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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. By the author of "A White Merc with Fins", this is the sharp and comic story of a modern man in all kinds of trouble. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 225. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0201270
ISBN
9780099759713
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new novel of women's friendship from the author of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship and Friendship Makes the Heart Grow Fonder. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455572854
ISBN
9781455572854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. Fernanda Barnes' life was once graced by security, success and stunning wealth. Now, widowed and with a mounting pile of debts, she is trying desperately to shield her three children from the rising panic within her. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 27. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KSS0003733
ISBN
9780552149938
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Rant is an anti-hero whose recreational drug of choice is rabies. He becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. On designated nights, the Party Crashers chase each other in cars in the hope of a collision, and all the while Rant, the 'superspreader', transmits his lethal disease. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499367
ISBN
9780099499367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Talks about the brutality and cowardice that overtakes the city of Niagara Falls in the aftermath of an attack on a woman and her daughter. A dissection of modern mores, this is more than the story of Teena and Bethie, and their insolent assailants. It is also the tale of their silent champion, a man who knows the meaning of justice, and love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156. A Love Story. 160 pages. Talks about the brutality and cowardice that overtakes the city of Niagara Falls in the aftermath of an attack on a woman and her daughter. A dissection of modern mores, this is more than the story of Teena and Bethie, and their insolent assailants. It is also the tale of their silent champion, a man who knows the meaning of justice, and love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544135
ISBN
9781843544135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTM0000640
ISBN
9780007141760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Kitson, Thomas J. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180832
ISBN
9780231180832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd India
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143334149
ISBN
9780143334149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.61

paperback. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. This work features stories such as "Rashomon", "In a Bamboo Grove", "The Nose", "O-Gin", "Loyalty", "Death Register", "The Life of a Stupid Man" and "Spinning Gears". Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143039846
ISBN
9780143039846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.10

paperback. Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - one of Japan's foremost stylists and a modernist master whose short stories are marked by imagery, cynicism, beauty, and wild humour. His other works include: "Rashomon"; "In a Bamboo Grove"; "The Nose"; "O-Gin"; "Loyalty"; "Death Register"; "The Life of a Stupid Man"; and "Spinning Gears". Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449709
ISBN
9780140449709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

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

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. A German businessman is the third to die. A note pinned on his body is addressed to Colonel Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favourite commando and once the most dangerous man in Europe. It warns Skorzeny that they are coming for him next. Lieutenant Albert Ryan is ordered by the Irish Minister for Justice, to protect Skorzeny. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552581
ISBN
9780099552581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509837861
ISBN
9781509837861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Abe Ravelstein is a professor who has lived much beyond his means. His close friend Chick suggests that he put forth a book of his convictions and much to his surprise, he does and becomes a millionaire. Ravelstein suggests in turn that Chick write a memoir. But, the mood turns somber once Ravelstein succumbs to AIDS and Chick himself nearly dies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188850
ISBN
9780141188850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Set in a Yorkshire mining village at the turn of the twentieth century, an engrossing slice of historical fiction from the acclaimed author of Netherwood Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 41. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751547689
ISBN
9780751547689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897142363
ISBN
9781897142363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. Incredible story about a young Chilean girl's talent for recreating the magic of movies that captures the nostalgia of South American village cinemas in all their glory. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102. 112 pages. Incredible story about a young Chilean girl's talent for recreating the magic of movies that captures the nostalgia of South American village cinemas in all their glory. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 146 x 8. Weight: 102. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Language: Arabic.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9789992194010
ISBN
9789992194010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Paperback. A safe, sustainable future is certainly not assured, granted the awesome power of vested interest and inert bureaucracies. But on the evidence provided in Rays of Hope, such a future appears well worth fighting for. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; RNF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. 240p. Paperback. P.B. Keywords: "Science & Nature - Environment & Ecology - Natural Resources Management,Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General,Subjects - Science & Natur"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company Ltd Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KON0587605
ISBN
9780393064223
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107941
ISBN
9780143107941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Reach for Tomorrow is a heartwarming tale of Rosie Ferry's indomitable spirit and determination to survive no matter what. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 120 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747258056
ISBN
9780747258056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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