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Paperback. This volume presents Confucius' analects, which are still influential across the world, 25 centuries on. His sayings (and those of his disciples) form the basis of a distinct social, ethical, and intellectual system. They have retained their relevance and are still admired in today's China. Translator(s): Huang, Chichung. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195112764
ISBN
9780195112764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53

Paperback. "This is the Confucius translation for our time."-Jonathan Mirsky, The Times [London] Translator(s): Leys, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 127 x 192 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393316995
ISBN
9780393316995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 1711 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 98. Weight in Grams: 2660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
2Vol Set
Number of pages
1711
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971172
ISBN
9780865971172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.95

Paperback. The text of Wharton's richly allusive Pulitzer Prize-winning 1921 novel of desire and its implications in Old New York has been rigorously annotated by a prominent Wharton scholar. Editor(s): Waid, Candace. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Norton Critical
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393967944
ISBN
9780393967944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Provides the images, language and perceptions of our unfurling digital lives. The authors invent a glossary of new words to describe how we are truly feeling today; and 'mindsource' images and illustrations from over 30 contemporary artists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979564
ISBN
9780141979564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

Paperback. Another collection of true Stories. Editor(s): Sterling, Richard. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885211378
ISBN
9781885211378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. The best writing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning nature writer, with a foreword by Geoff Dyer. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782117735
ISBN
9781782117735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099629603
ISBN
9780099629603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; DNF; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Beacon Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001912
ISBN
9780807001912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Composed in a series of web-like sketches, this novel is narrated by a young woman writer who leaves the city to work one summer in the Maine seaport of Dunnet Landing. She writes a New England idyll rooted in friendship, weaving stories and conversations, the tang of salt air and aromatic herbs into an organic 'fiction of community'. Illustrator(s): Burke, Shirley. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434767
ISBN
9780140434767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215793
ISBN
9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.89

Paperback. This collection of essays and reviews offers an evaluation of the early music movement, in an attempt to transform the debate about "early music" and "authenticity". Num Pages: 392 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC1; AVS; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195094589
ISBN
9780195094589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DNF; WH; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556227974
ISBN
9781556227974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. Based on a 1912 publication about Texans who fought for the South in the Civil War, Texas Boys in Gray presents a collection of fascinating remembrances of those who were there. Sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking, the experiences of these men are documented as a tribute to Texas war veterans. Num Pages: 275 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556227776
ISBN
9781556227776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DNF; DSB; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474862
ISBN
9781611474862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Open Gate Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900001505
ISBN
9780900001505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875801957
ISBN
9780875801957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Hardback. A new edition of The Talisman, the second of Tales of the Crusaders, which is set in Palestine during the Third Crusade (1189-92) Editor(s): Ellis, J. B.; Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 448 pages, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605828
ISBN
9780748605828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.39

Paperback. In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748663187
ISBN
9780748663187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Driven to the South Seas by ill health, Robert Louis Stevenson could not close his eyes to the impact of colonialism, the 'stirabout of epochs and races, barbarisms and civilisations, virtues and crimes'. This book gathers together all of his South Sea fiction. Editor(s): Calder, Jenni. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416430
ISBN
9780862416430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.73

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