Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. A profound essay collection from the beloved author of Gilead, Houskeeping and Lila. Num Pages: 336 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349007335
- ISBN
- 9780349007335
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393032
- ISBN
- 9780141393032
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€ 10.99€ 9.50
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Hardcover. Andreas Huyssen explores the history and theory of metropolitan miniatures--short prose pieces about urban life written for European newspapers. His fine-grained readings open vistas into German critical theory and the visual arts, revealing the miniature to be one of the few genuinely innovative modes of spatialized writing created by modernism. Num Pages: 359 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416727
- ISBN
- 9780674416727
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€ 52.99€ 44.18
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Paperback. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 221.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173640
- ISBN
- 9781590173640
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€ 20.99€ 17.62
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Paperback. Offers an unparalleled portrayal of the physical and psychological impact of war and its aftermath. This title represents the author's penetrating chronicles of perseverance and defeat, courage and fear, and love and loss in the midst of modern warfare. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099583189
- ISBN
- 9780099583189
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, this work details the many blessings of the remembrance of God. Through discussions of subjects such as the ego, the nature of the body, the ephemerality of the world, and the purification of the heart, this work is a great contribution to Muslim spirituality. Translator(s): Slitine, M. Youssef; Fitzgerald, M. Abdurrahman. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621781
- ISBN
- 9780946621781
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
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Paperback. Translator(s): Dalley, Stephanie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 frontispiece, 1 map,. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538362
- ISBN
- 9780199538362
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€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605988443
- ISBN
- 9781605988443
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€ 26.99€ 22.38
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Eyewear Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908998880
- ISBN
- 9781908998880
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
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Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Open Letter
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824894
- ISBN
- 9781934824894
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Condition: New
€ 15.14
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Paperback. A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 151 x 2. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496836
- ISBN
- 9781847496836
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€ 10.99€ 9.95
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Hardback. A critical edition of Scott's first novel about Edward Waverley, a young, cultured man whose sensibilities lead to his involvement in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 608 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605675
- ISBN
- 9780748605675
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Condition: New
€ 174.40
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Paperback. Taneda Santoka's poetry attracted limited notice during his lifetime (1882-1940), but there has been a remarkable upsurge of interest in his life and writings. Including 245 poems and selected diary excerpts, For All My Walking makes Santoka's work available to English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125178
- ISBN
- 9780231125178
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€ 30.99€ 22.22
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Paperback. The best of short literary memoirs, essays and reflections, many of which were written expressly for this collection. Editor(s): Kitchen, Judith; Lenney, Dinah. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350999
- ISBN
- 9780393350999
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€ 17.99€ 16.45
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Paperback. This collection of essays features the theme of what people wanted as children. The contributing writers include: Doris Lessing, Paul Auster, Brian MacKinnon and Nell Stroud. There are also pieces by George Steiner, J.M. Coetzee, Joyce Carol Oates, John Biguenet and Peter Walker. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: CFG; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903141079
- ISBN
- 9780903141079
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
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Paperback. Offers a collection of author's critical essays and reflections. This title presents a discussion on contemporary art, issues and people. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140289701
- ISBN
- 9780140289701
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.16
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Paperback. This is a reader covering Tolstoy's later beliefs after he had rejected orthodox religion. The book mainly draws on "Confession" (1879), "What is My Faith?" (1884) and other occasional pieces. Translator(s): Kentish, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444735
- ISBN
- 9780140444735
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138. A Selection of Writings. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Heinemann International Litera
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435905989
- ISBN
- 9780435905989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.23
€ 17.23
paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540136
- ISBN
- 9780199540136
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
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Hardcover. N+1 Anthology Volume II brings together some of the best Essays of the last decade. Emily Witt writes on Pornography, Nikil Saval on the birth of the office, A.S.Hamrah on Hollywood and the war on terror and Philip Connors on working at The Wall Street Journal during 9/11. Editor(s): Lorentzen, Christian. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903793
- ISBN
- 9781907903793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.56
€ 19.99
€ 18.56