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paperback. Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. This book focuses on the 1975 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPL; DNF; FA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141184142
ISBN
9780141184142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, 24 b/w plates. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 304 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504041
ISBN
9788763504041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.85
€ 55.94

paperback. Series: The history of literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470. Lightly scored copy showing some age and minor shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022150
ISBN
9780333269169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Winner of the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, C K Williams is one of the most distinguished poets of his generation. This book collects his prose along with a series of interview excerpts in which he discusses a wide range of subjects, from his own work as a poet and translator to the state of American poetry as a whole. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. Poets, Poems, and the Rest. 240 pages. Winner of the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, C K Williams is one of the most distinguished poets of his generation. This book collects his prose along with a series of interview excerpts in which he discusses a wide range of subjects, from his own work as a poet and translator to the state of American poetry as a whole. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226899510
ISBN
9780226899510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

paperback. Editor(s): Henricksson, John. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629039
ISBN
9780816629039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

paperback. Hyperides was ranked in antiquity as second in greatness only to Demosthenes amongst the Ten Attic Orators. His execution in 322 BC for opposition to Macedonian rule left Dinarchus as the last of the Ten to survive. Editor(s): Worthington, Ian. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856683077
ISBN
9780856683077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.80

hardcover. Editor(s): Graver, Bruce E. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 606 pages, 143. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801434525
ISBN
9780801434525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.51

paperback. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780801494338
ISBN
9780801494338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. In personal essays that plumb the depths of not-belonging, Castro takes the all-too-raw materials of her adolescence and young adulthood and views them through the prism of time Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271425
ISBN
9780803271425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. This text disputes the claims made by Bernal in "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization", that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia and that European scholars have been biased against the notion of Egyptian and Phoenician influence on Western civilization. Editor(s): Lefkowitz, Mary R.; Rogers, Guy Maclean. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 illustrations, 6 tables, 4 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807845554
ISBN
9780807845554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Paperback. Gathers some of the author's best essays on the issues that have been closest to her throughout her storied career. Divided into sections on 'Taking Root', 'Poets and Poetry', and 'Country Living', this book reveals the author honing her views within a variety of forms, including speeches, critical essays, and introductions of other writers' work. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810126480
ISBN
9780810126480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.66

Hardcover. A collection of essays form Louisa McCord, a 19th-century Southern US conservative intellectual. A supporter of slavery and a believer in the superiority of the white race, she broke the confines of Southern gender roles, supported laissez-faire political economy and abhorred socialism. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915708
ISBN
9780813915708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.48

Paperback. First published in 1963 this new edition of Ruskin's writings aims to make his ideas and works accessible to the modern reader. This volume powerfully demonstrates the range and inexhaustible vitality of his prose and provided a reference tool for Victorianists. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917894
ISBN
9780813917894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.26

Paperback. His third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his powerful characterization and political consciousness to the age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave "the life" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrelita is plying her trade during Holy Week, 1949 in Port-au-Prince. Translator(s): Danticat, Edwidge; Coates, Carrol F. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921396
ISBN
9780813921396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.27

Hardcover. A selection of Tocqueville's writings on America together with letters and sketches from his traveling companion, Gustave de Beaumont. Editor(s): Zunz, Oliver. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813930626
ISBN
9780813930626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.19

Hardcover. Translator(s): Artes, Skyler. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937564
ISBN
9780813937564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

Paperback. Translator(s): Artes, Skyler. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937571
ISBN
9780813937571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fraiture, Pierre-Philippe; Orrells, Daniel. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813939100
ISBN
9780813939100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.30

Paperback. This work begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. It is a portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 388 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607168
ISBN
9780815607168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.97

Hardcover. Based on the author's lectures at the Judisches Freies Lehrhaus, these essays include notes for a group of lectures of 1920, "Faith and Knowledge", followed by a three-part lecture series of 1922, "The Science of God", "The Science of Man", and "The Science of World". Editor(s): Galli, Barbara E. (Aaron Aaronov Chair, Judaic Studies, University of Alabama, USA). Translator(s): Galli, Barbara E. (Aaron Aaronov Chair, Judaic Studies, University of Alabama, USA). Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 0. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627883
ISBN
9780815627883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

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