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Literary essays

Hardback. The emotional bond between horses and the humans who love them can reach mystical proportions, and nowhere is that relationship more evident than in these 24 true-life accounts of horses rescuing people. 30 color illustrations. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602397217
ISBN
9781602397217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.01

Paperback / so. Illustrator(s): Cisneros, Jose. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DNF; DQ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595347442
ISBN
9781595347442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.90

hardcover. Fishing tales by the best authors, including Ernest Hemingway, Charles Phair, Hugh Wise, and Kip Farrington and the best tales, such as Marlins Off Cuba, Fighting Sharks on Hook and Line, and The Angler's Camp. Editor(s): Merritt, J.I. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586670771
ISBN
9781586670771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.53

paperback. Editor(s): Slager, Daniel. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571313232
ISBN
9781571313232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. This book provides basic information on butterfly anatomy and natural history, as well as the proper way to catch and release butterflies-though with a stern reminder that netting butterflies is not permitted in the national parks. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; DNF; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570984143
ISBN
9781570984143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Retraces John C. Fremont's five remarkable western expeditions (1842-53) and portrays wilderness on the brink of irreversible change. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 254 x 9. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570982606
ISBN
9781570982606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.34

Paperback. A humorous, historical, and hirsute miscellany that's the baseball book Howard Zinn would have written, if he hated the Yankees. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFCA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coffee House Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566893459
ISBN
9781566893459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.21

Hardback. Drawn from twenty-five years of the magazine, this abundant collection contains a generous sampling of the very best writing from The New Criterion, featuring the judgments of our generation's most astute and entertaining observers. Editor(s): Kimball, Roger; Kramer, Hilton. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637060
ISBN
9781566637060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.60

Paperback. New writings on race, politics, and theatre, as well as Mr. Brustein's incisive theatre reviews and deft portraits of stage luminaries. "Brustein is an elegant and eloquent voice in the wilderness of contemporary American culture."-Robin Lippincott, New York Times Book Review. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DNF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566632669
ISBN
9781566632669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DNF; WH; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556227974
ISBN
9781556227974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.88

paperback. A collection told by well-known women of Texas who share memories of their mother's influence on their own lives. Susie Kelly Flatau weaves a tapestry of interviews, family recipes and profiles of daughters. Family photographs add a warmth to the book. Num Pages: 275 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DNF; JFSJ1; VFV; WBA; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556227868
ISBN
9781556227868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555974404
ISBN
9781555974404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write is a book in which chimpanzees, Chekhov, and child care are equally at home. Sarah Ruhl is a mother of three and one of America's best-known playwrights. She has written a book of essays whose concerns range from the most minimal and personal subjects to the most encompassing matters of art and culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374535674
ISBN
9780374535674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.58

hardcover. Includes essays that engage questions that are central to the development of literature, music, and the arts in the period from Romanticism at the end of the eighteenth century to the avant-garde movements of the early twentieth, a period in which modern evolution of the arts is coupled with a rise in the significance of music as artistic form. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illus., musical examples. BIC Classification: AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 30. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990057
ISBN
9780295990057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.51

paperback. A collection of poetry and prose from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s from established and emerging Hispanic American authors. Editor(s): Flores, Lauro. Num Pages: 446 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977461
ISBN
9780295977461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. Celebrates Pacific Northwest literature through interviews in which 22 authors discuss their work and the region's influence on it. Authors include Ursula Le Guin, Raymond Carver, Tess Gallagher, Tom Robbins, Gary Snyder, and Denise Levertov. Two interviews have been added since the publication of Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised and Expanded ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977232
ISBN
9780295977232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Hardback. Taneda Santoka's poetry attracted limited notice during his lifetime (1882-1940), but there has been a remarkable upsurge of interest in his life and writings. Including 245 poems and selected diary excerpts, For All My Walking makes Santoka's work available to English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125161
ISBN
9780231125161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.71

Hardback. This collection Mark Twain's writing aims to capture the essence of the author's work - the dark humour, the wry observations, and the keen insight into social and political realities, both specifically American and broadly human. Editor(s): Collins, Brian. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CB; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104982
ISBN
9780231104982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.31

Hardback. Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work in progress, revision, and the Jewish experience. Malamud also discusses the responsibilities of the writer. Editor(s): Cheuse, Alan; Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 220 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; CBW; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101844
ISBN
9780231101844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.25

Hardback. Vols. 8-27 have various assistant and associate editors. Num Pages: 685 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
685
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089265
ISBN
9780231089265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.62

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