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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Political and literary thriller set in 1980s Guatemala. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785354748
ISBN
9781785354748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. According to Barry Gibbons, the soulless and unprincipled corporations and businesses will decidedly mess things up for everyone over the next millennium. Through a series of clever and funny vignettes, this book examines the next 999 years of corporate mayhem and madness. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841124629
ISBN
9781841124629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.22

Paperback. Private Investigator Tommy Storm is hired by a top Hollywood film producer to find his missing daughter and her leading man. As Storm and his goody two-shoes doppelganger investigate the case, sinister forces conspire to commit the ultimate murder. The question is: who is on the side of the angels, and can either Storm tell the difference? Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: F; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846949531
ISBN
9781846949531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.40

Paperback. The offer of a sensational ride alongside a unique individual in his quest to find freedom from his criminal past. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Soul Rocks Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846949883
ISBN
9781846949883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. A powerful romantic novel of a prodigal's return to a small town in Tennessee - and the buried emotions that surface. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854248794
ISBN
9781854248794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.58

Hardcover. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445339
ISBN
9781885445339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.72

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445858
ISBN
9781885445858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650193
ISBN
9781890650193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650209
ISBN
9781890650209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.68

Hardcover. The protagonist has just turned thirty and is engaged to be married and about to start work as a teacher. Frightened by the idea of settling down, he journeys to the Alps in a do-or-die effort to climb the unclimbed North Ridge, and by doing so prove he is not ordinary. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Series: The German List. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497927
ISBN
9781906497927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.54

Hardcover. In this psychological novel, memories spawn tales within tales and seemingly disparate elements are woven into a tapestry of extraordinary moments that reveals the authorAEs penetrating observations on the interdependency of humanity and nature in its wholeness. Translator(s): Wilson, Michiko N.; Wilson, Michael K. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947303
ISBN
9781933947303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.85

Paperback. Translator(s): Gernant, Karen; Zheping, Chen. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947532
ISBN
9781933947532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Hardcover. Translator(s): Zucker, Alex. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Karolinum Press, Charles University
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024631271
ISBN
9788024631271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.29

Paperback. On a summer's night in Athens, Patrik Keim stuck a pistol into his mouth and pulled the trigger. Keim was an artist, and the room in which he died was an assemblage of the tools of his particular trade. His body completed the tableau. This is a two-sided ethnography: one from the world of the living and the other from the world of the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226073224
ISBN
9780226073224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.66

Paperback. Homi Seervai is a Parsi scientist, who invents a machine which activates the memory store of the brain. When a love affair finishes, Homi uses the machine to relive good times, but the machine goes wrong, and he experiences ancestral and racial memories. This is the author's first novel. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143811
ISBN
9780226143811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.16

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: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173474
ISBN
9780226173474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.40

Paperback. With distinctive voices, compelling characters, on-the-ground observation, and suspense, this book offers a serious, illuminating take on the changing tides of race, class, and politics in late twentieth-century Chicago. It tells the story of a plasterer turned landlord in Chicago who, in the late 1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226202648
ISBN
9780226202648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226412610
ISBN
9780226412610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561097
ISBN
9780226561097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561103
ISBN
9780226561103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. Documents the infancy of film in Europe - complete with proto-divas, laughable production schedules, and cost-cutting measures with priceless effects - and offers a glimpse of the modern world through the camera's lens. This book captures early twentieth-century Italian filmmaking and reveals its truths as only a parody can. Series Editor(s): Moncrieff, Scott. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669823
ISBN
9780226669823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53

Hardback. A love story, a translation of an Indian sex manual, an erotic farce and a murder mystery. The hero of the comedy, Leopold Roth, complains that he has never made love to an Indian woman. A married Roth becomes obsessed with Lalita Gupta and sets out to seduce her whilst translating the "Kamasutra". Num Pages: 398 pages, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FP; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226756974
ISBN
9780226756974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

paperback. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226773193
ISBN
9780226773193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.08

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773223
ISBN
9780226773223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.35

Hardback. At once a bittersweet romance and a vividly detailed portrait of life in a southern Taiwanese coastal town in the 1970s, this prize-winning Taiwanese bestseller about love, betrayal, family life, and the power of tradition captures the intimacy of agricultural life in the midst of an increasingly industrialized society. Translator(s): Wu, Michelle. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117920
ISBN
9780231117920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.87

Paperback. These two searingly funny and unsettling portraits of teenagers beyond the control and largely beneath the notice of adults in 1980s Taiwan are the first English translations of works by Taiwan's most famous and best-selling literary cult figure. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 43 cartoon drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231120975
ISBN
9780231120975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129725
ISBN
9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.07

Hardback. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166003
ISBN
9780231166003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.87

Hardback. Translator(s): Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175548
ISBN
9780231175548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.59

Hardback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; DSB; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181006
ISBN
9780231181006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.70

Paperback. An exceptional story of survival and redemption in the Andes Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076060
ISBN
9780252076060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.50

Paperback. Presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature Editor(s): Brown, Jason Lee; Latham, Shanie. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008183
ISBN
9780253008183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024046
ISBN
9780253024046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Thomas, Dominic. Series: Global African Voices. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 5. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024329
ISBN
9780253024329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. Series: Blue Light Books. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026705
ISBN
9780253026705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.94

Paperback. Tells the story of an impoverished young girl, Elnora Comstock, growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. Illustrator(s): Benda, Wladyslaw T. Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; YFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253203311
ISBN
9780253203311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Gene Stratton-Porter's tale of a plucky, orphaned newspaper boy is now back in print! Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210456
ISBN
9780253210456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Paperback. Focuses on esthetic and philosophical sensibility, as well as its most discussed treatise on hemispheric relations. This book contains a reader's guide to names, places, and important movements, as well as notes and a comprehensive annotated English/Spanish bibliography. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780292703964
ISBN
9780292703964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. Series: Publications on Asia of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780295956923
ISBN
9780295956923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.40

Paperback. Seattle, with its natural beauty and rough frontier history, has inspired writers from its earliest days. This anthology includes fiction, memoirs, histories, and journalism that define the city or use it as a setting. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983950
ISBN
9780295983950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

paperback. Focuses on Lue Gim Gong, a real-life Chinese pioneer, who seized the opportunity to go to America's "Gold Mountain." This book presents the story of his attempt to assimilate the new culture, his few successes and his frequent setbacks as told by the women who cared most about him: his mother, a spinster who loved him, and a friend and co-worker. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295987149
ISBN
9780295987149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.79

Paperback. * A gripping, topical novel - a detective story, a love story and a book about contemporary Britain Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115870
ISBN
9780349115870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. "Timely and brave.. Leegant is a masterful weaver."-Miami Herald Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339895
ISBN
9780393339895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. A novel about transforming organizations from the author of bestselling business books The Goal and Zapp! The Cure is a novel for managers about transforming an under-performing bureaucratic organization into a boundaryless, fact-driven management culture like the one that made Jack Welch's General Electric so consistently successful. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471268307
ISBN
9780471268307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Written by the author of "The Floating World", this novel explores human relationships in a Los Angeles of the future, where rich and poor are deeply polarized and where water, food, gas and education cannot be taken for granted. Series: California Fiction S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207288
ISBN
9780520207288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2GJ; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674796744
ISBN
9780674796744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Paperback. Originally published 1940. First published by Princeton 1983 and assigned new ISBN when reissued as a print-on-demand title in 2014. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 514 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613314
ISBN
9780691613314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

Paperback. Translation of: Hamamatsu Chaunagon monogatari / Sugawara no Takasue no Musume. Translator(s): Rohlich, Thomas H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613581
ISBN
9780691613581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardback. Translator(s): Rohlich, Thomas H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641355
ISBN
9780691641355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 443 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764225086
ISBN
9780764225086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.38

Paperback. The stories in this collection present the experience of living in Vancouver as filtered through the imagination of some of Canada's most famous writers. Editor(s): Gerson, Carole. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774802284
ISBN
9780774802284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

Paperback. From the author of "Airs of Providence", "The Very Rich Hours", and "The Courage of Girls", this book brings together a dozen new stories. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801848537
ISBN
9780801848537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

Paperback. "Robert Vivian's prose is lyrical and harrowing - harrowing in the Biblical sense," Sven Birkerts said of The Mover of Bones, the first book in Vivian's Tall Grass Trilogy. That same lyrical power carries this new volume to a place of hard-won hope and redemption at once both spiritual and earthly. Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213807
ISBN
9780803213807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. What if Vincent Van Gogh resided in a twentieth-century New York hotel, surviving on food stamps and direct communications with God? And imagine the encounter between David and Goliath from the Philistine's point of view. This book presents a collection of short stories that re-imagine life beyond the margins of 'normality'. Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225336
ISBN
9780803225336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Paperback. Gives full play to Svoboda's prodigious talents for finding the dark and the strange in the sunny American story Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226821
ISBN
9780803226821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

paperback. A novel about a dystopic, future Argentina where violence rules and the government is powerless to protect its aging citizens Translator(s): Labinger, Andrea G. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803229891
ISBN
9780803229891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The story of the residents of a small western plains town and the turmoil that results from the colliding interests of its "native" inhabitants and newcomers Series: Flyover Fiction. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803231085
ISBN
9780803231085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Paperback. Prize-winning collection of short stories about finding happiness, and the pain necessary to achieve such bliss Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232617
ISBN
9780803232617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. A.B. Guthrie Jr. is best known for his historical fiction; his classic novel The Way West earned him a Pulitzer Prize. The Big It and Other Stories collects his diverse shorter tales, written between 1946 and 1960. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240551
ISBN
9780803240551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. A collection of stories that focus on female subjectivity. It features stories such as: "The Nocturnal Butterflies"; "Shadows in the Shadows"; and, "The Shunammite". Translator(s): Steele, Cynthia. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259270
ISBN
9780803259270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. In this semiautobiographical novel, the young French Algerian author Nina Bouraoui introduces us to a girl who feels that Algeria is the country of men. Her childhood years spent in Algeria lead her to explore the borderland between genders as she tries to find her balance between nations, races, and identities. Translator(s): Gavarini, Jehanne-Marie; Salvodon, Marjorie Attignol. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 129 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262591
ISBN
9780803262591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Paperback. Contains the author's essays that are personal on the surface, and stresses upon what impresses her in really good literature. Num Pages: 149 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803263314
ISBN
9780803263314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.43

Paperback. Comprise fifty-two chapters that provide insights into the existence of this nebulous man named Crab, his absence from the pages of history, his birth in prison, and his never having been born at all. This book parodies literary conventions, deconstructs narrative and meaning, and combines absurdity and hopelessness with irony and humor. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan; Hardin, Eleanor. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263703
ISBN
9780803263703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Mignon, Charles W.; Link, Frederick M.; Ronning, Kari A. Series: Willa Cather Scholarly Edition. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
Edition
Scholarly
SKU
V9780803264304
ISBN
9780803264304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. A novel that describes life on the Nebraska frontier. It presents a range of biographical, historical, and textual information. Editor(s): Rosowski, Susan J.; Mignon, Charles W.; Danker, Kathleen. Series: Willa Cather Scholarly Edition. Num Pages: 392 pages, Map, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Scholarly
SKU
V9780803264373
ISBN
9780803264373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. After answering a classified ad placed by an import-export company looking for energetic young men willing to take on responsibilities for its African branches - no diploma required - Victor finds himself on The Will of God, a dilapidated boat heading into the heart of darkness as even Conrad couldn't have imagined. Translator(s): Wing, Betsy. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264410
ISBN
9780803264410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Paperback. Telling the story of Shirley Mounter, a Tuscarora woman and the chief storyteller among the acerbic, eloquent, and often hilarious speakers, this title presents a tapestry of the intricate twists and turns of coincidence, memories, and stories that bind Native families together. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271180
ISBN
9780803271180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Life across the Roof of the World is more dangerous than ever as Khlit teams up with Abdul to thwart a gang of kidnappers, save the dazzling Retha, and reluctantly lead an Afghani rebellion against the forces of the Mogul. Part of a four-volume set, this title collects the Cossack stories of Harold Lamb and presents them in order. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 606 pages, 1 map, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 35. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803280489
ISBN
9780803280489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.15

Paperback. Life across the Roof of the World is more dangerous than ever as Khlit teams up with Abdul to thwart a gang of kidnappers, save the dazzling Retha, and reluctantly lead an Afghani rebellion against the forces of the Mogul. Part of a four-volume set, this title collects the Cossack stories of Harold Lamb and presents them in order. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 636 pages, 1 map, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 35. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803280496
ISBN
9780803280496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.95

Paperback. Continues the Moody saga that started in Colorado with Little Britches Illustrator(s): Mawicke, Tran. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803282117
ISBN
9780803282117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. "Set in the Midwest, One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist tells the stories of everyday, blue-collar workers with dark humor and a gritty, experimental style, revealing the absurdity of the daily grind and its crushing reality" -- Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803288546
ISBN
9780803288546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Offers three tales that feature a commanding female protagonist trapped in her place of origin, neither able nor wanting to escape from the home that gave her life but which now threatens to destroy her. This title presents personal images of utopia, the importance of heritage, and the necessity of burying the dead to approach the future. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 123 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289529
ISBN
9780803289529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.15

Paperback. Tells of a long-ago Christmas in western Nebraska, when Mari Sandoz's father's house was filled with good music. But, the entire family soon entered into the holiday spirit, as neighbors arrived to feast and dance and enjoy musical selections ranging from Lucia di Lammermoor to Casey at the Telephone. Even old enmities dissolved under the spell. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3887 x 2744 x 6. Weight in Grams: 57.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
36
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292420
ISBN
9780803292420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804009577
ISBN
9780804009577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Hardback. As a serial killer stalks prostitutes in Columbus, Ohio, a distraught brother asks private investigator Andy Hayes to find his sister before it's too late. In a deadly race against time, Andy soon learns he's not the only person hunting Jessica Byrnes, but he may be the only one who wants her alive. Series: Andy Hayes Mysteries. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011884
ISBN
9780804011884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Paperback. Although everything in this imaginative and compelling biography of the martyred Chilean President Salvador Allende is solidly based on fact, it is cast in the form of a novel by the author, who was a close friend and longtime colleague of Allende. Editor(s): Alegria, Fernando. Translator(s): Janney, Frank. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723268
ISBN
9780804723268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

Paperback. A collection of short stories depicting and analyzing key issues in America's "New Gilded Age" Editor(s): Martin, Wendy, Ph.D.; Tichi, Cecelia. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796283
ISBN
9780814796283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, 28ill.1M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816613069
ISBN
9780816613069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.51

Paperback. Translator(s): MacGillivray, Catherine A.F. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC; DSK; FA; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816621170
ISBN
9780816621170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780816698974
ISBN
9780816698974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

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