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Paperback. Suitable for all writers and readers, this volume builds on the success and acclaim of the first two editions. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671134
ISBN
9781847671134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Brings together another rich, varied crop of literary voices, comprising: Graham Greene, James Thurber, William Faulkner, Robert Lowell, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eudora Welty, John Gardner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Philip Larkin, James Baldwin, William Gaddis, Harold Bloom, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, Peter Carey and Stephen King. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 528 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552. 448 pages, facsims. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. Includes interviews from one of the world's best literary magazines. This volume is suitable for reading for those who cares about writers and writing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 27. Weight: 640.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670335
ISBN
9781847670335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. From William Faulkner's famous reply, 'The writer's only responsibility is to his art,' to James Salter's confession 'What is the ultimate impulse to write? Because all this is going to vanish', the Paris Review has elicited many of the most arresting, illuminating, and revealing discussions of life and craft from the greatest writers of our age. Series: The Paris Review. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562. 448 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gourevitch, Philip. For more than half a century, the "Paris Review" magazine has spoken with most of the leading novelists, poets and playwrights, and the interviews themselves have come to be recognised as an essential record of the writing life. This book contains an original selection of sixteen of these most celebrated interviews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 35. Weight: 562.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959252
ISBN
9781841959252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.28

Hardback. .
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910749517
ISBN
9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913445
ISBN
9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.50

Hardback. Required by custom to be "entirely passive" during the presidential campaign, Jefferson, at Monticello during the summer of 1800, refrains from answering attacks on his character, responds privately to Benjamin Rush's queries about religion, and learns of rumors of his own death. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 712 pages, 8 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
712
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124896
ISBN
9780691124896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 123.86

Hardback. Sifting information from rumors and private letters, Jefferson follows events in Europe, including Bonaparte's unexpected rise to power in France, and sees the value of his tobacco crop plummet as US legislation cuts off the French market. He begins to compile a manual of parliamentary procedures for the Senate. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 8 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118956
ISBN
9780691118956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 124.44

Hardback. Covers events in the thirteen months of the author's time in Philadelphia serving as vice president under President John Adams and presiding over a Senate that was dominated by his political opponents, the Federalists. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 9 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094984
ISBN
9780691094984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 124.44

Hardback. Aims to bring to a close Jefferson's increasingly stormy tenure as Secretary of State, documenting, among many things, his epochal duel with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton over the conduct of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 856 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047799
ISBN
9780691047799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 123.95

Hardback. Features Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death, covering the period from 16 November 1809 to 11 August 1810. This title includes both incoming and outgoing letters, totaling 518 documents. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 816 pages, 8 halftones. 6 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124902
ISBN
9780691124902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 124.00

Hardback. Includes first-hand accounts of Thomas Jefferson's demeanor at his successor's inauguration and one of the most detailed descriptions of life at Monticello by a visitor. This volume tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121215
ISBN
9780691121215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.51
€ 123.86

Hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. This book chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Burns, Stewart; Carson, Susan; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 598 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079526
ISBN
9780520079526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.87
€ 56.78

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801855320
ISBN
9780801855320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.70
€ 80.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 646 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
646
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089241
ISBN
9780231089241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.58
€ 109.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 708 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089234
ISBN
9780231089234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.58
€ 109.54

Paperback. No modern Japanese writer was more idolized than Shiga Naoya. This work showcases the art of this writer who is often called "the god of the Japanese short story." Translator(s): Dunlop, Lane. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121576
ISBN
9780231121576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.06

Paperback. "Pancatantra" is ascribed by legend to the celebrated, half-mythical teacher Visnu Sarma. Asked by a great king to awaken the dulled intelligence of his three idle sons, the aging Sarma is said to have composed this great work as a series of entertaining and edifying fables narrated by a wide range of humans and animals. Translator(s): Rajan, Chandra. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455205
ISBN
9780140455205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. A groundbreaking addition to today's popular literature on death and dying, in The Pagan Book of Living and Dying is the first comprehensive guide to Paganism's beliefs and practices in facing death. Num Pages: 384 pages, music. BIC Classification: DNF; HRKP; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062515162
ISBN
9780062515162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.73

Paperback. This translation presents the Analects in a revolutionary new format that, for the first time in any language, distinguishes the original words of the Master from the later sayings of his disciples and their followers, enabling readers to experience China's most influential philosophical work in its true historical, social, and political context. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HPD; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104319
ISBN
9780231104319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260254
ISBN
9781853260254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.74

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