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Hardcover. A critical text edition of the Hebrew manuscripts, 4Q521-8, and 49576-9, which were found in Cave 4 at Qumran, and originally allotted to Pere Jean Starcky. This is volume 25 in the DISCOVERIES IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT series and mainly comprises of parabiblical and pseudepigraphic compositions reflecting the interests of the Second Temple period. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSA; 2CSJ; DNF; HDD; HRJ; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 320 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198269489
ISBN
9780198269489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 443.16

Paperback. Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from the author's life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. It bridges the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DQ; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299177
ISBN
9780803299177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

"At Zero Point" presents a new way of looking at Restoration culture, discourse and satire. The book locates a rupture in English culture and epistemology not at the end of the 18th century (when it occurred in France) but at the end of the 17th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120393
ISBN
9780813120393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.69

Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903496
ISBN
9781907903496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: CFL; DNF; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 305 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772891613
ISBN
9788772891613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70
€ 49.07

Paperback. Features a collection of essays on literature, cinema, art - and everything in between. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019468
ISBN
9780141019468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.76

Paperback. With topics ranging from food to sex education, and from the experiences of British mothers who have adopted Chinese daughters, to whether Chinese people do Christmas shopping or have swimming pools, this book offers a Chinese woman's perspective on the connections and differences between the lives of British and Chinese people. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 122 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Editiion First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501527
ISBN
9780099501527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Martin-Liao, Tienchi; Liu, Xia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072329
ISBN
9780674072329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445176
ISBN
9780140445176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Translator(s): Ambler, Wayne. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487507
ISBN
9780801487507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441758
ISBN
9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity. Part of the "Oratory of Classical Greece" series, this volume contains his Funeral Oration for those who died in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, and the so-called Erotic Essay, a rhetorical exercise in which the speaker eulogizes the youth Epicrates for his looks. Translator(s): Worthington, Ian. Series: The Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713321
ISBN
9780292713321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

hardcover. Editor(s): Graver, Bruce E. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 606 pages, 143. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801434525
ISBN
9780801434525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.72

Paperback. Comprises three classic works: Without Feathers, Getting Even , and Side Effects Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330328210
ISBN
9780330328210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. A.T. Hatto's translation conveys the bold exuberance and complexities of 'Parzival', the great German poem on the Holy Grail, while Hatto's foreword examines the genre of medieval Grail Romances. This edition also includes a glossary, an 'Introduction to a Second Reading' and further reading. Translator(s): Hatto, A. T. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; YQF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443615
ISBN
9780140443615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. The third volume in Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Num Pages: 397 pages, 1 b&w line. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002011
ISBN
9780413744203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A collection of essays of the contemporary Christian writing. Editor(s): Wilson, Reverend Dr John. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787969646
ISBN
9780787969646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.21

Hardback. The first in a series that brings together the independent works of William Tyndale. It provides the missing link between Sir Thomas More's "Dialogue Concerning Heresies" and "Confutation of Tyndale" and is suitable for those studying English language and literature, church history and theology. Series: Independent Works of William Tyndale S. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; DSK; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208206
ISBN
9780813208206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.70

hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913445
ISBN
9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.07

Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
REPRINT
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181812
ISBN
9781859181812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

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