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Paperback. So two Jews were on a train. "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost" says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in which we hear the voices of generations using humour to teach about the delicacy, anguish, and unpredictability of life itself. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; JFSR1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052168
- ISBN
- 9780226052168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.38
€ 19.99
€ 17.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780874470
- ISBN
- 9781780874470
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Hardcover. A collection of essays from a "great poet-critic-intellectual" (Daily Beast). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393243468
- ISBN
- 9780393243468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.81
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970526
- ISBN
- 9780865970526
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.66
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759908
- ISBN
- 9781894759908
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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€ 11.85
Paperback. In this collection of prose writings, one of America's foremost poets and feminist theorists reflects upon themes that have shaped her life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co New York
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393312850
- ISBN
- 9780393312850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
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Paperback. I would urge anyone who thinks that Statius only wrote gruesome epic and Claudian only dull panegyric to read this slim and sprightly volume."-Bryn Mawr Classical Review Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216301
- ISBN
- 9780812216301
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
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Paperback. This new translation is the first to represent all the main fable collections in ancient Latin and Greek derived from the legendary Aesop, arranged according to the fables' contents and themes. It includes 600 fables, many of which come from sources never before translated into English. Translator(s): Gibbs, Laura. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540754
- ISBN
- 9780199540754
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
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paperback. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock the author. Editor(s): Temple, Robert K.G. Translator(s): Temple, Olivia; Temple, Robert K.G. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446494
- ISBN
- 9780140446494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
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Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906462031
- ISBN
- 9781906462031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.50
€ 18.99
€ 16.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 708 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 708
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089234
- ISBN
- 9780231089234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.88€ 111.93
€ 147.88
€ 111.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 646 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089241
- ISBN
- 9780231089241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.88€ 111.93
€ 147.88
€ 111.93
Hardcover. Translator(s): Gilbert, Stuart; O'Brien, Justin. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152784
- ISBN
- 9781857152784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.38
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Paperback. Presents a critique of communism and how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain. This work examines the revolutions in France and Russia, and argues that since they were both guilty of producing tyranny and corruption, hope for the future lies only in revolt without revolution. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036625
- ISBN
- 9780141036625
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
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Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182018
- ISBN
- 9780141182018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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Hardcover. Offers an annotated edition of both Creswell's English text, based on the original copy presented to the ambassador of James I, and his contemporary Castilian version from the Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid. Creswell draws on his personal knowledge to write comments about the Gunpowder Plot events. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780823214464
- ISBN
- 9780823214464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- First LP Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970939
- ISBN
- 9780865970939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.94
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Paperback. Includes the author's views on overpopulation, propaganda, advertising and government control. This book appeals for the defence of relevant individualism. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458234
- ISBN
- 9780099458234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Paperback. Selected writings from the author of Brave New Worldand The Doors of Perceptionon the role of psychedelics in society. Editor(s): Horowitz, Michael; Palmer, Cynthia. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Park Street Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892817580
- ISBN
- 9780892817580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.75
€ 18.99
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Hardcover. These first two volumes of a projected six collect the complete essays of one of the major writers of the 20th century. "His reading was immense, his taste impeccable, and his ear acute..His place in English literature is unique and is certainly assured."-T. S. Eliot. Edited with Commentary by Robert S. Baker and James Sexton. Series: Complete Essays of Aldous Huxley. Num Pages: 607 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 176 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566633239
- ISBN
- 9781566633239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.77
€ 40.99
€ 39.77