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Paperback. Conversation is very often spontaneous, natural and informal. But even at its most casual it is governed by rules and principles of language and behaviour. This book lays bare the structure of conversation, describing what happens when people talk to each other and explaining why they say what they say in a wide variety of circumstances. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631139393
- ISBN
- 9780631139393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. From the bestselling authors of The Hell with Love, a fierce, funny, touching collection that takes the sting out of 'aging while female.' Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455567003
- ISBN
- 9781455567003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. A sparkling second book from the bestselling author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake in which Crosley leaves her familiar stomping ground of Manhattan to travel The World: elegant writing, mordant wit and genuine insight. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272264
- ISBN
- 9781846272264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. A study of the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and style. It takes the machinery of story-telling apart to ask a series of fundamental questions: What do we mean when we say we 'know' a fictional character? What constitutes a 'telling' detail? And, when is a metaphor successful? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950934
- ISBN
- 9781845950934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Examines the parallels between certain features of literary experience and functions of the brain. For the neuroscientific community, this book suggests that different areas of research - the neurobiology of vision and reading, the brain-body interactions underlying emotions - may be connected to a variety of aesthetic and literary phenomena. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GTR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415765
- ISBN
- 9781421415765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. A fresh and disturbing new play from the sure-fire, ever-fruitful Bush Theatre, London. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 107.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854598493
- ISBN
- 9781854598493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444744156
- ISBN
- 9781444744156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Alec and Jerry shouldn't have been friends: Alec's life was one of privilege, while Jerry's was one of toil. But this hardly mattered to two young men whose shared love of horses brought them together and whose whole lives lay ahead of them. When war breaks out in 1914, both Jerry and Alec sign up - yet for quite different reasons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141046969
- ISBN
- 9780141046969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.64
€ 13.99
€ 9.64
Hardcover. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0001609
- ISBN
- 9780241024874
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Alec and Jerry shouldn't have been friends: Alec's life was one of privilege, while Jerry's was one of toil. But this hardly mattered to two young men whose shared love of horses brought them together and whose whole lives lay ahead of them. When war breaks out in 1914, both Jerry and Alec sign up - yet for quite different reasons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAK0012389
- ISBN
- 9780141046969
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 13.99€ 9.64
€ 13.99
€ 9.64
Paperback. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003393
- ISBN
- 9780140119510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Clean copy showing some age and minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0007708
- ISBN
- 9780340199503
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. For Milton the value of a poem or of any other production derives from the inner worth of its author and not from any external measures. This text explores the radical effect of Milton's theological convictions on his poetry and prose. Num Pages: 640 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 38. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012332
- ISBN
- 9780674012332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 48.67
€ 52.56
€ 48.67
Paperback. From the writer of Love, Lies and Taxidermy, How My Light Is Spent is a funny, hopeful play about loneliness, longing and being left behind. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848426207
- ISBN
- 9781848426207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130585
- ISBN
- 9780231130585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.02€ 83.75
€ 110.02
€ 83.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130592
- ISBN
- 9780231130592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. This book draws on the author's column in The Guardian, 'Elements of Fiction'. Using examples from well-known recent novels, it examines the techniques by which fiction works. It will widen the vocabulary of anyone interested in contemporary fiction, not least by showing where it has elements in common with classic novels of the past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199281787
- ISBN
- 9780199281787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.32
€ 13.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280. Making Selves. 224 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight: 280.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485985
- ISBN
- 9780801485985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Looks at the interplay between text and image in picturebooks. This book explores picturebooks as a specific medium or genre in literature and culture, one that prepares children for other media of communication, and argues that picturebooks may be the most influential media of all in the socialization and representation of children. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 308 pages, 75 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415979689
- ISBN
- 9780415979689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.97
€ 85.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278001
- ISBN
- 9780226278001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226277950
- ISBN
- 9780226277950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.67€ 79.61
€ 95.67
€ 79.61
Paperback. Asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001792
- ISBN
- 9780140285376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0021016
- ISBN
- 9780140285376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. 'Dazzling' John Updike Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KKD0006315
- ISBN
- 9780330354912
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95