recently escaped broken relationships, and need to start again. Why not do it together? But when Sarah gets to the tiny village of Burrington Stoke, something doesn't add up. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002117
ISBN
9780552777339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. An island of secrets, struggling to stay quiet Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 26 x 151 x 232. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0012547
ISBN
9780340896198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tessa has just a few months to live. Tessa compiles a list. It's her Ten Things To Do Before I Die list. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KI20003636
ISBN
9780552774628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. When a ghost from the past becomes real, everything is put at risk .. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSH0000047
ISBN
9780340980187
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Dare you follow your heart? The wonderful first novel from Dorothy Koomson. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0007446
ISBN
9780751539691
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Dionisio Vivo, a South American lecturer in philosphy, is puzzled by the hideously mutilated corpses that keep turning up outside his front door. To his friend, Ramon, one of the few honest policement in town, the message is all too clear: Dionisio's letters to the press, exposing the drug barons, must stop. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003058
ISBN
9780749399627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 195 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785080876
ISBN
9781785080876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. A vivid recreation of the interwar period, this fictionalised memoir is a touching and very true depiction of boyhood and how our early experiences affect us. Translator(s): Evans, Julian. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781910477342
ISBN
9781910477342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. With his fortieth birthday receding into the distance, along with his hairline and his most successful novel, the writer Nathan Zuckerman comes down with a mysterious affliction - pure pain, beginning in his neck and shoulders, invading his torso, and taking possession of his spirit. What will it take for the pain to finally leave him alone? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear, small nick to front spine. Ownership stamp on ffep. Lightly toned, light spotting on page edges text is crisp, remains a fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0029212
ISBN
9780099476610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 98.00

Hardback. The new novel from Iain Banks, the bestselling author of The Wasp Factory. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 564. First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Edition (reprinted)
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0029240
ISBN
9781408703946
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400071296
ISBN
9781400071296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Offers a irreverent overview of Indonesian history in the Sukarno and Suharto eras and insights into the postcolonial condition. This title tells a story that begins in the 1930s, before Indonesia's independence from Dutch rule, and follows the fortunes of a poor Javanese village woman who becomes a servant in the household of President Sukarno. Translator(s): Keeler, Ward. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295983929
ISBN
9780295983929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. A companion volume which expands on the knowledge contained in each of the nine insights of "The Celestine Prophecy". It aims to foster readers' spiritual growth by putting them in touch with evidence of their own experience. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553503708
ISBN
9780553503708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619027145
ISBN
9781619027145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. Against the backdrop of the 1893 World's Fair, a young woman finds employment with an illustrious Chicago family---a family who may guard the secret of her sister's disappearance. Series: The Chicago World's Fair Mystery Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310338529
ISBN
9780310338529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781551522357
ISBN
9781551522357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781622869107
ISBN
9781622869107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

Paperback. Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, this novel describes the romance between two 19th-century poets and the parallel relationship of their two biographers and includes passages of "Victorian verse". It is structured in the form of a literary and biographical treasure hunt. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st, First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099800408
ISBN
9780099800408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103556
ISBN
9780226103556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 466 pages, vi, 464 p. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112541
ISBN
9780226112541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.49

Paperback. Over the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E Westlake published nearly one hundred books, including not one but two long-running series, starring the hard-hitting Parker and the hapless John Dortmunder. This book offers a clear picture of the man behind the books - including his background, experience, and thoughts on his own work. Editor(s): Stahl, Levi. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226121819
ISBN
9780226121819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.94

Paperback. With a new Foreword by Derek De Vries It is 1963 in an unnamed town in North Dakota, and Anthony Thrasher is languishing for a second year in eighth grade. Prematurely sophisticated, young Anthony spends too much time reading Joyce, Eliot, and Dylan Thomas but not enough time studying the War of 1812 or obtuse triangles. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143897
ISBN
9780226143897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.77

Paperback. Follows the interactions of a socially insecure, pun-loving family man, an officious lady caseworker from an adoption agency, and a chauvinist pig - all suburban neighbors who know far too much about one another's private lives in this goofy and gently hilarious tale of marital quibbles. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226171067
ISBN
9780226171067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53

Paperback. Reminiscent of Voltaire, Broges and Kafka, "A Dog's Head" is a piece of realism. It tells the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents' horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his schoolmates' teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth. Translator(s): Chancellor, Robin. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226174921
ISBN
9780226174921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. This is the story of Joseph, a tall, scattered looking boy of 17, and his wonderfully indomitable mother, Meg, who is resolved, in the summer after her son's high-school graduation, to start arranging his life for him, even going so far as to accompany him to college. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226264165
ISBN
9780226264165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Paperback. Follows a journalist who returns to Prague after its annexation and finds her efforts to obtain help for the refugees and to convey the shocking state of the country both frustrating and futile. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226286969
ISBN
9780226286969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Moving from Massachusetts to Kansas in 1855, with his new wife and a group of German carpenters, Gordon McKay is dead set on making his fortune raising bees, undaunted by Missouri border ruffians, newly- minted Darwinism, or the unsettled politics of a country on the brink of civil war. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561110
ISBN
9780226561110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. This work chronicles the antics of J.S.G. Boggs, a young artist whose consuming passion is money, or more precisely value. What Boggs likes to do is to draw money - paper notes in the denominations of currencies from all over the world - and then to go out and try to spend those drawings. Num Pages: 170 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893969
ISBN
9780226893969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.05

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226971315
ISBN
9780226971315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.66

Hardback. In this lively translation of Wang Chen-ho's ribald satire, a Taiwanese village loses all perspective -- and common sense -- at the prospect of fleecing a shipload of lusty and lonely American soldiers. This irreverent novel by one of Taiwan's best-known writers is both a masterpiece of fiction and a vivid reflection of Taiwanese identity and the impact of Western culture. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112024
ISBN
9780231112024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70

Paperback. Ruminates on the life of the writer and the significance of language as art. This title takes as its central conceit a famous anecdote about Ernest Hemingway's early work: Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, going by train from their apartment in Paris to visit him in Switzerland, brought along, at his request, a suitcase full of his work-in-progress. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115438
ISBN
9780231115438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Billed as "a Taiwanese 'Gone With the Wind'", this story spans more than half a century of Taiwan's history, tracing the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan, to World War II. Translator(s): Liu, Taotao; Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122009
ISBN
9780231122009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.95

Paperback. Born in Taiwan, raised in the scholarly traditions of ancient China but forced into the Japanese educational system, Hu Taiming, the protagonist of Orphan of Asia, ultimately finds himself estranged from all three cultures. This autobiographical novel is regarded as an expression of the postwar Taiwanese national consciousness. Translator(s): Mentzas, Ioannis. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137263
ISBN
9780231137263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Reimagines the lives of a legendary couple - Sun Yat-sen, known as the "Father of the Chinese Revolution," and his wife, Song Qingling. This novel touches on Sun Yat-sen's tormented political life and Song Qingling's rumored affairs and isolation after her husband's death. Translator(s): Du, Nancy. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 192 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138536
ISBN
9780231138536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardback. Unable to keep up with the financial demands of the "big men" who control his village, Dhane and his family suffer one calamity after another, and a series of quarrels with fellow villagers forces them into exile. This novel offers readers a window into the lives of the people by depicting in subtle detail the stark realities of village life. Translator(s): Hutt, Michael J. Num Pages: 152 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143561
ISBN
9780231143561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147347
ISBN
9780231147347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.95

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148108
ISBN
9780231148108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. Translator(s): Baer, Ben Conisbee. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149044
ISBN
9780231149044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.97

Paperback. Translator(s): Baer, Ben Conisbee. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149051
ISBN
9780231149051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Hardback. Translation of: Lexique nomade [a collection of short meditations by contemporary novelists at the 3rd Assises internationales du roman] Editor(s): Villa Gillet; Le Monde. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150804
ISBN
9780231150804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.70

Paperback. This book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152754
ISBN
9780231152754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. Translator(s): Textor, Cindi. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153102
ISBN
9780231153102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Textor, Cindi. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153119
ISBN
9780231153119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardback. Translation of: Seijoki no kikoenai heya. Translator(s): Scott, Christopher D. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157445
ISBN
9780231157445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.87

Hardback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160667
ISBN
9780231160667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.27

Hardback. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160902
ISBN
9780231160902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162746
ISBN
9780231162746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.98

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