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paperback. Two years after "The Collector" had brought him international recognition and a year before he published "The Magus", the author set out his ideas on life in The Aristos. The chief inspiration behind them was the fifth century BC philosopher Heraclitus. In the world he posited of constant and chaotic flux the supreme good was the Aristos. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; FA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099755319
- ISBN
- 9780099755319
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
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Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 96. Series: Dover Thrift S. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight: 96.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486298238
- ISBN
- 9780486298238
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Condition: New
€ 6.21
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Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555973063
- ISBN
- 9781555973063
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.92
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Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DNF; HRCC7; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268011505
- ISBN
- 9780268011505
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.52
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Paperback. Takes us on a funhouse hall-of-mirrors ride through the other side of America - to the Ozarks for a Christian rock festival; to Florida to meet the straggling refugees of MTV's "Real World"; to Indiana to investigate the formative years of Michael Jackson and Axl Rose and then to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572350
- ISBN
- 9780099572350
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.20
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Paperback. John Keegan concentrates in this book on significant war themes: the impact of war on the 20th century and the forms it has taken; the origin of war in human nature and history; the adoption and use of war by states as an instrument of policy; and the experience of war by individuals. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000311
- ISBN
- 9780712665667
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Provides an account of how we acquire everyday, mathematical, natural scientific, religious and ethical knowledge. Rejecting the theory that some knowledge is innate in us, this title argues that it derives from sense perceptions and experience, as analysed and developed by reason. Editor(s): Woolhouse, Roger. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140434828
- ISBN
- 9780140434828
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
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Paperback. Explores the theme of friendship in the lives and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. This title offers a comprehensive view of how Emerson's and Thoreau's friendships took root and bolstered their individual political, social, and ethical projects. Editor(s): Lysaker, John T.; Rossi, William. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221438
- ISBN
- 9780253221438
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.76
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John McGahern did not spread himself thinly as a writer. Nearly all of his creative energy went into what was central for him: the great novels and stories that are part of the canon of Irish and world literature. Of interest to those who love his work, this book brings together McGahern's surviving essays, reviews and speeches. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 770. Nice copy in clean dustwrapper. First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 496
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KEX0303037
- ISBN
- 9780571245116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. Dealing with subjects ranging from a Swedish hotel made of ice to the enigma of UFOs, from a tragedy on Lake Minnetonka to the gold mine of cyberpornography, this book presents over 90 essays. It covers various topics such as the environment, terrorism, education, sports, politics, and music. Editor(s): McPhee, John; Rigolot, Carol. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 halftone. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143088
- ISBN
- 9780691143088
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Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.25
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Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971974
- ISBN
- 9780865971974
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.52
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971967
- ISBN
- 9780865971967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.23
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€ 20.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593777
- ISBN
- 9781841593777
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
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Paperback. John Muir's journals provide a unique marriage of natural history with lyrical prose and often amusing anecdotes, retaining a freshness, intensity and brutal honesty which will amaze the modern reader. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; BG; DNF; RNK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862415860
- ISBN
- 9780862415860
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
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Paperback. LITERATURE, CRITICISM, MEMOIRS, LETTERS / IRISH Translator(s): O'Meara, J.J. Num Pages: 94 pages, 9ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851055046
- ISBN
- 9780851055046
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Condition: New
€ 10.65
€ 10.65
Paperback. Draws upon author's Celtic heritage and the love of his native landscape, the west of Ireland, to weave together a tapestry of beautifully evoked images of nature. This title explores a range of themes relating to the way we live our lives today, reveals how the energy and rhythm of the natural world - its innocence and creativity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; VXA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848271029
- ISBN
- 9781848271029
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. Gathered here are the best of John O'Farrell's newspaper columns for "The Guardian" and "The Independent". Among many things, he claims that with the election of George W. Bush, the global village has finally got its own global village idiot. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238. 8vo good copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KEX0261349
- ISBN
- 9780552999649
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Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Includes: "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea", "Welcome to the Moon", "The Red Coat", "Down and Out", "Let Us Go Out Into The Starry Night", "Out West", "A Lonely Impulse of Delight", "Savage in Limbo", "Women of Manhattan", "The Dreamer Examines His Pillow"and "An Italian-American Reconciliation". Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre Book Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Volume I
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557830999
- ISBN
- 9781557830999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.27
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Paperback. By the journalist who won the International Reporter of the Year award and the United Nations Association Media Peace Prize, this book brings together the episodes for which his journalism is renowned, analyzing the nature of both these great upheavals and the domestic tragedies he has encountered. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGB; DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099266112
- ISBN
- 9780099266112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.34
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€ 18.34
Paperback. Shows the range and depth of Ruskin's work, and reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. This volume also shows that his work "Unto this Last" is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy. Editor(s): Wilmer, Clive. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432114
- ISBN
- 9780140432114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.08
€ 18.99
€ 14.08