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Paperback. Offers a comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. This title explains why we tell stories, how our minds are shaped to understand them, and what difference an evolutionary understanding of human nature makes to stories we love. Num Pages: 560 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057111
ISBN
9780674057111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239238
ISBN
9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566081856
ISBN
9781566081856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; YNV. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Nash Pollock Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898255154
ISBN
9781898255154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.95

Paperback. The second collection of plays from the German Expressionist playwright. Includes the plays: The Machine Breakers, The German Hinkemann, The Revenge of the Lover Scorned, Wotan Unbound, Day of the Proletariat and German Revolution Translator(s): Pearlman, Alan. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130. .
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783191260
ISBN
9781783191260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. A major new edition which brings a modern approach to the Introduction and text. Editor(s): Stern, Tiffany. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713667653
ISBN
9780713667653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0012037
ISBN
9780717135998
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KCG0001317
ISBN
9780717135998
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0016554
ISBN
9780717135998
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A revised edition of Terry's classic Poems of the Vikings, long out of print. This edition has a new preface, updated references, and expanded notes and glossary. The translation itself has been extensively revised. Translator(s): Terry, Patricia. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812282207
ISBN
9780812282207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469556
ISBN
9781411469556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. Series: Enid Blyton: Happy Days. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of pages
160
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
9780753725849
ISBN
9780753725849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Explores Thomas Hardy's engagement with Victorian legal debates in his prose fiction. This book demonstrates that throughout his prose fiction Hardy engages with contentious legal issues that were debated by legal professionals and literary figures of his day. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748673247
ISBN
9780748673247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' exhilarating play, drawing on Dion Boucicault's 1859 melodrama The Octoroon, won the 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play. It had its UK premiere at the Orange Tree Theatre, London in 2017 Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426412
ISBN
9781848426412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.56

Paperback. When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, chapter heads. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778091
ISBN
9780552778091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Francois and Sophie love each other but break up just before their wedding. Francois' friend, Robert, happens to stay at Lea's b&b, where they have a one-night stand. Lea has a baby and comes to Montreal in search of her childhood friend, Sophie. Meanwhile, Francois has introduced Robert to Sophie without telling him that she is his ex-girlfriend. Translator(s): Munro, Rona. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599544
ISBN
9781854599544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Examines E. M. Forster's irrepressible interest in music, providing plentiful examples of how the eminent British author's fiction resonates with music. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black and white photographs, 18 musical examples, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; AV; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079023
ISBN
9780252079023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. Presents an avowal of a professional author's ideas about style, literature, art, drama and philosophy, and also an illuminating insight into this great writer's craft. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286899
ISBN
9780099286899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Features the story of a girl named Cupcake, beginning when, aged eleven, she is orphaned and placed in the 'care' of sadistic foster parents. But there comes a point in her preteen years when Cupcake's story shifts from a tear-jerking tragedy to a dark disturbing journey through hell. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818178
ISBN
9780553818178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.82

Paperback. Studying Literature combines practical advice on study skills, from using the library to preparation for exams, with a comprehensive overview of literary theories and theorists. It is an ideal introduction to the subject for university students. New to this edition is a section on how to access and effectively use digital resources. Series: Studying.. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340985120
ISBN
9780340985120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.02

Paperback. A beautiful new edition of Edward Said's classic which argues that a beginning is different from (and preferable to) an origin, because a beginning can be chosen and an origin can only be acknowledged Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085993
ISBN
9781847085993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. An eminent Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled "Strong Opinions". For him, troubled by Australia's complicity in the wars in the Middle East, it is a chance to air some urgent concerns: how should a citizen of a modern democracy react to their state's involvement in a war that involves the use of torture? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516224
ISBN
9780099516224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

hardcover. Very good copy in pristine dustwrapper . First edition signed by the Author with neat newsclippings
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0303186
ISBN
9780330485166
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 100.00

Hardback. Complicating our understanding of Victorian marriage ideology's more well-trodden focus on a productive, nation-building ideal, Exquisite Masochism offers fascinating insight into our own culture's debates around illicit sexuality, marriage, reproduction, and feminism. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419930
ISBN
9781421419930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 47.39

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