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Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, ILL. BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice. 624 pages, ILL. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 26. Weight: 676.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877288558
ISBN
9780877288558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.47

Paperback. This selection of early saints' lives, full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, consists of classics of hagiography that were all written in the second half of the 4th century. Editor(s): White, Carolinne. Translator(s): White, Carolinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435269
ISBN
9780140435269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996267
ISBN
9780674996267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996205
ISBN
9780674996205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580911863
ISBN
9781580911863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.74

Hardback. Weaves varied reflections to reveal an understanding of the relationships among literature, the past, and the world around us. Describing trips to such diverse destinations as Namibia; Afghanistan; Bellagio, Italy; and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, this book conveys the apprehension of visiting new places. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133845
ISBN
9780231133845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073113
ISBN
9780252073113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Suspending the distinction between headline news and high theory, this book examines the diverse figures of finitude in our modernity: war, guerrilla video, trauma TV, AIDS, music, divorce, sadism, electronic tagging, rumor. Num Pages: 370 pages, 14 photographs, table. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 114 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289499
ISBN
9780803289499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Highly acclaimed new translation of the Hermetica, the only English version based on reliable texts. Editor(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; VXQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521425438
ISBN
9780521425438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.32

Paperback. This book presents the first English translation of Half's Saga and a new translation of Hrolf's Saga, both classic Old Icelandic tales. Both belong to the mythical-heroic category of sagas, containing fantastical material and relying considerably on folklore motifs. Illustrator(s): Greene, Lauren. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819181237
ISBN
9780819181237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.31

paperback. Defines the essential virtues for those at Court. This title includes a series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, in which his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion and gracefulness - as well as questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Translator(s): Bull, George. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441925
ISBN
9780140441925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54. Clean copy with some creasing to rear cover and pages. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021680
ISBN
9780141398273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This anthology of selected writings of the late Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum underscores his contributions in the areas of civil and human rights, international affairs and - above all - the development of Jewish-Christian understanding and mutual respect. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222308
ISBN
9780823222308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.74

Hardcover. This volume of essays is not only a tribute to a distinguished scholar, it is also a specifically planned assessment of the six most important lines of enquiry of Luigi Pasinetti's research programme. The book attempts to evaluate and give new insights into Pasinetti's contributions. Editor(s): Baranzini, Mauro; Harcourt, G. C. Num Pages: 440 pages, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333573976
ISBN
9780333573976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.86

Paperback. Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo, BBC Samuel Johnson Prize winner Barbara Demick. revisits her compelling account of living in a city under fire. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084118
ISBN
9781847084118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. This essay collection brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. The essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems and their solutions have grown from the Earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215775
ISBN
9780571215775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.22

Paperback. A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel "Pigs in Heaven", explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world. The topics include Kentucky, housework, promiscuity, health clubs, the Canary Islands, rock and roll, space rockets, and Thoreau. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571179503
ISBN
9780571179503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. This volume studies Victorian female protagonists who participate in the public universe conventionally occupied by men. The author examines classical novels by female authors in relation to each other and to developments in the emerging British women's movement. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; DSBF; DSK; JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917726
ISBN
9780813917726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

Paperback. This second edition includes virtually every piece produced during the first 100 years of Christian history. Ehrman shows how the canon of the New Testament was formulated and how other texts were excluded from the canon. He also provides brief up-to-date introductions to each of the texts. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 753.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195154641
ISBN
9780195154641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.84

Paperback. First published in a posthumous edition of 1677, this work by Spinoza is a systematic attempt to work out the nature of God, the relation between mind and body, human psychology, and the best way to live. Translator(s): Stirling, A. K.; White, W. H. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221190
ISBN
9781840221190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. A holistic approach toward the omnipotence of design. Num Pages: 176 pages, Extensively illustrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037785119
ISBN
9783037785119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

paperback. A collection of writings from the influential feminist art journal "M/E/A/N/I/N/G", with a foreward by Johanna Drucker. This book is of interest to artists, art historians, critics, and a general audience interested in the views of practising artists. Editor(s): Bee, Susan; Schor, Mira. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325666
ISBN
9780822325666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.63

Hardback. Full of fiction, nonfiction, art, cartoons, poetry, and humour "The Saturday Evening Post" was a popular and influential American magazine. This text provides summaries of the short stories, which illustrate the changing perception of Native American society. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838796
ISBN
9780810838796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.80

Paperback. Twelve of Ben Okri's most controversial non-fiction pieces form this collection on the theme of freedom. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784082567
ISBN
9781784082567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

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