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Hardcover. Marcus Aurelius (121 180 CE), philosopher-emperor, wrote the "Meditations" (his title was "The matters addressed to himself") in periods of solitude during military campaigns. His ethical, religious, and existential reflections have endured as an expression of Stoicism, a text for students of that philosophy, and a guide to the moral life. Translator(s): Haines, C.R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 119 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1916
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990647
- ISBN
- 9780674990647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- CB Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909585171
- ISBN
- 9781909585171
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906462031
- ISBN
- 9781906462031
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Condition: New
€ 19.83
€ 19.83
Paperback. Featuring a collection of articles, this book focuses on the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. It includes a selection of shorter pieces such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an Elephant' and 'A Hanging'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183060
- ISBN
- 9780141183060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Packed with ideas and inspiration, The Mystery Feast offers numerous pathways into the magical world of storytelling. Based on decades of honing his art, this stimulating booklet gives a glimpse into the mind of Ben Okri, a master of contemporary storytelling. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 50.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570768
- ISBN
- 9781905570768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.59
€ 6.59
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. Translator(s): Dawson, Raymond. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3D; DNF; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574391
- ISBN
- 9780199574391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal. Num Pages: 456 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712. Essays and Manifestos, 1944-1990. 456 pages, 55 illustrations. Polish director Tadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990 at the age of 75, is widely recognized as one of the most important theatre artists of this century. This title provides us with a collection of Kantor's essays in English, together with the author's analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work, both written and staged. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AN; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight: 728. Translator(s): Kobialka, Michal.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Atre by Michael Kobi ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084230
- ISBN
- 9780520084230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. De Quincey's seminal 1827 work was greatly influential on such writers as Poe, Baudelaire and Borges, and the trace of its impact can still be found today in modern satire, black humour and crime and detective fiction. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 276 x 18. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496850
- ISBN
- 9781847496850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.42
€ 11.42
Paperback. "This translation first published 1959"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440850
- ISBN
- 9780140440850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A collection of essays that looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the strange benefit of the doubt that the public permit Salvador Dali. It also includes an essay on the delights of English Cooking and an account of killing an elephant in Burma. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191270
- ISBN
- 9780141191270
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in contemporary theory as they relate the actual making of architecture, attempting to realign the discipline with late-20th-century world culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AMA; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262700603
- ISBN
- 9780262700603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.90
€ 44.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428633
- ISBN
- 9780099428633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Translator(s): King, Brendan. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903517246
- ISBN
- 9781903517246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other translations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co.
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204843
- ISBN
- 9780872204843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. From the author of THE COLOR PURPLE, a unique collection of essays about her life and her activism Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819548
- ISBN
- 9780753819548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
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Paperback. 'I believe that one defines oneself by re-invention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Virgin Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753510407
- ISBN
- 9780753510407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Translator(s): Hamill, Sam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570627163
- ISBN
- 9781570627163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.26
€ 21.99
€ 19.26
Paperback. By the journalist who won the International Reporter of the Year award and the United Nations Association Media Peace Prize, this book brings together the episodes for which his journalism is renowned, analyzing the nature of both these great upheavals and the domestic tragedies he has encountered. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGB; DNF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099266112
- ISBN
- 9780099266112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
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. These three dialogues here are among the most accessible of Cicero's philosophical works. Editor(s): Griffin, Miriam T. Translator(s): Davie, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199644148
- ISBN
- 9780199644148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76