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Paperback. Hannibal, one of the most compelling personalities of the ancient world, inflicted a tremendous defeat on the Romans at Cannae in 216 BC. This text looks at the figure Translator(s): Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140441451
- ISBN
- 9780140441451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.64
€ 17.99
€ 13.64
Hardcover. The only extant work by Livy (64 or 59 BCE 12 or 17 CE) is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BCE. Of its 142 books 1 10, 21 45 (except parts of 41 and 43 45), fragments, and short summaries remain. Livy s history is a source for the "De Prodigiis" of Julius Obsequens (fourth century CE). Translator(s): Foster, B.O.; etc. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 114 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1919
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674991262
- ISBN
- 9780674991262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.02
€ 33.99
€ 29.02
paperback. Pompoms, blackberries and Value Village: Take a stroll through the thoughts of one of Canada's most intriguing poets and thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AGC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Coach House Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452325
- ISBN
- 9781552452325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.75
€ 19.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. A Corresponding Renaissance is a sourcebook of fifty-four letters written by Italian Renaissance women, newly translated into English (many for the first time ever). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199342433
- ISBN
- 9780199342433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.79
€ 74.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Wieseltier, Leon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810124882
- ISBN
- 9780810124882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.51
€ 31.99
€ 30.51
Paperback. From Angela Merkel to Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, Martin Amis to one of the Arab world's most notorious sons, this book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of or world's most powerful players. Editor(s): Barber, Lionel; Barber, Lionel. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BK; DNJ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241239469
- ISBN
- 9780241239469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.11
€ 19.99
€ 15.11
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryan, Paul. Num Pages: 470 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653176
- ISBN
- 9780859653176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.91
€ 7.91
Hardcover. The author's essays in this book describe elements of the natural world: wind, water, ice, fire, and trees. The "unequal hours" are of the changing seasons. Other essays explore a nature reserve, a garden, backyard wildlife, and a hot air balloon ride. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820320403
- ISBN
- 9780820320403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.59
€ 31.99
€ 28.59
Paperback. A collection of essays on the Chinese life and culture. It poses questions on the cultural turn of the time and on the role a Chinese intellectual assumed in translating his native culture to the West. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 2GDC; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629964351
- ISBN
- 9789629964351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardcover. This collection of 28 tales are arranged by subjects and themes, such as: Bouki and Malice; stepmothers; animals; kings and princes; ghost, zonbi and tonton makout; and love and courtship. Liliane Nerette Louis includes a variety of traditional recipes and some historical background information. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, colour and b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563085796
- ISBN
- 9781563085796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.07
€ 76.07
Hardback. Translator(s): McClellan, T. M. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166300
- ISBN
- 9780231166300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.88
€ 45.99
€ 33.88
Paperback. The articles are written in elegant and highly polished style. It is enjoyable to read and the reader can also learn the art of elegant writing. The text is translated into English and there is an introduction by the translator on the author and his works. Translator(s): Chen, Ta-Tsun. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962197
- ISBN
- 9789629962197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.21
€ 27.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Amhlaigh, Liam Mac; O'Curnain, Brian. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, frontispi. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851320684
- ISBN
- 9781851320684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.00
€ 30.00
Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252772
- ISBN
- 9781781252772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. A powerful yet refreshing essay collection centred around themes of confession, illness, violence and sentimentality from an exciting new American talent Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847088420
- ISBN
- 9781847088420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005461
- ISBN
- 9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Papworth, John. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168. 109 pages. Editor(s): Papworth, John. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DN; JPA. Dimension: 154 x 216 x 7. Weight: 168.
- Publisher
- New European Publications Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 109
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872410180
- ISBN
- 9781872410180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.55
€ 15.55
Hardcover. "Momus" has attracted increasing attention from scholars as a work anticipating the realism of Machiavelli and the satiric wit of Erasmus. This edition provides a Latin text, based on the two earliest manuscripts, both corrected by Alberti himself, and includes a full translation into English. Translator(s): Knight, Sarah. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3H; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007543
- ISBN
- 9780674007543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.23
€ 40.99
€ 34.23
paperback. During the decades of his world fame, Tolstoy wrote this series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. He considered and rejected the idea that art reveals and reinvents through beauty, although he perceived the question of art to be a religious one. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446425
- ISBN
- 9780140446425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. A collection of Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical writing, diaries, and letters related to the last year of Tolstoy's life. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Translator(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191195
- ISBN
- 9780141191195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23