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Paperback. A significant two-fold development in recent classical scholarship has been a revival of interest in, and respect for, post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the Tusculan disputations is perhaps the most approachable. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the United Kingdom in 1985. Rep
SKU
V9780856682513
ISBN
9780856682513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Sharples, R. W. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684760
ISBN
9780856684760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.17

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

€ 16.98

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. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540136
ISBN
9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. This text presents a selection of the political speeches of Cicero, including: "On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius", "Against Lucius Sergius Catilina", "In Defence of the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias", and "In Defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus". Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442144
ISBN
9780140442144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. This volume brings together Cicero's tentative and undogmatic reflections on the good life, in which he discusses duty, friendship, the training of a statesman, and the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442441
ISBN
9780140442441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

paperback. Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, the author was a master of eloquence, and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith. Translator(s): Grant, M. Num Pages: 272 pages, genealogy; maps. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440997
ISBN
9780140440997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. An English-language introduction to the writings of the so-called New Vienna School of art history. Editor(s): Wood, Christopher S. Num Pages: 488 pages, 58 illus. BIC Classification: ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951153
ISBN
9781890951153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. This book intends to capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240. The Garden Diaries of Great Dixter. 288 pages. Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. This book intends to capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; WM. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408811085
ISBN
9781408811085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

paperback. A provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages selected by bestselling author Christopher Hitchens Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; HP; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 670. Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever. 528 pages. A provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages selected by bestselling author Christopher Hitchens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; HP; HRA. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight: 644.
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306816086
ISBN
9780306816086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.17

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622818
ISBN
9780816622818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364-ca. 1421) is Europe's first professional woman writer. She wrote an astonishing body of work in many genres, including lyric poetry, allegorical dream visions, history, political treatises, and biography. Editor(s): Brownlee, Kevin. Translator(s): Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate; Brownlee, Kevin. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393970104
ISBN
9780393970104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Willard, Sumner. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271018812
ISBN
9780271018812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.19

hardcover. Every parent's fear is not to be there for their child, to answer their questions, to give them advice and guide them through life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Dust jacket shows light wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000525
ISBN
9780340994801
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. Series: Acta Historica Scientiarum Naturalum et Medicinalium. Num Pages: 271 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA; PBMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
271
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898155
ISBN
9788772898155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.83
€ 44.73

Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Chicago
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905037
ISBN
9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Chosen from among the winners and finalists of the 2009 National Magazine Awards, this collection features a mixture of reviews, profiles, and reporting that caught both readers' and critics' attention. Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 472 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: DNJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147965
ISBN
9780231147965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. Asserts the author's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. This title includes "The Trouble with Nigeria", the author's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192581
ISBN
9780141192581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. A lyrical, poweful polemic about London today, from Occupy and the August 2011 riots through to the Jubilee and the Olympics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 177 x 7. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
The Westbourne Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908906144
ISBN
9781908906144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

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