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Paperback. The bewitched Lucius passes from owner to owner - encountering a desperate gang of robbers and being forced to perform lewd 'human' tricks on stage - until the Goddess Isis finally breaks the spell and Lucius is initiated into her cult. Editor(s): Kenney, E. J. Translator(s): Kenney, E. J. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435900
- ISBN
- 9780140435900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.77
€ 14.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. A profound essay collection from the beloved author of Gilead, Houskeeping and Lila. Num Pages: 336 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349007335
- ISBN
- 9780349007335
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. . Good clean copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001102
- ISBN
- 9780241978313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. First published in 1963 this new edition of Ruskin's writings aims to make his ideas and works accessible to the modern reader. This volume powerfully demonstrates the range and inexhaustible vitality of his prose and provided a reference tool for Victorianists. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917894
- ISBN
- 9780813917894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.13
€ 47.13
Paperback. This is the third volume in a series of translations of a Chinese classical novel generally known as "The Water Margin". In this volume, the company of outlaws on Mount Liang continues to grow. Lu Zhishen, the Flowery Monk, and his companions from Twin Dragon Peak reappear and join the company. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622018471
- ISBN
- 9789622018471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099575757
- ISBN
- 9780099575757
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Freudian thought permeates many aspects of 20th-century life, and to understand Freud is to explore not only his scientific papers but also his writings on art, literature, politics, religion and culture. This collection of 51 texts, with introductions by Peter Gay, spans Freud's entire career. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099577119
- ISBN
- 9780099577119
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Draws upon author's Celtic heritage and the love of his native landscape, the west of Ireland, to weave together a tapestry of beautifully evoked images of nature. This title explores a range of themes relating to the way we live our lives today, reveals how the energy and rhythm of the natural world - its innocence and creativity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; VXA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848271029
- ISBN
- 9781848271029
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardcover. Paris in the nineteenth century was a magnet for Europe's exiles, among them the Russian genius, Alexander Herzen, who described the experience of displacement from the inside. Richard Sennett plunges into this vibrant, anxious world to recreate the experiences of Herzen and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903083
- ISBN
- 9781907903083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780804171441
- ISBN
- 9780804171441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.59
€ 20.99
€ 17.59
paperback. A collection of poetry and prose from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s from established and emerging Hispanic American authors. Editor(s): Flores, Lauro. Num Pages: 446 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295977461
- ISBN
- 9780295977461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.97
€ 38.97
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904246251
- ISBN
- 9781904246251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. Translator(s): Dawson, Raymond. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3D; DNF; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574391
- ISBN
- 9780199574391
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.94
€ 10.99
€ 9.94
Paperback. To its contemporaries, the First Crusade was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders. In this greatly expanded second edition to his classic work, Edward Peters brings together the essential Christian, Hebrew, and Arabic Sources that document the events of 1095-1099. Editor(s): Peters, Edward. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216561
- ISBN
- 9780812216561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.77
€ 37.99
€ 33.77
hardcover. The essays, which cover a period of approximately forty years, reflect Page's enduring concerns as a verbal and visual artist with the power of art and the imagination to transcend the barriers that limit our perceptions of the world and our sympathies with our fellow human beings. Editor(s): Pollock, Zailig. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802091086
- ISBN
- 9780802091086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.36
€ 80.36
paperback. Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. This book focuses on the 1975 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPL; DNF; FA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141184142
- ISBN
- 9780141184142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.33
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Paperback. Presents a critique of communism and how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain. This work examines the revolutions in France and Russia, and argues that since they were both guilty of producing tyranny and corruption, hope for the future lies only in revolt without revolution. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036625
- ISBN
- 9780141036625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Taken from the "Lives", a series of biographies spanning the Graeco-Roman age, this collection describes the twilight of the old Roman Republic from 157-43 BC. Deeply influential on Shakespeare and many other later writers, the works explore corruption, decadence, and the struggle for ultimate power. Editor(s): Seager, Robin. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- 9780140449341
- ISBN
- 9780140449341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.08
€ 17.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. A collection of the author's war journalism, covering her reports on the conflicts in Spain, Finland, China and World War II, with later reports on Vietnam, Israel and Central America. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862071506
- ISBN
- 9781862071506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.45
€ 13.00
€ 11.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Kaye, F. B. Num Pages: 1074 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 77. Weight in Grams: 1624.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1074
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970755
- ISBN
- 9780865970755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.44
€ 26.99
€ 20.44
Paperback. What was it like to be caught in the firestorm that destroyed Pompeii? To have dinner with Attila the Hun? To watch the charge of the Light Brigade? To see the Titanic slide beneath the waves? This title offers an account from memoirs, travel books and newspapers. Editor(s): Carey, John. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571141630
- ISBN
- 9780571141630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.12
€ 25.99
€ 19.12
Hardback. A collection seeks to examine exactly what Levinas' writings mean for both Jews and Christians. It takes a snapshot of the state of Jewish-Christian dialogue, using Levinas as the rationale for the discussion. It represents three generations of Levinas scholars. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230150
- ISBN
- 9780823230150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.12
€ 108.12
paperback. Presents a range of Swift's writing, including not only the major literary prose works but also substantial poetic and political writings. This title includes a selection of contemporary materials, along with criticism, a chronology and bibliography. Editor(s): Rawson, Claude; Higgins, Ian. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 944 pages, 1 map, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393930658
- ISBN
- 9780393930658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.34
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€ 20.34
Paperback. A Spike Milligan opus, containing everything from classics to hidden gems, with a foreword by Eddie Izzard. Num Pages: 352 pages, (many of Spike's drawings throughout). BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007155118
- ISBN
- 9780007155118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45