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Hardcover. Warm, witty, honest and human, this book is a manifesto for staying alive, whatever your demons Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782115083
ISBN
9781782115083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. This book deals with his works. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396248
ISBN
9780141396248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. First published in 1869, Culture and Anarchy debates questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold asks what good culture can do and how it can best be disseminated. This edition reproduces the first book version and enables readers to appreciate its historical context and its continued importance. Editor(s): Garnett, Jane. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538744
ISBN
9780199538744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. The hilarious new book from the magnificent Maureen Lipman, one of Britain's most recognisable comic talents Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp B-W plates. BIC Classification: DNJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KRA0011067
ISBN
9781847393685
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. "The essays in this volume were published in French in Chroniques littaeraires du Journal des daebats."--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Holland, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 3JJ; DNF; DS; HBL; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823267262
ISBN
9780823267262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250974
ISBN
9780823250974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Translator(s): Rosenwald, Lawrence. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632162
ISBN
9780691632162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.95

Hardcover. The Dolmen Press, which operated under the guiding hand of Liam Miller from 1951 to 1987, was a beacon in a dark time for Irish publishing and occupies a central position in the story of Irish poetry after Yeats. This collection of essays is a testament to the achievement of Dolmen. Editor(s): Harmon, Maurice. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DN; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866759
ISBN
9781901866759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. Controversial and thought-provoking prose pieces from this outspoken Native American writer. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877727696
ISBN
9781877727696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.46

paperback. Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and this work tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Davies, Moya Llewellyn; Thomson, George. Num Pages: 320 pages, endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Edition
New e. edition
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192813251
ISBN
9780192813251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. Explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of a new, American life. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 321.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609971
ISBN
9780815609971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. A lovely tribute to one of the most inspirational voices of our time. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20-25 photos b/w integrated. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006147
ISBN
9780349006147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Includes stories about food and eating under extreme conditions. This title features the diverse voices of journalists who have reported from dangerous conflict zones around the world. Editor(s): McAllester, Matt. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1 edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268678
ISBN
9780520268678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. The World Within pulls aside the curtain on a variety of literary personalities and careers, presenting frank, funny, and informal discussions with Sherman Alexie, Francine Prose, George Saunders, Mark Strand, and others. Writers discuss craft, literary theft, dry spells, what they do besides writing, and more. Editor(s): MacArthur, Holly; McCulloch, Jeanne; Montgomery, Lee; Spillman, Rob; Wildgen, Michelle. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977698967
ISBN
9780977698967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.21

Paperback. Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DNF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3810 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718035
ISBN
9780804718035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

hardcover. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804706537
ISBN
9780804706537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.06

Hardback. Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 38. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722575
ISBN
9780804722575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.46

Paperback. Picasso's extraordinary capacity to work in a variety of mediums and styles amazed his critics since the first years of the century. This collection of critical and personal reactions to Picasso provides an account of the many innovations and changes of direction that baffled his contemporaries. It also reveals his working methods and attitudes. Editor(s): McCully, Marilyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003481
ISBN
9780691003481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Contains two early attempted novels, draft sermons, and a lengthy fictional dialogue featuring St Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits, the American evangelical Jacob Abbott, and British agnostic Harriet Martineau (with cameo appearances by Protestant reformer John Calvin and the poet Shelley) against an unnamed 'M.S.'. Editor(s): McDonald, Lynn. Num Pages: 816 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; DN; HBTB; HP; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Number of pages
794
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889204652
ISBN
9780889204652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.07

Hardcover. Demonstrates Nightingale's astute use of the political process and report on her correspondence with royalty, viceroys and leaders, including such notables as Queen Victoria and W E Gladstone. This book confirms Nightingale as a significant nineteenth-century scholar and illustrate how she integrated her scholarship with political activism. Editor(s): McDonald, Lynn. Num Pages: 992 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DN; HBTB; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
1050
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889204713
ISBN
9780889204713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr Dublin
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621953
ISBN
9781900621953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BG; DNJ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Softback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854114761
ISBN
9781854114761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.52

Translator(s): Meineck, Peter. Series: Aristophanes. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203617
ISBN
9780872203617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Paperback. Magnificent and strange, Pierre is a richly allusive novel mirroring both antebellum America and Herman Melville's own life. Editor(s): Levine, Robert S.; Weinstein, Cindy. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393938944
ISBN
9780393938944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.15

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