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Paperback. Michael Parkinson on Cricket represents the best and most humorous of the author's journalism on his favourite sport. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340825082
ISBN
9780340825082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardback. Meyer (Mike) Berger was one of the greatest journalists of this century. A reporter and columnist for The New York Times for thirty years, he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his account of the murder of thirteen people by a deranged war veteran in Camden, New Jersey. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823223275
ISBN
9780823223275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.01

Paperback. Mexico is a top travel destination. This book offers a vision of Mexico by some of Mexico's contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. It provides information on the people of the beaches, the deserts, jungles, snow-capped mountains and megacities. It is a journey from the Pacific to the Gulf, from Yucatan to border slums, and more. Editor(s): Mayo, C. M. Series: Traveler's Literary Companion. Num Pages: 256 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 265.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Whereabouts Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883513153
ISBN
9781883513153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126571
ISBN
9780231126571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126564
ISBN
9780231126564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81
€ 89.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480805
ISBN
9780801480805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.71

Hardcover. Copyright date: 1984. Originally published: 1916. Translator(s): Miller, F.J. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 116 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1916
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990470
ISBN
9780674990470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. "Meno (Second Edition)". Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 39 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 53 x 3. Weight in Grams: 52.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
33
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Second Edition,2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144242
ISBN
9780915144242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987842
ISBN
9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.89

Paperback. The comedies of Menander reveal that the oft-employed theme of mistaken identity is as old as the Great Dionysia. Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216523
ISBN
9780812216523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardcover. A collection of essays on feminism, from one of the most important and original public intellectuals writing today Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Granta
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780792
ISBN
9781783780792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.89

Paperback. Simon Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophers in the archives of a deceased philosopher friend of his. Among them is a chart for Critchley himself, laying out in great detail the course of his life and eventual demise. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Condition
New
SKU
9780992974718
ISBN
9780992974718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Simon Critchley discovers a brilliant text on the ancient art of memory and a cache of astrological charts predicting the deaths of various philosophers in the archives of a deceased philosopher friend of his. Among them is a chart for Critchley himself, laying out in great detail the course of his life and eventual demise. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006122
ISBN
9780992974718
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; CBP; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455440
ISBN
9781926455440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.37

Paperback. Features the essays that chart some of the author's experiences or remembrances: his youthful love of a particular London bus route that evolves into a reflection on public civility and interwar urban planning; and memories of the 1968 student riots of Paris that meander through the divergent sex politics of Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555599
ISBN
9780099555599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. This text features essays from Ammiel Alcalay covering Mediterranean culture, Arabic literature, the war in Bosnia, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, the destruction of Carthage, and much more. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872863606
ISBN
9780872863606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Hardback. A leading European intellectual reflects on the changing concept of melancholy through history Translator(s): Wilkinson, Tim. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300167481
ISBN
9780300167481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.29

Paperback. A selection of 60 thoughtful Thoreau quotations and placed them alongside the wisdom words of writers, philosopohers, and teachers from around the world. Bound in a lovely and compact format, the book totes easily along in your pocket, backpack, or picnic basket. Solitude never felt so cozy. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Wilderness Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780899973210
ISBN
9780899973210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 96. Series: Dover Thrift S. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Dimension: 209 x 133 x 7. Weight: 96.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486298238
ISBN
9780486298238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.70

Paperback. This collection of translated sources investigates all aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world. It draws on a variety of documents and other contemporary writings, from Arab and Jewish, as well as Christian sources. Translator(s): Raymond, Irving W.; Lopez, Robert S. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123570
ISBN
9780231123570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Bisson, Thomas N.; Benton, John F. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 2AB; 3H; DNF; DSBB; HBLC1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647319
ISBN
9780691647319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.53

Paperback. The medieval essays in this text range from the late Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium, from the rise of Islam to the western vernacular literature, from missions to China to the caliphs of Egypt, and from the Christian Armenia to religious realities of Christian, Jewish and Muslim Spain. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813210179
ISBN
9780813210179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.74

Paperback. In 'Medicine of the Prophet', Ibn Qayyim presents a concise summary of how the Prophet's guidance and teaching can be followed, as well as how health, sickness and cures were viewed by Muslims in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Translator(s): Johnstone, Penelope. Num Pages: 350 pages, glossaries, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH; JFSR2; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 273 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621224
ISBN
9780946621224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.66

Paperback. A completely revised and updated edition of this standard anthology of medieval Latin, this work has been provided with 14 new selections, doubling the coverage of women writers, expanding a quarter of the original selections, and including a substantive grammatical introduction. Editor(s): Harrington, K.P. Num Pages: 698 pages, 32pp plates, notes, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised
Number of pages
698
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317137
ISBN
9780226317137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.09

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