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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
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Paperback. This essay collection brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. The essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems and their solutions have grown from the Earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215775
- ISBN
- 9780571215775
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.30
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Paperback. Includes three essays on regional writing, including "The Fiction Writer and His Country" and "Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction"; two pieces on teaching literature, including "Total Effect and the 8th Grade"; and four articles concerning the writer and religion, including "The Catholic Novel in the Protestant South." Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571309597
- ISBN
- 9780571309597
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
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Paperback. Cicero's speeches "In Defence of Sextus Roscius of Amerina," "In Defence of Aulus Cluentius Habitus," "In Defence of Gaius Rabirius," "Note on the Speeches in Defence of Caelius and Milo," and "In Defence of King Deiotarus" provide insight into Roman life, law, and history. Editor(s): Grant, Michael. Translator(s): Grant, M. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442885
- ISBN
- 9780140442885
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
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Paperback. Woolf attempts to see literature from the perspective of the "common reader", someone whom she distinguished from the critic and the scholar. She invesigates medieval England, tsarist Russia, Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian novelists and modern essayists. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099443667
- ISBN
- 9780099443667
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
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Paperback. Editor(s): Barry, Kevin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press London
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199553969
- ISBN
- 9780199553969
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Condition: New
€ 14.90
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Paperback. Essayist and poet Joseph Brodsky was one of the penetrating voices of the twentieth century. This collection of his diverse essays includes appreciations of great writers: on Dostoevsky and the development of Russian prose, on Auden and Akhmatova, Cavafy, Montale and Mandelstam. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141196510
- ISBN
- 9780141196510
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
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€ 15.02
Paperback. For this volume Eliot gathered together his choice of the miscellaneous reviews and literary essays he had written since 1917, when he became assistant-editor of "The Egoist". In his preface to the third edition (1951) he described the book as an historical record of his interests and opinions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571197460
- ISBN
- 9780571197460
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
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Paperback. Offers a selection of essays from a master of the genre exploring the contradictions inherent to human thought, words and actions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397221
- ISBN
- 9780141397221
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Condition: New
€ 5.54
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Hardcover. Offers a selection of the poet's work, including all the lyrics and the important prophetic books. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150346
- ISBN
- 9781857150346
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
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Paperback. Editor(s): Fender, Stephen Allen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538065
- ISBN
- 9780199538065
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. In this collection of prose writings, one of America's foremost poets and feminist theorists reflects upon themes that have shaped her life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co New York
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393312850
- ISBN
- 9780393312850
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
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Paperback. Even as a young man Benjamin possessed astonishing intellectual range and depth. His topics here include poetry and fiction, drama, philosophy, history, religion, love, violence, morality, mythology, painting and much more. Editor(s): Bullock, Marcus Paul; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 528 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013551
- ISBN
- 9780674013551
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.81
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Paperback. The bewitched Lucius passes from owner to owner - encountering a desperate gang of robbers and being forced to perform lewd 'human' tricks on stage - until the Goddess Isis finally breaks the spell and Lucius is initiated into her cult. Editor(s): Kenney, E. J. Translator(s): Kenney, E. J. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435900
- ISBN
- 9780140435900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
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Paperback. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444742
- ISBN
- 9780140444742
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.26
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Paperback. Includes "The Portrait of Mr W H", Wilde's defence of Dorian Gray, reviews, and the writings from "Intentions" (1891): "The Decay of Lying", "Pen, Pencil, Poison", and "The Critic as Artist". This volume presents Wilde as a deep and serious reader of literature and philosophy, and an eloquent thinker about society and art. Editor(s): Dowling, Linda. Num Pages: 416 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433876
- ISBN
- 9780140433876
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
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Paperback. This is a companion volume to the BBC radio programme "From Our Own Correspondent". It contains transcripts of radio journalism, ranging from eye-witness accounts of events that made the news in 1993, human-interest stories and comic observations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490. Paperback in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- SKU
- KIN0006119
- ISBN
- 9781850437833
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Part memoir, part ars poetica, Scottish-Canadian poet Alice Major discusses Science with characteristic gleaming perspicacity. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645951
- ISBN
- 9780888645951
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.72
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Paperback. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; MMBP; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803299917
- ISBN
- 9780803299917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.70
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Paperback. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. . Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2., Aktualisier ed.
- SKU
- KEX0236598
- ISBN
- 9780195128673
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99