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Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575757
ISBN
9780099575757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Solomon, famous from the Bible is pit against a wily peasant named Marcolf. The king and jester, sage and fool, prophet and blasphemer bandy back and forth questions and comments. Whereas Solomon is solemn and pompous, Marcolf resorts to low language and earthy topics. Marcolf tricks Solomon time and again. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin/ Harvard University Department of Classics. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028425
ISBN
9780674028425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. This is a translation of Patocka's final work in which he treats prehistory through the concepts of Husserl and Heidegger. He believes the technological society to be decadent, and in the 20th century, war has become the basic reality which prevails through apparent "peace". Translator(s): Kohak, Erazim. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693379
ISBN
9780812693379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.94

Hardcover. Elizabeth Bennet is at first determined to dislike Mr. Darcy, who is handsome and eligible. This misjudgment only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved. Series: Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Num Pages: 430 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 121 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192547026
ISBN
9780192547026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.16

Paperback. Showcasing the colorful, even raucous, political, social, and unique cultural qualities of Louisiana history, this new collection of essays features the finest and latest scholarship. Louisiana Legacies is an ideal documentary reader to supplement courses in Louisiana state history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3J; DNF; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118541890
ISBN
9781118541890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.39

Paperback. * Witty, catty and entertaining, Paris Was Yesterday is an insider's guide to the arts scene in Paris between the wars Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080267
ISBN
9781844080267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. From the celebrated author of The Journalist and the Murderer and Reading Chekhov comes a brilliant, compelling collection of essays on art, artists and the troubled nature of biography Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088567
ISBN
9781847088567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241248874
ISBN
9780241248874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.92

Paperback. Distinguished poet and novelist Jay Parini presents some of his best writings-both classic and previously unpublished works-on topics ranging from baseball to Frost and Emerson to the culture of creative writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231110716
ISBN
9780231110716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. This anthology offers a wide selection of modern Palestinian literature including translations of poems, stories and the excerpts of novels. Also included are personal narratives by Palestinian writers depicting aspects of Palestinian life from the turn of the century to the present. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 740 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
755
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075091
ISBN
9780231075091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.26

Paperback. Jean de Lery had undertaken his arduous voyage to the land of Brazil in 1556, as a youthful member of the first Protestant mission to the New World. This title presents a translation of an early European account of life in the New World. Translator(s): Whatley, Janet. Series: Latin American Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082748
ISBN
9780520082748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170281
ISBN
9781590170281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. Argues against the inequality the author believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. This title features the first fifty-three years of his radical life, including his earliest years, where we can see the source of his belief in the innocence of childhood; and the development of his philosophical and political ideas. Translator(s): Cohen, John M. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440331
ISBN
9780140440331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In this translated classic, Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. He says that we can only be free under the law by voluntarily embracing that law as our own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267819
ISBN
9781853267819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Aronson, Ronald; Hoven, Adrian van den. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174937
ISBN
9781590174937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424471
ISBN
9780857424471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. Includes interlocking essays that uncover art as an active force in the world - neither elitist or remote, present to those who want it, affecting even those who don't. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590019
ISBN
9780099590019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 95 color photos. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166490
ISBN
9780691166490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408879948
ISBN
9781408879948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.70

Paperback. Combines mythology, legend and human drama. This book focuses on the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. It incorporates strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, glossary, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447385
ISBN
9780140447385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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