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paperback. The author went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko. This title chronicles his life with these playful animals in this natural paradise and the story of the difficult last years and the final abandonment of the settlement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24pp b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140290493
ISBN
9780140290493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Dr Conor (University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge University of Cambridge University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge). Series: Key Texts in Anti Colonial Thought. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; DQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474410687
ISBN
9781474410687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 25.01

Hardcover. Considered a pioneer in many literary forms, including drama, novels, and short stories, Tawfiq al-Hakim has influenced generations of Egyptian writers. The Revolt of the Young is a collection of essays, originally published in 1984, that shows al-Hakim as a public intellectual addressing the ongoing conflict between generations. Translator(s): Radwan, Mona. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633686
ISBN
9780815633686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the 'showings' themselves and Julian's initial interpretation of their meaning, and the long text, completed some twenty years later, which moves from vision to a daringly speculative theology. Translator(s): Spearing, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446739
ISBN
9780140446739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight: 220.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486411217
ISBN
9780486411217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.07

Hardcover. Although Plato's celebrated work of philosophy describes a society which to some seems the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, it also raises enduring questions about politics, art, education and the general conduct of life. Translator(s): Lindsay, A.D. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150988
ISBN
9781857150988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Delivered while Heaney was Professor of Poetry at Oxford, these lectures cover subjects as diverse as Wilde's "Ballad of Reading Gaol" and Marlowe's "Hero and Leander", as well as work by Yeats, Larkin and Dylan Thomas. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571175376
ISBN
9780571175376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. A collection, in which, the author traces the compulsion to make literature. In a selection of interviews, as well as in the essay 'The Red Notebook' itself, he reflects upon his own work, on the need to break down the boundary between living and writing, and on the use of certain genre conventions to penetrate matters of memory and identity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571226412
ISBN
9780571226412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182018
ISBN
9780141182018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. "The Ramayana" is the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Telling the story, this work suggests that it can be enjoyed for its psychological insight, its spiritual depth and its wisdom - or as a tale of abduction, battle and courtship played out in a universe with heroes, deities and demons. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039679
ISBN
9780143039679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Features works by Jack London and lays out the social, economic, and political contexts for his writings. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255463
ISBN
9780520255463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811222464
ISBN
9780811222464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.11

paperback. Covers everything from hosepipe bans to Spanish restaurants, from writer's block to slug warfare, from slob holidays to the banning of beige. This book reveals the author, ourselves and the nation in a new light. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241961766
ISBN
9780241961766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Rogers, Professor Melvin L. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011662
ISBN
9780804011662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1136 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: DNF; HPQ; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966334
ISBN
9780913966334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.77

Paperback. Dealing with subjects ranging from a Swedish hotel made of ice to the enigma of UFOs, from a tragedy on Lake Minnetonka to the gold mine of cyberpornography, this book presents over 90 essays. It covers various topics such as the environment, terrorism, education, sports, politics, and music. Editor(s): McPhee, John; Rigolot, Carol. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 halftone. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143088
ISBN
9780691143088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.25

Paperback. Written in 1513 for the Medici, immediately following their return to power in Florence, "The Prince" remains as relevant a text on the craft of ruling and the exercise of power in today's world, as it was in the 16th century. Translator(s): Detmold, C. E. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267758
ISBN
9781853267758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.05

Hardcover. Born in 1469, Niccolo Machiavelli undertook diplomatic missions to various courts, before his imprisonment and exile. To quote his own words, this book discusses "what a principality is, what kinds there are, how they can be acquired, how they can be kept and why they are lost". Translator(s): Marriott, W. K. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JB; DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150797
ISBN
9781857150797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442259
ISBN
9780141442259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486272740
ISBN
9780486272740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.45

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