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Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987255
ISBN
9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. On the evening of 26th November 1703, a cyclone from the north Atlantic hammered into southern Britain at over seventy miles an hour, claiming the lives of over 8,000 people. For Defoe, bankrupt and just released from prison for seditious writings, the storm struck during one of his bleakest moments. Editor(s): Hamblyn, Richard. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439921
ISBN
9780141439921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. William Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626386
ISBN
9781442626386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First LP Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970939
ISBN
9780865970939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. * Assembles for the first time the best work of Stanley Fish* Includes essays on Milton, the English Renaissance, law and literature, speech--act theory, Shakespeare amongst others* Also includes headnotes written by specialists in the field. . Editor(s): Veeser, H. Aram. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204398
ISBN
9780631204398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.26

Hardback. For over a decade Will Hutton has been one of Britaina s leading progressive voices. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620787
ISBN
9780745620787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.75

Hardback. The first edition of The Spy since its original publication in 1810-11 includes early versions of some of Hogg's best-known poetry and prose besides a wealth of fascinating and lesser-known material. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614172
ISBN
9780748614172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.62
€ 158.20

Hardcover. Editor(s): Schutz, John A.; Adair, Douglass. Num Pages: 325 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972865
ISBN
9780865972865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. A singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, the book is a searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United States. This edition includes an invaluable appendix of contextualizing material. Editor(s): Edwards, Brent Hayes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555833
ISBN
9780199555833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Includes "The Portrait of Mr W H", Wilde's defence of Dorian Gray, reviews, and the writings from "Intentions" (1891): "The Decay of Lying", "Pen, Pencil, Poison", and "The Critic as Artist". This volume presents Wilde as a deep and serious reader of literature and philosophy, and an eloquent thinker about society and art. Editor(s): Dowling, Linda. Num Pages: 416 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433876
ISBN
9780140433876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307406866
ISBN
9780307406866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. In this translated classic, Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. He says that we can only be free under the law by voluntarily embracing that law as our own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267819
ISBN
9781853267819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.11

Paperback. "The Smoking Book" is built on the foundation of two questions: how does it feel to smoke, and what does smoking mean? Lesley Stern muses on these questions through intersecting stories and essays. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFH1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773339
ISBN
9780226773339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception. The narrative spans the common and often contested ground that supports human and natural communities alike, seeking the unsung stories that sustain us." Series: Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820347578
ISBN
9780820347578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.15

Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks and creases, remains a good readable copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0017533
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 15.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Publius Papinius Statius lived from the 40s to the mid-90s AD. In his teens he moved to Rome, and there, some years later, he embarked on his own career in poetry. This title presents an introduction that locates Statius in his historical and literary context, considers the importance of his "Silvae", and presents a brief history of the text. Translator(s): Nagle, Betty Rose. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 17. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216670
ISBN
9780253216670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the new world economic order. This work features essays about - Rembrandt, Palaeolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of certain hotel bedrooms, and a man in a radio station. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KCS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190. 272 pages, illustrations. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the new world economic order. This work features essays about - Rembrandt, Palaeolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of certain hotel bedrooms, and a man in a radio station. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DNF; KCS. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight: 188.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747558101
ISBN
9780747558101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Offers sources vital for the reconstruction of events in the first Islamic century, covering the period which ends with the unsuccessful Arab siege of Constantinople, an event which both modern historians and Syriac chronographers see as making a decisive caesura in history. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853232384
ISBN
9780853232384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780471
ISBN
9781783780471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966327
ISBN
9780913966327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

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