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Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, map/diagram. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Focus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051026
- ISBN
- 9780941051026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401708
- ISBN
- 9781474401708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.96
€ 41.99
€ 34.96
Paperback. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 106 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100781
- ISBN
- 9781585100781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.18
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paperback. Betting on the Muse is a combination of hilarious poetry and stories. Charles Bukowski writes about the real life of a working man and all that comes with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574230017
- ISBN
- 9781574230017
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
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Paperback. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445176
- ISBN
- 9780140445176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449082
- ISBN
- 9780140449082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
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Hardback. In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, the author explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571335015
- ISBN
- 9780571335015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.20
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Paperback. In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748663187
- ISBN
- 9780748663187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
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Hardcover. First published in 1792, this book was written in a spirit of outrage and enthusiasm. In an age of ferment, following the American and French revolutions, Mary Wollstonecraft took prevailing egalitarian principles and dared to apply them to women. The introduction discusses her ideas. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150865
- ISBN
- 9781857150865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903267
- ISBN
- 9781907903267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
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Paperback. Swift's The Benefit of Farting argues eloquently, in a forceful a posteriori fashion, that most of the distempers thought to affect the fairer sex are due to flatulences not adequately vented. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496805
- ISBN
- 9781847496805
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
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Paperback. Did Oedipus really kill his father and marry his mother? For Rene Girard, the mythic accusations of patricide and incest are symptomatic of a plague-stricken community's hunt for a culprit to punish, and in this work he aims to present the age-old myth in a new light. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747806
- ISBN
- 9780804747806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
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Hardcover. Series: The rusticall & oeconomical works of John Evelyn. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907325659
- ISBN
- 9780907325659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.54
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Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099586593
- ISBN
- 9780099586593
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
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John McGahern did not spread himself thinly as a writer. Nearly all of his creative energy went into what was central for him: the great novels and stories that are part of the canon of Irish and world literature. Of interest to those who love his work, this book brings together McGahern's surviving essays, reviews and speeches. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 770. Nice copy in clean dustwrapper. First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 496
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KEX0303037
- ISBN
- 9780571245116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
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Paperback. This translation with notes is primarily for classroom use. It aims to be true to the basic meaning of the text and tries to bring across some of the beauty of the poetry as well as the rhetorical power of the dialogue and speeches. Translator(s): Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203921
- ISBN
- 9780872203921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.57
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Paperback. This is the story of the Orkneymen of Norwegian extraction who established an Earldom of Norway in the Northern Scottish Isles a thousand years ago, and whose descendants held sway over the Hebrides and Northern Mainland of Scotland for several centuries. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443837
- ISBN
- 9780140443837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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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
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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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
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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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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€ 13.47