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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An attempt to answer the question, how much do our perceptions of things depend on our cognitive ability and how much on our linguistic resources? Eco undertakes a series of idiosyncratic explorations, starting from the perceived data of common sense, to expound a clear critique of Kant. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099276951
ISBN
9780099276951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Random House India
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143422341
ISBN
9780143422341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Translator(s): Manavalli, Krishna. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423900
ISBN
9780857423900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. Karoo is a professional fixer of other people's scripts and, by his own acknowledgement, he ruins them all. Calamity and comedy follows shambolic Saul Karoo as his life breaks down. He is a man prone to luck both good and bad, and when a young woman with a strange connection to his past shows up, the plot of his own life comes into sharp focus. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099777915
ISBN
9780099777915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. It is the early 1920s and Kate Hannigan is happily married to Dr Rodney Prince, who has willingly accepted her illegitimate daughter, Annie, as the eldest child of their household. Everything seems to be going well for the Prince family, but soon spiteful rumours about Kate's earlier life seem to haunt both her and Annie. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 24. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Corgi Books, London
Condition
New
SKU
9780552145817
ISBN
9780552145817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Set against a Tyneside background, this novel features an illegitimate girl who made a rich and powerful impression on all the men and women around her, forging an empire for herself amidst the coalmines and shipyards, founding a dynasty in defiance of social conventions. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006351
ISBN
9780552140928
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Can Katherine Carter build a new life in the open-hearted community of Rotherhithe as the Great War looms ..? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 26. Weight in Grams: 212. Some age and shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KNH0010553
ISBN
9780747255376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Kriss, David; Levenston, Edward A. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811214056
ISBN
9780811214056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.34

Paperback. Lydia's London life lacks purpose. Her discovery of mystical Islam, with its Arabic language and Shia rituals, offers her a new beginning. Lydia becomes Kauthar. When she falls in love with Rafiq, an Iraqi-born doctor, her life appears complete. Then Rafiq decides to return to war-torn Baghdad. For Kauthar love of God replaces love of her husband. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630294
ISBN
9781784630294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. A story of great human triumph in the life of a much loved public figure, KBO: The Churchill Secret is the perfect novel for fans of The King's Speech. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140254
ISBN
9780349140254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183725
ISBN
9780141183725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408867327
ISBN
9781408867327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014091
ISBN
9780008217143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014521
ISBN
9780008217143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A mother always knows best. Doesn't she? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JMG; FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Minor tear to dustwrapper, else as new.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTG0014748
ISBN
9780008217129
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Europe Books United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982578186
ISBN
9780982578186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. KEEPING FAITH is a riveting novel about a family plagued by the media, the medical profession, and organized religion in a world where everyone has an opinion but no one knows the truth - what do you do when your daughter says she's talking to God? Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 201 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392. Good, clean copy. Covers and page edges showing minor shelfwear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0008196
ISBN
9781444754575
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Martin's death was singular and pre-9/11, before death became everybody's business." Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926845920
ISBN
9781926845920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Talks about the fictional adventures of an early 20th-century painting and the women whose lives it touches. This novel opens with bold, passionate Gwen, struggling to be an artist, leaving for Paris where she becomes Rodin's lover and paints a small, intimate picture of a quiet corner of her attic room. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099496861
ISBN
9780099496861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. An exquisite novel about friendship and community Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747251125
ISBN
9780747251125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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