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Paperback. Argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. This title explores the crafts of reading and writing, the identity granted to us by literature, the far-reaching shadow of Jorge Luis Borges, to whom the author read as a young man, and the links between politics and books and between books and our bodies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300172089
- ISBN
- 9780300172089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Suitable for those who seek to understand Roman culture and sexuality and the origins of Western poetry, this title provides the necessary historical and social background to the poet's life and works. Translator(s): Putnam, Michael C. J.; Dennis, Rodney G. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272545
- ISBN
- 9780520272545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Poems & Fragments. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 150 x 211 x 9. Weight: 166. Translator(s): Dent, R. J.
- Publisher
- Circaidy Gregory Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906451530
- ISBN
- 9781906451530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.86
€ 10.86
paperback. This sourcebook of texts in modern translation makes accessible key anti-feminist works, together with a surprising range of early texts championing women. Editor(s): Blamires, Alcuin. Num Pages: 342 pages, 8 pp black and white plates, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452. Very good copy showing some shelf wear on exterior. Text is crisp and clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024760
- ISBN
- 9780198710394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Translator(s): Stewart, Susan. Series: Facing Pages. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171265
- ISBN
- 9780691171265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Father Joseph was an aspirant to sainthood and a practising mystic, yet his ruthless exercise of power succeeded in prolonging the unspeakable horrors of the Thirty Years War. This title explores how an intensely religious man could lead such a life and how he could reconcile the seemingly opposing moral systems of religion and politics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSK; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477822
- ISBN
- 9780099477822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Includes the author's views on overpopulation, propaganda, advertising and government control. This book appeals for the defence of relevant individualism. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458234
- ISBN
- 9780099458234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Paperback. When Theodore Gumbril hits upon the notion of designing a type of pneumatic trouser to ease the discomfort of a sedentary life, he decides the time has come to leave his position as housemaster in a boys' public school and seek his fortune in the metropolis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099458180
- ISBN
- 9780099458180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405801713
- ISBN
- 9781405801713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. His hosts, Henry Wimbush and his exotic wife Priscilla, are joined by a party of colourful guests whose intrigues and opinions ensure Denis' stay is a memorable one. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461890
- ISBN
- 9780099461890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Selected writings from the author of Brave New Worldand The Doors of Perceptionon the role of psychedelics in society. Editor(s): Horowitz, Michael; Palmer, Cynthia. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Park Street Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892817580
- ISBN
- 9780892817580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.75
€ 18.99
€ 13.75
Hardcover. These first two volumes of a projected six collect the complete essays of one of the major writers of the 20th century. "His reading was immense, his taste impeccable, and his ear acute..His place in English literature is unique and is certainly assured."-T. S. Eliot. Edited with Commentary by Robert S. Baker and James Sexton. Series: Complete Essays of Aldous Huxley. Num Pages: 607 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 176 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566633239
- ISBN
- 9781566633239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.77
€ 40.99
€ 39.77
Paperback. The timeless boyhood adventures of a mischievous lad in 19th-century New England, in a new edition for today's readers. Illustrator(s): White, A.B. Series: Hardscrabble Classics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 71 drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874517941
- ISBN
- 9780874517941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.50
€ 16.99
€ 14.50
Hardback. Aldus Manutius was the most innovative scholarly publisher of the Renaissance. This ITRL edition contains all of his prefaces to his editions of the Greek classics, translated for the first time into English. They provide unique insight into the world of scholarly publishing in Renaissance Venice. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Mul
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088672
- ISBN
- 9780674088672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Paperback. Maureen is a pensioner in search of passion. Since her heart was broken by David from Aberdeen - who happened to be a millionaire as well as the world's best lover - she is finding it difficult to meet anyone who can satisfy her. This book was developed using the author's verbatim theatre technique. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854599377
- ISBN
- 9781854599377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. Playwright Alecky Blythe collaborates with composer Adam Cork to tell the true-life stories of a small community thrust into the spotlight by a series of murders in their midst. Premiered at the National Theatre in 2011. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421769
- ISBN
- 9781848421769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. A new documentary drama from the author of the acclaimed musical "London Road." Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848424326
- ISBN
- 9781848424326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.56
€ 15.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. The book traces the process of creating of a new German memory of the Holocaust after the fall of the Wall. Combining theoretical analysis with historical case studies, the book revisits crucial debates and controversial issues out of which Germany's new 'memory culture' emerged as a collective project and work in progress. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267286
- ISBN
- 9780823267286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Translator(s): Siegert, Yvette. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811223966
- ISBN
- 9780811223966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Translator(s): Siegert, Yvette. Series: New Directions Poetry Pamphlets. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780811220965
- ISBN
- 9780811220965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.30
€ 12.30