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Paperback. Drawing on an eclectic range of texts and figures, from the Greek Cynics to Tori Amos, Nick Salvato finds that embarrassment, laziness, slowness, cynicism, and digressiveness can paradoxically enable alternative modes of intellectual production. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360988
ISBN
9780822360988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Hardback. Drawing on an eclectic range of texts and figures, from the Greek Cynics to Tori Amos, Nick Salvato finds that embarrassment, laziness, slowness, cynicism, and digressiveness can paradoxically enable alternative modes of intellectual production. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360841
ISBN
9780822360841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Paperback. Illuminates modernism through little-known but striking works by Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and others who revived the 'closet drama' - plays written largely for private reading - as a means of exploring forbidden sexualities. Series: Yale Studies in English. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352. American Modernism and Queer Performance. Series: Yale Studies in English. 240 pages. Illuminates modernism through little-known but striking works by Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and others who revived the 'closet drama' - plays written largely for private reading - as a means of exploring forbidden sexualities. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300155396
ISBN
9780300155396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.11

Paperback. The brain builds a narrative to steady us from moment to moment, but it is absolutely an illusion. This title features three interwoven stories that explore the nature of identity and how we are defined by what we remember. It offers an exploration of what it means to be human. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571317073
ISBN
9780571317073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. What if every neuron in the human brain could be mapped and decoded? Every act of human behaviour catalogued and wholly understood? This book imagines a very-near future in which radical and unprecedented advances in medical science mean that it's possible to augment and extend life. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571329991
ISBN
9780571329991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Arguing that the aesthetic practices of 20th-century French Caribbean writers reconstruct an historical awareness once lost amid colonial exploitation, Nesbitt shows how these writers use the critical force of the aesthetic imagination to transform the parameters of the Antillean experience. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921518
ISBN
9780813921518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

paperback. A collection of poems that explores the sharp edge of relationships, from the intimacy of lovers to the brutality of political violence. It also explores cruelty and vengeance wherever they may be found: in love, in work and against political backdrops. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571223824
ISBN
9780571223824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.12

Paperback. A collection of poems that takes care and consideration in examining the often brutal arena of human relations, concluding with a mercurial and affecting sequence about a marriage, which takes, as its point of departure, that most influential of military treatise, "The Art of War". Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 105.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237388
ISBN
9780571237388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Nick Laird's poetry travels yet further afield, connecting the shores of his native Northern Ireland with those of the American east coast where he spends increasing time. This title features a trans-Atlantic fusion, an inventive melding of Ulster lyricism with proto-Beat rhythms and phrase. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571327508
ISBN
9780571327508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415828
ISBN
9781474415828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 108.76

Paperback. A journey in reading differs from all other reviews or critical appreciations. This book takes into account the role that books actually play in our lives. It confirms the novelist's status as one of the world's most exciting curators of culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241967942
ISBN
9780241967942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0005400
ISBN
9780140287011
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0302800
ISBN
9780140287011
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950180
ISBN
9780241950180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRF0029712
ISBN
9780141034959
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This revealing new biography opens Anne's most private life to a new audience and shows the true nature of her relationships with her siblings, in particular with her sister Charlotte. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JH; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750982375
ISBN
9780750982375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.35

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134349
ISBN
9781571134349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.28

paperback. A Graphic Guide that takes readers on a tour through the world of Will. Illustrator(s): Piero. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, B/w throughout. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 118 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848311152
ISBN
9781848311152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.02

Paperback. There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning. By examining its history, he argues that we can better interpret and understand society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199586790
ISBN
9780199586790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

paperback. In bold, dazzling prose, Flynn tells the story of two lives and the trajectory that led him and his father into a homeless shelter, onto Boston's streets, and finally to each other. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780571214082
ISBN
9780571214082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

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