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Paperback. Takes us on a funhouse hall-of-mirrors ride through the other side of America - to the Ozarks for a Christian rock festival; to Florida to meet the straggling refugees of MTV's "Real World"; to Indiana to investigate the formative years of Michael Jackson and Axl Rose and then to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572350
ISBN
9780099572350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252772
ISBN
9781781252772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.70

Paperback. A Syriac historiographical work dating from the end of the eighth century. It is written from the point of view of a religious dissident, a Monophysite, whose personal experience as a persecuted monk in his native Mesopotamia, as well as his later life in Constantinople, make the History an interesting and unusual source. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; DNF; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853237600
ISBN
9780853237600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that covers the author's passion for poetry, his love of the Polish language that was so nearly wiped out by the violence of the twentieth century, and his happy childhood. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141193199
ISBN
9780141193199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A collection of essays in which the author writes of her own upbringing, her human and literary antecedents, and also dwells on lives and poems. The book includes writings on T.S. Eliot, George Oppen, Sylvia Plath, Robinson Jeffers, Wallace Stevens, and John Berryman. Series: Lives & letters. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857543902
ISBN
9781857543902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Translator(s): Grafton, Anthony. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608761
ISBN
9780691608761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. An English translation of a major work by the great Neoplatonist philosopher, whose commentary greatly influenced later medieval and Renaissance thought. It comprises a full account of Proclus's own metaphysical system, disguised in the form of commentary. Translator(s): Morrow, Glenn R.; Dillon, John M. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020891
ISBN
9780691020891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.27
€ 70.87

Paperback. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170281
ISBN
9781590170281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435283
ISBN
9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Translator(s): Hutter, Catherine. Num Pages: 676 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DNF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411340
ISBN
9781572411340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.25
€ 61.32

Hardcover. Elizabeth Bennet is at first determined to dislike Mr. Darcy, who is handsome and eligible. This misjudgment only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved. Series: Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Num Pages: 430 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 121 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192547026
ISBN
9780192547026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.16

Paperback. I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive' Christopher Hitchens, Introduction Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782394662
ISBN
9781782394662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Plato's frontal attack on poetry has always been a problem for sympathetic students, who have often minimized or avoided it. Beginning with the premise that the attack must be taken seriously, Eric Havelock shows that Plato's hostility is explained by the continued domination of the poetic tradition in contemporary Greek thought. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674699069
ISBN
9780674699069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175364
ISBN
9780231175364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback. Offers readers a new perspective on the relationship between time and place, time and timelessness, history and personal history Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238466
ISBN
9780803238466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978919
ISBN
9780812978919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Hardcover. In this revealing collection of personal essays, renowned essayist, Phillip Lopate, shares his unique views on the big subjects of parenthood, marriage, sex, friendship, and 'the nail parings of daily life'. At turns funny, tender, and searingly honest, he searches with a cool eye for that elusive truth about himself and the world. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903960
ISBN
9781907903960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Translator(s): von Bohlen, Claus. BIC Classification: DNF; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531069
ISBN
9780714531069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Includes all issues such as political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. This title offers an essay on style. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 2. Weight in Grams: 22.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393063
ISBN
9780141393063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540136
ISBN
9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.53

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