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Hardcover. "Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Lectures for 2014." Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813939056
ISBN
9780813939056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.76

Paperback. Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some prominent writers on the art of growing older. In this anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065496
ISBN
9780226065496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Offers teachings of Epicurus - about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship-attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. This volume includes all of his extant writings - his letters, doctrines, and Vatican sayings. Translator(s): Strodach, John K. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107217
ISBN
9780143107217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Takes us around County Mayo in the author's "filthy, two-door, bottle-green Opel Astra", stopping off at Westport and Achill Island, where he declares himself to be "globally sad", but "locally glad". This book reveals one of Ireland's most successful and popular poets at the height of his powers and continuing to challenge, amuse and delight. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846557521
ISBN
9781846557521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Hardcover. Suitable for students taking English literature courses, this textbook guides the reader through the rudiments of literary investigation: collecting materials, evaluating evidence, drawing conclusions, taking notes in a scholarly manner and composing one's own prose. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 215 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Fourth Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393962406
ISBN
9780393962406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.63

Paperback. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428. Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 294 pages. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight: 406.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224902
ISBN
9780520224902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.40

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ADL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 92 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375761171
ISBN
9780375761171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

hardcover. The Art of Meditation and the French Renaissance Love Lyric examines the poetics of meditation in the French love lyric at the height of the Lyonnais Renaissance as illustrated by one of the country's most prominent writers. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802099464
ISBN
9780802099464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 204 x 29. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062223074
ISBN
9780062223074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, John H. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Intellect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841506272
ISBN
9781841506272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555977269
ISBN
9781555977269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Hardcover. 85pp. Recased. Front cover loose, otherwise binding tight. Shelf wear, spine torn, bumped. Fore edge uncut, text clear. Annotations in pen and pencil. Keywords: Poetry - Latin - Translations
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
William Blackwood and Sons
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1863
SKU
KHS1004625
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 65.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. .
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911344186
ISBN
9781911344186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. The Art of Reading is the first-long overdue-collection of essays by the French classical philologist and humanist Jean Bollack to be published in English. As the scope of the collection shows, Bollack felt equally at home thinking in depth about both the classics of Greek poetry and philosophy and modern, including contemporary, poetry. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660199
ISBN
9780674660199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
HarperPress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007920693
ISBN
9780007920693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.73

Paperback. "Bound in green cloth, with dustjacket.151pp. Excellent inside and out." Keywords: Poetry - Seamus Heaney Bound in green cloth, with dustjacket.151pp. Excellent inside and out.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Fourth Edition.
Publisher
Merlin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KHS0042316
ISBN
9780863278624
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Written in 1727, "The Art of Sinking in Poetry" was one of Alexander Pope's contributions to the literary output of the legendary Scriblerus club - a circle of writers dedicated to mocking what they perceived as a culture of mediocrity and false learning prevalent in the arts and sciences of their day. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496928
ISBN
9781847496928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Hardback. The Art of Subtraction is the first full-length study on the CD-ROM as a creative platform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2, 2 figures. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442631915
ISBN
9781442631915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. A collection of prefaces that includes a foreword by author Colm Toibin, whose critically acclaimed novel "The Master" is told from the point of view of Henry James. As a guide not only to James' inspiration and execution but also to his frustrations and triumphs, it is suitable both to students of James' fiction and to aspiring writers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226392059
ISBN
9780226392059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. In seven independent, but closely related chapters, the author presents his personal conception of the European novel, which he describes as 'an art born of the laughter of God'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571227495
ISBN
9780571227495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain. In this book, the author meditates on the art of book publishing. It looks at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141978482
ISBN
9780141978482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Few poetic forms have found more uses than the sonnet in English, and none is now more recognizable. This title collects one hundred exemplary sonnets of the English language (and a few sonnets in translation), representing highlights in the history of the sonnet, accompanied by short commentaries on each of the poems. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061804
ISBN
9780674061804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. Written over 2000 years ago, Sun-tzu's "Art of War" embodies the Eastern tradition of strategy. This translation, written in simple language, is intended to be of equal value to both military historians and students of business strategy. Translator(s): Sawyer, Ralph D. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HB; JWKT; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Copyright 1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813319513
ISBN
9780813319513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. The writings of the ancient warrior Sun Tzu have provided tremendous wisdom to generations through the ages. Now these philosophies are available with anecdotal extracts by the author of Shogun and Noble House. Translator(s): Griffith, Samuel B. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 216 pages, frontispiece, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Oxford University Press London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195014761
ISBN
9780195014761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.04

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