Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. Explores everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036618
- ISBN
- 9780141036618
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. With widespread consumer demand for digital devices, the book publishing industry is undergoing profound change. Book: A Futurist's Manifesto is your guide to what comes next, when all books are truly digital, connected, and ubiquitous. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KNT. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449305604
- ISBN
- 9781449305604
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Condition: New
€ 34.78
€ 34.78
Paperback. This work chronicles the antics of J.S.G. Boggs, a young artist whose consuming passion is money, or more precisely value. What Boggs likes to do is to draw money - paper notes in the denominations of currencies from all over the world - and then to go out and try to spend those drawings. Num Pages: 170 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893969
- ISBN
- 9780226893969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.15
€ 33.15
Hardcover. A collection of essays that examine the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts. They explore the distance between birth and death, the condition of the human being and the state of ceasing to be in a world that seeks to define human experience in retail, high-tech or pop-psyche terms. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003870
- ISBN
- 9780099273233
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, the author explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571335015
- ISBN
- 9780571335015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.07
€ 32.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Walker, Rebecca. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Soft Skull Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593764173
- ISBN
- 9781593764173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.76
€ 17.99
€ 15.76
paperback. If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents: outearn them, outlive them, and know more than they do.' Henry Rollins has a unique hard- edged view of the world. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753510353
- ISBN
- 9780753510353
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.99
€ 17.99
€ 13.99
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. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033158
- ISBN
- 9780807845554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. Brings together Manetti's famous biographies of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, which helped establish the canon of Italian literature, as well as his parallel lives of Socrates and Seneca, which remained the standard biographical sources for those philosophers throughout the early modern period. Translator(s): Baldassarri, Stefano U.; Bagemihl, Rolf. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011342
- ISBN
- 9780674011342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.75
€ 38.99
€ 33.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Micale, Mark S. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JJ; DNF; MBX; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633206
- ISBN
- 9780691633206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.97
€ 267.97
For nearly a decade Marc Aronson ran an imprint dedicated to international and multicultural literature for teenagers. In 2001, he wrote an essay arguing against all awards in which you must be a member of a given ethnic group to win. Here, he shows his convictions that led him to write the essay. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810846388
- ISBN
- 9780810846388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.37
€ 93.37
Paperback. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. Num Pages: 386 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644. Representation, Power and Culture. 386 pages, b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight: 678.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077409
- ISBN
- 9780520077409
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Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
paperback. Betting on the Muse is a combination of hilarious poetry and stories. Charles Bukowski writes about the real life of a working man and all that comes with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574230017
- ISBN
- 9781574230017
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.62
€ 13.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157535
- ISBN
- 9780851157535
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Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo, BBC Samuel Johnson Prize winner Barbara Demick. revisits her compelling account of living in a city under fire. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084118
- ISBN
- 9781847084118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. This new poetic translation brings the earliest extant English poem closer to the modern reader. Kennedy offers a translation in alliterative verse, based on Klaeber's text, of the Old English Beowulf, and provides a brief critical introduction which reviews literary and cultural discussions of the poem. Editor(s): Kennedy, Charles W. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195024357
- ISBN
- 9780195024357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.46
€ 25.46
paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McSweeney's Believer Magazine
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934781852
- ISBN
- 9781934781852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McSweeney's Believer Magazine
- Edition
- Illustriert.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934781845
- ISBN
- 9781934781845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.19
€ 10.99
€ 8.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680788
- ISBN
- 9780816680788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.14
€ 37.14
Paperback. "On the Tabernacle" was one of Bede's most popular works, appearing in a great many manuscripts from every period of the Middle Ages. This title contains the translation of Bede's allegorical commentary on the tabernacle of Moses, which he interpreted as a symbolic figure of the Christian Church. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCC1; HRCG9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853233787
- ISBN
- 9780853233787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.56
€ 46.56