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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010841
- ISBN
- 9781847010841
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Features personal and professional works of Machiavelli. This book strives to do away with many of the myths that have plagued the man's posthumous fame. Translator(s): Bondanella, Peter E.; Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140150926
- ISBN
- 9780140150926
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. "Discourses on Livy" is the founding document of modern republicanism and this English translation remains faithful to the original text. With explanatory notes, a glossary of key words and an annotated index, this version reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. (William R. Kenan Jr Professor of Government, Harvard University, USA); Tarcov, Nathan (Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 424 pages, notes, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500362
- ISBN
- 9780226500362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: map, glossary, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500447
- ISBN
- 9780226500447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.69
€ 13.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486272740
- ISBN
- 9780486272740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442259
- ISBN
- 9780141442259
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
€ 10.99
€ 9.47
Paperback. Written in 1513 for the Medici, immediately following their return to power in Florence, "The Prince" remains as relevant a text on the craft of ruling and the exercise of power in today's world, as it was in the 16th century. Translator(s): Detmold, C. E. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853267758
- ISBN
- 9781853267758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. Num Pages: 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492. Nicholas Ray on Making Movies. 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201699
- ISBN
- 9780520201699
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.42
€ 38.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- No Statement of Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708320730
- ISBN
- 9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.36
€ 5.36
Hardback. A treasure trove of original and provocative pieces about modern life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781471102660
- ISBN
- 9781471102660
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Condition: New
€ 6.07
€ 6.07
Paperback. Somewhere between The Wasteland and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Nick Cave's new book is a contemporary epic Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782117933
- ISBN
- 9781782117933
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 8.29
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€ 8.29
Paperback. A journey in reading differs from all other reviews or critical appreciations. This book takes into account the role that books actually play in our lives. It confirms the novelist's status as one of the world's most exciting curators of culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241967942
- ISBN
- 9780241967942
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.70
€ 11.99
€ 5.70
paperback. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Some light scuffing and shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2233482
- ISBN
- 9781783523955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 9.87
€ 12.99
€ 9.87
Hardcover. The 1960s, the most tumultuous decade of the twentieth century, were a time of tectonic shifts in all aspects of society - from the March on Washington and the Second Vatican Council to the Summer of Love and Woodstock. This volume includes historic pieces from the magazine's pages that capture the sixties, set alongside new assessments. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; DNJ; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 54. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780434022434
- ISBN
- 9780434022434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.91
€ 46.99
€ 30.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Congail, Nollaig Mac. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851321490
- ISBN
- 9781851321490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.34
€ 23.99
€ 20.34
Paperback. Translator(s): Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444742
- ISBN
- 9780140444742
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.26
€ 17.99
€ 17.26
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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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€ 11.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445404
- ISBN
- 9780140445404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
paperback. Offers two works on life's fleeting pleasures by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view. This book includes ribald stories of drunken monks to aching nostalgia for the fading traditions of the Japanese court. Translator(s): McKinney, Meredith. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- 9780141192109
- ISBN
- 9780141192109
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Norbert Elias has been described as among the great sociologists of the 20th century. A collection of his most important writings, this book sets out Elias' thinking during the course of his long career, with a discussion of how his work relates to that of other sociologists. Editor(s): Mennell, Stephen (Professor of Sociology, University College, Dublin); Goudsblom, Johan (Professor of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands). Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226204321
- ISBN
- 9780226204321
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.45
€ 47.99
€ 37.45
Hardcover. In his 88 years, Norman Maclean (1902-90) played many parts: fisherman, logger, firefighter, scholar, teacher. But it was a role he took up late in life, that of writer, which won him enduring fame and critical acclaim. This reader offers an introduction Norman Maclean and provides insight into his life and career. Editor(s): Weltzien, O. Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500263
- ISBN
- 9780226500263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. In his eighty-seven years, Norman Maclean played many parts: fisherman, logger, firefighter, scholar, teacher. But it was a role he took up late in life, that of writer, that won him enduring fame and critical acclaim. This reader serves as an introduction for readers new to Maclean, while offering fans fresh insight into his life and career. Editor(s): Weltzien, O. Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500270
- ISBN
- 9780226500270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.30
€ 23.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Focuses on Marilyn Monroe, culture, ideology, boxing, Hemingway, politics, sex, celebrity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394985
- ISBN
- 9780141394985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
paperback. Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. This book focuses on the 1975 World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPL; DNF; FA; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141184142
- ISBN
- 9780141184142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.33
€ 19.99
€ 10.33