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Literary essays

Paperback. Reveals some of the author's deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, and his reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. Translator(s): Stopp, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447200
ISBN
9780140447200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Paulist Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809126590
ISBN
9780809126590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. These twenty-seven "hair pieces" offer up reflections and revelations about family, race, religion, ritual, culture, motherhood, politics, celebrity, what goes on in African American kitchens and at Hindu Bengali weddings, alongside stories about the influence of Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, and the Grateful Dead. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 249 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616204112
ISBN
9781616204112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 62.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Rep Una
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486275482
ISBN
9780486275482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.19

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
€ 37.99

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

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

€ 215.48

Hardcover. The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (AD 121-180) embodied in his person that ideal figure of antiquity, the philosopher-king. His "Meditations" reveal a mind of exceptional clarity and originality and a spirit attuned to the particulars of human destiny. Translator(s): Farquharson, A. S. L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1geneal.table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150551
ISBN
9781857150551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

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

€ 6.24

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

€ 15.99
€ 14.67

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
€ 31.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Bonnett, Amy L. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481710
ISBN
9780801481710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

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

€ 18.99
€ 18.77

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

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

€ 26.99
€ 24.31

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. 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

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: 216.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granta
Condition
New
SKU
9781783780792
ISBN
9781783780792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.55

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

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

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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