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Paperback. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. Num Pages: 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492. Nicholas Ray on Making Movies. 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201699
- ISBN
- 9780520201699
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.42
€ 38.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138. A Selection of Writings. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. In 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book looks at the philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans and African culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL3. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Heinemann International Litera
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435905989
- ISBN
- 9780435905989
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Condition: New
€ 17.23
€ 17.23
Hardcover. Collection of stories by graduates of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306339
- ISBN
- 9780226306339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.25€ 56.36
€ 66.25
€ 56.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306476
- ISBN
- 9780226306476
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. The third volume in Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Num Pages: 397 pages, 1 b&w line. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002011
- ISBN
- 9780413744203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, this work details the many blessings of the remembrance of God. Through discussions of subjects such as the ego, the nature of the body, the ephemerality of the world, and the purification of the heart, this work is a great contribution to Muslim spirituality. Translator(s): Slitine, M. Youssef; Fitzgerald, M. Abdurrahman. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621781
- ISBN
- 9780946621781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. The world-famous Icelandic sagas related to the spectacular living landscapes of today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752433424
- ISBN
- 9780752433424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardcover. A deeply observant extended homage to orchard farmer Evelyn Curtis Losack and her village of Corrales, New Mexico. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: AJCR; BGT; DNF; RN; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135839
- ISBN
- 9780890135839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.13
€ 41.99
€ 30.13
Paperback. Reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows cancer for what it is. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187129
- ISBN
- 9780141187129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Amhlaigh, Liam Mac; O'Curnain, Brian. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, frontispi. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851320684
- ISBN
- 9781851320684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Paperback. With candour, eloquence and indignation, this title carefully examines an expanse of topics; including the politics of India and Pakistan, censorship, the Labour Party, Palestinian identity, contemporary film and late-twentieth century race, religion and politics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099542254
- ISBN
- 9780099542254
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Schott, Webster. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition ND Paperback
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811202299
- ISBN
- 9780811202299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. This volume gathers together some of the real and the imagined lives of Willa Muir, one of the finest and fiercest intellectuals of her generation. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862416058
- ISBN
- 9780862416058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
€ 26.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 68 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646293
- ISBN
- 9780888646293
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.84
€ 13.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a modern-day travelogue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DNF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081940
- ISBN
- 9781847081940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
€ 13.00
€ 11.54
Hardcover. We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 43 BCE), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. Translator(s): Lord, L.E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 493 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 493
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674993587
- ISBN
- 9780674993587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408879948
- ISBN
- 9781408879948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.70
€ 13.00
€ 11.70
Paperback. Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. This book intends to capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240. The Garden Diaries of Great Dixter. 288 pages. Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. This book intends to capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; WM. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight: 204.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408811085
- ISBN
- 9781408811085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. 'Is there some adventure out there that we are not having, some vividness, some wild pleasure, that we are not experiencing in our responsible, productive days?.. We are bequeathed on earth one very short life, and it might be good, one of these days, to make sure that we are living it.' Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112082
- ISBN
- 9781782112082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 900
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841598987
- ISBN
- 9781841598987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.47
€ 30.99
€ 20.47
Hardcover. Translator(s): Moncrieff, Scott; Kilmartin, Terence. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 700
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841598994
- ISBN
- 9781841598994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Hardcover. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Moncrieff, Scott. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 42. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 900
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841598970
- ISBN
- 9781841598970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. The first collection of Alice Walker's non-fiction spanning fifteen years in the career of this remarkable writer. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819609
- ISBN
- 9780753819609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Deals with the Lucian's "Philopseudes or Lover of Lies". This book comprises a discussion, with translation, on this engaging and satirical Greek text with its ten tales of magic and ghosts. One of these is the famous story of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and this conveys the flavour of the rest. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125166
- ISBN
- 9781905125166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.96
€ 79.96