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Paperback. Presents a collection of essays, poems and short stories. This book includes a collection of the author's best gossip. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962268
ISBN
9780241962268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. This book deals with his works. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396248
ISBN
9780141396248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Series: Greek Commentaries Series. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 66. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Commentaries United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929524139
ISBN
9780929524139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. The best writing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning nature writer, with a foreword by Geoff Dyer. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782117735
ISBN
9781782117735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.46

Paperback. Series: Malcolm X speeches & writings. Num Pages: 189 pages, 12pp of photographs, chronology, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pathfinder New York
Number of pages
189
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873485432
ISBN
9780873485432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Hardcover.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
540
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995635
ISBN
9780674995635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 308 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971691
ISBN
9780865971691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Plutarch (c. 45 120 CE) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the "Parallel Lives" are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the "Moralia" ("Moral Essays"). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society, traditions, ideals, ethics, and religion. Editor(s): Cherniss, Harold. Translator(s): Helmbold, W.C. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 602 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 31. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
602
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1957
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674994478
ISBN
9780674994478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Hardcover. Addresses the problem of formulating ways to consider the undivided mind, drawing on various sources, from Descartes to cosmology, Freud, and Genet and succeeds brilliantly in diagramming new forms as well as radical failures of connectedness. This book is of interest to scholars in philosophy, film, literature, and beyond. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226206059
ISBN
9780226206059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. A work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinkles. Translator(s): Healey, John. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
9780140444131
ISBN
9780140444131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. A Spike Milligan opus, containing everything from classics to hidden gems, with a foreword by Eddie Izzard. Num Pages: 352 pages, (many of Spike's drawings throughout). BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Edition
1st
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007155118
ISBN
9780007155118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. Features an introduction to Old English and a starting-point for the discussion of life and literature in Anglo-Saxon England. This book traces the history of early England from the migration of the Saxon war-lords, through Roman Britain, the onslaught of the Vikings, the Norman Conquest and on through the reign of Stephen. Editor(s): Swanton, Michael. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 36 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
36
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893534
ISBN
9780859893534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.39

Hardcover. Series: Malcolm X speeches & writings. Num Pages: 233 pages, 8pp of photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Pathfinder Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
233
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873485463
ISBN
9780873485463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.98

Paperback. Paul Green was winner of a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1927 and helped bring southern writing to the attention of the world. This volume features Green's drama and fiction, with texts of three plays and six short stories. His life is also outlined and examined by Laurence Avery. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustration, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228250
ISBN
9780807847084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. To its contemporaries, the First Crusade was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders. In this greatly expanded second edition to his classic work, Edward Peters brings together the essential Christian, Hebrew, and Arabic Sources that document the events of 1095-1099. Editor(s): Peters, Edward. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216561
ISBN
9780812216561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. From a master of the English language comes this astonishing collection of essays about reading, writing, and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522977
ISBN
9780330522977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Hardback. Winter Evening Tales (1820; second edition 1821) was James Hogg's most successful work of prose fiction in his lifetime. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615568
ISBN
9780748615568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.40
€ 107.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Porter, James I. Translator(s): Newman, Jane O. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169071
ISBN
9780691169071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these historical traces. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296822
ISBN
9780140296822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.50

Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441758
ISBN
9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. This title brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019000
ISBN
9780141019000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. "Socrates in The Apology: An Essay on Plato's Apology of Socrates". Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200883
ISBN
9780872200883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. In these two classic essays of feminist literature, Woolf argues passionately for women's intellectual freedom and their role in challenging the drive towards fascism and conflict. She raises questions concerning militarism, education, and social and gender inequality that are relevant to this day. Editor(s): Snaith, Anna. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 pages black and white images. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642212
ISBN
9780199642212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Series: Malcolm X speeches & writings. Num Pages: 196 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Pathfinder Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873487542
ISBN
9780873487542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.50

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