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Literary essays
Paperback. Written over 2000 years ago, Sun-tzu's "Art of War" embodies the Eastern tradition of strategy. This translation, written in simple language, is intended to be of equal value to both military historians and students of business strategy. Translator(s): Sawyer, Ralph D. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HB; JWKT; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Copyright 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813319513
- ISBN
- 9780813319513
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
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Paperback. All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain. In this book, the author meditates on the art of book publishing. It looks at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141978482
- ISBN
- 9780141978482
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€ 10.99€ 9.43
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Paperback. Topics covered in these essays include religion, philosophy, conservation, and farming. The essays seek to emphasize the process of the literary naturalist, specifically the connection the author makes between perceiving nature and how perception permeates all aspects of life experiences. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606789
- ISBN
- 9780815606789
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€ 35.38
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Paperback. .". Humphries has rendered (Ovid s) love poetry with conspicuous success into English which is neither obtrusively colloquial nor awkwardly antique." Virginia Quarterly Review" Translator(s): Humphries, Rolfe. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5106 x 3328 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253200020
- ISBN
- 9780253200020
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€ 17.41
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paperback. Two years after "The Collector" had brought him international recognition and a year before he published "The Magus", the author set out his ideas on life in The Aristos. The chief inspiration behind them was the fifth century BC philosopher Heraclitus. In the world he posited of constant and chaotic flux the supreme good was the Aristos. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; FA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099755319
- ISBN
- 9780099755319
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.21
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Paperback. Translator(s): Prasse, Karl G. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1QDAP; DNF; HBJF1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890401
- ISBN
- 9788772890401
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Condition: New
€ 62.58€ 49.14
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Paperback. This work is Benjamin's effort to represent and to critique the bourgeois experience of 19th century history. In it, he looks at 'les passage' of Paris, which he considered the most important architectural forms of the 19th century and which he linked with a number of phenomena characteristic of that century's preoccupations. Editor(s): Tiedemann, Rolf. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Kevin; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DNF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 161 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008021
- ISBN
- 9780674008021
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.93
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Paperback. Records the author's visits to the Aran Islands in 1898-1901, when he was gathering the folklore and anecdotes out of which he forged "The Playboy of the Western World" and his other major dramas. Editor(s): Robinson, Tim. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140184327
- ISBN
- 9780140184327
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.29
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€ 12.29
Paperback. An analysis of the branch of early Christian apocryphal literature that examines the relationship between tradition and redaction, uses of language, and the fluid border between literary criticism and motif analysis. The work includes critical editions of two previously unpublished Greek texts. Editor(s): Bovon, Francoise; etc.; Brock, Anne Graham; Matthews, Christopher R. Series: Religions of the World. Num Pages: 414 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HRCC1; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454182
- ISBN
- 9780945454182
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.60
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Hardback. Emerson remains one of America's least understood writers, having spawned neither school nor follower. Those wishing to discover or reacquaint themselves with Emerson's writings but who have not known where or how to begin will not find a better starting place or more reliable guide than David Mikics in this richly illustrated Annotated Emerson. Editor(s): Mikics, David. Num Pages: 576 pages, 92 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 240 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049239
- ISBN
- 9780674049239
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€ 38.99€ 33.75
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Paperback. Recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. The author describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440607
- ISBN
- 9780140440607
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.37
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Hardback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205598
- ISBN
- 9780872205598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.72€ 51.61
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Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1937
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674993556
- ISBN
- 9780674993556
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Condition: New
€ 42.63
€ 42.63
Paperback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205581
- ISBN
- 9780872205581
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.26
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Paperback. The most important written work in English before the Norman Conquest, newly translated. Editor(s): Swanton, Michael. Num Pages: 388 pages, 20, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Phoenix Press
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842120033
- ISBN
- 9781842120033
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.18
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Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546507
- ISBN
- 9781857546507
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.16
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Paperback. Num Pages: 1424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 127 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1258.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322660
- ISBN
- 9780940322660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.28
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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
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.76
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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
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.02
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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
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Condition: New
€ 18.52
€ 18.52
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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
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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
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.59
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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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.04
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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
€ 16.99€ 15.26
€ 16.99
€ 15.26