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Hardcover. A collection of tales based on "The Long Story", a lost (and perhaps legendary) repository of Indian fables, in which prince Naravahanadatta wins twenty-six wives and becomes the emperor of the sorcerers. Translator(s): Mallinson, James. Series: Clay Sanskrit Library. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 115 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Volume One
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814788165
- ISBN
- 9780814788165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 455 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511047
- ISBN
- 9780226511047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 46.16
€ 53.51
€ 46.16
Paperback. In his eighty-seven years, Norman Maclean played many parts: fisherman, logger, firefighter, scholar, teacher. But it was a role he took up late in life, that of writer, that won him enduring fame and critical acclaim. This reader serves as an introduction for readers new to Maclean, while offering fans fresh insight into his life and career. Editor(s): Weltzien, O. Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500270
- ISBN
- 9780226500270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.45
€ 23.99
€ 19.45
Hardcover. In his 88 years, Norman Maclean (1902-90) played many parts: fisherman, logger, firefighter, scholar, teacher. But it was a role he took up late in life, that of writer, which won him enduring fame and critical acclaim. This reader offers an introduction Norman Maclean and provides insight into his life and career. Editor(s): Weltzien, O. Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500263
- ISBN
- 9780226500263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. What is literary noir? How do British and American noir thrillers relate to their historical contexts? Lee Horsley's updated study of the genre, now available in paperback, ranges over hundreds of novels from the hard-boiled fiction of Hammett, Chandler and Cain to the game-players, voyeurs and consumers of contemporary thrillers and future noir. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218864
- ISBN
- 9780230218864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardcover. Nearly all the works Aristotle (384 322 BCE) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other; fragments. Translator(s): Rackham, H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 679 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 118 x 35. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 679
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1934
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990814
- ISBN
- 9780674990814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. Written by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs of German antiquity. Siegfried, prince of the Netherlands, wins the hand of princess Kriemhild of Burgundy but is ultimately destroyed by those he trusts most. Translator(s): Hatto, A. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441376
- ISBN
- 9780140441376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320. New and Selected Essays. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DNF; WTM. Dimension: 213 x 135 x 18. Weight: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555974794
- ISBN
- 9781555974794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.67
€ 16.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. A comprehensive volume of essays selected to enrich world history teaching and scholarship. It features forty-four articles that take stock of the history, evolving literature, and the trajectories of new world history. Editor(s): Dunn, Ross E.; Mitchell, Laura J.; Ward, Kerry. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 b/w images, 16 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: DNF; HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289895
- ISBN
- 9780520289895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785901270
- ISBN
- 9781785901270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light he casts on the intellectual life of first century Rome. This edition uses the 1997 Clarendon text by the acclaimed translator P.G. Walsh. Editor(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540068
- ISBN
- 9780199540068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. A collection of Gilbert White's letters to the explorer and naturalist Daines Barrington and the eminent zoologist Thomas Pennant - White's intellectual lifelines from his country-village home. This title presents an evocation of the lives of the flora and fauna of eighteenth-century England. Editor(s): Mabey, Richard. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140431124
- ISBN
- 9780140431124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.96
€ 10.99
€ 8.96
The Native American in Short Fiction in the "Saturday Evening Post". A...
Beidler, Peter G.; Brown, Harry J.; Egge, Mar...
Hardback. Full of fiction, nonfiction, art, cartoons, poetry, and humour "The Saturday Evening Post" was a popular and influential American magazine. This text provides summaries of the short stories, which illustrate the changing perception of Native American society. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838796
- ISBN
- 9780810838796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.63
€ 155.63
Paperback. Presents travel writings which chronicle the author's perilous journeys through Japan and also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him. Translator(s): Yuasa, Noboyuki. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441857
- ISBN
- 9780140441857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Packed with ideas and inspiration, The Mystery Feast offers numerous pathways into the magical world of storytelling. Based on decades of honing his art, this stimulating booklet gives a glimpse into the mind of Ben Okri, a master of contemporary storytelling. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 50.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570768
- ISBN
- 9781905570768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.59
€ 6.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273720
- ISBN
- 9780823273720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273737
- ISBN
- 9780823273737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Martin Amis has approached America from many arresting angles and interviewed its literati, filmmakers, thinkers, opinion makers, leaders and crackpots with characteristic discernment and wit. This book includes a gallery of Great American Novelists Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Joseph Heller, William Burroughs, and many more. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461869
- ISBN
- 9780099461869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Complete collection of Tolkien's essays, including two on Beowulf, which span three decades beginning six years before The Hobbit to five years after The Lord of the Rings. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780261102637
- ISBN
- 9780261102637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Far from being social, orthodox or merely anecdotal, modern Arabic fiction is in fact significant and radical in the world context of modern fiction, as this book shows. It includes an introduction to and critique of the short story as well as a selection of Arabic short stories, chosen and translated by the author. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333385845
- ISBN
- 9780333385845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34