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Paperback. A gift for anyone who loves good liquor and high-proof prose: a collection of hilarious and deeply informed writings about drink from one of the all-time authorities. With an Introduction by Christopher Hitchens. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WBXD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781408803837
ISBN
9781408803837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, 24 b/w plates. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 304 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504041
ISBN
9788763504041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.80
€ 56.51

paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group New York
Condition
New
SKU
9780143128465
ISBN
9780143128465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. A collection seeks to examine exactly what Levinas' writings mean for both Jews and Christians. It takes a snapshot of the state of Jewish-Christian dialogue, using Levinas as the rationale for the discussion. It represents three generations of Levinas scholars. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230150
ISBN
9780823230150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Paperback. From one of the most ferociously brilliant and distinctive young voices in literary nonfiction: a debut shot through with violence, comedy, and feverish intensity that takes us on an odyssey into an American netherworld, exposing a raw personal journey along the way. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151032
ISBN
9781472151032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

mass_market. Includes exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398259
ISBN
9780141398259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Lazarillo de Tormes (1554) is here offered facing the brilliant Tudor English translation of David Rowland of Anglesey (1586). Ostensibly a racy autobiography of a young rogue and his succession of masters, in reality it is a comical and caustic expose of sixteenth century Spanish society, and especially the Church. Translator(s): Rowland, David. Series: Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, text, translation, notes, commentary. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition Thus
SKU
V9780856687280
ISBN
9780856687280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.12

Hardback. Keith Dowding is a major figure in relation to debates on power and highly influential in the fields of political theory and political science. Power luck and freedom is a collection of his essays and articles, that provide a significant reference point for the field of power analysis. Series Editor(s): Haugaard, Mark. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526107282
ISBN
9781526107282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.34

Paperback. 'Is there some adventure out there that we are not having, some vividness, some wild pleasure, that we are not experiencing in our responsible, productive days?.. We are bequeathed on earth one very short life, and it might be good, one of these days, to make sure that we are living it.' Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112082
ISBN
9781782112082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Kathy; Luven, Lynne Van. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926972374
ISBN
9781926972374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Riveting, finely crafted essays about family and the natural world, and winner of the 2000 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award. Series: Northwest Reprints Book. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HP; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
Second Edition, Revised Edition, New Afterword by
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870717086
ISBN
9780870717086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. "Makes easily available to legal historians and medievalists alike an important source for social and political no less than legal history."-American Journal of Legal History Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213225
ISBN
9780812213225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. Presents a selection of the works of Hrotsvit, the first-known woman dramatist, that contain legends, dramas, and epics. Series: Library of Medieval Women. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ADL; DNF; DQ; DSBB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859914895
ISBN
9780859914895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.22

Hardback. An annual narrative bibliography which aims to provide a comprehensive collection of theoretical essays with bibliographies for work published in a given year. Volume 7 covers work published in 1997. Editor(s): McGowan, Kate. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219309
ISBN
9780631219309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 315.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Karpinski, Eva C.; Henderson, Jennifer; Sowton, Ian C.; Ellenwood, Ray. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554588398
ISBN
9781554588398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388391
ISBN
9780857388391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Reveals the author's mind which was on the brink of one of the most revolutionary ideas in human history - the theory of Communism. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney; Benton, Gregor. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; JPA; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445749
ISBN
9780140445749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Providing a selection of Marx's writings, this book includes extracts from the whole range of Marx's most important pieces. It also includes a bibliography and editorial commentary on each document and provides the background and context of Marx's writing in each period. It is for those wishing for an overview of Marx's political philosophy. Num Pages: 704 pages, bibliographies, indexes. BIC Classification: DNF; JPFC; JPFF; JPLM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198782650
ISBN
9780198782650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 145.17

Paperback. Nineteenth--Century American Women Writers: An Anthology is a multicultural, multigenre collection celebrating the quality and diversity of nineteenth century American womena s expression. Editor(s): Kilcup, Karen L. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DNF; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199861
ISBN
9780631199861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Green, Karen; Mews, Dr Constant J.; Pinder, Janice M. Series: Penn State Romance Studies Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678. Series: Penn State Romance Studies Series. 360 pages, colour illustrations. Editor(s): Green, Karen; Mews, Constant J.; Pinder, Janice M. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCB. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271033969
ISBN
9780271033969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Winstead, Karen A. Translator(s): Winstead, Karen A. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DNF; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485572
ISBN
9780801485572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. An extraordinary literary work from the 12th century, a meditation on nature and mortality. Illustrator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Editor(s): Moriguchi, Yasuhiko; Jenkins, David. Translator(s): Moriguchi, Yasuhiko. Series: Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature. Num Pages: 96 pages, 5 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781880656228
ISBN
9781880656228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. A completely revised and updated edition of this standard anthology of medieval Latin, this work has been provided with 14 new selections, doubling the coverage of women writers, expanding a quarter of the original selections, and including a substantive grammatical introduction. Editor(s): Harrington, K.P. Num Pages: 698 pages, 32pp plates, notes, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised
Number of pages
698
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317137
ISBN
9780226317137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.28

Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447040
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

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