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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. This anthology draws from Cicero's speeches, letters and philosophical writings. The text is designed to meet the needs of students today and gives generous assistance with vocabulary and has explanatory notes placed next to the Latin text. Series: Latin Texts. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CJBR; DNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853996375
ISBN
9781853996375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.89

Hardcover. Based on the moral philosophy of the Greek Stoic Panaetius, this text is a source of evidence for Roman ideas of morality and behaviour, one of the few writings on philosophy in Latin. It was written not long before Cicero's death. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198146735
ISBN
9780198146735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.53

Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Latin Txt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682551
ISBN
9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Features twenty essays that address a spectrum of works and issues that shaped the development of modern Russian literature, from authorship and philosophy to gender and religion in Russian Enlightenment culture. This work explores the career and works of Alexander Sumarokov, who played a formative role in literary life of his day. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843680
ISBN
9781934843680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.72

Hardback. Offers a range of spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. This book covers diverse topics such as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and emotions. Translator(s): Hammond, Martin. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 125 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395869
ISBN
9780141395869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

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
€ 28.68

Paperback. A major new translation of one of the most influential and admired books of the ages--the wisdom and advice from the Emperor of Rome, 161-180 A.D.--includes a new introduction. Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915145799
ISBN
9780915145799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.62

Hardcover. Editor(s): Keegan, Marcia. Translator(s): Lhalungpa, Lobsang P. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC; DNF; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 319 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666757
ISBN
9780940666757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.00
€ 31.33

Paperback. Features essays about why we read. This work explores the pleasures and trials that we take from books, as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin and his work, and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036731
ISBN
9780141036731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Hardcover. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Moncrieff, Scott. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 42. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
900
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841598970
ISBN
9781841598970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.12

Hardcover. Translator(s): Moncrieff, Scott; Kilmartin, Terence. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
700
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841598994
ISBN
9781841598994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.12

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
900
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841598987
ISBN
9781841598987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.67

For nearly a decade Marc Aronson ran an imprint dedicated to international and multicultural literature for teenagers. In 2001, he wrote an essay arguing against all awards in which you must be a member of a given ethnic group to win. Here, he shows his convictions that led him to write the essay. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810846388
ISBN
9780810846388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.80

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Pathfinder Books Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
83
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873487290
ISBN
9780873487290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.43

Hardcover. Series: Malcolm X speeches & writings. Num Pages: 233 pages, 8pp of photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Pathfinder Books Ltd United States
Number of pages
233
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873485463
ISBN
9780873485463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.73

Paperback. Series: Malcolm X speeches & writings. Num Pages: 189 pages, 12pp of photographs, chronology, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pathfinder New York
Number of pages
189
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873485432
ISBN
9780873485432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.97

Paperback. This edition contains the thirty-three letters which survive from those exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents between the beginning of January and the end of April, 43 B.C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; BG; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686320
ISBN
9780856686320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. Covering everything from criminology to spaghetti sauce to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about ourselves and our world. The author explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Edition
Re-issue
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044804
ISBN
9780141044804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Mexico, April 2009. The bodies of a pair of undercover military intelligence agents, disguised as campesinos (farmers), are dumped by the side of the road. Beside the corpses is a message on a scrap of paper: 'You'll never get El Chapo.' Such is the fate of many who have dared to try to catch El Chapo, or oppose him. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048390
ISBN
9780141048390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973505
ISBN
9781846973505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. First collection of authoritative essays to address the intersection of contemporary literary theory and Irish literature. Editor(s): Ni Annrachain, Maire; Nic Dhiarmada,Briona. Series: Irish Language. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781859180518
ISBN
9781859180518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Hardcover. This study analyses Flora Tristan's correspondence with militant republicans, socialists and democrats active in the July Monarchy. It also examines the role of the letter in fostering links at a time of a significant growth of literacy and search for citizenship by the disenfranchised. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; DN; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333772645
ISBN
9780333772645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. 200 pages. African delights is a unique literary journey through some critical moments in South African history. The journey begins in Sophiatown of the 1950s, one of the most definitive periods in South African urban culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DN; HBJH. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight: 272.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402519
ISBN
9781431402519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

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